Sustainability & Natural Resources Committee — Agenda Packet

VILLAGE OF MOUNT HOREB E. Main Street Mount Horeb, WI 53572 Phone: (608) 437-6884 Fax: (608) 437-3190 Email: mhinfo@mounthorebwi.info Web: mounthorebwi.info SUSTAINABILITY & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM Municipal Building Board Room 138 E. Main Street Mount Horeb, WI 1) Call to order 2) Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items* 3) Consent Agenda a. Consideration of May 26, 2026 Meeting Minutes b. Green Team Update 4) Agenda Items a. Bike Friendly Community - Plan and designation approved, application filed - next steps b. Discussion of Bird City - Bird Friendly Glass c. Clean Sweep - education on how to dispose of hazardous waste d. Future solar grants for municipal initiatives e. Discussion of Terrace native planting f. Future Agenda Items 5) Meeting adjournment. *Public Comment Policy Members of the public are invited to speak at meetings of all Mount Horeb Public Bodies. To comment, please complete a Public Comment Form at the Meeting Room entrance and submit it to staff before the meeting begins. Comments are limited to three minutes, must be made from the podium, and the speaker must return to the audience after speaking. • Non-agenda item comments are heard at the start of the meeting. Public Body members and staff will not engage in discussion during public comment but may consider topics for future agendas. • Agenda item comments are heard during the relevant item, after the proposers or staff present the item and before Public Body discussion. All public comments on the item will be heard before any discussion by the Public Body. Members of the public will only be allowed to speak outside these public comment times if they are invited by the meeting chair to share additional information requested by the Public Body. If so invited to speak, the member of the public must do so from the podium. Written comments are also welcome. Written comments shall include the name and address of the submitter and should be submitted to the Deputy Treasurer/Governance Coordinator by email at niki.erickson@mounthorebwi.info (subject line: Public Comment Request-Name of Public Body) or delivered by to the Village at: 138 E Main Street, Mount Horeb WI, Page 1 of 6 53572, ATTN Public Comment Request-Name of Public Body. UPON REASONABLE NOTICE, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH APPROPRIATE AIDS AND SERVICES. FOR INFORMATION OR TO REQUEST THIS SERVICE, CONTACT ALYSSA GAFFNEY, CLERK, AT 138 E MAIN STREET, MOUNT HOREB, WI (608) 437-9404. Page 2 of 6 SUSTAINABILITY & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM DRAFT MEETING MINUTES 1) Call to order Chair White called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Members present: White, Grabe, Saltes, Roethle, Pavlovich. Members Absent: Best. Also present: Jon Hochkammer, Interim Administrator. 2) Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items* None 3) Consent Agenda a. Consideration of April 2026 Meeting Minutes b. Green Team Update – no report, they did not meet Motion by Roethle to recommend approval of the consent agenda as presented, second by Pavlovich, Motion carried. 4a) Discussion of Green Tier Legacy Communities Program. The committee heard from DNR representative Jennifer Feyerherm on the DNR Green Tier Legacy Communities program. The presentation reviewed the program that gives the Village access to grant information, networking with other legacy communities, and direct interaction with the DNR. Benefits include education, use of the Green Tier logo, and recognition of the community’s commitment to sustainability. The goal is to establish a baseline for the community and utilities and support continuous improvement. 4b) Bike Friendly Community Roethle outlined the application process, and reviewed recommendations from Public Safety, Park Rec and Forestry. Beheler motioned to recommend the plan to the Village Board for approval at June 3, Village Board Meeting. Saltes second, motion passed unanimously. 4c) Bird City (BC) Designation Committee member Beheler recapped plans for Bird City outings and publicity. White briefly mentioned bird friendly glass and zoning ordinance. That will be discussed at June committee meeting. 4d) Clean sweep discussion Committee Member White reported on findings from Dane County regarding possible coordination with the Village for pick up of hazardous waste. The County no longer offers that service. Was suggested publicity on where and how to dispose of residential waste. 4e) Future Agenda Items Further Clean Sweep discussion, Bird City and Bird friendly glass ordinance discussion, terrace native planting discussion, insurance waivers for volunteers, and solar grant initiative. 6) Meeting adjournment. Motion by Roethle, second by Pavlovich to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm. Page 3 of 6 AGENDA ITEM REPORT MEETING DATE PREPARED BY June 23, 2026 AGENDA ITEM # 4.a Bike Friendly Community - Plan and designation approved, application filed - next steps BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS 1. Bike Friendly Application Page 4 of 6 Thank you for applying to the League of American Bicyclists' Bicycle Friendly Community program! We have successfully received your application for Mount Horeb. WHAT'S NEXT? The review process will begin after the next annual BFC submission deadline (June 17, 2026) and so if you would like to make any changes or edits to your completed application before then, you may still do so. To edit your completed submission, please log in and navigate to My Forms >> Complete, and then click 'Edit' next to your submission. (This option will only be available before the 2026 submission deadline, 11:59pm PT on June 17, 2026.) As part of our review process, the League will email you a BFC Public Survey link in July and ask for your assistance distributing the survey in your community so that we can hear from as many cyclists and potential cyclists as possible. The public survey will remain open from mid-July through mid-October. The League will also reach out directly to local and statewide bike advocates in your area (both those identified on your application, as well as from our member database) for their input through the survey as well. Your submitted BFC application, along with this local survey input, will be reviewed by a national team of experts over the course of the Fall. BFC awards will be announced in December, and you will be informed of the results of your application 1-2 weeks before the public BFC awards announcement is made. The public survey input will be included (anonymously) in your BFC feedback materials following the announcement. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at bfa@bikeleague.org. Thank you again! Bicycle Friendly America Team The League of American Bicyclists Page 5 of 6 AGENDA ITEM REPORT MEETING DATE PREPARED BY June 23, 2026 AGENDA ITEM # 4.b Discussion of Bird City - Bird Friendly Glass BACKGROUND Bird Friendly Glass Ordinance Example RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS None Page 6 of 6