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Councilmember Musgrove asked if some of the money for this vehicle will be coming from State <br />safety funds. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kohner said they will not be receiving any State funds, and it will all be from the levy. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if they do get this new engine, how the fleet will look for the <br />coming years and if there will be any more large expenditures that they anticipate in the next five <br />years. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kohner said the aerial truck will be needed in the next few years; however, other than <br />that they will be pretty caught up on replacements for the next 10 years. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked how many more years of siren replacements they have. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kohner said he can get this information; however, he believes they have six or seven <br />years left. <br /> <br />Street Supervisor Turner reviewed the Public Works Department capital requests. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if there are rules on how to dispose of emerald ash borer trees. <br /> <br />Street Supervisor Turner explained that they can put the trees through woodchippers if they are <br />chipping them as they are being cut down. He noted that if they are storing them, they have to be <br />covered with a tarp so bugs cannot escape them. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if they had explored the idea of renting one of these chippers <br />rather than purchasing one. <br /> <br />Street Supervisor Turner said he has looked into this; however, he has not been able to find one <br />large enough. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if they would be able to contract this work out. <br /> <br />Street Supervisor Turner explained that it could cost over $3,000 per tree and they did 303 emerald <br />ash borer trees last year. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley asked if there were to wait another year for the street sweeper what the <br />downside would be. <br /> <br />Street Supervisor Turner said there would be no huge downside of this as they would still be able <br />to get through the next year without a new one. He noted that if they push this to next year, he will <br />come back asking for the street sweeper and other requests next year. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if they would want to keep the 2016 street sweeper around for <br />a few years even if they did get a new one so they could do twice as much sweeping as they would <br />be able to do with one vehicle. <br />City Council Work Session / July 9, 2024 <br />Page 4 of 8 <br /> <br />