Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Office for Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, May 17, 2023  
12:00 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County  
Building in Room 356; attend virtually via Zoom.  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting called to order at 12:10pm  
Present: Reverend JOSEPH BARING, JANEL HEINRICH, BRENDA GONZALEZ, Chair  
GREG JONES, DANA PELLEBON  
Staff: Wesley Sparkman, Reyna Vasquez  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
OEI Advisory Board Minutes 10/19/22  
2022  
MIN-420  
Attachments: 2022 MIN-420  
This was not acted on.  
OEI Advisory Board Minutes 11/16/22  
2023  
MIN-090  
Attachments: 2023 MIN-090  
A motion was made to cancel minutes, quorum was obtained after the 15 minute  
mark. Moved by Rev. BARING, second by GONZALEZ.  
This was not acted on.  
OEI Advisory Board Minutes 03/15/23  
2023  
MIN-021  
Attachments: 2023 MIN-021  
A motion was made to cancel minutes as there was not enough quorum. Moved  
by Rev. BARING, second by GONZALEZ.  
HEINRICH and PELLEBON abstained.  
This was not acted on.  
OEI Advisory Board Minutes 04/19/23  
2023  
MIN-091  
Attachments: 2023 MIN-091  
Motion to approve minutes. Moved by Rev. BARING, second by PELLEBON.  
C. Action Items  
1. RESJ - PIE (2021 Reports and 2023 Application)  
a. PIE Grant - Reports and Press Release  
Discussion to look at 2021 PIE grant awardees' reports and identify the  
positives in effort to declare highlights. Discussion on 100 Black Men funding  
and their reports to be sent to OEI Advisory. Discussion on Culture  
Connections, YWCA Restorative Justice, Simpson Street Press, and Rape  
Crisis Center reports. Discussion to give feedback that members provide  
regarding reports to staff, subsequently staff may bring back press release in  
June that members can view and amend. Members to send to staff.  
Discussion to highlight organizations accomplishments without listing the  
name of the organization and adding some quotes.  
b. 2023 Application (focus area?)  
Discussion of press release for the upcoming PIE Grant and deadline.  
Discussion of focusing on one or two areas or continue the process with  
guidelines established already. Discussion to pick an area such as housing,  
health, criminal justice, education, etc and asking OEI what priorities are to  
help identify an alignment with PIE grant. Discussion to have conversation in  
June to impact next year's application. Staff to notify OEI Advisory when 2023  
PIE application is to be out.  
2. Membership  
a. Discussion of Board member terms and appointments  
Discussion of new OEI Advisory members to be appointed by County  
Executive, County Board Chair and others according to ordinance.  
PELLEBON to follow-up with Chair. Staff to follow-up with County Executive.  
3. Equity Plans - Department Presentations  
Discussion ensued to invite departments on priority list to future OEI Advisory  
meetings and discuss their equity plans. Discussion on equity plans on OEI  
website and efforts in making them current. Discussion on previous  
recommendations to Human Service plan. Discussion on what departments  
should present on. Discussion on tracking LGBTQ in demographics.  
Discussion to explore in prioritizing a way in recognizing and supporting all  
identities.  
D. Presentations  
E. Reports to Committee  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
1. Discussion of speakers to address the Board and topics of equity and inclusion.  
Discussion to delay until Fall.  
2. Next Hybrid meeting will be on June 21, 2023.  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjourn  
Meeting adjourn at 1:24pm.  
Minutes respectively submitted by Reyna Vasquez, pending OEI Advisory Board  
approval.