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Item No: 4 <br />Meeting Date: April 2, 2012 <br />Type of Business: Work Session <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nick DeBar, Public Works Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Review Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan and Revisions <br />to Chapter 605 <br /> <br />Background/Discussion: <br />Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was discovered in the summer of 2011 in a residential <br />neighborhood of Shoreview less than a quarter mile away from the Mounds View <br />border. There has been a lot of attention and anticipation of the eventual movement of <br />the pest for some time, this infestation came as a surprise since it appeared to “skip” a <br />ring of suburbs from St. Paul. With the imminent threat of finding EAB infected ash <br />trees in Mounds View, a management plan and municipal code revisions has been <br />developed to address this public nuisance. <br /> <br />Attached to this report for review and discussion are the following: <br /> <br /> Draft Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan <br /> Draft Revisions to Chapter 605 <br /> MnDNR Award Letter for Community Forest Bonding Grant <br /> Map showing Community Forest Bonding Grant Area <br /> <br />City Forestry Consultant Rick Wriskey will be present to review and discuss the above <br />items, as well as any other questions or concerns with EAB, at the work session. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />City staff recommends that the Council review the attached documents. An ordinance <br />will need to be adopted to incorporate the regulatory and enforcement measures as <br />detailed in Chapter 605. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Nick DeBar - Public Works Director <br /> <br />