Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Youth Commission

Consider:

Who benefits? Who is burdened?

Who does not have a voice at the table?

How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

5:30 PM

Hybrid meeting: Attend in person

in Room 354 of the City County

Building or virtually via Zoom.

Interpreters must be requested in advance; please see the bottom of the agenda for more information.

Los intérpretes deben solicitarse con anticipación; consulte el final de la agenda para obtener más

información.

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The November 20, 2024 Youth Commission meeting will be conducted in hybrid fashion. Members of the

public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.

The public can attend in person in Room 354 of the City County Building..

The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone.

To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and

access information will be emailed to you):

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EvX6VVLoSISJTmReXC1d5A

This link will be active until the end of the meeting.

To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers:

1-833-548-0276

1-833-548-0282

1-888-788-0099

When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 950 0966 7838

PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT:

IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item

can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO

In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting.

VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item

MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual

registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the

meeting.

In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom

or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the

body.

If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please

send them to: meinen.megan@danecounty.gov

A. Call To Order

Others present: Brian Koenig, Megan Meinen.

Chair Vella called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m.

7 -

Present

Absent

MEGHAN BENSON, Vice Chair ASHLEY PLETZER, CHRISTINE BENEDICT, Chair

PRAGNYA VELLA, Supervisor HENRY FRIES, ISABEL CHIRIBOGA-PINEDA, and

VISHNU KATA

3 - CHELSEY TUBBS, EMILY MASCIOPINTO, and REGINA FULLER-WHITE

B. Consideration of Minutes

MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 22, 2024

2024

MIN-314

Attachments: 2024_1022 Youth Commission Minutes

A motion was made by BENEDICT, seconded by FRIES, that the Minutes be

approved. The motion carried by a voice vote (7-0).

C. Action Items

None.

Attendance Update

Masciopinto and Tubbs joined the meeting.

9 -

Present

MEGHAN BENSON, Vice Chair ASHLEY PLETZER, CHELSEY TUBBS, EMILY

MASCIOPINTO, CHRISTINE BENEDICT, Chair PRAGNYA VELLA, Supervisor

HENRY FRIES, ISABEL CHIRIBOGA-PINEDA, and VISHNU KATA

1 - REGINA FULLER-WHITE

Absent

D. Presentations

1. Results of the 2024 Dane County Youth Assessment

2024

PRES-139

Attachments: 2024_DCYA Presentation

Brian Koenig of K12 Associates LLC presented an overview of the results from the 2024

Dane County Youth Assessment.

2. Madison West High School Student Initiative to Lower the Voting Age

A student representative of the Madison West Civics Club asked for the Youth

Commission’s support in promoting youth participating in government. The club's goal is

to educate on policy, engage in politics and to lower the voting age for school board

elections in Wisconsin to 16, which would require passage of a constitutional

amendment. Several Youth Commission members expressed interest in supporting this

initiative. The Youth Commission will research the best way to move forward on the

initiative and will discuss the options at the next meeting. Initial possibilities could

include drafting a resolution for Supervisor Fries to sponsor and convening a work group.

E. Reports to Committee

None

F. Future Meeting Items and Dates

Next meeting: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at the City County Building

and via Zoom.

G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

None.

H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

None.

I. Adjournment

A motion was made by BENEDICT, seconded by BENSON, that the Meeting be

adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote 9-0 and the Meeting adjourned at

7:07 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Megan Meinen pending Commission approval.