Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Dane County Broadband Task Force  
Thursday, October 6, 2022  
9:00 AM  
This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at City-County  
Building, Room 354, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd;  
Attend virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Staff: Alexandra Andros, Pam Dunphy, Lauren Kuhl, Sharon Lezberg, Josh Schroeder,  
Carrie Springer  
The meeting was called to order by Ratcliff at 9:01 am.  
Belling left at 9:32 AM.  
11 -  
Present  
KATE MCGINNITY, TODD VIOLANTE, RENEE LAUBER, MELISSA RATCLIFF,  
BOB WIPPERFURTH, BILL DICKMEYER, DEANA ZENTNER, JOYCE TIKALSKY,  
PETER WEIL, JEFF GLAZER, and SHAWN BELLING  
3 - MICHELLE JENSEN, ANDREW HOYOS, and SARAH EDGERTON  
Excused  
Absent  
1 - SARAH GHEE  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the 9/8/22 Dane County Broadband Task Force  
1. 2022  
MIN-316  
Attachments: 2022 MIN-316  
A motion was made by WIPPERFURTH, seconded by GLAZER, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
E. Reports to Committee  
Update on "Dig Once" pilot  
1. 2022  
RPT-394  
Attachments: Dig Once Amendment  
Presented by Pamela Dunphy  
Dunphy updated Task Force on the "Dig Once" pilot.  
Qualifications for using ARPA Funds  
2. 2022  
RPT-396  
Attachments: 2022 RPT-396  
Presented by Carrie Springer  
Springer reviewed ARPA funding requirements.  
3. 2022  
RPT-395  
Introduction of AECOM - Consultant for Broadband Engineering  
Assessment  
Presented by Steve Putt and Jeff Whitman of AECOM  
Putt and Whitman discussed the RFP and the timeline of the project.  
Broadband assessment platform reviewed.  
4. 2022  
DISC-019  
Prioritization of Recommendations - Interim methods to provide service &  
funding and research  
Attachments: Recommendations  
Sharon Lezberg Presenting  
Lezberg reviewed Task Force recommendations.  
Task Force members discussed the actions needed to complete their recommendations.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by MCGINNITY, seconded by GLAZER, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.  
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 AM.  
Respectfully submitted by Josh Schroeder, pending Task Force approval