Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Health & Human Needs Committee

Consider:

Who benefits? Who is burdened?

Who does not have a voice at the table?

How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

5:30 PM

*** BUDGET ***

A. Call To Order

Supervisors Castillo, Hynes, Xistris-Songpanya and Yang attended the meeting virtually.

YGP present: Joe Kaji, Sofia Pieton.

Staff present: Connie Bettin, Bill Brotzman, Todd Campbell, Michele Dickinson,

Chad Lillethun, Astra Iheukumere, Martha Stacker, Shawn Tessmann,

Howard Thomas, Angela Velasquez.

Chair WEGLEITNER called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.

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Present:

HEIDI WEGLEITNER, CECELY CASTILLO, LARRY PALM, KIERSTIN

HUELSEMANN, JEFF HYNES, OLIVIA XISTRIS-SONGPANYA and BRENDA

YANG

B. Consideration of Minutes

MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 13, 2022

2022

MIN-370

Attachments: 2022_1013 HHN Minutes

2022_1013 HHN Registrations

2022_1013 HHN Written Testimony

A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by HUELSEMANN, to approve the

minutes. The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0 (2-0 YGP).

C. Fund Transfers

None.

A motion was made by CASTILLO, seconded by YANG, to limit public testimony

to three minutes. The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0 (2-0 YGP).

D. Referrals (Resolutions & Ordinance Amendments)

1. 2022

RES-184

DANE COUNTY 2022 EMERGENCY HARM REDUCTION AND

PREVENTION ACT DCDHS - ACS DIVISION

ROSE and RATCLIFF

Sponsors:

Attachments: 2022 RES-184

2022 RES-184 FISCAL NOTE

2022 RES-184 CONTRACT #14848

2022 RES-184 CONTRACT #14849

Marjorie Lewis registered in support.

The following individuals signed a letter in support: Robin Lankton, Juli Aulik, Rishelle

Eithun, Mary Lauby, Kyle Martin, Nikeya Bramlett, Ben Van Pelt, James Arnett, Sarah

Valencia, Jessika Kasten.

A motion was made by HUELSEMANN, seconded by PALM, that the Resolution be

recommended for approval. The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0 (2-0 YGP).

E. Budget Discussion and Amendments

Registered in support of HHN-C-1: Marilyn Feil, Lynn Silverman, Christine Reichelderfer,

Tom Kriegl, Gail Bliss, Jesse Dirkman, Erika Bach, Jeanie Verschay, Jessica St. Clair.

Spoke in support of HHN-C-2: Marjorie Lewis.

Registered in support of HHN-C-2: Marilyn Feil, Lynn Silverman, Tijana Sagorac

Gruichich, Dayna Long, Dan Lacy, Christine Reichelderfer, Gail Bliss, Jesse Dirkman,

Erika Bach, Jeanie Verschay, Jessica St. Clair.

Spoke in support of HHN-C-3: Julie Schwab, Chelsey Tubbs, Susan Herbst.

Registered in support of HHN-C-3: Cheryl Wittke, Yannette Figueroa Cole, Marilyn Feil,

Lynn Silverman, Christine Reichelderfer, Katherine Kamp, Peggy Spiewak, Regina

McKillip, Eileen Murphy, Clare Wagner, Sheila Fitzgerald, Priscilla Torres, Christine

Taylor, Mary Kremer, Cindy Tubbs, Michael Childers, Maggie Hopkins, Noah Grimsled,

Karen von Huene, Joan Duerst, Elissa Zollin, Pamela Garrett, Martha Rathert, Sandi

Foreman, Cassandra Dixon, Marsha Caton Campbell, Colleen Cox, Gelu Lama, Tanya

Kraege, Gail Bliss, Jesse Dirkman, Scot Mooers, Erika Bach, Julie Garrett, Jessica St.

Clair, Bronwyn Shiffer.

Registered in support of HHN-C-4: Jeanie Verschay.

Spoke in support of HHN-O-1: Marjorie Lewis.

Registered in support of HHN-O-1: Marilyn Feil, Lynn Silverman, Tijana Sagorac

Gruichich, Samantha Buskey, Christine Reichelderfer, Melissa Sorensen, Tom Kriegl,

Gail Bliss, Jesse Dirkman, Erika Bach, Jeanie Verschay, Jessica St. Clair.

Spoke in support of HHN-O-2: Marjorie Lewis.

