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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 17, 2019 Page 13 Commissioner Newby thought the initial goal behind the reporting was to enable citizens who were concerned about either deer eating in their garden or in some rare instances, aggressive deer at the park or were behaving in a threatening man- ner. Mayor Roe asked if there was clear direction from the Council to the Commission about handing off the decision making of this to the Commission and staff and re- porting back to the Council. Commissioner Stoner asked if there was any desire to provide the Commission any guidance on how quickly to get to the healthy herd goal. Mayor Roe stated there was no direct indication of a set time to get to the healthy herd goal. Commissioner Willmus thought that would be a discussion the Commission would have with Parks Director Brokke, based on recommendations from the DNR and USDA. Chair Baggenstoss noted another issue is the Emerald Ash Borer(EAB). Vice Chair Hoag reviewed with the Council the Emerald Ash Borer and potential funding options the Commission would like the Council to consider to help man- age the Emerald Ash Borer in the City. He stated the Commission recommended the City Council earmark some money to help fund the control of Emerald Ash Borer. Mayor Roe thought there was use of reserves and that part of the recommendation was additional levy funds as well, almost matching the reserve funds as well for a total of$1.3 million over that timeframe. Vice Chair Hoag agreed and noted each year for the first couple of years there is also a levy fund of$50,000 that jumps a little bit in year three to $84,000 and then back down to $50,000. Once 2025 comes, that is where the levy funds jump in this proposed approach. There are a couple of other ways to get there but being a little more aggressive may help the problem sooner rather than later. Mayor Roe stated part of it was to get at the cost. The removal cost is approxi- mately $725,000 over that time frame and the replacement cost is approximately $580,000 which is where the whole $1.3 million comes into play. He wanted to make sure that was all on the table and part of the discussion for the public as well as the Council.