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City of Centerville <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />June 8, 2022 <br /> <br />1. Administrator/Engineer Report <br /> <br />Administrator Statz thanked businesses and Lions club for all of their support in funding raising <br />for the Fete des Lacs. <br /> <br />City Attorney Glaser - Attorney Glaser none <br />Junior Council Member Peterson – Junior Council Member Peterson teams going to state – <br />Girls Softball, Boys and Girls Lacrosse, and Section finals, Centennial end of school and Mr. <br />Peterson stated he will be a senior year next year. <br /> <br />2. Council Reports <br /> <br />a. Lakso – <br /> <br /> Parks & Recreation – Council Member Lakso stated that they are <br />organizing and planning for the volunteer appreciation event. She stated that <br />Music in the Park starting June 14 and it will include food trucks. They also <br />had a robust discussion with Ash Tree and emerald ash borer. Administrator <br />Statz stated that the Parks committee asked staff to get quotes on Ash Trees <br />so we could have a preferred vendor that the City could recommend for <br />treatment of the Ash Borer to residents. He stated that we do have a <br />preferred vendor and we were able to negotiate a price. He authorized Public <br />Works to treat some of trees this year and would come back next for a long <br />term management plan. He stated that some of the tree are in Hidden Spring <br />Park we want to save. <br /> Administrator Statz stated that P & Z are looking at an ordinance diseased <br />trees. Our current ordinance stated if you have a diseased tree you need to <br />get rid of. They want to make language better but there are lot of important <br />questions to think about – is it public health hazard or is it public safety <br />issue. We cannot stop Ash Borer plus we are surrounded by others that are <br />not taking care of this. We are attempting to make sure we have no public <br />safety issues and make sure people are responsible for taking down the <br />diseased trees that pose as a public health treat. He stated that Lino Lakes <br />has a preferred for treating and cutting down and trying to stay in line and <br />have a management plan as well. <br /> Anoka County Fire Protection Council – Council Member Lakso stated <br />that in RFP they have a new records management system technology <br />upgrades because theirs is no longer supported. <br /> <br />b. Koski – <br /> <br />Planning & Zoning Commission – Council Member Koski stated that they talked about <br />not just Emerald Ash Borer but all diseased trees. Also talked about the population <br />5,000, how we wanted to fit that into our goals and looking for two committee <br />members openings for P & Z. <br /> <br />Fire Steering Committee – None <br />Page 8 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />