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2009-05-22 Friday News2 BOY- Alf- 01 Meo June 6 is just around the comer; make sure to mark your calendars for the Mendota Heights Park Celebration, and the ISD 197 150th Anniversary Celebration. The day will start with a 5K Walk/Run at the Village, and will continue with a variety of family friendly events at Mendota Park,, and at Sibley High School! We could use a couple more volunteers at Mendota Park . 12-3 to staff the welcome table, and for clean-up immediately afterwards. Contact Jake or Teresa if you are available! Legislative Wrap Up The Dakota County Mayor/Managers Breakfast this morning featured representatives from the League of MN Cities, (LMC) Metro Cities and the Municipal Legislative Commission (MLC). The presenters provided a (brief) summary of the myriad of activities which oc- curred in the recently complete Legislative Session. Much of the focus was on the budget; the presenters, all with 10+ years of legislative experience, felt that this was the "wackiest" Fend to a legislative session they had ever witnessed. While there was a failure to reach an agreed upon budget, the passage of each funding bill allows state government to keep the lights on while the Governor figures out how to cut 2.8 Billion dollars from the finding bills in order to balance the budget. Cities should not expect to receive Local Government Aid or Market Value Homestead Credits at any point in the foreseeable future. There was a healthy discussion about how the three organizations (LMC, Metro Cities and MLC) balance the needs of metropolitan communities and outstate communities,, as the current political climate seems to be driving a wedge between the two groups. S City Hall Closed Just a reminder that City Offices will be closed on Monday, May 25 in honor of Memorial Day. May 22, 2009 7-7,,,7 N -TU k W Planning Commission Mtg 5-26-09 7:00 p.m. Attachments Just the Facts,, Pipeline, Planning Commission Meeting Agenda, SouthWest Review Article "Riverfront cities eye critical are update", Upcoming Park/Recreation/Cormnunity Events, Rogers Lake Weed Control, Brochure on Emerald Ash Borer and Friday Fax. Five-day forecast Tomorrow Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 . ........ May 27 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Scattered Thunder- Isolated Thunderstorms Partly Cloudy storms H 730 Iii: 730 Hi: 760 H*#A 720 Hi: 730 Lo: 500 Lo: 540 Lo: 490 Lo: 500 Lo: 510 He,,q..vv a Great Memorial Day Weekend! May 22, 2009 5/22/2009 ..... y4 J 6s >?', / .lam < ham/ Y✓s,, h Tie latest .�er�s yatn tie �fe��'ata mei �ts,�'ali�e �e ��t�e�t /t /l ySfs'g/i :�, ;n,y.�,>> 'the Damage to Property 05-11-09 2039 hours Mendota,: It is that time of the year: nicer weather = easier theft opportunities. � Shepard LEAVE NOTHING OF VALUE IN YOUR CAR. Officer Mike p ]eihts res onded to the Bi Rivers Trail parking lot about a smashed car p g p g Po11ce . . .. .... window. The victim left her make-up bag on the front seat of her car Dpartrnent while she walked the trail. Upon returning, a window was found smashed out of her car and her make-up bag was gone, though Support nothing of value was missing.Officers spent the weekend heavily g 'Staff patrolling the parks and trails. I I-lenni�g Crisis Intervention 05-12-09 2241 hours Sandie Ristine Susan Donovan Sergeant Convery along with Officers VonFeldt and Fleming Ca, Ransom y responded to a residence when the husband called to report his wife Becky Pentel to be depressed and suicidal. Officers were unable to gain entry p after making contact with a family member they forced their way into Police; (Jfficers the residence and made contact. The elderly woman advised that Jerry Murphy she and her husband were having a disagreement over the phone. Scott Patrick After extensive discussion and reassurance (and appearances in Bobby L,arnbert the home),officers did determine all was fine, as the resident was Tani�ei Spicer planning on calling her son in the morning to go and resolve the Todd Rcasse! issue with her husband. Officers cleared. d Lillson `Theft from Auto / Theft from Building05-15-09 0728 hours Jeff Von�'eldt Stever Meye y Officer Todd Rosse responded to an underground parking garage D eni s e Urmann about a car break-in. The victim reported that their GPS along with Michael Sl1e p axd other electronics were stolen from the car. The total loss was $1450 Peyton Fleming including $250 to replace the window that was smashed out. .Again, LEAVE NOTHING OF VALUE IN YOUR CAR! Officer Rosse seh°°I Resource located a surveillance camera mounting bracket; the camera would off7777,_icer have caught the activity, except the camera was gone and the wires g Y Jeny Foclhain were hanging loose. He contacted the manager of the building Investi gations about checking the video. A short time later the manager called to Mario Reyes report the theft of a video camera from the garage. The illegal uric Petersen activity was not caught on video and a new camera is in place at a cost of $600. Case forwarded to investigations. Sergeants Curfew / Underage Alcohol Possession 05-16-09 2356 hours g Neil Garlock A couple of minutes before midnight Officer Tanner Spicer spotted John Larrve Brian Conve to very young men walking along Dodd Road. One young man had a large back pack. When Officer Spicer pulled over to determine if Chief they were out after curfew, the young man with the back pack turned Mike and headed across the backyard of the adjacent property. After a A'�cheJnhrener 5/22/2009 moment, he decided it was best not to try and run. He returned to the squad car. When asked why he was trying to avoid the officer he said it was a short cut home. About that time, the backpack gave the distinct sound of glass bottles clanking together. Officer Spicer asked if they had something in the backpack... like maybe some alcohol? The young man not wearing the pack immediately replied NO! Unfortunately, the other young man just guiltily looked at his feet. The pack contained two partial bottles of Vodka. The one young man was on probation and also was in violation of his court ordered curfew of 11:00. Both the 14 and 15 YOA's were cited and released to parents and grandparents. The alcohol and cigars were placed into evidence. No D/L 05-20-09 0014 hours Officer Steve Meyer responded to a call of kids in the street. Upon arrival he located a 15 YOA boy and a 14 YOA girl. The young man had taken his parent's car and met up with his younger female friend. Moms and dads were not very happy with the kids. The driver was cited, car turned over to the owner and kids released to parents. DUI / Underage Consumption / Detox 05-20-09 0228 hours While on patrol, Officer Steve Meyer watched a very nice SUV make an illegal U-turn. As soon as he made contact with the driver it was obvious he was under the influence. When asked to do SFST's the driver attempted but failed all miserably and finally just quit, stating he couldn't do them. The final test he failed was the PBT which revealed a BAC of .089, not bad for being under 21. After dealing