Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Dane County Broadband Task Force  
Thursday, May 4, 2023  
9:00 AM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the CityThis 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  
Others Present: Lauren Kuhl, Majid Allen, Josh Schroeder, Jeff Whitman (AECOM),  
Chris Stark (UW Ext)  
Meeting called to order by Chair Ratcliff at 9:02 AM.  
Digiovanni joined at 9:05 AM.  
Weil joined at 9:30 AM.  
11 - KATE MCGINNITY, TODD VIOLANTE, RENEE LAUBER, MELISSA RATCLIFF,  
BOB WIPPERFURTH, BILL DICKMEYER, DEANA ZENTNER, JOYCE  
TIKALSKY, PETER WEIL, JEFF GLAZER, and DAVID DIGIOVANNI  
Present  
1 - SARAH EDGERTON  
Excused  
Absent  
3 - MICHELLE JENSEN, ANDREW HOYOS, and SARAH GHEE  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
2023  
Minutes of the March 2, 2023 Dane County Broadband Task Force  
MIN-065  
Meeting  
Attachments:  
2023 MIN-065  
A motion was made by GLAZER, seconded by LAUBER, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
None  
None  
E. Reports to Committee  
1. AECOM Progress Update  
Jeff Whitman from AECOM presenting  
Update provided to Task Force on municipality meetings on unserved areas. In depth  
information on these meetings will be included in the final report to the Task Force.  
2023  
RPT-070  
Summary of May 3, 2023 Listening Session  
2.  
3.  
Attachments:  
Broadband Listening Session  
Ratcliff gave updates on the 05/04/23 listening session at the Alliant Energy Center.  
2023  
RES-042  
ACCEPTING FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  
AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM OUTREACH GRANT  
FUNDS  
Sponsors: RATCLIFF, GLAZER, HUELSEMANN, JOERS and ROSE  
Attachments:  
2023 RES-042  
SUB __ to 2023 RES-042 (PROPOSED - RATCLIFF)  
2023 RES-042 FISCAL NOTE  
2023 RES-042 CONTRACT #15100  
Majid Allen presenting  
Grant information provided to the Task Force along with information regarding the hiring  
of two LTEs to assist with the rollout of this program.  
A motion was made by GLAZER, seconded by MCGINNITY, that the  
Resolution Requiring 2/3rds Vote be recommended for approval. The motion  
carried by a voice vote.  
4. Extension overview of digital equity focus groups  
Chris Stark from UW Extension presenting  
Overview of digital equity focus groups provided to the Task Force. Additional  
information received from these focus groups was discussed.  
Discussion continued about work done by UW Extension throughout the state.  
Glazer chaired the Task Force for the rest of the meeting.  
11 - KATE MCGINNITY, TODD VIOLANTE, RENEE LAUBER, BOB WIPPERFURTH,  
BILL DICKMEYER, DEANA ZENTNER, JOYCE TIKALSKY, PETER WEIL, JEFF  
GLAZER, SARAH EDGERTON, and DAVID DIGIOVANNI  
Present  
1 - MELISSA RATCLIFF  
Excused  
Absent  
3 - MICHELLE JENSEN, ANDREW HOYOS, and SARAH GHEE  
5. Update from Task Force Member Joyce Tikalsky – Public Wifi Access Points  
Discussion ensued about the City of Stoughton's project of placing wifi in their city  
parks.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
The next meeting of the Dane County Boardband Task Force will occur in a hybrid  
format on June 1st at 9:00am.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
None  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by WIPPERFURTH, seconded by VIOLANTE, that the meeting  
be adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.  
Meeting adjourned at 9:53 AM.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Josh Schroeder, Pending Task Force Approval