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, January 7, 2025  
5:00 PM  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting was called to order at 5:00pm by Chair Taylor Brown, with a quorum  
present.  
Staff Present: Joanna Cervantes, Cindy Grady, Michelle Bozeman, Caleb Odorfer  
8 -  
Present  
GODWIN AMEGASHIE, TERESITA TORRENCE, JEREMIAH DEGOLLON,  
TAYLOR BROWN, KATHERINE KAMP, MARTIN LACKEY, JEFF GLAZER, and  
MICHAEL ENGELBERGER  
1 - RON JOHNSON  
Excused  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
12-03-2024 CDBG Commission Meeting Minutes  
2024  
MIN-372  
Attachments: 12-3-2024 CDBG Commission Meeting Minutes  
The agenda stated 10-1-2024 meeting minutes, however the attachment is the correct  
minutes from the 12-3-2024 CDBG Commission meeting.  
Motion was made by Supervisor Glazer and seconded by Torrence to approve  
the 12-3-2024 meeting minutes. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.  
C. Presentations  
URBAN TRIAGE  
2024  
PRES-166  
Attachments: Urban Triage Presentation 2025  
Brandi Grayson from Urban Triage presented on the programs and services offered by  
the organization, including the Doubled-up and Unhoused Youth programs funded by  
CDBG and CDBG-CV grants.  
WWBIC (WISCONSIN'S WOMEN'S BUSINESS INITIATIVE CORPORATION)  
2024  
PRES-167  
Attachments: WWBIC 2025 Dane County Presentation  
WWBIC presented first, and gave an overview of the organization’s trainings, services  
and success stories. They also discussed how the CDBG grant has supported new and  
existing businesses, and micro-businesses.  
CDBG/HOME 2025-2029 CONSOLIDATED PLAN - PRELIMINARY CITIZEN  
PARTICIPATION & SURVEY RESULTS  
3. 2024  
PRES-158  
Attachments: Citizen Participation & Survey Results  
Cindy Grady presented on the preliminary results from the community surveys and  
engagement meetings; and noted that the visuals are in draft format. The data and  
information will be used, along with other components, in the 2025-2029 Consolidated  
Plan and will help to guide the funding priorities for the next five years. A public hearing  
on the draft Consolidated Plan is tentatively scheduled for March 2025.  
D. Action Items  
APPOINTMENT TO APPLICATION REVIEW TEAM  
1. 2024  
ACT-302  
Attachments: CDBG Commission Subcommittees - Ch 15.40  
Proposal Viewer & Evaluation Agreement  
Chair Brown asked for volunteers for the Application Review Team, which will review and  
score applications for the 2026 CDBG/HOME funding. The subcommittee must have a  
minimum of 2, but no more than 5, members.  
Taylor Brown, Supervisor Glazer, Kathy Kamp and Martin Lackey volunteered to be on  
the Application Review Team. Jeremiah DeGollon volunteered as an alternate, should any  
members have a conflict of interest with applicants.  
Motion was made by Chair Brown and seconded by Kamp to approve the  
appointments to the Application Review Team. Motion passed unanimously by  
voice vote.  
E. Reports to Committee  
CDBG COMMISSION RE-APPOINTMENTS FOR DANE COUNTY CDBG  
COMMISSION  
1. 2024  
RPT-436  
Attachments: CDBG Commission Terms Ending  
Chair Brown indicated that terms are ending on April 19, 2025, for seven members of the  
CDBG Commission. If members would like to be reappointed for another 2-year term, let  
Cindy Grady know by the end of February. Those interested in continuing service on the  
Commission will be reappointed by the County Executive.  
2. Monitoring Updates  
Joanna Cervantes gave an update on the monitoring of grant recipients. Annually, staff  
are required to perform a risk analysis, which scores each agency on programmatic,  
financial and operational categories. Staff determine which agencies need to be  
monitored with an on-site visit. Program Specialists have performed the necessary site  
visits, with the exception of 3 agencies that had to be rescheduled.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
February 4, 2025  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
I. Adjourn  
Motion was made by Amegashie and seconded by Kamp to adjourn the meeting  
at 6:18pm. Motion passed unanimously by voice vote.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Cindy Grady pending committee approval.