Dane County Week Ahead 10/5/26

County Executive Budget was released last week and County Board budget meetings start this week? You read all 759 pages? Has anyone?

Monday, 10/5/26

1:00 PM EV Advisory Commission Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building (210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Room 351) or virtually via Zoom.

• Program Update
• List of Active, NEPA-Approved Sites
• Next Steps
• Ethics Training

5:30 PM Personnel & Finance Committee Hybrid Meeting, at Room 351 City County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd

• AUTHORIZING A HOME-ARP CONTRACT FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AT MERCHANT PLACE APARTMENTS – HAA DIVISION
• AWARD CONTINUATION OF CONTRACT BETWEEN DANE COUNTY AND BCS FOR TAX & ASSESSMENT PRINTING NEEDS
• AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR DANE COUNTY JAIL RESIDENT TELEPHONE AND VIDEO VISITATION SERVICE
• AUTHORIZING GRANT FUNDING FROM THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY, NORTH CENTRAL HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA)
• AUTHORIZING NEW COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES (CCS) CONTRACT WITH FAMILY OPTIONS COUNSELING DCDHS – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION
• ADDENDUM A TO CONTRACT 16314 FOR DESIGN, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF EDUCATION CENTER INTERPRETIVE ELEMENTS
• ADDENDUM A TO CONTRACT 15629 FOR TRANSPORTATION AND RECYCLING OF ASPHALT SHINGLES
• AWARD OF CONTRACT TO PROVIDE COMMISSARY, BANKING, AND TRUST SERVICES TO DANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE JAIL RESIDENTS
• AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM
• ADDENDUM #1 TO THE CONTRACT FOR DESIGN OF CTH AB FROM CTH MN TO USH 12/18
• APPROVING JEFF MITCHELL AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DANE COUNTY HENRY VILAS ZOO
• AUTHORIZING CONTRACT FOR FIBER BUILD TO NEW PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
• AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT TO EXPAND MUFN NORTHSIDE FIBER RING
• AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR MUNICIPAL BRIDGE INSPECTIONS
• AMENDING THE OFFICE OF ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE BUDGET TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION FOR AN EBIKE REBATE PROGRAM
• CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER #03 FOR THE DANE COUNTY LANDFILL SITE 03 – PHASE 01 CELL 01 CONSTRUCTION; 4402 BRANDT RD., MADISON, WI. CONTRACTOR: R G HUSTON CO INC
• AUTHORIZING INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AT THE DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT
• AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT PARKING RAMP IMMEDIATE CONCRETE REPAIRS AT 4000 INTERNATIONAL LANE, MADISON, WI. CONTRACTOR: WESTERN WATERPROOFING CO INC, DBA WESTERN SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS
• 60 day expense appeals, requests to fill positions vacant over 6 months, bid waivers, bills and accounts
• Review and Discussion of Standard and Poor’s Rating Report
• Discussion of County Executive Proposed Budget

5:30 PM City-County Homeless Issues Committee Virtual Meeting

• Hospice Services for the Unhoused – Xavior Yarn
• 2027 City and County budget recommendations
• Staff Report (City & County)

Tuesday, 10/6/26

5:00 PM Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission Hybrid Meeting: City-County Building, Room 351

• CDBG & HOME EXPENDITURE REPORT 9/30/2026
• 2027 CDBG/HOME Preliminary Funding Recommendations for 2027 Annual Action Plan
• 2027 CDBG/HOME Funding Contingencies

5:30 PM Public Works & Transportation Committee **2027 BUDGET MEETING** HYBRID: In person at the City County Building in Room 354; attend virtually via Zoom.

• AMENDING CHAPTER 79 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, REGARDING THE FEE SCHEDULE
• AMENDING CHAPTER 67 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ADDRESSING AIRPORT GROUND TRANSPORTATION FEES, CUSTOMER FACILITY CHARGES, TERMINAL RENT, AND LANDING FEES
• AMENDING CHAPTER 2 AND 54 OF THE DANE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, REVISING PARKING FEES AT THE ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER
• APPROVING AGREEMENTS AND PURCHASE SUPPORTING THE MT. ZION FAMILY LIFE CENTER
• Budget Presentations 2
  • PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING 2027 PRESENTATION FOR PWTC
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT 2027 BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR PWTC
  • HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 2027 BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR PWTC
  • HENRY VILAS ZOO 2027 BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR PWTC
  • ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER 2027 BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR PWTC
  • WASTE & RENEWABLES 2027 BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR PWTC
• Budget Amendment & Discussions
  • PWT COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2027 OPERATING BUDGET
  • PWT COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2027 CAPITAL BUDGET

5:30 PM Public Protection & Judiciary Committee *BUDGET* Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at the City County Building room 357; attend virtually via Zoom.

• ACCEPTANCE OF SPONSORSHIP FUNDS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE ACCOUNTS FOR DANE COUNTY CRITICAL INCIDENT TEAM
• Budget Discussion and Amendments
  • District Attorney
  • Sheriff’s Office
  • Juvenile Court
  • Emergency Management
  • Family Court Counseling
  • Pre-Trial Services
  • Medical Examiner
  • Public Safety Communications
  • Clerk of Court
  • Justice Reform
  • Corporation Counsel
  • 2027 DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATION TO PUBLIC PROTECTION & JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

Wednesday, 10/7/26

9:00 AM Dane County Broadband Task Force This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at City-County Building, Room 354, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd; Attend virtually via Zoom.