with the passenger, also found to be intoxicated, the driver was brought back to MHPD to be processed. Both of the passengers were underage females: the minor blew a .112; the 18 YOA, a .087. The adult passenger was checked into the Dakota County Jail, the juvenile to Ramsey County Detox and the driver was booked into jail. Because all of the intoxicated people were from the far western part of the state it made the arrest a very time consuming event. Everyone was cited and the car was impounded by Southeast Towing. Assault 05-20-09 1604 hours Sergeant John Larrive and Officer Mike Shepard responded to a home about an out of control juvenile. The 15 YOA slapped mom across the face, giving her a bloody nose. Upon arrival, the parents met the officers in the front yard and relayed the story. The juvenile was in her room in the upstairs of the house. Mom stepped inside with the Officers and called for the juvenile. The response was "F... U Not the best response, if you want to avoid a trip to jail. Sergeant Larrive retrieved and removed the juvenile from the residence without incident. It was learned that the discussion/argument inspiring this event had been going on for at least 24 hours, everyone was upset and behavior including smashing electronics on the floor. The juvenile's ultimate response to the situation was to grab a butcher knife, threatening to kill the parents; thus, the call to 911 for help. The juvenile was transported to JDC for Felony assault charges. Report forwarded to the Dakota County Attorney's Office for possible charges. Reckless Driving — Crash 05-21-09 1528 hours Officer Mike Shepard, Sergeant John Larrive and Officer Jerry Murphy responded to a roll over crash in the 2200 block of Delaware. Upon arrival, they found the car sitting on some trees in the back yard of a house. Witnesses said, the 18 YOA driver attempted to pass a line of cars and ended up on the shoulder. He hit an old driveway abutment, and went airborne, striking a group of trees and then coming to rest on a smaller clump of trees. The driver's door was torn off the car; a little farther and he may have landed on a roof. It was a miracle that no one was hurt; several witnesses were a little shook -up after the near miss. The car was a total loss. The driver was cited with Reckless Driving and released to his mom, who reportedly thought it was funny. 114ty, a a~ e al"41(all A14 -2- NEWS L E T T E R Public Works Engineerina Code Enforcement The Pipeline May 2 2, 2009 Have a creatmemorialDa" WeeLendl The Parks Crew picked up trash and cut grass. They also dragged, chalked and ran stripes on the fields. Ran new sprinkler line at the Civic Center fields for water access in order to water down the pitcher's mound and the in -field. Repaired sprinkler line and heads at the fire hall. The lifts were checked daily and checked the storm lift pumps. In addition,, trees were watered for the Parks Department. New truck 409 arrived this week and Cliff worked on wiring, fan for ventilation in manholes, and new 800 MHZ radio. The Street Crew worked on mailboxes and installed a cedar mailbox at 640 Callahan Place. They also put up ""No Parking" signs on Victory Court for Mendota School fire truck rides. They painted the road for a new crosswalk at Brown College. Called for locate so the crosswalk signs can be installed for school district. Cut out the blacktop on pedway for the installation of the sign. Crews worked on City property on Lemay Road next to a resident's property to make a drainage diversionary berm out of black dirt in order to keep water from going onto the resident's property. Top dressed the site with black dirt and seeded where the garage and driveway were. Finished up sod damage from snowplowing and started working on dead grass on the boulevards in the Maple Park, Woodridge and Cascade neighborhoods where street reconstruction took place. Put down black dirt and seeded those areas. Dodd Road/Highway 110 Pedestrian Feasibility Study - The consultant completed the Feasibility Report and presented it to Council on May 19th. Council accepted the Report and authorized Staff to execute an agreement with the consultant to assist the City in preparing the application package for Met Council grant money under the Transportation Enhancement program. The option selected for the short-term was improving the intersection crossing. Staff has received 15 copies of the final report as well as a PDF copy on CD for use in discussing potential future funding sources for the overpass alternative. 2009 Road Rehabilitation Project (.Cherry Hills 2n!j - Construction Plans are complete and Council authorized advertisement for bids at the May 19th Council meeting. Bid opening will be on June 10th at 10:00arn at City Hall, and the contract award is anticipated for the June 16th Council Meeting. Highway 55 & Mendota Heights Road Intersection - The consultant has begun preparing the preliminary plans for the intersection improvement. As part of the City's contract with the consultant, the City is to provide geotechnical (soil) information to the consultant for use in their design. Staff is working with a soils specialist to obtain the information necessary to complete the design of the project. A contract proposal for geotechnical services will be before the Council at the June 2nd meeting. 2009 Street Maintenance (Crackseal & Sealcoat) Proiect - At the request of a resident on Avanti Drive, City staff surveyed residents on the street to determine their preference of road treatments. Avanti Drive is scheduled for a crackseal and sealcoat treatment in 2009. The resident requested the City not perform this maintenance, and rehabilitate (mill & overlay) the street in 2010. A letter was sent to all property owners along Avanti Drive and responses with their preferences were requested by May 15th. The overwhelming response from the residents was to go forward with the sealcoat (chip seal) alternative this year, and to consider pavement rehabilitation or replacement when the sealcoat wears out (3-5 years). Staff is proceeding with the sealcoat option under the 2009 contract. Delaware Avenue Reconstruction - Staff met with representatives from Dakota County and the City of West Saint Paul to discuss the County's proposal for reconstruction of Delaware Avenue north of Highway 110 to rv300 feet north of Marie Avenue. The proposed project will reconstruct Delaware Avenue into a three lane section (with a center left turn lane) and will add a bituminous trail along the west side of the County Road. The County will be holding public meetings later this summer to discuss the project with area residents. The City is participating in cost sharing with the City of West Saint Paul. Mendota Heights' share of the project is 22.5% of the cost and is anticipated to be $526,983.50 with $26,,246.00 payable for design in 2009, $136,035.00 payable for Right - of Way acquisition in 2010, and $364,702.50 payable for construction in 2011. These funds are payable from the City's Municipal State Aid account. Traffic Safety Committee - The Traffic Safety