Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission
Hybrid Meeting: City-County Building, Room 351
Agenda — 38 items
- 1 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. Yuav tsuam tau thov txog cov neeg txhais lus hau ntej; thov saib hauv qab kawg ntawm qhov txheej txheem rau cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv.
- 2 يجب التقدم بطلب خدمات الترجمة مقدمًا. يرجى الاطلاع على أسفل جدول الأعمال للمزيد من المعلومات
- 3 The 3/17/2026 Community Block Development Grant (CDBG) Commission meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Members of the public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom. The public can attend in person at the City-County Building, Room 351. The public can access the meeting virtually with the Zoom application or by telephone. To join the meeting in Zoom, click the following link (after you fill out the form, the meeting link and access information will be emailed to you): https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JXOQffxtQLWT6gYc4DUsXw This link will be active until the end of the meeting. To join the meeting by phone, dial-in using one of the following three toll-free phone numbers: 1-833-548-0276 1-833-548-0282 1-888-788-0099 When prompted, enter the following Webinar ID: 999 5416 8777
- 4 PROCESS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT: IN PERSON: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item can register in person at the meeting using paper registration forms. IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER VIA THE ZOOM LINK ABOVE EVEN IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING IN PERSON. In person registrations to provide public comment will be accepted throughout the meeting. VIRTUAL: Any members of the public wishing to register to speak on/support/oppose an agenda item MUST REGISTER USING THE LINK ABOVE (even if you plan to attend using your phone). Virtual registrations to provide public comment will be accepted until 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting. In order to testify (provide public comment) virtually, you must be in attendance at the meeting via Zoom or phone, you will then either be unmuted or promoted to a panelist and provided time to speak to the body. If you want to submit a written comment for this meeting, or send handouts for board members, please send them to: CDBG@danecounty.gov
- A. Call To Order & Roll Call
- B. Consideration of Minutes
- 7 1/13/2026 CDBG COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
- 7 Cindy Grady reported on the 2025 CDBG/HOME Expended Funds Report, which is a snapshot of the CDBG & HOME expenditures for contracted agencies for the entire 2025 year. Most contracts were fully expended. Ms. Grady also explained that any returned funds from agencies (“Amount Relinquished”) are utilized for upcoming years, as our CDBG and HOME grants are seven years.
- C. Reports
- 1. 2025 CDBG/HOME Expended Funds Report
- 10 2025 CDBG/HOME EXPENDED FUNDS REPORT
- 10 Commissioner Kathy Kamp, Chair of the CDBG - Application Review Team (ART), and Baltazar De Anda Santana provided updates on behalf of the ART, based on the 3/5/2026 CDBG ART meeting. Mr. De Anda Santana also described recent CDBG PRO Housing RFP outreach efforts the CDBG Unit has engaged in and the CDBG PRO Housing Application Evaluation Criteria, and answered questions from Commissioners about these topics.
- 2. Application Review Team a. Updates from Staff on CDBG PRO Housing b. Recommended for Approval (Item F.1.) - CDBG PRO Housing Application Evaluation Criteria
- 12 CDBG PRO HOUSING APPLICATION EVALUATION CRITERIA
- D. Presentations
- 1. Information provided as part of the Public Hearing for Citizen Input a. Draft 2025 CAPER (Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report) b. Review of activities identified in the draft Consolidated Plan
- 15 DANE COUNTY 2025 CAPER
- 16 c. Citizen Input on 2027 RFP Funding Priorities
- 16 Ms. Grady presented highlights of the draft 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER), and the 2027 CDBG/HOME RFP funding categories for the 2027 Annual Action Plan. The CDBG Team reviewed the 2025 data and outcomes from the CAPER, as well as the goals identified in the 5-year Consolidated Plan, in order to determine the project areas and priorities for the 2027 RFPs and Annual Action Plan. Ms. Grady answered questions from Commissioners regarding timelines, and the impact of numbers reported in the CAPER.
- 17 2027 CDBG/HOME RFP FUNDING CATEGORIES
- E. Public Hearing
- 1. 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)
- 2. Citizen Input for the 2027 RFP Funding Priorities, and Housing and Community Development Needs
- F. Action Items
- 1. CDBG PRO Housing Application Evaluation Criteria
- 23 CDBG PRO HOUSING APPLICATION EVALUATION CRITERIA
- 2. 2025 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)
- 25 DANE COUNTY 2025 CAPER
- 3. 2027 RFP Funding Priorities
- 27 2027 CDBG/HOME RFP FUNDING CATEGORIES
- G. Future Meeting Items and Dates
- 29 April 14, 2026, 5:00pm
- H. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda
- 30 None.
- I. Adjourn
- 32 Note: If you need an interpreter, translator, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to access this service, activity or program, please call the phone number below—preferably at least three business days but no fewer than 24 hours prior to the meeting. Nota: Si necesita un intérprete, un traductor o materiales en formatos alternativos o cualquier otra adaptación para tener acceso a este servicio, actividad o programa, llame al número de teléfono que puede encontrar a continuación — de preferencia con al menos 3 días de anticipación y como mínimo 24 horas antes del evento en cuestión. Sau tseg: Yog koj xav tau ib tug neeg txhais lus, txhais ua ntaub ntawv, cov ntaub ntawv uas nyob rau lwm yam kev lawm los sis lwm yam kev pab nkag rau qhov kev pab no, kev ua si los sis kev pab cuam, thov hu tus xov tooj rau hauv qab no—xav kom hu li peb hnub ua ntej tuaj tab sis tsis pub tsawg tshaj 24 xuab moos ua ntej rau lub rooj sib tham no.
- 33 ملحوظة: إذا كنت بحاجة لترجمة شفوية أو كتابية أو مواد بصيغة مختلفة أو تسهيلات أخرى للحصول على هذه الخدمة أو النشاط أو البرنامج، يرجى الاتصال برقم الهاتف أدناه قبل ثلاثة أيام عمل رسمية على الأقل من تاريخ الجلسة.
- 34 Minutes respectfully submitted by Barett Decker pending Commission approval