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Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes September 21, 2026 Trustee Warren called the meeting to order at 6:49pm. All members present apart from Trustee Arndorfer and President McKaig who were both excused. 2 0 2 6 B u d g e t O v e rv ie w K e y ta k e a w a y p o in ts : • S tro n g e c o n o m ic p o s itio n e n te rin g 2 0 2 7 , w ith M o o d y ’s re a ffirm in g S h o re w o o d ’s A a 2 ra tin g a n d n o tin g g ro w th in p ro p e rty v a lu e s (fro m $ 2 .2 6 B in 2 0 2 3 to $ 2 .3 9 B in 2 0 2 4 ). • R is in g c o s ts c o n tin u e to p re s s u re th e b u d g e t d e s p ite s ta b le re v e n u e s , d u e to W is c o n s in ’s lim ite d m u n ic ip a l re v e n u e fle x ib ility . • M a in ta in in g s e rv ic e le v e ls , re s e rv e s , a n d s u s ta in a b le re c u rrin g re v e n u e s is a c o re fo c u s o f th e 2 0 2 7 b u d g e t. F is c a l & E c o n o m ic C o n te x t: • N o rth S h o re F ire D e p a rtm e n t s h a re d s e rv ic e c o s ts in c re a s e d 6 % in 2 0 2 6 a n d 5 % in 2 0 2 7 (a b o u t $ 1 4 9 ,0 0 0 ). • O u ts ta n d in g g e n e ra l o b lig a tio n d e b t to ta le d $ 6 1 .9 M a s o f J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 2 6 , w ith 6 5 .8 % re tirin g w ith in 1 0 y e a rs . • 2 0 2 7 d e b t s e rv ic e p a y m e n ts p ro je c te d a t $ 4 .1 M . K e y B u d g e t D riv e rs fo r 2 0 2 7 : • W o rk fo rc e c o s ts : 3 % w a g e g ro w th a n d a 1 2 % h e a lth in s u ra n c e in c re a s e a s s u m p tio n ; s ta te w id e h e a lth c a re c o s t p re s s u re s c o n tin u e . • S h a re d re v e n u e s : T h e V illa g e w ill n o t q u a lify fo r a p p ro x . $ 2 6 0 ,0 0 0 in 2 0 2 7 E R IP fu n d s d u e to re p o rtin g e rro r; p la n n in g to q u a lify in 2 0 2 8 . • S h a re d s e rv ic e c o s ts : N o rth S h o re F ire D e p a rtm e n t in c re a s e s re m a in a m a jo r c o s t d riv e r. • C a p ita l & in fra s tru c tu re n e e d s : S ig n ific a n t o n g o in g p ro je c ts , in c lu d in g le a d s e rv ic e lin e s , w a te r m a in s , s tre e tlig h ts , ro a d w a y s , a n d P u b lic W o rk s fa c ility p la n n in g . • D e b t m a n a g e m e n t: G o a l to s m o o th d e b t s e rv ic e , m a in ta in d e b t ta x ra te n e a r $ 1 .3 5 p e r $ 1 ,0 0 0 , p re s e rv e b o rro w in g c a p a c ity , a n d u s e u tility -b a c k e d b o rro w in g w h e re a p p ro p ria te . • R e v e n u e s u s ta in a b ility : P ro p e rty ta x e s m a k e u p ~ 6 5 % o f G e n e ra l F u n d re v e n u e , b u t le v y lim its re s tric t g ro w th re la tiv e to in fla tio n a n d o p e ra tin g c o s t in c re a s e s . N e x t S te p s – 2 0 2 7 B u d g e t B a la n c in g (A p p ro x im a te ly $ 7 0 0 ,0 0 0 D e fic it) G e n e ra l F u n d o p tio n s : • In c re a s e p ro p e rty ta x e s (d ra ft a s s u m e s 3 % ; a llo w a b le u p to 8 .1 % ). • U s e fu n d b a la n c e re s e rv e s (e n tire d e fic it c o u ld b e c o v e re d ). • C o n s id e r tra n s fe r fro m P a rk in g F u n d (c a s h b a la n c e $ 5 6 7 ,0 0 0 a s o f 1 2 /3 1 /2 0 2 5 ). C a p ita l P ro je c ts F u n d o p tio n s : • C u rre n t $ 6 8 5 ,0 0 0 le v y c re a te s a m o d e s t fu n d b a la n c e in c re a s e (~ $ 3 1 ,0 0 0 ) b u t is in s u ffic ie n t fo r lo n g -te rm c a p ita l n e e d s . • P o lic e m o d u la r b a rrie r s y s te m ($ 2 7 3 ,0 0 0 ) n o t c u rre n tly le v ie d ; c o u ld b e fu n d e d v ia in c re a s e d le v y o r e x is tin g fu n d b a la n c e . U s in g fu n d b a la n c e m a y re d u c e fu tu re E R IP e lig ib ility . G e n e ra l O b lig a tio n B o n d F in a n c in g C o n s id e ra tio n s : • T w o g a rb a g e tru c k s to ta lin g a p p ro x . $ 8 4 0 ,0 0 0 c o u ld b e in c lu d e d in 2 0 2 7 c a p ita l fin a n c in g o r d e fe rre d ; in c lu s io n re q u ire s 2 0 2 7 G e n e ra l O b lig a tio n b o n d is s u a n c e w ith p a y m e n ts s ta rtin g in 2 0 2 8 . T h e b o a rd re q u e s te d s ta ff to e x p lo re o th e r o p tio n s u n d e r th e 3 % in c re a s e . T ru s te e C o u to m o v e d to a d jo u rn e d a n d it w a s s e c o n d e d b y T ru s te e Irc in k . T h e m e e tin g w a s a d jo u rn e d a t 7 :1 2 p m . Village Board Meeting Minutes September 21, 2026 1. Call to O rd e r Trustee Warren called the meeting to order at 7:30pm. 2. Roll C a ll All members present apart from Trustee Arndorfer and President McKaig who were both excused. 3. Statement of Public N o tic e C le rk H a rre ll s ta te d th e m e e tin g w a s p ro p e rly n o tic e d a n d p o s te d a c c o rd in g to la w . 