11-15-16 Worksession CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
i Richfield, Minnesota
�✓ Special City Council Worksession
The Urban Hometown
November 15, 2016
CALL TO ORDER
The worksession was called to order by Mayor Goettel at 6:30 p.m. in the Bartholomew Room.
Council Members Debbie Goettel, Mayor; Michael Howard; Edwina Garcia; and
Present: Tom Fitzhenry
Council Members Pat Elliott
Absent:
Staff Present: Steven L. Devich, City Manager; Kristin Asher, Public Works Director; Kari
Sinning, Deputy City Clerk.
Item #1 Discussion regarding the Gypsy Moth Communication and Eradication Plan
(Council Memo No. 79)
Public Works Director, Kristin Asher, introduced Kimberly Thielen Cremers, Pest Mitigation
and Regulatory Response Unit Supervisor from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA).
Thielen Cremers presented a slideshow about what the Gypsy Moth is and the MDA's plan to
eradicate the Gypsy Moth infestation between Washburn and Logan Avenues; Minnesota State
Highway 62 and West 67th Street. Quarantine has been placed upon the area restricting regulated
articles, such as trees and shrubs, logs, firewood, and any other outdoor household items transfer out
of the area until June 15, 2017. Residents will be notified before any treatments will be sprayed on the
area. In early January, there will be an open house regarding the proposal for treatment from the
MDA.
Mayor Goettel posed a question regarding the safety of the Monarch butterflies, as the
eradication plan includes a spray that will affect small caterpillars. However, Thielen Cremers
reassured the Mayor that the Monarch butterfly population will not be affected by this treatment.
ADJOURNMENT
The worksession was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:55 p.m.
Date Approved: December 13, 2016
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