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131 6) EMERALD ASH BORER (EAB) PROPOSAL SCOPE OF WORK DISCUSSION 132 Staff relayed that they are continuing to work on the EAB Proposal Scope of Work with the thought 133 of bringing it to the City Council in January or February. Discussion occurred with the following key 134 components of the Scope of Work: 135 Satisfy Vision 136 Minimize impact to canopy 137 Ensure diversity – how many growers, what kind of variety and species, how will that fit 138 with the DNR recommendation 139 Ensure safety 140 Maximize efficiency 141 Implementation schedule 142 Value add 143 Risks 144 Multiyear approach 145 Notification and education 146 Grants 147 $1.3M Program – to be determined 148 Commissioner Baggenstoss noted that he appreciated that in this plan, as with the Cedarholm RFP, 149 that the vendor expertise is requested. 150 151 Staff relayed that they met with seven vendors and provided them with the Draft Accelerated 152 Emerald Ash Borer Plan that was originally brought to the City Council. The plan idea was well 153 received by all of the vendors who thought it was a good approach. In addition, the vendors did 154 comment on the preliminary budget numbers and they did not feel they were out of line. 155 156 Commissioner Heikkila asked if any of the vendors have partnered with other cities. Staff responded 157 that they are working with other cities but not in a holistic way like the accelerated plan proposes. 158 159 The Commission discussed that it was encouraging to hear the response from the vendors. 160 161 7) 2020 DRAFT MEETING CALENDAR 162 Chair Baggenstoss suggested the later meeting date in June for the joint meeting with the City 163 Council. 164 165 Commissioner Brown moved to approve the 2020 Meeting Calendar as proposed. Commissioner 166 Arneson seconded. Motion passed unanimously. 167 168 169 170 4 9