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, June 1, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Virtual  
A. Call To Order/Roll Call  
Linda Ketcham called the meeting to order at 5:32 pm with a quorum present.  
Staff present: Sarah Lim (City of Madison), Linette Rhodes (City of Madison),  
Torrie Kopp Mueller (City of Madison), Kristina Dux (Dane County), Melissa  
Mennig (Dane County)  
9 -  
Present  
KATHERINE KAMP, Co-Chair LINDA KETCHAM, Co-Chair TAKISHA JORDAN,  
KIMBERLY ALAN, XAVIOR YARN, DAVY MAYER, PAULA BRANDMEIER, LISA  
JACKSON, and SABRINA MADISON  
1 - COLIN BARUSHOK  
Excused  
Roll Call  
Sabrina Madison left the meeting during the Approval of Minutes at 5:33 p.m.,  
prior to the vote.  
8 -  
Present  
KATHERINE KAMP, Co-Chair LINDA KETCHAM, Co-Chair TAKISHA JORDAN,  
KIMBERLY ALAN, XAVIOR YARN, DAVY MAYER, PAULA BRANDMEIER, and  
LISA JACKSON  
2 - COLIN BARUSHOK, and SABRINA MADISON  
Excused  
B. Approval of Minutes  
5/4/2026 CCHIC MINUTES FINAL  
2026  
MIN-059  
Attachments: 05.04.2026 CCHIC Minutes Final  
A motion was made by Kathy Kamp and seconded by Paul Brandmeier to  
approve the minutes of May 4th, 2026. Motion passed by voice vote.  
C. Public Comment  
Public Comment  
No registered speakers  
D. Disclosures and Recusals  
None  
E. Presentations  
1. Community Plan Dane Forward - Updates  
CCHIC 060126 COMMUNITY PLAN PRESENTATION  
2026  
PRES-045  
Attachments: CCHIC 060126 Community Plan Presentation  
Torrie Kopp Mueller - CoC Coordinator Homeless Services Consortium, City of  
Madison presented a general overview and update on the Community Plan Dane  
Forward, A Five-Year Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness (2024-2029).  
Committee members asked questions of the presenters and items were  
discussed.  
2. Overview of Budget Process  
CCHIC DANE COUNTY HAA BUDGET PRESENTATION  
2026  
PRES-046  
Attachments: CCHIC Dane County HAA Budget Presentation  
CCHIC CITY BUDGET OVERVIEW 2027  
2026  
PRES-047  
Attachments: CCHIC City Budget Overview 2027  
Melissa Mennig – Human Services Manager, Dane County Housing Access and  
Affordability and Linette Rhodes – Grants Administrator, City of Madison  
presented a general overview of the budget process from both municipalities.  
Members asked questions, items were discussed, and staff responded.  
Roll Call  
Sabrina Madison re-entered the meeting during the Overview of Budget Process  
at 5:55 p.m.  
9 -  
Present  
KATHERINE KAMP, Co-Chair LINDA KETCHAM, Co-Chair TAKISHA JORDAN,  
KIMBERLY ALAN, XAVIOR YARN, DAVY MAYER, PAULA BRANDMEIER, LISA  
JACKSON, and SABRINA MADISON  
1 - COLIN BARUSHOK  
Excused  
3. Ethics Training (Dane County required recorded video)  
EMAIL RE_ETHICS TRAINING FOR COMMITTEES COMMISSION AND  
BOARDS  
2026  
PRES-048  
Attachments: Email RE_ Ethics Training for Committees Commission and Boards  
LEGISLATION DETAILS-2025 OA-027  
2026  
PRES-049  
Attachments: Legislation Details-2025 OA-027  
Kristina Dux, Dane County shared a recorded training video developed by  
Corporation Counsel to meet the requirement for all boards, commissions, and  
committees to annually complete Ethics training recently passed by the County  
Board 2025 OA-027.  
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMl-hCu6754  
F. Reports  
Staff Report  
CCHIC STAFF REPORT_JUNE 2026  
CCHIC Staff Report_June 2026  
2026  
RPT-136  
Attachments:  
Sarah Lim provided the current shelter utilization information for programs  
funded by the City and County.  
Kristina Dux provided updates from the County Housing Access and Affordability  
Division. Members requested additional information on the staff report. Also, the  
next meeting agenda was discussed, and invitations to others for future  
discussions on budget and ordinance issue or change.  
G. Adjournment  
A motion was made by Xavior Yarn and seconded by Takisha Jordan to adjourn  
the meeting. Motion passed by voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 7:22 pm.