Committee met on Wednesday to discuss seven issues brought to the City by area residents. A summary of the committee's conclusions will be presented at the June 2nd Council meeting. Planning Applications - Staff has been assisting a number or area residents with Planning Applications ranging from Critical Area Permits, to Variances, to Conditional Use Permits. Nine of these cases will be heard at the May 26th Planning Commission meeting and it is anticipated they will all be forwarded to Council on June 2nd. Staff is anticipating another 6-8 applications to be received and scheduled for the June 23rd Planning Commission meeting, and tentatively scheduled for the July 7th Council Meeting. Visitation School Roundabout - Although it will not be officially announced until mid-June, it appears that the City of Mendota Heights will be the recipient of $400,000.00 in Federal money under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), more commonly referred to as the Economic Stimulus Bill, for the construction of a roundabout at Visitation Drive and Mendota Heights Road. The intent of the project is to alleviate traffic congestion and to increase safety of both motorists and pedestrians at the entrance to Visitation School. Staff will be attending a kick-off meeting at MnDOT on Tuesday that will outline the Federal contracting process and provide the City with the deadlines that will need to be met under the ARRA program. It is the desire of Visitation School to have the roundabout constructed before Labor Day 2009, but due to the lengthy process to get the funding awarded, project construction may have to wait until 2010. • A, May 26, 2009 7:00 P.M. City Council Chambers 1) Call to Order 2) Roll Call 3) Approval of the April 28, 2009 Planning Commission Minutes 4) Hearings a) Case No. 09-11: Dodge Nature Center — 555 Huber Drive and 2155 Delaware Avenue — Preliminary/Final Plat (Glen Toro 3rd Addition). (Please bring materials from April 28tfi Meeting) Continued Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. b) Case No. 09-12: Howard Paper — 1818 Faro Lane — Variance from Sideyard Driveway Setback Requirement. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. c) Case No. 09-13: Ron Furchner — 1032 Sibley Memorial Highway — Critical Area Permit. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. d) Case No. 09-14: James Ries, Buell Consulting — 750 Main Street (Mendota Heights Town Center) — Conditional Use Permit for a Wireless Antenna. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. e) Case No. 09-15: Brian L. Christopherson — 916 Chippewa Avenue — Variance to Side Yard & Front Yard Setback. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. f) Case No. 09-16: Diane Foley — 2359 Apache Street — Conditional Use Permit for Construction of a Fence. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. g) Case No. 09-17: Charles & Laurie Crutchfield — 685 Hidden Creek Trail — Conditional Use Permit for an Accessory Building. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. h) Case No. 09-19: Sara & Todd Hulse — 754 Woodridge Drive — Critical Area Permit and Variance to Bluff Setback for a Dog Kennel. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. Case No. 09-18: United Properties LLC/ Bituminous Roadways — 1520 Commerce Drive — Conditional Use Permit for a a New Office and Warehousing Building. Public Hearing 7:00 P.M. 5) Verbal Review 6) Adjourn Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon reque I st at least 120 hours in advance. If a notice of less than 120 hours is received, the City of Mendota Heights will make every attempt to provide the aids, however, this may not be possible on short notice. Please contact City Administration at 651-452-1850 with requests. SOC M 1W, S souti,]� Riverfront cities eye critical area -update Danielle Cabot Review Staff S..inday, M,,.,.y 17, 2005, A proposal that could aid the DNR in protecting environmentally sensitive critical areas along the Mississippi River - and possibly weaken local zoning authority - is facing the governor's signature or veto stamp in the closing hours of the regular legislative session. The critical areas proposal at the Legislature would put into statute a nearly 30 -year-old executive order overseeing development along the Mississippi River, and directs the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to use its rule-making process to update special districts established by the order. The critical areas bill is wrapped up in the Legacy amendment -funding proposal for natural resources and the arts. The House and Senate have both passed a version of the omnibus bill. A conference committee began work last Thursday to reconcile their versions. The last day of regular session is May 18. By putting the executive order into statute, the DNR would be capable of updating districts and adding definitions of geographic features like bluffs. Currently, the DNR does not have the authority to make changes to areas that are too general or no longer make sense for the land they cover. For example, St. Paul's municipal airport, Holman Field, was designated under the executive order as rural -open space. The bill affects 27 percent of St. Paul. That's just a fraction though compared to the land designated as critical area in Lilydale, a city that falls entirely within the critical area. The Lilydale City Council has kept a wary eye on the proposal and formalized opposition to the bill last month. Mayor Tom Swain told the Review in April that the bill was "far from innocuous." Council members said they were concerned because they do not know what the DNR would do with the rulemaking authority. With all of Lilydale failing within the critical area designation, the DNR could get involved with every deck and redevelopment in town, contended council member Bob Bullard, who described the bill as "overzealous." St. Paul city leaders have expressed concern that the DNR could usurp local zoning authority. Lead sponsor Rep. Rick Hansen, DFL -South St. Paul, said the bill's authors have worked to create a "common-sense agreement." "We've been modifying it every step of the way," said Hansen, whose House district includes Lilydale. The House version includes an amendment to grandfather in non -conforming lots that violate district guidelines. In Mendota Heights, the council and city staff have taken a strong interest in the bill. A critical area district exists mostly along Highway 13. Council members say they have passionately protected their critical area without DNR intervention. "We're not in favor of the bill, but we're not actively opposed to it either," said assistant city administrator Jake Sedlacek. "We feel we have a pretty good critical area ordinance as it is." The bill ultimately subjects Mendota Heights residents to another level of government review, more fees and a longer review period, he explained. Not everyone is opposed to updating the order. Lilydale City Council member Marilyn Lundberg is a proponent of the bill, and a member of the Friends of the Mississippi, a key lobbying group for the bill. "The Critical Area program has played a very important role in safeguarding the Mississippi River. The setback requirements saved Lilydale from having more developments built on the edge of the bluff. It also saved Pigs Eye from complete commercial development," Lundberg stated. For bills passed in the last three days of session, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has 14 days, not including Sundays, to sign or veto the bill. He can also take no action, which will allow the proposal to take effect without his approval. Danielle Cabot can be reached at southwest@lillienews.com or 651-748-7815. Content C 2009 Software @ 1998-2009 1 up! Software, All Rights Reserved Upcoming Park /Recreation /Community Events.