Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, January 13, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: City-County Building, Room 351  
A. Call To Order & Roll Call  
Chair Taylor Brown called the meeting to order at 5:01pm with a quorum present.  
Staff Present: Joanna Cervantes, Cindy Grady, Baltazar De Anda Santana, Barett  
Decker, Caleb Odorfer  
10 -  
Present  
TAYLOR BROWN, CHRISBELLY ANTIMO, DONALD DANTZLER, ANTHONY  
DARE, JEREMIAH DEGOLLON, LOREEN GAGE, TED GUNDERSON, RON  
JOHNSON, KATHERINE KAMP, and TIM KREFT  
3 - MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, JEFF GLAZER, and MARTIN LACKEY  
Excused  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
11-18-2025 CDBG COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES  
2025  
MIN-443  
Attachments: 11.18.2025 CDBG Commission Minutes Final  
Motion was made by Commissioner Donald Dantzler and seconded by  
Commissioner Loreen Gage to approve the minutes from the November 18, 2025  
CDBG Commission meeting. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.  
C. Reports  
1. 2026 CDBG/HOME Funding Recommendations  
2026 CDBG-HOME FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS - REV. 1.06.2026  
2025  
RPT-610  
Attachments: 2026 CDBG-HOME Funding Recommendations - 1.13.2026  
Cindy Grady reported that program income for 2026 is estimated at $150,000 in CDBG funding and  
$50,000 in HOME funding, based on 2025 numbers, and explained that we are allowed to use that  
Program Income for 2026 CDBG/HOME programs.  
Based on these calculations and the contingencies set forth and voted on by this Commission, we  
included 15% of the estimated CDBG program income into Public Services – this funded Focused  
Interruption at their minimum request, and Legal Action of Wisconsin at slightly less than their minimum  
requested. The remainder of the CDBG program income went to Project Home Major Home Repair  
program and Access Community Health Center, per the contingencies. The remainder of the HOME  
program income went to Project Home Major Home Repair program.  
D. Presentations  
1. Information on CDBG Commission Application Review Team & RFP Process  
APPLICATION REVIEW TEAM & RFP PROCESS  
2025  
PRES-220  
Attachments: Application Review Team & RFP Process  
Ms. Grady presented information about the CDBG Application Review Team (ART), its purpose, and  
duties involved with becoming a member of this subcommittee. This year, the ART will evaluate  
applications for the CDBG PRO Housing RFP in addition to the annual CDBG/HOME RFP applications.  
Additional meetings of the ART will be scheduled prior to the release of the RFPs.  
2. Information shared as part of the Public Hearing on the CDBG-DR grant  
a. Overview and Status of CDBG-DR project  
b. Displacement, if applicable  
c. Community Housing Needs  
MAIN STREET TOWNHOMES PROJECT BACKGROUND  
2025  
PRES-223  
Attachments: Main Street Townhomes Project Background  
NORTHPOINTE DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION  
2025  
PRES-238  
Attachments: Northpointe Development Presentation  
Baltazar De Anda Santana gave an overview of the CDBG-DR (Disaster Recovery) grant project,  
including the background, funding, and project status. Sean O’Brien of Northpointe Development and  
Scott Jennings of Vierbicher Associates presented more information specific to the Main Street  
Townhomes development that is partially supported by the CDBG-DR grant. Twenty-four townhomes  
in Oregon were developed as affordable rental housing for low- to moderate-income families.  
E. Public Hearing on the CDBG-DR Project  
Chair Brown opened the public hearing for the CDBG-DR Project at 5:52pm. No  
public comments were made. Chair Brown closed the public hearing at 5:53pm.  
F. Action Items  
Commissioner Dantzler left the meeting at 5:44pm, prior to the action items.  
9 -  
Present  
RON JOHNSON, JEREMIAH DEGOLLON, TAYLOR  
BROWN, KATHERINE KAMP, CHRISBELLY ANTIMO,  
LOREEN GAGE, TED GUNDERSON, ANTHONY DARE,  
and TIM KREFT  
4 -  
Excused  
MARTIN LACKEY, JEFF GLAZER, MICHAEL  
ENGELBERGER, and DONALD DANTZLER  
1. Appointment to the Application Review Team (ART)  
Motion was made by Chair Brown and seconded by Commissioner DeGollon to  
approve the appointments of Commissioner Dantzler, Vice Chair DeGollon,  
Commissioner Gunderson, Commissioner Kamp, and Commissioner Kreft to the  
2026 CDBG – Application Review Team, with Commissioner Anthony Dare serving  
as an alternate member. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.  
2. 2026 CDBG Commission Meeting Calendar  
2026 CDBG COMMISSION MEETING CALENDAR  
2025  
ACT-284  
Attachments: 2026 CDBG Commission Meeting Schedule  
Motion was made by Chair Brown and seconded by Vice Chair DeGollon to  
approve the 2026 CDBG Meeting Calendar. Motion passed unanimously by voice  
vote.  
G. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
February 3, 2026, Dane County Job Center, 1801 Aberg Ave., Madison  
H. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
I. Adjourn  
Motion was made by Vice Chair DeGollon and seconded by Commissioner Gage  
to adjourn the meeting at 5:58pm. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Barett Decker pending Commission approval