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, September 18, 2023  
5:30 PM  
Virtual Meeting  
A. Call To Order  
Ulysses Williams (Chair) called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. with a quorum  
present.  
Staff present: Sarah Lim, Melissa Mennig, Linette Rhodes, Jon Evans  
(Engineering)  
9 -  
Present  
KATHERINE KAMP, LINDA KETCHAM, ULYSSES WILLIAMS, JUSTINE HARRIS,  
JACOB WRIGHT, MICHELE DOOLAN, SARAH SMITH, NASRA WEHELIE, and  
TAKISHA JORDAN  
1 - DINA NINA MARTINEZ-RUTHERFORD  
Excused  
Absent  
1 - DEJA MAYS  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
8-7-23 CCHIC MINUTES  
2023  
MIN-276  
Attachments: 8-7-23 CCHIC Minutes  
A motion was made by Linda Ketcham and seconded by Michele Doolan to  
approve the 08/7/23 meeting minutes. No discussion and no opposition; motion  
passed unanimously.  
C. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
WRITTEN COMMENT  
2023  
RPT-310  
Attachments: Comment on Changing the City Ordinances with Re...  
RC - CITY-COUNTY HOMELESS ISSUES  
RR - Agenda 3  
BR - Agenda #3  
D. Disclosures and Recusals  
None.  
E. Presentations  
1. New purpose-built men's shelter development updates from Jon Evans and Linette  
Rhodes, City of Madison  
9/12/23 SHELTER UPDATE  
2023  
PRES-143  
Attachments: 9.12.23 Shelter Update  
REGISTRANTS REPORT  
2023  
RPT-311  
Attachments: RegistrantsReport-PriorMeetings-5.45pm  
Alder Wehelie left the meeting at 7:17pm.  
8 -  
Present  
KATHERINE KAMP, LINDA KETCHAM, ULYSSES WILLIAMS, JUSTINE HARRIS,  
JACOB WRIGHT, MICHELE DOOLAN, SARAH SMITH, and TAKISHA JORDAN  
2 - NASRA WEHELIE, and DINA NINA MARTINEZ-RUTHERFORD  
Excused  
Absent  
1 - DEJA MAYS  
F. Action Items  
1. Repealing Section 23.07(6) of the Madison General Ordinances and amending  
Section 23.07(13) and 1.08(3) of the Madison General Ordinances to remove associated  
references.  
79504 - BODY  
2023  
RPT-276  
Attachments: 79504 - Body  
Adler Marsha Rummel and Alder Figueroa-Cole presented agenda item 79504.  
A motion was made by Linda Ketcham and seconded by Sarah Smith for the  
City County Homeless Issues Community to make a recommendation to  
support repealing Section 23.07 of the Madison General Ordinances and  
amending Section 23.07 (13) and 1.08(3) of the Madison General Ordinances  
to remove associated references. Motion passed by roll call vote.  
6 - KAMP, KETCHAM, WRIGHT, DOOLAN, SMITH and JORDAN  
Ayes:  
Noes:  
1 - HARRIS  
2 - WEHELIE and MARTINEZ-RUTHERFORD  
1 - MAYS  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - WILLIAMS  
Abstain:  
WRITTEN COMMENT  
2023  
RPT-310  
Attachments: Comment on Changing the City Ordinances with Re...  
RC - CITY-COUNTY HOMELESS ISSUES  
RR - Agenda 3  
BR - Agenda #3  
REGISTRANTS REPORT  
2023  
RPT-311  
Attachments: RegistrantsReport-PriorMeetings-5.45pm  
2. 2024 City and County budget recommendation  
Members requested the city and county budget agenda topic be included again in next  
month’s agenda.  
Kathy Kamp moved that staff work with the co-chairs to send an email to the  
Mayor, County Executive, City Common Council members and the County  
Board of Supervisor expressing support for additional funds for the men’s  
shelter capital budget. Linda Ketcham seconded and added a friendly  
amendment to also include a request of $36,000 from the City and $44,000  
from the County to support the Lived Experience Council. Motion approved  
unanimously.  
G. Reports to Committee  
1. City and County staff updates  
SEPTEMBER HAA UPDATES  
2023  
PRES-144  
Attachments: CCHIC HAA Updates Sept FINAL  
H. Adjourn  
A motion was made by Michele Doolan and seconded by Jacob Wright to  
Adjourn at 7:58pm. Motion passed by voice vote.