* Mendota Heizhts Par 3 GoILCourse Clubhouse: 651.454-9822 Saturday, May 30th 1 0:00am Second Annual Mendota Heights Invitational Golf / Picnic Council and Commission members, city staff, significant others, and Family members - "Shotgun" start at 10:00 AM - Food & Beverages Call Jake @ City Hall 651. 452-1850 Saturday, June 13th Morning Youth Invitational Golf Tournament www.mendota-heiqhts.com Thursday, June 25th Noon start Minnesota PGA Junior Golf Tournament www.minnesotaiuniorqolf.com Aims Air 91mg W -W Saturday, June 6th A//Day "Annual Parks Celebration" @ Mendakota Park &other locations Saturday, June 6r`' 9:00 Start 5K Run /Walk @ Village Center -call City Hall 651.452-1850 For information regarding "Summer 2009 Parks & Recreation Programs" Tennis -Golf Leagues /Lessons - Fishing Derby - Safety Camp - Skateboard Camp -Youth Trips - Youth Nature/Fun/Group Activities -Adult softball leagues -call 651.452-1850 or www.mendota-heights.com Mendota Heights Athletic Association www.mendotaheiohtsathietics.com or Amelia 1 957(c-baol.com Sat. / Sun. June 6th /7th K-6 grade baseball -"Mid-Year In -House Tournament @ Mendakota Park Fri / Sat / Sun, July 10, 11 & 12 "Super Weekend" (season end: baseball & T -ball games) Community Events., Saturday, June 6th Celebrate 150 Years - Independent School District 197 - Parade - Music -Fireworks: Call Ralph 651.456-0986 or Ultan 651.452-5179 Thursday, June 18th 8:00 am Law Enforcement Torch Run - Run / Bike / Walk from Lakeville to Mendota Heights - ends at Mendakota Park for lunch. T-shirts $10 To participate contact Jenny Fordham in MH PD 651.452-1366 Fund Raiser for Special Olympics MN Thursday, June 25th 11:30 am Pilot Knob Dedication Ceremony of ... 1. Two Historical signs funded by Mn Historical Society - Speakers 2. City Purchase of 15 acre Phase 2 site from Acacia Cem - Light refreshments 3. Recognition of new funding sources, grants, volunteer efforts June 2006 to June 2009 Scheduled Use of City Hall Meeting Rooms Thursday, May 28th 8:00 to 9:00 pm Park Place Homeowners Association in Council Chambers Saturday, May 30th 9:00am to 6:00pm MH Police Reserves MeetiWin Large Conference room May 22nd, 2009 Friday News - gk IvNeed G,- o t nc: Roger's Lak :AWK-- v";w f-- FAI 171, - Lu tiA UP 4� 41 A ro a. ? , I I T ; ; 7- zz; : ;. r � lile I -- Z A ", f 21 n - 1 t, 0`1 T �7 <1 FIG, -A Y ka 1 4 - JE V, rF Awwrl�;6 Y 1. :AWK-- v";w f-- FAI 171, - Lu tiA UP 4� 41 A ro a. ? <1 a) Big trouble for ash trees By Mary Hoff DNR, Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Editor's note: This article appeared in the May -June issue of the Volunteer. At the time of publication, the EAB infestation in Victory, Wisconsin had not been discovered. This article is used with permission. Jacob Ryg has seen plenty of tree troubles as the city forester in Rochester. But the one that really has him quaking in his boots is the one he hasn't seen yet. "It's an environmental disaster, in my opinion," he says. "When it hits Minnesota, we're going to have a huge problem." The trouble Ryg is talking about is the emerald ash borer, an invasive insect from Asia first discovered in Michigan seven years ago. Larvae of this shiny beetle tunnel beneath ash tree bark, gnawing away at living tissue until they kill the trees without fail. No one has yet found emerald ash borer in Minnesota. But with the assistance of people who inadvertently move larvae -infested wood or trees from one place to another, the insect is spreading rapidly around the Midwest. Experts agree it's only a matter of time before the beetle shows up here too. For Ryg, that's bad news. One-fourth of the trees lining his city's streets and peppering its parks are ash. When emerald ash borer arrives, Rochester not only will lose the beauty and shade those 17,000 -plus trees provide but also will have to foot a monumental bill for removing dead trees and planting new ones. Multiply that by the entire state, and Minnesota has trouble many times over. Some 3 million ash trees grace lawns and boulevards of our cities and towns. Ash trees are a common component of farmland windbreaks, shelterbelts, and lowlands across southern Minnesota. They are a prominent feature of northern forests. Statewide, 937 million white, green, and black ash trees are vulnerable to emerald ash borer. "The insect is a tremendous tree -killer," says Steve Katovich, forest entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service Forest Health Protection unit in St. Paul. When ash borers invade an ash stand, tree mortality approaches 100 percent, as abundant beetle larvae munch their way en masse around the insides of trees, girdling and killing them within one to three years. More than 30 million American and Canadian trees already have died as a result. By taking care not to transport emerald ash borers, Minnesotans can help stave off these invaders as long as possible. Then foresters will have time to plant trees today that can stand in for fallen ash tomorrow. And researchers will gain time to investigate treatments. The sooner we act, the better off Minnesota's streets and forests will be when this ash -eating insect finally invades. Discreet and devastating For decades ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) have been mainstays of the upper Midwestern landscape. Planted in abundance in the wake of the 1970s Dutch elm disease epidemic, they are fast-growing, adaptable, and relatively invulnerable to the various traumas that try trees. Or so we thought. In 2002 Michigan State University scientists studied tiny insects that were emerging from beneath the bark of sickly ash tees in southeastern Michigan. The size of a grain of wild rice with the green sheen of a hummingbird, these insects Emerald ash borer starts out as a flat, rust - colored egg, just a smidge bigger than the period at the end of this sentence. A single female will lay 80 or so at a 4-jr.re on the bark of an ash tree in summer. A lanky white larva emerges, burrows into the bark and begins eating the inner bark and new sapwood. In the process, it cuts off the conduits that carry water and nutrients from roots to leaves and sun -made sugars from leaves to the rest of the tree. In spring the larva morphs into a pupa. In early summer the pupa develops into an adult beetle. Two to three weeks later, the insect bores out of