Registered in support of HHN-O-2: Marilyn Feil, Lynn Silverman, Dayna Long, Christine

Reichelderfer, Gail Bliss, Jesse Dirkman, Erika Bach, Jeanie Verschay, Jessica St.

Clair.

Spoke in support of HHN-O-3: Marjorie Lewis.

Registered in support of HHN-O-3: Marilyn Feil, Lynn Silverman, Christine Reichelderfer,

Marjorie Lewis, Gail Bliss, Jesse Dirkman, Erika Bach, Jessica St. Clair.

Registered in support of HHN-O-5: Sharron Hubbard-Moyer, Julia Atlas, Tenzin Norzom,

Jampa Kalsang, Janice Haas, Maribeth Mohr, Kristine Farrey, Joanne Weber, Tenzin

Sangha, Latoya Crawford, Tenzin Namgyal, Tenzin Ngadon, Marissa Burack, Travis

Thomas, Cheryl Johnson, Erika Anderson, Sahra Mohamed, Debra Vieaux, Brian

Standing, Kate Gravel, Tsering Paldon, Sarah McKenzie, Samia George-Pratt, Carla

Eral, Amy Otto, Maureen Murphy, Derek Wallace, Ariel Barak, Jennifer Draeger, Fnu

Dolma, Tenzin Dolotsang.

Spoke in support of HHN-O-7: Tammy Haynes Sauk, Kate Gravel.

Spoke in opposition of HHN-O-7: Teri Barman, Monica Caldwell, Vanessa Statam,

Sydney Kamp, Brianna Vejvoda, Laura Abilene, Cheryl Bradley, Brittany Brooks, Nikyra

McCann, Emily Morris, Sheng Lee, Erin Rodell.

Registered in support of HHN-O-7: Sharron Hubbard-Moyer, Jenna Reimer, Tia Williams,

Emily Goerz, Heather Wende, Mary Kremer, Marissa Burack, Travis Thomas, Erik

Anderson, Debra Vieaux, Brian Standing, Sarah McKenzie, Carla Eral, Sarah Kasel, Amy

Otto, Maureen Murphy, Derek Wallace, Ariel Barak, Jennifer Draeger, Colleen Neary.

Registered in opposition to HHN-O-7: Laura Sawallish.

Provided written testimony in opposition to HHN-O-7: Clare Dahl, Andi Galka, Kristi

Nelson, Carrie Klein, Dani Haught, Olivia Szymanski, Tracey Scherr, Ellen Anderson.

Spoke in support of HHN-O-8: Tammy Haynes Sauk, Kate Gravel.

Spoke in opposition to HHN-O-8: Brianna Vejvoda, Brittany Brooks.

Registered in support of HHN-O-8: Sharron Hubbard-Moyer, Tia Williams, Amy Harsh,

Emily Goerz, Heather Wende, Cheryl Bradley, Marissa Burack, Travis Thomas, Erik

Anderson, Debra Vieaux, Brian Standing, Sarah McKenzie, Carla Eral, Sarah Kasel, Amy

Otto, Maureen Murphy, Derek Wallace, Ariel Barak, Colleen Neary.

Spoke in support of HHN-O-9: Athena Murdock.

Spoke in support of HHN-O-12: Marjorie Lewis.

Registered in support of HHN-O-12: Marilyn Feil, Lynn Silverman, Tijana Sagorac

Gruichich, Samantha Buskey, Christine Reichelderfer, Gail Bliss, Jesse Dirkman, Erika

Bach, Jessica St. Clair.

Spoke in support of HHN-O-13: Bill Warner.

Registered in support of HHN-O-13: Nicole Hudzinski, Jeanie Verschay.

Spoke in support of HHN-O-14: Tom Gilbert, Marjorie Lewis.

Registered in support of HHN-O-14: Marilyn Feil, Lynn Silverman, Tijana Sagorac

Gruichich, Dan Fitch, Diane Padrutt, Samantha Buskey, Christine Reichelderfer, Gail

Bliss, Jesse Dirkman, Erika Bach, Jeanie Verschay, Jessica St. Clair.

