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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 5:00 p.m. — Mayor /Council /Staff Strategic Planning Session — Lake Itasca Room Department Activities: Preview of Next Week January 10, 2013 Mayor /Council/Staff Strategic Planning/Organizational Development — Tuesday, January 15 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and again Thursday, January 24 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The sessions, facilitated by Anita Duckor, Duckor & Associates, will be held in the Lake Itasca Room and dinner will be provided. Council Update Emerald Ash Borer Symposium. It has been almost ten (10) years now since EAB first infested trees in Minneapolis. This destructive insect has since also been confirmed in Ramsey County and Houston County. Late in 2011, EAB was confirmed in Shoreview, which borders Anoka County, meaning the likelihood of EAB being found in Anoka County is fairly high. If the progression from other states, such as Michigan and Ohio, are any indication, the rate of mortality amongst ash trees will start to increase very rapidly over the next couple years. While EAB has not be confirmed in the City of Ramsey or Anoka County as of yet, it is only a matter of time before it's found. That will have definite impacts, both economically and aesthetically, on the City and property owners. A symposium focusing on EAB has been organized for February 12, 2013, at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, 11 & Main Downtown Hopkins, MN, at 9:00 a.m., that will include some of the leading experts from states already dealing with thousands of dead ash trees annually. This symposium is not only geared toward industry professionals but also for elected officials and property owners to provide direct insight into likely impacts of EAB and possibly management strategies a municipality may wish to consider. Attached to the Weekly Update is a brochure for this upcoming Emerald Ash Borer Symposium. Building Maintenance • Take down holiday tree and decorations • Work on miscellaneous heating issues • Repair broken faucets City Clerk • Met w/Nowthen City Clerk (Cowie) - their Council would like to have a strategic planning session and Corrie was interested in visiting about strategic planning sessions we have done in the past — formats, length, etc. • Coordinated new Mayor & Council Reception w /Building Maintenance • Getting approved contracts /JPA' s in for signatures and mailing (i.e. TimeSavers, NWACCC, etc.)