the bark, leaving a telltale D -shaped escape hole. The emerald -colored adult flies off to mate and begin the cycle again. Trees can survive for two to three years until borers finally push them past their tipping point. Enough larvae, enough serpentine trails, and the flow of water and nutrients inside the tree is completely severed. Twigs, branches, and ultimately the whole tree dies. A typical pattern of epicormic shoots/water-sprouts that have developed on stressed ash trees as they are infested by EAB over multiple years. A profusion of epicormic branches are produced near the lowest point of the infestation each year. The ash in Victory lost the top 1/3 of the crown first followed by a P rogression of infestations and epicormic shoot formations down the stem. Additional epicormics may be produced at the root collar. The distinctive S-shaped (serpentine) galleries under the bark on the surface of the wood are also diagnostic of EAB infestations. See the single gallery at the center/ bottom of the photo on the right. These feeding galleries zig-zag back and forth, becoming progressively larger as the larva grows. The galleries are packed with fine frass from the larval feeding. Below. Under the bark and in the phloem, the mirror image of the S- shaped galleries packed with frass galleries are easy to see. A cautionary note: Epicormic branches can also be produced by other agents that severely stress the tree. Finding D -shaped exit holes or EAB galleries confirms the presence of EAB. were nothing they had ever seen before. Entomologists at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., were equally baffled. It wasn't until an eastern European expert got hold of a specimen that its true identity emerged: an Asian insect known in English only by its scientific name, Agrilus planipennis. This foreign species had likely hitched a ride from China to Michigan sometime in the ' 1990s in wooden crates or pallets carrying imported goods. The scientists proposed the name "emerald ash borer" in recognition of its jewel-like appearance and its behavior. But this species was no jewel. Discreet as they are devastating, these deadly invaders lurked beneath the bark of ash trees for years, eating them alive from inside, before anyone detected their presence. As a result, by the time Michigan figured out what the problem was, the problem wasn't just Michigan's anymore. Inadvertently aided by humans hauling infested firewood and shipping infested saplings, emerald ash borers were already hopscotching across states. In 2003 foresters found the insects in Ohio. The following year ash borers showed up in Indiana. They popped up in Illinois and Maryland in 2006, Pennsylvania and West Virginia in 2007. Last summer they were detected for the first time in Missouri and Virginia and Wisconsin. Lost goods and services The deadly emerald ash borer, native to eastern Asia, is coming to Minnesota. The bug lays its eggs on the bark of ash trees. The larva bores into live wood and emerges as an adult, leaving a D - shaped exit hole in the dying tree. Photo from Bugwood.com Emerald ash borer is not known to be in Minnesota as of this writing. But all it will take is one person bringing larvae -riddled firewood home from the family farm by Milwaukee or bringing an infested sapling dug from a friend's yard near Chicago, and then our emerald ash borer -free days will be gone forever. "We know it will be here eventually," says Mark Abrahamson, emerald ash borer program coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and head of the state's emerald ash borer readiness team. . When the borers do arrive, they'll have plenty to eat White ash grows in southeastern Minnesota. Green ash grows statewide, especially along streams. Green ash was widely planted for shelterbelts in rural areas, as well as for shade trees in yards and along boulevards in cities and suburbs. Black ash trees are a major component of the hardwood stands lining northern wetlands. Together, these trees create a web of corridors the borer can use to spread. When ash borer adults emerge from a tree, they usually only fly a couple of hundred yards to another tree to lay eggs. Though they don't In Minnesota, 937 million ash trees are fly far, they do fly in abundance, and there is little tree experts dinty, they can do to stop its inexorable spread. 91 entomologist Jeffrey Hahn. "The closest probably "I don't know if there's really any comparison, says University of Minnesota is Dutch elm disease.... This has a potential to certainly be more injurious, more devastating than that. Odds are Minnesota will lose most, if not all, of its ash trees. We'll also lose the goods and services these trees provide. For example, city trees bestow beauty, cut energy costs, and absorb and filter storm water services estimated to be worth over $290 million to Minnesota communities each year. Minnesota ash trees typically supply between 30,000 and 40,000 cords of wood each year, mainly for pulp and paper, but also for firewood and specialty products such as cabinets, furniture, and veneer. already lost Unique characteristics of black ash have made it a staple of the traditional American Indian basket -making industry, which has access to wood in infested areas. "If and when emerald ash borer gets to the remaining stands , the material will be very rare or nonexistent in some areas, 11 says U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs forester and basket maker Michael Benedict. 'That would have a big impact on the ash basket making that's been with a lot of the tribes for thousands of years. That would pretty much end that particular art form. Most worrisome for University of Minnesota forest ecologist Lee Frelich is the impending loss of hundreds of millions of black ash trees that line wetlands in forest north of Hinckley. When the beetles destroy those trees, Frelich says, they will forever change the face of wetlands in northern forests- habitat for wildflowers, butterflies, songbirds, herons, owls, woodpeckers, moose. "Black ash swamps are ... a unique habitat for plants and birds and so on that otherwise wouldn't be there," he says. "We might lose that whole forest type." Slow- the- Spread With the inescapable arrival of emerald ash borer, it's tempting to throw up our hands in despair. But action today could dramatically alter the outcome tomorrow for our state's urban forests and rural woodlands alike. "The biggest issue right now is to keep it out of here," says Katovich. Fending off emerald ash borer as long as possible, he says, will give municipalities, homeowners, and forest managers time to plant other tree species and get them growing before the ash disappear. And it will give scientists more time to identify and perfect strategies for protecting ash trees, such as introducing parasitic wasps that help keep emerald ash borer in check in Asia or perfecting pesticides that could be used on a limited basis to save particularly valuable individual trees. search that's going on," says Department of 'We're hoping by the time it gets here we are able to take advantage of all the re Natural Resources Forestry entomologist Val Cervenka. 