Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Youth Commission

Consider:

Who benefits? Who is burdened?

Who does not have a voice at the table?

How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

5:30 PM

Hybrid meeting: Attend in person

in Room 354 of the City County

Building or virtually via Zoom

Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.

Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más

información.

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The October 1, 2025 Youth Commission meeting will be conducted in hybrid fashion. Members of the

public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.

The public can attend in person in Room 354 of the City County Building.

The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.

To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and

access information will be emailed to you):

https://countyofdane.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lNbcf-_ZRLWU8upz8SOk-A

This link will be active until the end of the meeting.

To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers:

1-833-548-0276

1-833-548-0282

1-888-788-0099

When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 981 8398 5459

PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:

IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item

can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO

In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.

VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item

MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual

registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the

meeting.

In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom

or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the

body.

If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please

send them to: erickson.bonnie@danecounty.gov

A. Call To Order

Staff present: Bonnie Erickson

Vice Chair Masciopinto called the meeting to order at 5:37 p.m.

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Present

Absent

MEGHAN BENSON, CHELSEY TUBBS, Vice Chair EMILY MASCIOPINTO,

CHRISTINE BENEDICT, Supervisor HENRY FRIES, ISABEL CHIRIBOGA-PINEDA,

and Supervisor DAVID PETERSON

3 - ASHLEY PLETZER, Chair VISHNU KATA, and KORBY WHITE

B. Consideration of Minutes

MINUTES FROM AUGUST 20, 2025

2025

MIN-305

Attachments: 2025_0820 Youth Commission Minutes

A motion was made by BENEDICT, seconded by FRIES, that the Minutes be

approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0.

C. Action Items

None.

D. Discussion Items

1. Review Dane County Youth Assessment Data Across Demographic Groups Related

to Guns and School Safety (Benson)

Benson will review additional areas of interest and present updated slides at the next

meeting.

Attendance Update

Pletzer joined the meeting at 5:40 p.m.

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Present

MEGHAN BENSON, ASHLEY PLETZER, CHELSEY TUBBS, Vice Chair EMILY

MASCIOPINTO, CHRISTINE BENEDICT, Supervisor HENRY FRIES, ISABEL

CHIRIBOGA-PINEDA, and Supervisor DAVID PETERSON

2 - Chair VISHNU KATA, and KORBY WHITE

Absent

2. Partnerships with Organizations Working in Violence Prevention

Benedict reported back from the Dane County Madison Public Health Meeting

on Violence Prevention on 9/10.

Tubbs will contact Focused Interruption and invite them to present at a future

Youth Commission meeting.

Attendance Update

Kata joined the meeting at 5:58 p.m.

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Present

Absent

MEGHAN BENSON, ASHLEY PLETZER, CHELSEY TUBBS, Vice Chair EMILY

MASCIOPINTO, CHRISTINE BENEDICT, Supervisor HENRY FRIES, ISABEL

CHIRIBOGA-PINEDA, Chair VISHNU KATA, and Supervisor DAVID PETERSON

1 - KORBY WHITE

3. Dissemination of DCYA Data in the Community

Reviewed Budget for 2019 Voice of Our Youth Conference.

Discussion of dissemination of DCYA data around gun violence and violence

prevention to participating school districts including an overview of all survey data.

Discussion of dissemination methods including: creating a video, drafting a one-page

brief, drafting a press release, reaching out to radio stations, local news. Outreach to

DCDHS Communications Team for support.

Discussion of sharing out DCYA data slides with schools with the ask for them to

create materials and disseminate within schools.

Youth Commission members will review data between now and next meeting and

identify important information/highlights.

4. Health & Human Needs Committee Meeting on November 13th at 5:30pm

Benson and Kata will attend and present DCYA slides.

E. Reports to Committee

None.

F. Future Meeting Items and Dates

Next Meeting: Erickson will send poll to Commission members to identify December

meeting date.

G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

None.

H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

None.

I. Adjournment

A motion was made by BENEDICT, seconded by MASCIOPINTO, that the Meeting

be adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote 9-0 and the meeting adjourned

at 6:33 p.m.

Note: If you need an interpreter, translator, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to

access this service, activity or program, please call the phone number below—preferably at least three

business days but no fewer than 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Nota: Si necesita un intérprete, un traductor o materiales en formatos alternativos o cualquier otra

adaptación para tener acceso a este servicio, actividad o programa, llame al número de teléfono que

puede encontrar a continuación — de preferencia con al menos 3 días de anticipación y como mínimo

24 horas antes del evento en cuestión.

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24 xuab moos ua ntej rau lub rooj sib tham no.

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Bonnie Erickson, 608-242-6285

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