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?  
Thursday, May 11, 2023  
5:30 PM  
Hybrid meeting: Attend in person  
in Room 357 of the City County  
Building or virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Chair Wegleitner called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m.  
5 - CECELY CASTILLO, KIERSTIN HUELSEMANN, LARRY PALM, HEIDI  
WEGLEITNER and BRENDA YANG  
Present:  
Absent:  
2 - JEFF HYNES and OLIVIA XISTRIS-SONGPANYA  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2023  
APRIL 27, 2023 HEALTH AND HUMAN NEEDS MINUTES  
MIN-086  
A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by PALM, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0 (YGP: 1-0).  
Attendance Update  
6 - HEIDI WEGLEITNER, CECELY CASTILLO, LARRY PALM, KIERSTIN  
HUELSEMANN, OLIVIA XISTRIS-SONGPANYA and BRENDA YANG  
Present:  
1 - JEFF HYNES  
Absent:  
C. Discussion Items  
1. Dane County Legislative Priorities  
a. Expanding Mental Health and Addiction Care  
b. Reproductive Rights  
c. Access to Gender Affirming Care  
d. Expanding Medicaid and Supporting Medicare for All  
e. Expanding Affordable Housing  
f. Tenants Rights  
Legislative Liaison Carrie Springer presented. Chair Wegleitner asked whether  
members could identify three issues to prioritize. Chair Wegleitner, Supervisor  
Huelsemann, and Supervisor Castillo provided the following suggestions for  
prioritization: (1) Expansion and full support for affordable housing; (2)  
Reproductive Rights (a part of public health); (3) More access to Mental Health  
services within health care; (4) Support for tenants rights; (5) Medicaid Coverage;  
Chair Wegleitner suggested the following as priorities: (1) Mental Health Services  
support within health care; (2) Expansion and full support of affordable housing;  
and (3) Aging and Disability Resource Center funding and advertising. The  
Committee agreed with Chair Wegleitner's suggestions by unanimous consent.  
2. Discussion on recruitment, appointment, and confirmation process for Director of  
Human Services  
Committee members discussed several ideas for future appointments within  
Dane County. Members came up with ideas of what could be helpful in the  
future, some which were: (1) create a more community based hiring process  
[town hall meetings, community input, stakeholder involvement possible]; (2)  
have a more precise and exact position description posted with the listing;  
(3) involve an outside, third-party, hiring company; (4) AI involvement to help  
the review of application materials and candidates.  
D. Fund Transfers  
NONE.  
E. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)  
2023  
RES-045  
APPROVING AGREEMENTS FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING  
PROJECT AT 1202 EAST BROADWAY STREET IN THE CITY OF  
MONONA DCDHS - HAA DIVISION  
1.  
Sponsors:  
WEGLEITNER, ENGELBERGER, RITT, DOOLAN and SMITH  
Attachments:  
2023 RES-045  
2023 RES-045 FISCAL NOTE  
2023 RES-045 CONTRACT #15094  
A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by PALM, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0 (YGP: 1-0).  
2023  
RES-046  
APPROVING AGREEMENTS FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING  
PROJECT AT 1050 EAST MAIN STREET IN THE CITY OF SUN  
PRAIRIE DCDHS - HAA DIVISION  
2.  
Sponsors:  
WEGLEITNER, ENGELBERGER, RATCLIFF, RITT and DOOLAN  
Attachments:  
2023 RES-046  
2023 RES-046 FISCAL NOTE  
2023 RES-046 CONTRACT #15095  
A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by PALM, that the Resolution be  
recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 6-0 (YGP: 1-0).  
F. Items Requiring Committee Action  
2023  
86868 ADDENDUM - NORTHWEST DANE SENIOR SERVICES  
1.  
HSCA-010  
Attachments:  
23048_Addendum_Northwest_Dane_Senior_Services  
A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by PALM, that the Contract  
Addendum be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 6-0  
(YGP: 1-0).  
2023  
86640 - ADDENDUM - COMMUNITY ACTION COALITION  
2.  
HSCA-011  
Attachments:  
23056_Addendum_Community_Action_Coalition  
A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by PALM, that the Contract  
Addendum be recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 6-0  
(YGP: 1-0).  
G. Presentations  
1. Vision: Next 2023 Update from Planning and Evaluation Manager Michele  
Dickinson  
Dickinson delivered a PowerPoint presentation and answered Committee Members'  
questions.  
2023  
DCDHS Vision: Next Update  
PRES-062  
Attachments:  
HHN Vision Next Update_23.05.11  
H. Reports to Committee  
NONE.  
I. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting: Monday, May 22, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the City County Building and  
via Zoom.  
J. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
NONE.  
K. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
NONE.  
L. Adjournment  
A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by PALM, to adjourn. The motion  
carried by a voice vote 6-0 (YGP: 1-0).  
Minutes submitted respectully by Priscilla McCarthy pending Committee approval.