• Discuss Draft Resolution to Extend Task Force
• Broadband Coordinator Updates

5:00 PM Human Services Board Hybrid meeting: Attend in person in Room 357 of the City County Building or virtually via Zoom

• Human Services Board Summary
• Quarterly Report
• Budget Discussion

5:30 PM Executive Committee *BUDGET MEETING* Hybrid meeting; attend in person at the City County Building, Room 351; attend virtually via zoom.

• Department Budget Presentations
  • County Board Office
  • County Clerk’s Office
  • County Executive’s Office
  • Tamara D. Grigsby Department of Civil Rights
• EXEC COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2027 CAPITAL BUDGET 
• EXEC COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2027 OPERATING BUDGET

5:30 PM Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Attend in person at: Atrium Community Room; 2300 S Park St. Madison, WI 53713

• AUTHORIZING NEW HARM REDUCTION SPECIALIST POSITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH MADISON DANE COUNTY-SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION & HARM REDUCTION (SUPHR) UNIT (City resolution?)
• AUTHORIZING NEW HARM REDUCTION SPECIALIST POSITIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH MADISON DANE COUNTY-SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION & HARM REDUCTION (SUPHR) UNIT (County resolution?)
• AUTHORIZING A SOLE SOURCE SERVICE CONTRACT WITH YOUNG PARENT COLLECTIVE (CENTER FOR COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP) FOR MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM (2026 C RES -003)
• AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE 2024-2029 PUBLIC HEALTH SOLE SOURCE SERVICE CONTRACT WITH NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP THROUGH APPROVAL OF AN ADDITIONAL NON-COMPETITIVE SELECTION REQUEST DUE TO PROGRAM EXPANSION EXCEEDING INITIALLY APPROVED FUNDS (2026 C RES -004)
• AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (DHS) FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (2026 BOH RES-025)
• AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (DHS) FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (2026 BOH RES-025)
• AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (DCF) FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) GRANT PROGRAM
• PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CHIP) PRESENTATION
• Reports
  • Chair
  • Director

5:30 PM Youth Commission Hybrid meeting: Attend in person in Room 354 of the City County Building or virtually via Zoom

• Review Youth Commission Expectations Regarding Attendance and Participation
• Update on Dane County Youth Assessment: On Agenda for November Meeting
• Youth Commission Annual Update to Health & Human Needs Committee
  • Confirm Presenter(s)
  • Review Key Points for 30 Minute Presentation: Past Year’s Work, New Initiatives, Relevant Data, and Additional Information the Commission Wishes to Share
• Revisit Planning for Youth Commission Annual Event Based on Youth Assessment Data: Youth‑Identified Concerns About Gun Access
  • Event Structure (Draft): Data Presentation, Expert Panel, Livestream Component (Proposed)
  • Timeline: August–September: Planning Meetings, Speaker Coordination, Youth Question Collection, Event Logistics. Second Week of November: Targeted Date for Public Event and Potential Livestream

Thursday, 10/8/26

8:00 AM Board of Adjustment Members of the Board of Adjustment will convene in the Northeast parking lot of the Coliseum Building at the Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713, and proceed together to the individual site.

• Appeal 3746. Appeal by Gale & Dawn Shelbourn for a variance from minimum required shoreland setback Chapter 11.03(2)(a)1., Dane County Code of Ordinances, to permit retaining walls within the vegetative buffer zone of Lake Waubesa at 2847 Crescent Dr being part of lot A, Dunn Assessors Plat 2 in the NW ¼ NE ¼, Section 9, Town of Dunn

2:00 PM Area Agency on Aging – Advisory Council This is a Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 2865 N Sherman Ave, Conference Room 109; Attend virtually via Zoom.

• Presentations
  • Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)–Jennifer Fischer
  • Bayview Foundation, INC–Nate Schorr
• Reports to Committee
  • Follow up discussion from last meeting’s presentation by Claire Purkis.
  • Thoughts of planning evaluation of current aging plan.

5:30 PM Health & Human Needs Committee Hybrid meeting: Attend in person in Room 351 of the City County Building or virtually via Zoom

• AUTHORIZING NEW COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES (CCS) CONTRACT WITH LAKESIDE COUNSELING CENTER DCDHS – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION
• AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF FITCHBURG FOR INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DCDHS – HAA DIVISION
• AUTHORIZING NEW COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES (CCS) CONTRACT WITH CARVING PATHS, LLC DCDHS – BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIVISION
• AFFIRMING THE 2026 FAIR CHANCE HOUSING FUND AWARDS DCDHS – HAA DIVISION
• EMERGENCY OVERFLOW SHELTER OPERATIONS FOR MEN

5:30 PM Environment, Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee *BUDGET* Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 5201 Fen Oak Drive Moraine Room; attend virtually via zoom.

• Budget Discussion and Amendments
  • Extension Dane County
  • Land & Water Resources
• EANR COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2027 OPERATING BUDGET
• EANR COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED 2027 CAPITAL BUDGET
• AUTHORIZING PETITION FOR AN AT GRADE RAILROAD CROSSING FOR THE LOWER YAHARA RIVER TRAIL AT LAKE KEGONSA STATE PARK
• AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE FOR POLLINATOR STEWARDSHIP IN DANE COUNTY PARKS
• DANE COUNTY CONSERVATION FUND GRANT AWARD TO THE PRAIRIE ENTHUSIASTS (BADGERLAND FOUNDATION)

Friday, 10/9/26

8:30 AM Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission Executive Committee

• No agenda