'The longer it takes [to arrive], the longer we have to pull together our resources and implement our plans for response." To limit the insect advance, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has placed restrictions on moving firewood, ash trees, and ash tree parts from infested areas. Chippewa and Superior national forests have banned transportation of firewood from out of state, and Voyageurs National Park and some counties are allowing only DNR -approved wood within their boundaries. In 2007 the state Legislature made it illegal to bring firewood onto state land unless purchased from a DNR -approved vendor. 91 "The best option to slow the spread is to really limit that artificial movement, Abrahamson says. "Emerald ash borer on its own is going to move only a short distance each year." Find it fast Once emerald ash borer does arrive, Katovich says, the sooner we detect its presence, the better. "If we don't find it for a number of years, that allows it to get really well established," he says. 'We might actually have a chance to do something if we find a smaller spot relatively soon.... If it's very, very early, we can still try to eliminate it." In cities and near campgrounds and nurseries, forest managers have been stripping a circle of bark from selected ash trees (borers like stressed trees best) and watching them for signs of infestation. In strategic parts of the state, emerald ash borer surveillance teams have also hung hundreds of sticky purple traps (borers like purple g too), which are baited with a chemical that smells like sick ash trees. Across Minnesota, more than 800 state -certified tree inspectors and several hundred tree care and woodland advisors are watching for the pest In addition, the DNR, the Department of Agriculture, and the University of Minnesota have trained a statewide network of over 300 "first detectors" to look for signs of emerald ash borer. They also respond to calls from, citizens reporting sightings or signs of emerald ash borer to the Arrest the Pest hotline. What next? Forest managers are still strategamg the best way to get ready for the invasion. Some are in favor of stepping up harvest of marketable ash trees. Others worry that large-scale cutting of black ash would disrupt the hydrology of the wetlands in which they thrive. "The concern is swamping these areas by suddenly removing the tree cover that is acting like a water pump," observes Alan Jones, DNR Forestry silviculture, lands, and roads supervisor. The DNR is developing a Preparedness Plan so the agency can respond in a timely and appropriate manner. "Our state nurseries are no longer growing ash," Jones says. When ash stands come up for harvest as part of a normal logging cycle, the woods likely Use only local firewood. To avoid being an insect taxi, buy or cut firewood where you'll bum it. For vendors, go to www.mndnr.govlfirewood—vendorslvend orsl7ist.-htmL Watch. If you see an ash tree with D - shaped exit holes or lots of dead branches and sprouts from the trunk, call Arrest the Pest, 651-201-6684 or 888-545-6684. Don't panic. If you want advice on your ash trees, choose an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) -certified arborist or tree inspector. Do ponder. Consider planting saplings of another species that can take over if you eventually lose your ash trees. See www.mndnr.govlforestrylnurserieslchoos ing. html - and www. m n dn r. g o vlg ran tslfo re s tmg m t1s te w ardship.htmL Save seeds. Scientists are collecting ash seeds for the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Colorado. To learn how you can help, go to www.ashseed.org. Spread the warning. Share this story with friends and neighbors. Find it online at www.mndnr.gov1magazine. Learn more at www.emeraldashborer. info and www. mda. state. mn. uslplantslpestmanag ementleab.htm. will be managed for other species. What species would thrive where ash have sunk their roots for centuries? 66Therein lies the challenge," Jones says. "We're not sure yet.... There may not be real good, easy alternatives." For woodland owners, Abrahamson recommends a wait-and-see approach. "In the normal course of forest management you might want to, if it makes sense with your other goals, reduce your abundance of ash," he says. `But I wouldn't advise anyone making a g radical change purely because they're worried emerald ash borer is going to get into their wood lot." For municipalities, on the other hand, action is in order because thousands of lifeless, leafless, and dangerous dead ash will blow out routine maintenance budgets. Although emerald ash borer may take several years to finally kill a tree, once it does the tree branches and trees are much more dangerous for tree workers and nearby buildings, and removal costs skyrocket, DNR limbs dry quickly. Such brittle community forestry coordinator Ken Holman says. Minneapolis forestry program manager Jim Hermann helps oversee 38,000 boulevard ash trees, which will cost an estimated $27 million to remove and replant. He is looking at options for using cut ash, from burning it for energy to turning it into marketable products. In Rochester, Ryg stopped planting ash in 2002. Today, as he prepares for an ash -free future, he's working hard to incorporate other lessons of the past. should plant multiple species, but we didn't plant enough,," he says. `We replaced elm with 'We learned from Dutch elm disease that we honeylocust have all been overplanted in the city, and Ryg five species. Now we're going to 10 to 20 different species." Maples, lindens, and city's trees by planting unconventional species. Top on his list: Kentucky coffee trees, disease -resistant elms, says he is hoping to diversify the and hackberry. Abrahamson says that's a good rule for the rest of us to live by as well. If your ash trees are healthy, he says, there's no need to do . But if the starting to startingo fail, it might make sense to start replacing them with diversity in mind. anything nowy "Don't think, If I plant all maples I'm safe.' The key is to plant a diversity of trees," he says. "Everything has its bug that 's.living in another country that could come here. The key is, plant lots of [different species of] trees." "Arrest the Pest" Hotline 651-201-6684 - Metro Area or 1-888545-6684 .- Greater Minnesota Arrest.The.Pest@state.mn.us EAB and othergreen insects found in Minnesota You can find a color version of this image on www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/images/Ml242-9-lg.jpg Mdy 15 2009 10:13:53 Vid Fax _> 65145ZH94H Adm inistrdtor Page 001 Of 00 r LE -AGUE m,.,LNN'ES()TA. C F -1.-1I ES% mmFrida Y Faxam ,4 weekl- legrislo/ive: the. 1"cog"me of Stay tuned this weekend 1.7 tufty , ),f'0.jj,;.7,,/7*J17ding issuesp V 7174:11uCling C."Ims, in anct mt:wket vi: -due h(vm,:P,s,1ee:u1 cre?z:lli (UPIR will be the S u 1.) .jecls leg, -i, 1crtive &sclfsslons (,:m.er, the g . S weekene.