04-22-24 CC Reg Mtg Agenda PacketBOY SCOUTS: the scouts had a good time. Only feedback they had is they_areused to
cuttinq down the buckthorn but I don't think that was a complaint. Thank you for the
invitation.
VOLUNTEER: waiver forms should have a place for volunteer to enter their email
-address for future activity in the parks or other events. 4 maybe 5 attended from e-mail
and/or social media posts. This means Communication needs to improve social media
posts "call to action message". (Recommend 3 separate emails or social media posts
spaced 3 days apart 8 — 10 days ahead of an event with more compelling messaging).
I think a plus to Saturday was to have a few defined areas for groups to work on.
Cleaning entire "islands!' robably gave a sense of accomplishment. You may want to try
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to guide people to work on other areas and try to co •te them... that being said I think
it was good how people spaced out to avoid too much stumbling over each other.
I was walking through today and they are chipping. I am wondering if they are planning
to spread the chips out (move the output chute around) so it doesn't end up with big
random piles... they are just starting, but the chips seem to be piling up.
VOLUNTEER: I thought it was a positive event! Having residents pitching in on park
improvements & interacting with other residents brings about feelings of civic pride and
stronger community. It does more than just save the city time/$. I found it difficult to
locate the event online. The city could post on social media (Next Door), place it on front
web page, send emails of thanks, etc.
Only thing I might change is, in the beginning, recommend working in r)airs/qroups and
illustrate an area of what "it should look like." In the beginning, it felt like peopleweren't
sure how to stack the piles and when a section was"000d enough.-" Maybe a couple
pics to pass around would help.
VOLUNTEER: I thought it was a great event! And perfect weather always helps, so
definitely keep that. The only thing I could possibly think of is checking in with different
groups to make sure everyone's on the same page direction -wise. I talked to several
people who were picking up every tiny twig. So ma be a little more instruction at the
front end too? Also, I have DNR handouts I could have brought and I could also give a
short talk on the maple basswood ecosystem and native plants. It was cool to see some
sage and other plants coming up!
VOLUNTEER: I thought it went extraordinarily well! The only improvements for next year
are wider dissemination of the event (not sure how, but maybe on NextDoor, and on the
Shorewood website, mailer, and electronic announcement board). The other thing might
be to have desio-ate-dareas (pfbritized). We all Just picked a spot to start, but perhaps
we didn't get to the most important areas and left those for last? Lastly, only those of us
who had heard your presentation understood how this event fit into a bigge�st
p icture. Most of the folks I spoke to did not know that this was the first step in a
"coordinated" effort with the city to not only rid us of buckthombut to restore the -wooded
areas • healthOy_pW etc.
TOLIRTEER: I thought the clean up event went well even in the shorter time I was
there. The initial intro meeting was a go-0 rem precautions. Providing
water was a very thorough touch! Your thoughtful notes of Thank You afterwards are
very much appreciated!! Lettin people know how much value they are to this Project
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so important and you do it well. So we have another date?
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VOLUNTEER: we thought it went well done. The water was nice to have. Maybe also
have coffee and doughnuts next time?
VOLUNTEER: I was wondering why it's resident's responsiWli� to pick up the mess the
city created.