1. 2022

ACT-144

HEALTH AND HUMAN NEEDS COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE

PROPOSED 2023 OPERATING BUDGET

Attachments: HHN Operating Amnds 10-13-22

HHN Operating Amnds 10-25-22

HHN Operating Amnds 10-25-22 Post Meeting

HHN Operating for P&F 10-27-22

HHN-O-1: Motion to amend by Palm as follows: Increase expenditures by $700,000 to

fund the Salvation Army's operations of the family shelter facility at 4502 Milwaukee

Street in Madison. Seconded by Huelsemann. The motion to carried by a voice vote 7-0.

Motion by Palm, seconded by Huelsemann, to approve the amendment as amended. The

motion carried by a voice vote 7-0.

HHN-O-2: Motion by Huelsemann, seconded by Palm, that the amendment be approved.

The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP.

HHN-O-3: Motion by Huelsemann, seconded by Palm, that the amendment be approved.

The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP 1-0.

HHN-O-5: Motion by Huelsemann, seconded by Palm, that the amendment be approved.

The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP 1-0.

HHN-O-6: Motion by Palm to amend as follows: Increase expenditures by $25,000 to

increase funding for the Double Dollars program. No second.

Motion by Palm, seconded by Wegleitner, that the amendment be approved. The

motioned failed by a roll call vote 5 (Noes: Castillo, Huelsemann, Palm, Wegleitner,

Yang; Ayes: Hynes, Xistris-Songpanya)-2; YGP: Kaji (Aye).

HHN-O-7: Motion by Wegleitner, seconded by Palm, that the amendment be approved.

The motion failed by a roll call vote 4 (Noes: Hynes, Huelsemann, Xistris-Songpanya,

Yang; Ayes: Castillo, Palm, Wegleitner)-3.

HHN-O-8: Amendment not acted on.

HHN-O-9: Motion by Huelsemann, seconded by Palm, that the amendment be approved.

The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0.

HHN-O-10: Motion to amend by Palm as follows: Increase expenditures by $50,000 to

support the Double Dollars program contingent upon a $25,000 match in 2023 by the City

of Madison. Seconded by Castillo. The motion carried by a roll call vote 4 (Ayes: Castillo,

Hynes, Palm, Xistris-Songpanya; Noes: Huelsemann, Wegleitner, Yang)-3; YGP: Kaji

(Aye).

Motion by Huelsemann, seconded by Palm, to approve the amendment as amended. The

motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP 1-0.

HHN-O-11: Motion by Huelsemann, seconded by Palm, that the amendment be

approved. The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP: 1-0.

HHN-O-12: Motion to amend by Palm as follows: Increase expenditures by $121,800 to

increase support of operations for the men's overnight shelter operated by Porchlight,

Inc. Seconded by Wegleitner. The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0.

Motion by Palm, seconded by Huelsemann, to approve the amendment as amended. The

motion carried by a voice vote 7-0.

HHN-O-13: Motion by Huelsemann, seconded by Palm, that the amendment be denied.

The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP: 1-0.

HHN-O-14: Motion to amend by Palm as follows: Without increasing expenditures,

reallocate the $250,000 in mobile crisis response funding in the Department of Human

Services to support the City of Madison CARES crisis response and facilitate the

development of a county-wide mobile crisis response effort. Seconded by Huelsemann.

The motion to carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP 1-0.

Motion by Huelsemann, seconded by Palm, to approve the amendment as amended. The

motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP: 1-0.

2. 2022

ACT-145

HEALTH AND HUMAN NEEDS COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE

PROPOSED 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET

Attachments: HHN Capital Amnds 10-13-22

HHN Capital Amnds 10-25-22

HHN Capital Amnds 10-25-22 Post Meeting

HHN Capital for P&F 10-27-22

HHN-C-1: Motion by Palm, seconded by Huelsemann, that the amendment be approved.

The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP: 1-0.

HHN-C-2: Motion by Palm, seconded by Huelsemann, that the amendment be approved.

The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP: 1-0.

HHN-C-3: Motion by Palm, seconded by Huelsemann, that the amendment be approved.

The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP: 1-0.

HHN-C-4: Motion by Palm, seconded by Huelsemann, that the amendment be approved.

The motion carried by a voice vote 7-0; YGP: 1-0.

F. Items Requiring Committee Action

None.

G. Presentations

None.

H. Reports to Committee

Iheukumere reported that Priscilla Zigler has been hired as an Administrative Assistant

in the director's office and will begin supporting the committee in November.

I. Future Meeting Items and Dates

Next meeting: Thursday, 10 November 2022, 5:30 p.m. in CCB Room 357 and via Zoom.