Dane County Week Ahead 5/15/23

County Board meets this week along with several other committees.

Monday, 5/15/23

5:30 PM Equal Opportunity Commission Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 356); attend virtually via Zoom.

• Presentation – Wes Sparkman – Director of The Tamara D. Grigsby Office for Equity & Inclusion

• Reports

• Final Report from Henry Vilas Zoo (HVZ) Independent Investigation from Judge Bailey-Rihn

• 2023 Henry Vilas Zoo Workplace plan 5/1/23

• DC MEO Equity Inclusion 2023

Tuesday, 5/16/23

8:30 AM Commission on Sensitive Crimes Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Dane County or virtually via Zoom.

3:45 PM Tree Board Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Lyman Anderson building 5201 Fen Oak Dr; Meeting Room Driftless: attend virtually via Zoom

4:00 PM UW Extension Committee

4:00 PM Tree Board Policy Work Group Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the Lyman Anderson building 5201 Fen Oak Dr; Meeting Room Driftless; attend virtually via Zoom.

5:30 PM Lakes & Watershed Commission – Executive Committee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive, attend virtually via Zoom.

Wednesday, 5/17/23

12:00 PM Office for Equity and Inclusion Advisory Board Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 356; attend virtually via Zoom.

5:30 PM Youth Commission Hybrid meeting: Attend in person in Room 351 of the City County Building or virtually via Zoom.

5:30 PM Emergency Medical Services Commission Attend in person at the Fitchburg Fire Station #1, 5791 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg; attend virtually via Zoom.

• 2022 National CARES Report

Thursday, 5/18/23

12:15 PM Community Justice Council Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 351; attend virtually via Zoom.

5:30 PM Executive Committee This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at City-County Building, Room 354, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd; Attend virtually via Zoom.

• COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

7:00 PM County Board Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 201; attend virtually via Zoom.

• Honoring Resolutions

  • RECOGNIZING MAY 30, 2023 AS WORLD MS DAY

  • RECOGNIZING MAY 21-27, 2023 AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK IN DANE COUNTY

• APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN DANE COUNTY AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DANE COUNTY TO SUPPORT THE MCKENZIE REGIONAL WORKFORCE CENTER

• APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT FOR COUNTY ARP FUNDS TO SUPPORT CENTRO HISPANO BUILDING PROJECT

• APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE RIVER FOOD PANTRY PROJECT

• AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE OF LAND FOR WAAKIKIZU NATURAL RESOURCE AREA

• AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE OF LAND FOR MCCARTHY YOUTH AND CONSERVATION COUNTY PARK FROM SCARLET BADGER, LLC

• PETITION: REZONE 11938
  APPLICANT: TOWN OF MONTROSE C/O JOHN SAYLES LOCATION: 1415 RANGE TRAIL, SECTION 3, TOWN OF MONTROSE
  CHANGE FROM: LC Limited Commercial District TO HAM-M Hamlet Mixed-Use District, NR-C Natural Resource Conservation District TO HAM-M Hamlet Mixed-Use District
  REASON: bring property into compliance with existing land use (town public works facility)

• COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

• AUTHORIZING HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANT FUNDING FOR A SPEED ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE PROJECT

• ACCEPTING FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM OUTREACH GRANT FUNDS

• Youth Homelessness and Youth Crime in Dane County – Presented By: Youth and Governance Participants

• Other routine items

Friday, 5/19/23

12:00 PM Personnel & Finance Committee’s Equity, Recruitment, & Retention Subcommittee This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at City-County Building, Room 354, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd; Attend virtually via Zoom.

• Discussion of Ideas and Priority Areas Regarding Equity in Recruitment and Retention–Continuation from previous meeting

• Discussion of Ideas for Subcommittee Work Plan–Continuation from previous meeting

  To address:

  – Identification of additional topic experts subcommittee wants to have present and a schedule for their presentations
  – Discussion of subcommittee’s process for creating and finalizing its recommendations, including which meeting agendas will be reserved for review and discussion of draft recommendations

  – Next Steps

• Presentation on Alternative Selection Hiring Process — Rodrigo Valdivia

12:15 PM Community Justice Council – Behavioral Health Subcommittee Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building in Room 351; attend virtually via Zoom.