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45 Summary Totals for Removals, Replacements and Treatments that have occurred are: <br />46 389Ash trees were removed <br />47 180 Ash Trees were replaced <br />48 At least 75 additional Ash Trees are planned to be replacedin 2018 through the EAB <br />49 Fund or, if successful, a Grant Fund <br />50 <br />51 Financial Review <br />52 The 2 funding sources for EAB have been grant funds and city EAB funds as follows: <br />53 Grant Funds–total of $125,000 have been received and utilized <br />54 <br />55 City EAB Funds - this Fund was established in the 2011 budget after the <br />56 development of the initial EAB Management Plan and prior to the initial infestation. <br />57 TheParks and Recreation Commission and the City Council at that time recognized <br />58 the need to plan and establisha $100,000 EAB fund in the city budget. This fund was <br />59 designed to be a revolving account for when EAB struck. It was suggested to add <br />60 $100,000each year as a preparedness effort but it was consciously decided to <br />61 deviate from it with some years being zero and some years being $25,000. <br />62 <br />63 Currently there are no new grant funds. The EAB Fund has $25,000 included in the 2018 budget <br />64 and a fund balance of $81,000 for a total of $106,000 as of 5/1/18. <br />65 <br />66 On 5/21/18 the City Council authorized expenditures of $30,000 out of the EAB Fund for <br />67 removals. It is forecasted that another $20,000 for removals, $40,000 for replacements and <br />68 $5,000 for treatments may be needed by year end 2018 leaving a balance of $11,000. <br />69 <br />70 Staff continues to pursue grant opportunities and have recently been made aware of one. A <br />71 prescreening application has been submitted with a more formal application due sometime this <br />72 summer. The maximum grant amount is for $30,000. If successful we anticipate using this for <br />73 tree replacement for the ones that have been removed this year. <br />74 <br />75 Summary of the EAB fund account moving forward includes: <br />76 EAB Fund balance at year end 2017 $106,000 <br />77 Removals in 2018 ($ 50,000) <br />78 Replacements in 2018 (any grant funds will offset) ($ 40,000) <br />79 Treatment in 2018 ($ 5,000) <br />80 Remaining at year end 2018 $ 11,000 <br />81 <br />82 Future Forecast <br />83 The rate of infestation is increasing significantly which is consistent with the data in other <br />84 infested areas. This will continue to be atrend. It is expectedthat over the next five years <br />85 most, if not all, Ash Trees will be positively identified with EAB. <br />86 <br />87 Remove and replace one for one is desirable if the location still fits and funding is available. <br />88 <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />