Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Specialized Transportation Commission  
Consider: Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, September 27, 2023  
5:15 PM  
Hybrid meeting: Attend in person  
at 2865 N. Sherman Avenue or  
virtually by 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 Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Specialized Transportation Commission meeting will be a hybrid  
meeting. Members of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.  
The public can attend in person at the Aging and Disability Resource Center, 2865 N Sherman Avenue in  
Madison.  
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://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z5A78OgCS326Q-nuGrHJKA  
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: 965 4690 8101  
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  
REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON.  
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: moll@countyofdane.com  
A. Call To Order  
Staff and Guests Present: Nathanael Brown, Jana Moll, Angela Velasquez  
Chair Veldran called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm.  
5 -  
Present  
Absent  
DONALD ASHBAUGH, BILL CARTER, JENNIFER HARDESTY, BEN LYMAN, and  
Supervisor MATT VELDRAN  
3 -  
Supervisor HEIDI WEGLEITNER, SHAR BRUNES, and Supervisor MICHELE  
DOOLAN  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
AUGUST 23, 2023 STC MINUTES  
2023  
MIN-298  
Attachments: 8-23-23 STC Minutes  
A motion was made by LYMAN, seconded by VELDRAN, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - ASHBAUGH, CARTER, LYMAN and VELDRAN  
Ayes:  
3 - WEGLEITNER, BRUNES and DOOLAN  
1 - HARDESTY  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
C. Presentations  
1. Monona Senior Center - Diane Mikelbank  
Diane Mikelbank, Director of the Monona Senior Center, updated the commission on  
how the transportation grant they received is being utilized.  
D. Action Items  
None.  
E. Reports to Commission  
1. Transportation Call Center Budget Request  
Angela Velasquez, DAS Division Administrator, shared with the commission items  
related to transportation that were included in the division's budget.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next STC Meeting: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 5:15 pm.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
Carter clarified that the City of Madison Transportation Commission had already  
approved taxi grant scoring earlier in the evening.  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by ASHBAUGH, seconded by LYMAN, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Jana Moll, ADRC Clerk III