Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Food Council  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Wednesday, September 29, 2021  
5:45 PM  
Virtual Zoom Meeting: See top of agenda for  
instructions on how to join the webinar or call in by  
phone.  
A. Call To Order  
5 -  
Present  
DONALE RICHARDS, BILL WARNER, DANIEL CORNELIUS, SHIRLEY NENNIG,  
and ABHA THAKKAR  
3 - Supervisor MICHELE RITT, SHEENA TESCH, and MARCIA CATON CAMPBELL  
Excused  
Chair Warner called to order at 7:15pm  
OTHERS PRESENT: Jess Guffey Calkins, Mattie Reese  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
MINUTES 07.21.2021  
2021  
MIN-302  
Attachments: 2021 MIN-302  
A motion was made by RICHARDS, seconded by NENNIG, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 5-0.  
C. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
Chair Warner postponed this item since the public registrant hasn’t yet joined the  
meeting.  
D. Reports to Committee  
- 2022 Budget requests  
Current budget items are being included.  
- DCFC and DCFC-MFPC joint meetings format  
A discussion was held around ideas for adjusting the content, structure, and/or frequency  
of meeting jointly with MFPC in order to have sufficient time and capacity to address  
county needs.  
- 2022 PIE Food Project grant review committee  
Information about this will be emailed to DCFC members, and will be discussed at the  
10/20 meeting.  
- Save the Farm  
No update  
- Equity check-in  
There is an interest in strengthening this council’s connecting with the Office of Equity &  
Inclusion (OEI). OEI will be invited to join a DCFC meeting to share and discuss ideas.  
There was a discussion around fostering a connection between Silverwood County Park  
and Anderson Farm County Park; both of these sites include agricultural projects on  
county park land.  
E. Announcements  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
October 20, 5:30pm – virtual joint food council meeting with presentation from Capital  
Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC)  
C. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
Mattie Reese, from Waunakee, shared information about her organization – Connecting  
the Dots – which focuses on teaching urban and diverse youth how to grow food. They  
applied for, but did not receive, a PIE grant, and they are seeking funding to move their  
work forward.  
G. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
H. Adjourn  
A motion was made by THAKKAR, seconded by RICHARDS, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried unanimously 5-0.  
PUBLIC REGISTRATION REPORT  
2021  
RPT-506  
Attachments: 2021 RPT-506  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Jess Guffey Calkins, pending council approval.