Conservation Committee Meeting 9.3.26

Conservation Committee 3930 N. Murray Avenue, Committee Room September 3 , 2026 - 7:00 p.m. AMENDED AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Consider approval of meeting minutes – August 6, 2026 3. Citizens to be Heard – this item is for matters not on the agenda. Discussion may follow comment on non-agenda items or discussion and action may come at future meetings. 4. 2026 Initiative – Continue to post in the Manager’s Memo a. Report progress to date b. Action items 5. Reducing Plastic a. Report Progress to date 6. Shorewood Waters Project a. River Cleanup • Event and volunteer details b. Fresh Coast Beach Party • Event overview 7. 2026 Initiative – Participate in Fish and Feather Festival a. Report progress to date b. Action items 8. Garden Club Letter Campaign a. Vote to co-sponsor 9. Milwaukee River Keeper Mural 10. Compact Crusader Rate Increase 11. Pesticide Signs 12. Workgroup Reports a. Biodiversity b. Waste Reduction c. Energy 13. 2026 initiative – (3) film screenings of environment-themed movies – no progress to date 14. 2026 Initiative – Consider possible ordinance actions, Electrify Shorewood – no progress to date 15. 2026 Initiative – Educate community on native garden practices and invasive species control, including more flexible ordinance for land management plan requirement and turf grass standard, Chapter 220 Brush, Grass and Weeds – no progress to date 16. Policy 49 Workplans, Village Initiatives and Task Assignments a. January 31, Volunteer Boards and Committees identify prior year accomplishments in the 2025 annual report • Deadline December 23 - noon; final project will be compiled and reviewed and considered by the Committee on January 8, prior to submission. b. March 1, Volunteer Boards and Committees submit proposed initiatives to the Village Manager for consideration in the next fiscal year (2027) • Deadline January 26 – noon; proposed initiatives will be compiled and considered by the Committee on February 5 prior to submission 17. Staff Liaison Report a. Deadline for proposed Shorewood Today articles – ideas should be submitted to the Village Manager’s Office before these dates: 3/16/26 for summer issue, 7/6/26 for fall issue, 10/5/26 for winter issue. 18. Adjournment DATED at Shorewood, Wisconsin this 31st day of August 2026. VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD , Toya Harrell, Village Clerk Members of the public are encouraged to participate by submitting questions to Nicole Berzin, Assistant Village Manager at nberzin@shorewoodwi.gov or 414-847-2705 by noon of the meeting date. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the municipality may be in attendance at the above stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental body at the above stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of all individuals.