Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Health & Human Needs Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
This meeting is being conducted on land now known and recognized as Dane County, Wisconsin. We  
acknowledge that this land is at the same time the ancestral, traditional, & contemporary land of the  
Ho-Chunk, Sauk & Kickapoo nations.  
Thursday, August 28, 2025  
5:30 PM  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Wegleitner called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM  
Other staff present: Amanda Vernia, John Schlueter, Joanna Cervantes, Todd  
Campbell, Jeff K, Shawn Tessmann, Casey Becker  
6 - ANALIESE EICHER, KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN, HEIDI WEGLEITNER, TOMMY  
RYLANDER, LISA JACKSON and ERIN WELSH  
Present:  
Excused:  
1 - HENRY FRIES  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
08/07/2025 HHN MINUTES  
2025  
MIN-251  
Attachments:  
08-07-2025 HHN Minutes  
A motion by JACKSON to approve the minutes. Motion approved by unanimous  
approval (6-0)  
C. Fund Transfers  
D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
AWARDING A GRANT FOR OPERATION AND REHABILITATION OF  
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DCDHS - HAA DIVISION  
2025  
RES-112  
1.  
Sponsors:  
WEGLEITNER, BARUSHOK, ENGELBERGER and BLAZEWICZ  
Attachments:  
2025 RES-112  
2025 RES-112 FISCAL NOTE  
2025 RES-112 CONTRACT #15926  
A motion by EICHER to recommend the resolution for approval. Motion carried  
unanimously by voice vote (6-0)  
AUTHORIZING A HOME-ARP CONTRACT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF  
AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT AT 6704 ODANA ROAD IN THE  
CITY OF MADISON DCDHS HAA DIVISION  
2025  
RES-115  
2.  
Sponsors:  
WEGLEITNER, ENGELBERGER and BLAZEWICZ  
Attachments:  
2025 RES-115  
2025 RES-115 FISCAL NOTE  
2025 RES-115 CONTRACT #15915  
A motion by RYLANDER to recommend the resolution for approval. Motion  
carried unanimously by voice vote (6-0)  
ACCEPTING STATE FUNDS FOR HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE DCDHS -  
HAA DIVISION  
2025  
RES-116  
3.  
Sponsors: WEGLEITNER, BARUSHOK, ENGELBERGER and BOETCHER  
Attachments:  
2025 RES-116  
2025 RES-116 FISCAL NOTE  
2025 RES-116 CONTRACT #15925  
A motion by RYLANDER to recommend the resolution for approval. Motion  
carried unanimously by voice vote (6-0)  
AWARDING A MAJOR CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR JCO SECURITY  
SERVICES DCDHS - EAWS DIVISION  
2025  
RES-118  
4.  
Sponsors:  
WEGLEITNER  
Attachments:  
2025 RES-118  
2025 RES-118 FISCAL NOTE  
2025 RES-118 CONTRACT #15549A  
A motion by RYLANDER to recommend the resolution for approval. Motion  
carried unanimously by voice vote (6-0)  
AUTHORIZING NEW LEASE FOR DEFOREST OFFICE - JOINING FORCES  
FOR FAMILIES PROGRAM - DCDHS- PEI DIVISION  
2025  
RES-120  
5.  
Sponsors:  
WEGLEITNER and ENGELBERGER  
Attachments:  
2025 RES-120  
2025 RES-120 FISCAL NOTE  
A motion by WELSH to recommend the resolution for approval. Motion carried  
unanimously by voice vote (6-0)  
E. Items Requiring Committee Action  
25197_ADDENDUM_ANESIS OUTPATIENT  
2025  
1.  
HSCA-003  
Attachments:  
25197_Addendum_Anesis Outpatient  
A motion by RYLANDER to recommend the contract addendum for approval.  
Motion carried unanimously by voice vote (6-0)  
F. Presentations  
DANE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNUAL UPDATE  
2025  
1.  
PRES-097  
Attachments:  
DCHA Update August 2025  
Presentation by Karyn Knaak and Dan O'Callaghan  
G. Reports to Committee  
H. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Wednesday September 17, 2025 @ 5:30 PM  
I. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
J. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
1. Discussion of imminent closure and demolition of Madison’s urban campground  
at Dairy Drive and potential action to communicate, on behalf of the committee and  
to Madison Common Council and Mayor: (1) opposition to ending Madison Street  
Medicine’s (MSM) program to serve people experiencing unsheltered people and;  
(2) support for extending the City’s contract with MSM to continue the program at  
least through April 30, 2026.  
Motion by Wegleitner to change “unsheltered people” to “homelessness” in  
line 4 of item J1. The motion passed without objection.  
Discussion of imminent closure and demolition of Madison’s urban campground at  
Dairy Drive and potential action to communicate, on behalf of the committee and to  
Madison Common Council and Mayor: (1) opposition to ending Madison Street  
Medicine’s (MSM) program to serve people experiencing unsheltered people and;  
(2) support for extending the City’s contract with MSM to continue the program at  
least through April 30, 2026.  
Motion by Rylander in support of discussion of item J1, and to inform the  
Madison Common Council and Mayor of HHN’s opposition to ending Madison  
Street Medicine’s (MSM) program to serve people experiencing  
homelessness and support for extending the City’s contract with MSM  
through at least April 30, 2026. The motion carried unanimously.  
K. Adjourn  
A motion by RYLANDER to adjourn.  
Meeting adjourned at 7:05 PM  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Amanda Vernia, pending committee approval.