Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, April 12, 2022  
5:00 PM  
Zoom webinar ID: 990 7254 2428  
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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Present  
RON JOHNSON, GODWIN AMEGASHIE, MATT EGERER, RICHARD OBERLE,  
TERESITA TORRENCE, JEREMIAH DEGOLLON, KAREN CROSSLEY, and  
CYNDA SOLBERG  
3 - Supervisor KRISTEN AUDET, DAVE RIPP, and TAYLOR BROWN  
Excused  
A. Call To Order  
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.  
Staff and others present: Bill Landgraf (City of Deforest); Marcy (City of Stoughton);  
Dylan Kuehl (City of Verona); Peter Ouchakof, Casey Becker, and Joanna Cervantes  
(staff).  
B. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
None.  
C. Consideration of Minutes  
Amegashie mentioned difficulties opening the agenda attachments. Staff stated that  
attachments may not be uploaded until agenda is finalized on Friday. If there are issues  
opening attachments after noon on Friday moving forward, staff will send issues to the  
County Clerk's office to troubleshoot the situation.  
Motion by Johnson, seconded by DeGollon, to approve the March 29, 2022 CDBG  
Commission meeting minutes. Motion carried unanimously by a voice vote.  
MINUTES OF THE MARCH 29, 2022 CDBG COMMISSION MEETING.  
Approved the minutes.  
D. Action Items  
DECLARATION OF LAND USE RESTRICTION POLICY- DISCUSSION  
AND POSSIBLE ACTION.  
Attachments:  
Motion by Amegashie, seconded by Johnson, to approve the Declaration of Land Use  
Policy. Motion carried unanimously by a voice vote.  
Approved.  
VOLUNTEERS FOR APPLICATION REVIEW TEAM FOR UPCOMING  
RFP CYCLE (MIN. OF 3); FINALIZE WEEK TO HOLD APPLICANT  
INTERVIEWS (MID-AUGUST).  
ART volunteers:  
Dave Ripp  
Godwin Amegashie  
Karen Crossley  
Teresita Torrence  
Jeremiah DeGollon (if needed)  
Applicant interviews to be held the week of August 15.  
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATION SCORING CRITERIA.  
Approved.  
APPROVING RFP CATEGORIES FOR 2023 CDBG/HOME FUNDING  
CYCLE (WITH UPDATE OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS AVAILABLE FROM  
PROJECTS NOT MOVING FORWARD).  
Motion by Amegashie, seconded by Johnson, to approve the 2023 RFP categories, as  
presented. Motion carried unanimously by a voice vote.  
Approved.  
APPROVAL OF EXCEPTION TO HOME POLICY: REQUIREMENT FOR  
CASH-ON-HAND AFTER CLOSING.  
Attachments:  
This item has been moved to the May 12th, 2022 CDBG Commission meeting.  
This resolution was not acted on  
ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.  
Motion by Godwin, seconded by Crossley, to elect Solberg as Chair and Johnson as Vice  
Chair of the CDBG Commission. Motion carried unanimously by a voice vote.  
Approved as presented.  
E. Reports to Committee  
APRIL 2022 EXPENDED FUNDS REPORT.  
Staff summary of the April Expended Funds Report.  
APRIL 2022 CDBG-CV EXPENDED FUNDS REPORT.  
Staff summary of the April CDBG-CV expended funds report.  
APRIL 2022 RLF LOAN REPORT.  
Staff summary of the April RLF Report.  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
May 12, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. (via Zoom).  
G. Adjourn  
Motion by Johnson, seconded by Crossley, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously by a  
voice vote, and the meeting was adjourn at 5:55 p.m.  
The meeting was adjourned.