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, February 4, 2025  
5:00 PM  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Taylor Brown and Vice Chair Jeremiah DeGollon were absent from the  
meeting. Therefore, Supervisor Jeff Glazer was appointed by Chair Brown to call  
the meeting to order. Meeting was called to order at 5:02pm with a quorum  
present.  
Supervisor Glazer asked for nominations to elect a Chair Pro Tem to run the  
February 4, 2025 CDBG Commission meeting. Commissioner Engelberger made a  
motion to nominate Supervisor Jeff Glazer as the Chair Pro Tem for this meeting.  
There were two more calls for nominations; with no other nominations. Motion  
passed by acclamation with no objections.  
Staff Present: Joanna Cervantes, Cindy Grady, Michelle Bozeman, Caleb Odorfer,  
Pedro Ruiz  
7 -  
Present  
Excused  
RON JOHNSON, GODWIN AMEGASHIE, TERESITA TORRENCE, KATHERINE  
KAMP, MARTIN LACKEY, JEFF GLAZER, and MICHAEL ENGELBERGER  
2 - JEREMIAH DEGOLLON, and TAYLOR BROWN  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
01/07/2025 CDBG COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES  
2024  
MIN-413  
Attachments: 01-07-2025 CDBG Commission Meeting Minutes  
Motion was made by Kathy Kamp and seconded by Supervisor Michael  
Engelberger to approve the 1/7/2025 meeting minutes. Motion passed  
unanimously by voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
APPOINTMENT TO LOAN REVIEW TEAM  
2024  
ACT-333  
Attachments: CDBG Commission Subcommittees - Ch 15.40  
Cindy Grady gave background information on the Loan Review Team (LRT). Next steps  
for the subcommittee include completing the revisions for a combined loan manual,  
determining available funding amount, identifying priority areas in which loans would be  
applicable, and developing an internal process for the Revolving Loan Fund.  
Supervisor Glazer asked for three volunteers for the 2025 Loan Review Team  
subcommittee. Martin Lackey, Kathy Kamp and Supervisor Glazer volunteered to  
be on the subcommittee. Supervisor Engelberger made a motion to approve the  
Loan Review Team subcommittee members. Motion passed unanimously by  
voice vote.  
D. Reports to Committee  
FEBRUARY EXPENDED FUNDS REPORT  
2024  
RPT-486  
Attachments: CDBG - Expenditure Status Report February 2025  
CDBG - Expenditure Status Report February 2025- CV Grants  
Cindy Grady provided information on the Expended Funds Report, which mainly reflects  
the 2024 grant expenditures. Staff have been working to review all invoices submitted by  
our subgrantees, and process them for payment. Ms. Grady is working on the federal  
draws. Most contracts with the agencies have been fully expended; and some contracts  
are extended through 12/31/2025. Staff ensure that agencies are in compliance and  
expending funds in Dane County (outside the City of Madison) by: completing monitoring  
visits of grant recipients, reviewing addresses of grant/program beneficiaries, and  
checking for allowable expenses.  
E. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Public Hearing  
Public Hearing on the draft 2024 CAPER & Citizen Input on the 2026 RFP Categories  
March 18, 2025, 5:00pm  
F. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
G. Adjourn  
Motion was made by Kamp and seconded by Torrence to adjourn the meeting at  
5:22pm. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Amanda Vernia, pending commission approval.