4. Special Order of B u s in e s s a. Proclamation Suicide Awareness Month read by Trustee Warren . b. Proclamation: White Cane Safety Day read by Trustee Warren. c. Presentation of Age Friendly Action Plan Certificate 2026-29 Presented by Vashti McCollum, Shorewood Connects Facilitator and Amber Miller, Assoc. State Director AARP Wisconsin . 5. Consent Agenda Items Trustee Couto moved to approve the consent agenda and it was seconded by Trustee Ircink . Trustee Stokebrand requested item 5c be pulled. 6. Items Removed from the Consent A g e n d a a. 5c. Consider Committee Appointments Trustee Stokebrand requested that the names be stated so that they ’re properly captured in the minutes and moved to approve Jeremy Spurgin to serve on the Business Improvement District ’s committee as well as Liz Nelson and Paul Rohde to serve on the Design Review Board. It was seconded by Trustee Warren. Motion carried unanimously 5-0. 7. Public H e a rin g 8. Citizens to be Heard John Collopy, a Shorewood resident, addressed the Board regarding concerns with his utility bill, specifically the streetlight surcharge. He noted that there have been no functioning streetlights on his block for at least three years, yet the surcharge continues to appear on his bill. Mr. Collopy stated that, in his view, this charge should be assessed through property taxes rather than utility billing, as there are no operational lights, only light posts. He reported that he had previously spoken with the Village Manager about the matter but did not receive a resolution. According to the correspondence he received, the streetlight on his block has been permanently disconnected. Because of this, Mr. Collopy withheld the streetlight surcharge amount from his recent utility payment and requested remediation regarding the continued charge. Victoria O ’Neil, a Fox Point resident, addressed the Board regarding the Florsheim versus Shorewood case. She encouraged the Village to appeal the decision so that a binding ruling could be established, noting that such a precedent would clarify that all residents may walk along the Lake Michigan shoreline beyond the high -water mark. Margaret Boyton, also a Fox Point resident, echoed Ms. O ’Neil ’s remarks. She stated that additional clarity is needed and that an appeal to a higher court would help provide that clarity. 9. New B u s in e s s a. Consider an ordinance amendment to be drafted to repeal the Parks and Public Spaces Committee and create a Parks Committee and Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Committee. Trustee Stokebrand, serving as liaison to the Parks and Public Spaces Committee, provided background on the committee and requested that the item be returned to the Parks and Public Spaces Committee, noting concerns that the committee had not had an opportunity to review the matter in advance. Sandie Pendleton, Shorewood resident and member of the Parks and Public Spaces Committee, also expressed support for deferring the item. Trustee Stokebrand then moved to defer Ordinance 3089, Establishing the Parks and Public Spaces Committee and Pedestrian-Bicycle Committee. The motion was seconded by Trustee Warren. Motion carried unanimously, 5 – 0. b. Hubbard Park Lodge condition assessment update No action was taken. 10. Report of Village Officials a. Village President i. Milwaukee Intergovernmental Cooperation Council (ICC) - September 14, 2026 b. Village Trustees c. Village Manager i. Surfrider Foundation - Friends of Nature Preserve, Bader Foundation Grant and Community Meeting October 6, 2026 11. .Future items of Consideration 12. Closed Session Trustee Couto moved to go into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. Sec. 19.85 to confer with legal counsel for the Village who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted in regard to the Florsheim v. Shorewood litigation; and to deliberate where bargaining reasons require a closed session, concerning negotiating prospective terms and conditions of a service contract, and specifically whether to renew or let expire a contract with Lauterbach and Amen, LLP, and possible terms and conditions thereof. It was seconded by Trustee Warren. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 5-0. The meeting was a djourned into closed session at 8:10p m. The Board discussed both the Florsheim v Shorewood litigation and prospective terms of the Lauterbach and Amen LLP contract. Tr. Couto moved to reconvene into open session at 9:03 pm, 5-0. 13. Adjournment T ru s te e C o u to m o v e d to a d jo u rn e d a n d it w a s s e c o n d e d b y T ru s te e W a rre n , 5 -0 . T h e m e e tin g w a s a d jo u rn e d a t 9 :0 3 p m . Respectfully submitted, Toya Harrell, MMC, WCPC Village Clerk