-I. S'tcrt?,4 ti:y wl"11 v/Cl 7W1'1 ,y, rnne�l. W on brecilzing newst e:ind vive mu.1v fbr-yiom- We b,,,ive fin ally re,�.ched the fi'.mal weekend of the 2()09 legis"kifive ses',sion and, eas of ye.;;tcrday, -it now appears virtually certain that there will. be no special session to finish work on the state budget.. "I I lie golvC17,110.1- has decid.ed to sign all ofthe naRl'or appropriations bills, but he -will ialso line -item veto 'fic appropriations within these bills to -rcducc speel within I spendingv and close the budget ga.p. Lwast night, lie line -item vetoed million in appropriamloris, iti the heafth, and In.mixi services appropriations bill an.d thejo'bs rand economic developmcm app-ropria-tions bill. Wide thosc zictiong the unresolved state deficit, stands at $2.7 bittion for the upcom'1jig 201(-20.l I bierm.411M, At this jiiornhigs hearing of the Legislative Corn.mission on Planning ajid Fiscal 'Policy. T (L('."PF'P), it appeanc,; clear ffiat the governor and lcgislcr-itors Ka:vc agreed to a. school, funding shift ffiat could reduce the ren-lainhi I I g $2.bill' 7 on imbalance by between $1.3 billion -rind $1 .8billion. Flowever, thor(: ,,�ippcars tobc a iabout wtictlur the ove, mor has,, st-atutory authority to fully 43iplomcnt tho or whcthic:r he neods, logslative authoHization. 'I"Jis d' I I i is will fikely impi,:ict the -negotiations between the govemor and legislators but in the end if tract bud cit is not resolved befi. re the c-nd of the session, the dJs,,asreen,i,e tit will not likely alter the governor'.4,; broz-0 un 01 lottnem nutbonty, 'Thc'.(,,C'PFP isa co-nunissimi of tbel-,iouse ;ri.od Senaac that bits TC--811])Tly to d11qCU11'.*%1q the st,�,)te`s budget:,at,)d the 4x)PV-.1.CtS ofthe f0det-Val s,timulus," Pi.-Icknge, Tbc comrni�soon includos, niimy of thcmost sciiiorlegislators, frons bo -di bodics and May 15, 2009 flage I is charred by'House Spef,.,&er MarLmi-et Andcr4{�a� Kelliligr(L)f-Mi'micapo lis). Linter aye today's L.(,PF,P niecting j� YI ;, App asked W'MIWSOUI� an I -IT, and Bl.,Id2lvet TO H-4-:11,11SOU fior detalls (.),n thegovcrnor-"s potcntizil unallotment cuts to cifieg and C.011.11tICS. She went on to wamflic., com,rnissioncr 4ind city and comity budgets have; i'droady been impacted by last December's u.nallotimcots and that city and county budgets and property taxes cannot be Instauitly modified to accommod1i.ite mid-yc�i.r reductions, overnor Ne-mlenty bas, '"lac Lilso contended. that (3' nalsxcA taxes tbrougb city and coun.ty ald reduct-lcms by 0o4sing the foreign oper.�qllmg corporz.luon (FOC) ulix bres-,.tk wid by approving loc,,,.-d s,,,fles uaxes, n lud*ng C ounty .4-'�ajes- t'CIN., for the" e. I 1"win"s stadium, (R.4-Jay1:.ic1d) countered thz'a thc local tax.es diat flic governor has approved. were all local requests for tax authority mid that the governor did not initia,te those taxes, Wlien the I.,(.PF'P mcetA,-,,,- later today, they will ("o to tt n u -e. th e. i r dis'el.-Iss, j ('}tog 0 f tbe i'll) f a' d ("I. -I T S 031, cloo.s, Speakcr Mzirgaro.t AndcrsonKofliber repeatedly 4nskcd "Toj-n Hatison, -tbr more dotail's" oil the Potonti-al 17-111pa-et's, of on cl tan ,mcou d nties. She requcsted Comn,iissioner Ward Einess attend th-is aftcrj)oona s hearing to address questions ofConmalssion We expect the isstic of-ald cuts to cities, to be discus,sed flirmighout the weekend, 1,,)oth in the LC -'FFP tmd in tbe Onviibus'Tax Conferej-1ce 2323. Stay tuned., Y 0 n o c t (7, (:iry Hs on 65L.2 8 1 � 1`255 F'or 11.1twe or) city legfisiative is"itIcS4 contf.w( ally ol'010 L,Oape of Nil m.w.-m.]; it Ciliv..'s 651.281,1200 or 800.925.1122,tad www.lnic.org May 15 ZHO9 18:14:46 VI'd Fax -> 65145ZB94H Administrator Page HHZ ®f HH4 'L�-AGUE Cl.'"I"IES 9 wwFrida Y F axam 1,�jN:jtJ(U,.fi-0t77 C."ifies Adminisstrafive Fine Action Alert restifts in legislative victory i-lfl"?)Tgepart to c,-,flls (-,Md cinii1h; from city -anic)Amc3i t. s', upport I'll g adminis,trative ffilC klUthoray was azm dopted d included ii)to a bill passed by the Mii3nesota House tod,ay. Several I -dM.0 Actim Alerts, were sent to I...'eague nleall bers this week reg -Ci rdii.ig this allicildn'IC111, which was, delayed several tinies before the 'vote today. 'T'he ameiidment was adopted &P oti as voice vote atid SF 492 was pwssed t -)y the 11,ollse On a. V-0te 01", 120-12, A L.cagoe poliey, SD -28,, Ad.qiinisrroi.aive Fitles, 1�Fill low-levcl moving atid cqUiP111C11t violatiolls. Questiotis.2 (."otnoct AMR.? 1�4 ititi, �.-a 6.5.1,281, 1263 0111, Second .economic l)e velopment and ,Ftoussing'Bu dget 'Bill ssignedby governor P. .1 .% hc goveruor signcd I JF2088 tic Ornnibus Ea',emomic Developnne.nt ajid Housing Bu.dg-et Bill yesterday with a few line 'Item vetoes. H'I" 2088 is the scoond Orniiibus Eemomic [.)cvcloprPcnt aiid IAOUSfilg.be dget BillSODt to the go-vernorafter the first atteiiipt resa0ted iii Lin entire veto of the bill due tO J301iCY PI-OViSiODS the gOVU.1101- fiOUDd ioiaccepta.We. Budget'Bill provides -.Fu.ndJng.,--uA policy cbanges fior the Etnrh). ✓...... !Ilm 11,11hil-i'SL�M) lleigl I n "I'll cc Agcncy (MHFA.), [ pct pas rtn'lent Of L,a,bor an,d hidU.Stf.y (I)LI) ajid, various state boards and cornniissiolIS". The goveriior 1hie item vetoed S31,825,000 of appro.priations frotii I. -IF 2()89,. The cutc,;- were to wcit-kfiorce develop. dent: fund appropriations to the May 15, 2009 Page 7. hidigcnous'Earth Keeper Prograi.ii and the So-atheast Asian Collaborative, t11CMJ11DCS0taFifi11 Board, M1]311Cf;ot:a Public Radio,a workers Tlicliiort.C-117 and the Legislative (.00rd I'D ati 118 'Thel"e"(.1-sue workod to g�,t. t: rovis,-Dons Inchid, c�d a-nd removed from the bill, .. ajid was successful ill illeludl]18 laliguago expandin - "I", �7,ctcd Neighborhoods prograiii statewide for Deighborhoods reii3ediatioii efforts associated with for ec I os ure 1. but was wisuccessful in securing ffflids for the progriani. The'L,ea.vuealso tesutIed it), M.Ullerous House 4,and .01te col-T-1-1,11ittees" .0-1.1-1d Inft) -led tilesoverrjor7s 01,"f lee of out opposition to a provision probibiting Public cmployars fro -m purahasmg or --'acqui r -mg app,virel and publie sa.fety requ-ired to be worn or wsedbyern-ployees, not m.-C'Mufactured I'll dic Unite d States ofAmcrica, The League o5cred an ame. jidniont to try to riiifigatz. the aff"Cicts the prohibition would have oii public employers. I& Rukavijia. (DFL-Virgfiiia), chief aothor of the bill cont,aliriing the h,--wguage -r.uid chalr ol"the conference c(H11111M.Cle, acewed some but i-iot all 0: the -r -I., �,4, �-1 - �iryi, T �io 1 e n d ni c n t, Th c uu."u, �-- tosfifii-,d rogardi-jig implica-tlons, tic prohlbition would have on contva,(Nts wid asked that tho Imi.guagre be 0 -mended to allow i,or pubhe omployev-,"., to kep tho contrEwts until they ex. ire which dic co-oference comni.iftee did'. but when testifying the departi.-neiii did jiot say they opposcd the hijiguage. 