Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
City-County Homeless Issues Committee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Monday, March 6, 2023  
5:30 PM  
Virtual Meeting  
A. Call To Order  
Ulysses Williams (Chair) called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. with a quorum  
present.  
Staff present: Sarah Lim, Melissa Mennig, Linette Rhodes  
9 -  
Present  
KATHERINE KAMP, LINDA KETCHAM, ULYSSES WILLIAMS, SARAH BALDWIN,  
BRIAN BENFORD, YANNETTE FIGUEROA-COLE, JACOB WRIGHT, MICHELE  
DOOLAN, and SARAH SMITH  
1 - JUSTINE HARRIS  
Excused  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2-6-23 CCHIC MEETING MINUTES  
2022  
MIN-601  
Attachments: 2-6-23 CCHIC Minutes - Final  
A motion was made by Jacob Wright, seconded by Brian Benford to approve the  
minutes. Michele Doolan recused herself. No discussion and no opposition;  
motion passed unanimously.  
C. Disclosures and Recusals  
None.  
D. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
E. Presentations  
1. New Men’s Shelter trauma-informed design assessment and development updates -  
Linette Rhodes, City of Madison Community Development Division  
1904 BARTILLON SHELTER - TID REPORT  
2022  
PRES-228  
Attachments: 1904 Bartillon shelter_TID report  
MEN'S SHELTER TRAUMA INFORMED DESIGN UPDATE  
2022  
PRES-230  
Attachments: 3.6.22 CCHIC Mens Shelter Trauma Informed Design Report Update  
The 1904 Bartillon Men’s shelter design update and overview of the Trauma Informed  
Design report prepared by Shopworks Architecture in partnership with Dimension IV  
Madison Design Group, City of Madison and Dane County; an overview of the Common  
Council action to date, the community engagement focus groups and a summary of  
recommendations including lessons from other shelters; design and budget  
considerations; tentative project schedule as well as future engagement sessions to be  
scheduled in April. Members asked questions of the presenter and items were  
discussed.  
F. Action Items  
1. BY TITLE ONLY: Repealing Sections 32.03 and 33.34 and amending Section  
33.09(3) of the Madison General Ordinances to combine the City-County Homeless  
Issues Committee, Landlord and Tenant Issues Committee, and Housing Strategy  
Committee.  
COMBINE COMMITTEES - DRAFT  
2022  
RPT-743  
Attachments: 75926 - Combine Committees DRAFT  
Alder Yanette Figueroa-Cole presented a recommendation to consolidate the number of  
City committees (The Housing Strategy Committee, Landlord and Tenant Issue  
Committee and Housing Strategy Committee) to help increase community engagement.  
An additional ask was made to determine what needs to be changed in the City and  
County ordinances to make this recommendation possible. Members asked questions  
of the presenter and had a discussion.  
A motion was made by Linda Ketcham and seconded by Supervisor Michele  
Doolan to approve to amend Section 33.09(3) of the Madison General  
Ordinances to combine the City-County Homeless Issues Committee, Landlord  
and Tenant Issues Committee, and Housing Strategy Committee. No vote  
taken.  
Amended motion was made by Alder Brian Benford and Supervisor Michele  
Doolan to place this item on file without prejudice. Amended motion passed  
7-2.  
G. Reports to Committee  
1. COVID Response Updates  
Update from Melissa Mennig on latest IQC, Hotels to Housing and CORE programs as  
well as other County updates. Sarah Lim provided updates on congregate shelter  
utilization.  
MARCH 2023 COVID RESPONSE UPDATES  
2023  
PRES-005  
Attachments: CCHIC Board Mar 2023 COVID  
H. Adjourn  
A motion was made by Kathy Kamp and seconded by Supervisor Michele Doolan  
to adjourn the meeting at 7:34 p.m. Motion passed by voice vote.