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Village of Shorewood Conservation Committee September 3 , 2026 Members Present: C h a ir E rin P o va k, M e m b e rs K la irissa N e lso n , C ysta l D ie tz, E rin S yve rso n , G e li G o lo p o l, Jo A n n M a cke n , Ja m ie H a rris, Ju lia E la , S h a ro n M cW a d e , a n d S tu d e n t A p p o in tm e n t D a n ie la P rice Excused: M e m b e r M a ria e le n a C a lh o u n , C h a rle s H a g n e r, a n d M a rissa M e ye r Others Present: As sistant Village Manager N ic o le Berzin 1. Call to Order Povak called the meeting to order at 7:00pm 2. Consider approval of m eeting m inutes – August 6, 2026  Berzin to fix spelling in Ela  Golopol moves to approve with change. Syverson seconds. Motion carries 9-0. 3. C itizens 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.  Joey Sprague presented about the Shorewood Garden Club o Explains that they ask the Village to make greenways green with native plants and that individuals who live on roads with greenways, they don ’t need permission to plant native plants in the parkway. The garden club has created a letter and they are looking for signatures! o Requests that the committee writes a letter in support of this to the Village. o Email Shorewoodnativegardeners@gmail.com for information 4. 202 6 Initiative – Continue to post in the Manager ’s Memo a. Report progress to date  Povak went over a master schedule created for VMM  September: Migrating Birds b. Action items  Povak to ask Hagner to write about Migrating Birds  Energy Subcommittee to email ideas for September 5. Reducing Plastic a. Report Progress to date  No progress to date. 6. Shorewood Waters Project a. River Cleanup  Event and volunteer details  Dietz to volunteer at the event b. Fresh Coast Beach Party  Event overview  Dietz stated the event went well – there was a lot of community members present. She ran a prize booth around conservation. 7. 202 6 Initiative – Participate in Fish and Feather Festival a. Report progress to date  Povak will be volunteering  Focus is yard care, not trashing pumpkins, and birds  Golopol can volunteer any time  Syverson, Ela, and Price can volunteer in the morning b. Action items 8. Garden Club Letter Campaign a. Vote to co-sponsor  Dietz motions to draft a letter from the Conservation Committee in support of Shorewood Garden Clubs effort to plant native plants in greenways. Harris seconds. Motion carries 10-0.  Harris, Dietz, Macken, and Povak to draft letter and share with committee at October meeting. 9. Milwaukee River Keeper Mural  Povak gave an update on the initial meeting. Golopol will join the next meeting. 10. Compact Crusader Rate Increase  Povak explains that rates went up for everyone. Those grandfathered in were brought up to the rate others were at, then everyone was brought up to $200. 11. Pesticide Signs  Signs available regarding no pesticides. 12. Workgroup Reports a. Biodiversity  Brainstormed upcoming year initiatives.  Promote native gardens for renters in small areas b. Waste Reduction  No updates c. Energy  Met to discuss short term goals with community engagement  Will begin working on 2027 goals  Berzin to look into Shorewood sustainability efforts – Nelson found a document from 2013 regarding sustainable goals regarding greenhouse gases.  Dietz to have DonLevy send recycling information to Berzin to give to the committee  Berzin to look into the EV regulations/plans to help renters within the Village. 13. 202 6 initiative – (3) film screenings of environment-themed movies  Ela stated dates would be January 14, January 28, and February 11.  Film ideas:  We Saw What AI Data Centers Don't Want You to See  Wings over Water  Frederick Law Olmstead  Bad River /Line 5 films  Sinking Cities  Ela asked the committee to look at the list and come back in October with more feedback 14. 202 6 Initiative – Consider possible ordinance actions, Electrify Shorewood – no progress to date 15. 202 6 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. d. 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 Dietz motions to adjourn. Syverson seconds. Motion carries 9-0. DATED at Shorewood, Wisconsin this 31 st day of August 202 6 . VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD , Toya Harrell, Village Clerk Members of the p ublic are encouraged to participate by submitting questions to Nicole Berzin , Assistant Village Manager at nberzin@shorewoodwi.gov or 414-847-270 5 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.