1"he confierence committee a-,idoptcd the provision and it w:.vs Mcluded -iri the bill the governors-igned, Qztc--,�Wons? (*.'0jitaci1,1ue Ngtown of 65.1.281.1260 or Iml. 1,:'toussing Improvement Authorization extension alinost a done deal Legit"dation that exterlds the hoassiiig 1111PI'(WelDelit ts W413Y t(..) the gove-� 110TI-101" ZID.601) iS Or) I.,]I or U) the fiorm (,)f'[ -]F 12981 the j:wn-controversial tax bill that was -passed by both bodies dind sont to t.he alow ijiRm-nation on city lolgislaiiw is'suoj COJIUAC1. i.0-ky ruelabul, of 1110 lmague of minno.-ota Cifio Interg urnenttrd Rdalian.N, tooni, "ove)- 65 1.2 81,1200 or 800,925.1122 eo-id www-, lnic.org May 15 2009 10:15:39 Via Fax _> 65145ZB940 Administrator Page 003 Of 004 wwFrida Y Faxam A week -/-y the. I'eogzle W gownior oii.May 13. That bill is expected to be signcd soon. - Several cider ficave contacted the I..,eague. over the hast se-veral weeks, inqui I a,botst taw status of tbis it Nw.,is, set to suwstet oti June 30� 2009 i -n ter,tm,; of fortning,now districts,, As written, the autborizatIOT) under Minn. Stat. § 428,A. is now <sc t to sunset June 30,201.3, authorizz,.ifion is also cxtonded through June 30, 2013. A iiiore detailed law sunirnary will be published in the Le-11gue's Law Swumaries iii the next few- weeks. Quc--�swoms'? Jennifb- () 'Roz-o-ke oi 651.281.1261 Constitutionally dedicated funds fle(l up in conference committee The 1,1011W L111.111d Scwatc are curretifly debatitig how to i,;Pend the new iiimey for the outdoors, c1caii water, parks., o -u -id mailss, a.nd the ar-ts. in 1`5'1.1, 123 1. As, of Fodayiiftornoon., Cl.w.1"louso co-.n.rorces re -port 'l gu'lflicly 1:11"It tbey migbt'not be Willing to t pPropriiatc aoy of the fu.nds., ovcii tbo money is co-jistitutionally dedicated for the purpose Cif Clea".11ing tip tand protecting our k'tkes, rivor.sa.-nd drinking water sources."ro pass a bill, the cominitice ni-ust. conipleteits work over the coillilig weeh,vid.. The'Le;r.tsuc atid a broad =.,flitloii of'other local] wid agricultural interests worked to ass the ('71ean A,ct- in 20(*,and to secure o-ne-ti tile funding, for flio.se 1,,)rognams Tn the htst bienniu.111, Reconinici.idations I. -or bow fficse prograius should be organized and funded werc made to achieve the outconic ofrcturiiitig polluted MI'D 1.1 CSota lakes zuid riveni to cojidltiows that nicet water q4ality st-widards. Since theii,, the Clowi Water Council was established to advise the adinijustration sari how to do fl)ZrIt work, Their conelvisimsafter Two yc'oars of work, were alniost identical to those o:Cthc origitial group'. May 15, 2009 'Page 3 "I"he bills, include, aniong other bet-weeii S25 riff ioii ("House) and $43 nudfiori (Sciiatc) iD JICW fonds for cities,; to meet the costs of increas,11ig requirenients in woastewater.,rind stortit "r.,aer k3firastructure., rbe money is also ii sed V to cotnpletc t'he work tiecrs.srary to inectl"�dcr"fl Cle,,,,to Wa,tcr Art ro(IJUI.T'CMCTIt$ to a1low W."tter pet`mitrs to bc granted in thc state for c. conoiiiic de,velopixio.ot and growth iii our "T"ho fniar.w4,t] progri,ims -to aid ciffies and the stale --agency work to identil'y, study, wid, davelop cleaii-up plans for pc fluted lakes aria rivers need to rnove f rward wid c-annoti-ifford to wait for iii. ye -,,.u. "I"he "Sen'KI-te pfia.n of -I speo.cfing these tiew Cle"'It.) water t ­cly ollows,, he recotnrneiid.,�.j,tions of the funds,, clo,,L, f 'L,oague, tbe C'.Icat)'W`a.t:er C"outiell, ouid the other stakeholders tbatliave spelit the pastsaveii years developing tbi's phan, Tbe govel"'nor has 'also 00111MIumated that' lac prc*r,(.-, the approcvic;, reconiniciided by the Clcaii'Watcr Council arid the other etc. an water stakoholders. "I"he Lcagrue opposes the I-Iouse suggestion to delay funting these 6 C prograrns and -will contitiu.c to i-.ictively -work to liiake,swv a. stroiv p,,:i.ekage offiind"'g to clear.) w iinpai red waters is passed this 115yes$1011' L M.1 line apol is'), Riw) W i I I NI Rej.). 'Leoii Lillie (DFL -North St. Paul), Rev. Gro I)IC"Wids, (R-Prcstoii). ".1"he 1,5ci.iatc conferees are Dick Cohen (DR. -St. Ilaul), Sen- [�'Jleii Aridersop ('DFI'-'S' t- RILUD. 5, CIL I " 01:11 Saxhiaui'y (IX"L-Grand Rapid,,,;), (DI'L.,-F.ndIcy ,q Sen. Dcnnis F'red crick.s �n (R -New [Jhn). ,. (h,ict.s,i/ons? ("'onioei A hnsmi of 65.1,26'.1.1259 1.1 !A 0 Or Anso "'I . WA � .... mww'; 11471'1'1'2i�� .1i'merald Ash Borer foundin StAllaul sevcv.1"I weeks the sta:w. of WISC011sill J11M.0t.111ced 0.1"a of erner;',i1d borer (EAB)'booles, insects, tbl--a tiirget. imid hill visdi trce,;; of all types, was confirmed withi.n a J' .0 w -nu'les of I'oj' more int*ornlafion on city liogislative is-Nuo, CrODUICI iffly Ine-n-A.)a of lhtl- Imague ofminiv-soia Cilie". hltefj.'11.1-wnual ROation.,-, ivanx. '0V0't 651.281, 1200 or 800,925.1122 and www.lj:iic.org May 15 2009 10:16:43 'Via Fax —> 65145ZB940 Administrator Page 004 Of 004 Now mmFridayFax A Icygri,s1o/Av., the. it i CX.v the Minncsota-Wiscons'n border -ncarLa(.rossc. . I That resulted in a quarzantinc being imposed on the tran,;,;port of ash trees, ash wood, or firewood }ii or OW of Hooj,;ton ('-7<)-ttnty in duc to tbe bigb likelihood th,-r-tt the insect, was 1. 1,m-escnt in thatama 4ul. had not y -et I-,)ccn located and coo.firtned, "T'hc <sj nce boon working wifli state agelicles, legislators, and groups" interested iii forest bealth to find iunding to tiassist cities as they respond to the'dircat of EAB- Mii.incsota bas an estimated 900 million -ash trees more tha. any other state except Mical'ne. The inij,)act ()n N4.1MI)CS0141. s urbanauid vu:ral. -torests, if the spro,-r..W o:(.' FAIAB -i's not inoperly controlled, could be deteenoi-i and response is 0.1c best way to prov cn-1: t sp rctul of di I s pro bi In was �o.fllocatcd in ffic.1-fouse from the 1-,ccisard Outdom-14critf-,ige Fund'i cifthough the 'nL-,,.ccl for that funding was gencrally disluisscd by the Dej);1junent of..Ag ticulturc. and the DCjTq.rtmcnt of NatUr,,[d. Resources dUC t.0 1.10 conflnued inivstations havingbeen located in MArinesota. May 15, 2009 Page 4 On Thursday of this w-eck, however, EA.11 was, found, to be p -resent i. -n niultiple trees in a St. 1)aul neighborhooci. 1 -he isysm is no longer theoretical. It is likely that the 1)robleni will be fim.t.nd in other "tic Cl rk, con)i'muil .4s througboui. tbe summer o s uce wo and insq)cc.ticmi; arc. done. M-11.1nesso . Ua Cities wil I need assisul..nco to rn.arla.gc dic Inspecfions-, craini n g, cm d co n trol s nee ded to pre- vc n t th e s -p read of this, po's-t. T11c; L,0. ;Iguc, tho C16 O's 0f,m..1m1(,.uLx lis and..S.L.,Paul. the Minnosota hada "I"rce.Ady' ('1011.31ciLthe Mit.mosota Nurse'a and.L.-andsc.M. c. Association •' the M. tand R.ccrecau'031 8'. odzird and other intercsted parties are working Utively to pre.s'erve the $2 nifllic,)n in EAB t cs�)omsc ,1,PPZ'()PY-j3fi0j-)- f -(.'-Om tbe new outdoor beritiage sales tax fiLmdc,;. F",'or inore details of) the iss%aw, 1,Aec.-tse go t(.) tbe M,1J. 1q, - t �S-, W e b S i t. 0, 1 , "here was also zi good zi.rticte on th,c iscsmc,. III the St, 11(atij Piomer prc.ss., 50 cit 65.1,28,13259 F %A ")j. alore on 61y 11�gisiakive. ism.w-N4 col'Aact ally awn-Av't ol, tho Loag w of Nfitlj.wsclua ("ifie-'s liIt ROations- 10a.1-1.1 651.2 81, 1. 200 oi, 800, 925.1.122 ,-.�nd www, Imc.org