Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
EV Advisory Commission  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Monday, March 17, 2025  
1:00 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County  
Building (210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Room 351) or  
virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Staff Present: Melissa Agard (Dane County Executive), Nicole Dewitt  
Others Present: Claire Schaefer Oleksiak  
The meeting was called to order by Kathy Kuntz at 1:02 p.m.  
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Present  
ROSE DAILY, PHIL GRUPE, LYNN MCDANIEL, JIM SCHWINGLE, JOSH  
GALASSO, HANNAH JANSEN, GREGG MAY, KATHY KUNTZ, KAREN  
MENEDEZ-COLLER, DAPHNE XU, DAVID LONSDORF, EDWARD LEE, ERINN  
MONORE-NYE, ANDREW BREMER, CRISTINA CARVAJAL, SAMANTHA  
WORDEN, and STEPHANIE ROBINSON  
Welcome from Dane County Executive Melissa Agard and Introduction of EV  
Advisory Commission Members  
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Attachments: Members  
Executive Agard provided a high-level overview of the Charge Up Dane County project and  
of the purpose of this commission. While acknowledging the uncertain times we find  
ourselves in, she set a hopeful tone for the members and thanked them for their service  
in helping realize a cleaner future for everyone in Dane County.  
B. Election of Officers  
1. Chair  
A motion was made by BREWER, seconded by CARVAJAL, that Kathy Kuntz  
serve as the Chair of the EV Advisory Commission. The motion carried by a  
voice vote.  
2. Vice Chair  
A motion was made by WORDEN, seconded by GRUPE, that David Lonsdorf  
serve as the Vice Chair of the EV Advisory Commission. The motion carried  
by a voice vote.  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
None  
D. Action Items  
None  
E. Presentations  
Project Purpose & Role of the EV Advisory Commission  
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Attachments: Purpose  
Kathy Kuntz spoke on this agenda item and reviewed the “Project Purpose & Role of the  
EV Advisory Commission” attachment. The members of the commission did not have  
any questions or comments.  
Project Status  
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Attachments: Project Status  
Kathy Kuntz spoke on this agenda item and reviewed the “Project Status” attachment.  
Commission members had a number of questions about the project, which Kathy  
answered. Areas of discussion included: design firm selection; timeline and RFP  
process; Phase 2 funding; host site selection, including the role of utilities in site host  
evaluation; and charging station ownership & maintenance arrangements. Kathy noted  
that under the grant agreement, Dane County aims to identify 60-70 station sites across  
Dane County.  
Discussion of Draft Community Engagement Plan  
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Attachments: DRAFT Engagement Plan  
Kathy Kuntz spoke on this agenda item and reviewed the “DRAFT Community  
Engagement Plan” attachment and asked for feedback. Commission members  
suggested:  
• Consider Open Houses in outlying communities or perhaps in places where people  
gather for other reasons.  
• Including Chambers of Commerce for host site awareness  
• Coordination with Focus on Energy to increase consumer awareness  
• Outreach to car dealerships to ensure they are aware of planned infrastructure updates  
that will support consumers who may not have a charging station at home.  
Kathy asked the members of the commission to help identify events coming up this  
spring or early summer where we could promote this opportunity.  
Kathy indicated she will update the Community Outreach Plan based on members’  
feedback. Kathy will also begin working on the RFP for station hosts.  
F. Reports to Committee  
G. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Kathy observed this day of week and time of day appears to work well given the robust  
attendance so we will plan to reconvene in two months on a Monday from 1:00 – 2:30  
p.m. A “Hold the Date” meeting invite will be sent to commission members and the  
meeting date, time, and location will also be posted on Legistar and at the City County  
Building to comply with Open Meetings Law.  
H. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
I. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
J. Adjourn  
A motion was made by LONSDORF, seconded by ROBINSON, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
The meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Nicole Dewitt, pending committee approval.