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CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />09-072 <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING <br />SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION <br />TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />PERTAINING TO A PROGRAM AIMED AT PREVENTION OF AN <br />EMERALD ASH BORER INFESTATION <br />WHEREAS, Forest Protection funds were appropriated from the Outdoor Heritage Fund to the <br />Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the use of providing grants, up to $100,000 each, and <br />the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is currently soliciting for grant applications through <br />November 20, 2009 related to the prevention of an Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation, and <br />WHEREAS, the City of New Brighton has prepared an EAB prevention plan consisting of <br />identifying all the ash trees on public property and treating blvd. trees and selected ash trees in <br />City parks with a pesticide known to prevent EAB, and <br />WHEREAS, the City of New Brighton desires to implement the EAB prevention plan should <br />funds become available to do so, and <br />WHEREAS, the grants available through the MN Department of Agriculture would allow <br />implementation of the city's EAB prevention plan and required matching funds through the grant <br />program have been identified from the Parks and Recreation and Public Works Departments in <br />anticipation of being awarded grant monies. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, The City Council of the City New Brighton hereby <br />authorizes submission of an application for the Planning and Preparedness Grant through the <br />Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and <br />THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, should the City be awarded a grant, city staffwill <br />prepare additional materials and details of the grant funded activities for presentation to the City <br />Council and formal authorization to accept any awardedgr t funds and use of city match funds. <br />Adopted this 9th day of November, 2009. <br />Steve Larson, Mayor <br />Dean R. Lotter, Manager <br />� f <br />SAT T EST:>&,e, <br />. _ <br />_- <br />Daniel A. Maiets <br />Director. -o f Finance and Support Services <br />