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, October 3, 2023
5:00 PM
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City-County
Building in Room 354; attend virtually via Zoom. See
below for additional instructions on how to attend the
meeting and provide public testimony.
A. Call To Order
Meeting was called to order at 5:03pm with a quorum present.
Staff Present: Cindy Grady, Caleb Odorfer, Michelle Bozeman, and Joanna
Cervantes
6 - RON JOHNSON, GODWIN AMEGASHIE, TERESITA TORRENCE, JEREMIAH
DEGOLLON, MAUREEN McCARVILLE, and KATHERINE KAMP
Present
3 - TAYLOR BROWN, Supervisor DAVE RIPP, and MARTIN LACKEY
Excused
B. Consideration of Minutes
8-1-23 CDBG COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
Attachments:
Motion was made by Johnson and seconded by McCarville to approve the
8-1-2023 meeting minutes. No discussion and no opposition; motion passed
unanimously.
C. Action Items
2024 CDBG/HOME PRELIMINARY FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS
Attachments:
Joanna provided background information on the application process and timeline, and
that the Application Review Team (ART) met to review and score the applications for
CDBG and HOME funding. DeGollon acknowledged the staff’s hard work to ensure that
the process went smoothly. DeGollon informed the Commission that the ART reviewed
and individually scored the applications. Applicants were interviewed and gave
presentations to the ART over the course of 3 days. The ART then assigned dollar
amounts to the applicants based on ranking.