Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
City-County Homeless Issues Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Monday, February 5, 2024  
5:30 PM  
Virtual Meeting  
A. Call To Order  
Linda Ketcham called the meeting to order at 5:32 pm with a quorum present.  
10 - KATHERINE KAMP, LINDA KETCHAM, SARAH BALDWIN, JUSTINE HARRIS,  
JACOB WRIGHT, MICHELE DOOLAN, SARAH SMITH, NASRA WEHELIE, DINA  
NINA MARTINEZ-RUTHERFORD, and TAKISHA JORDAN  
Present  
1 - ULYSSES WILLIAMS  
Excused  
Absent  
1 - DEJA MAYS  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2023  
1-8-2024 CCHIC MINUTES  
MIN-488  
Attachments:  
1-8-24 CCHIC Minutes  
A motion was made by Jacob Wright and seconded by Dina Nina  
Martinez-Rutherford to Approve the minutes of January 8th, 2024.  
Takisha Jordan abstained.  
Motion approved by voice vote.  
C. Public Comment  
None  
D. Disclosures and Recusals  
None  
Ulysses Williams arrived at 5:46 pm  
11 - KATHERINE KAMP, LINDA KETCHAM, ULYSSES WILLIAMS, SARAH  
BALDWIN, JUSTINE HARRIS, JACOB WRIGHT, MICHELE DOOLAN, SARAH  
SMITH, NASRA WEHELIE, DINA NINA MARTINEZ-RUTHERFORD, and  
TAKISHA JORDAN  
Present  
1 - DEJA MAYS  
Absent  
E. Presentations  
1. HSC Education and Advocacy Committee Updates  
Chara Taylor and Mary Carrasco-Shoer  
Chara Taylor shared an update from Homeless Services Consortium Education and  
Advocacy Committee and their advocacy platform for the committee. A question was  
asked about Rethke and Tree Lane about how individuals were being supported. City  
staff provided an update.  
2. Family shelter and overflow funding overview  
Melissa Mennig presented an overview of the family shelter system as well as the  
current funding for family shelters. Committee members asked questions.  
Chair Linda Ketcham offered to draft a thank you letter to the shelter and outreach on  
behalf of the committee.  
2023  
FAMILY SHELTER AND OVERFLOW FUNDING OVERVIEW  
PRES-199  
Attachments:  
Family Shelter Overview Presentation  
F. Reports to Committee  
1. Staff Report  
2023  
CCHIC FEBRUARY 2024 UPDATES - HAA DIVISION  
RPT-518  
Attachments:  
CCHIC Feb 2024 HAA updates KD_AB  
City and County staff presented updates. Members asked questions and items were  
discussed.  
G. Adjourn  
A motion was made by Ulysses Williams and seconded by Dina Nina  
Martinez-Rutherford to adjourn at 6:46pm. Motion passed by voice vote.