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2- v. CormpoMence A. Cowell Report— County Member Mary Bug Burg stated they have working on budget items. They started only this year so that they can work on having a balanced budget. Almost every area they are looking at is in the red. They do not want to have double digit tax increases. They am working diligently on ideas. It is tough It impacts services. We are looking at ways to rmrgeoiu. Thee are real impacts to everything we do. Cowell had a unrest with City staff and than a day on there own for team building. Personnel is the biggest pan of our budge[ Also had an excellent speaker come and speak on the Bmeald Ash Borer. The Neighlwrbood meeting have staged. The next one is Thursday, Munch 10 at Town Pole. The last is W From on March 2511 . Notion commented about the Emerald Ash Borer meeting he attended. The best Warren is to treat the trees. The City and residents will have to make a decision about what to do about it Burg stated that if you don't heat your wee, it will die. The Council is onboard with island an active stance staring this year. Brener stated the City did a tree inventory in 2001, which relates to boulevard tress. The City hew 949 ash lues on our boulevards. We do not have an inventory an park tress. The speaker came firm Massachusetts to speak to Ne Council. Council wanted to move forward with treatment of the trees. Now we have to put a management plan in place, order supplies, determine how to hive seasonal staff, and chromium how we will do the work. The EAB work session was taped and Breuer can she re that with anyone who is interested. Another option would be to share it at a funds meeting. Next month we will have two staff reports. The EAB audio tape was about an hour and 15 minutes. There is also a book which she has that she would highly recommend you look at. Residents may come to PREC members for information Fischman stated that even after this speake, there is no plan to hire a fomamlL Burg stated that the speaker gave hope that there are ways to manage this situation. Burg stated we will have a plan in place. Fineado n asked who will be handling the resident concerns? Breuer stated we plan to educate residents as much as we can. We will par information on our website. Perhaps use door hangers to inform residents ahead of time that we are coming. We want the project to keep moving forward. We may present information at the Town Hall mcetug use the local newspaper and anyway we can to Miami residents. Bug smtd that this Commission had probably hound that they will wt be meeting here at City Hall and be televised, bre move to the Family Service Center her their monthly meetings, they will be audio taped. Burg felt that the Emerald Ash Bum issue was a goad reason to keep the meetings televised so residents could be updated. Bug stated she would advocate for that.