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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 10, 2017 Page 5 Mayor Roe again thanked those attending and speaking tonight; and asked that they con- tinue to be part of the conversation going forward. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 6:49 p.m., and reconvened at approximately 6:52 p.m. 5. Recognitions, Donations and Communications 6. Items Removed from Consent Agenda e. Approve General Purchases and Sale of Surplus Items in Excess of$5,000 Councilmember McGehee referenced the recent webinar program regarding Em- erald Ash Borer(EAB) treatments and potential revisions to the city's current pol- icy for treatment and/or removal, along with expanding that information and edu- cation to private parties. Given the financial impacts, Councilmember McGehee asked that the Parks & Recreation Department staff look carefully at the number of trees tagged for treatment and how effective it was, since the chemicals also had impacts on ground and surface water and pollinators. Councilmember McGehee opined that this seemed like a large number of trees scheduled for treatment, noting that she had shared her report on the webinar with City Manager Trudgeon before. Mayor Roe asked for and was granted Councilmember McGehee's permission for City Manager Trudgeon to share her report and webinar information with the re- mainder of the City Council. McGehee moved, Etten seconded, approval of general purchases and contracts for services as noted in the RCA and Attachment A entitled, "2017 Summary of Scheduled CIP Items,"updated June 30, 2017. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Etten, McGehee, Laliberte and Roe. Nays: None. 6. Business Items a. Joint Meeting of Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commis- sion (PWETC) with the City Council Mayor Roe welcomed PWETC Chair Brian Cihacek, Vice Chair Joe Wozniak and Commissioner John Heimerl. As outlined in the Request for Council Action (RCA) of today's date, Chair Cihacek reviewed activities and accomplishments since last meeting with the City Council; their proposed work plan for the upcom- ing year and transportation updates they will be undertaking as part of the com- prehensive plan update process. Chair Cihacek concluded by asking for City Council feedback on three areas of interest(lines 18 —23).