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unanimous consent of the council, and that enactment be considered at this time. e Mr. Hansen noted the substitute for page 25 in Council Bill 2894 and the retention of the last sentence on the old page 25. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 7:0. Council Bills 2894 and 2895 were read the second time by council bi 11 numbers on ly. Mr. Hansen moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, that the bills be approved and given final passage. Ro 11 ca 11 vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bills were declared passed (and became Ordinances 19393 (CB 2894) and 19394 (CB 2895). II. RESOLUTION CONCERNING DUTCH ELM DISEASE (memo, resolution distributed) Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the discussion. Parks and Recreation Department Director Ernie Drapela gave the staff report. He said there is an outbreak of Dutch Elm disease in the community. He sa i d the disease kills elm trees and weakens other trees. The disease cannot be cured and infected trees must be destroyed by experts to protect other trees. Mr. Drapela said the Oregon Department of Agriculture has jurisdiction over e the Dutch Elm disease outbreak and Eugene officials agreed to monitor and control the outbreak within the city as much as possible. If the outbreak spreads, Lane County or State officials will have to take jurisdiction. Mr. Drapela said trees on private property may become infected; therefore, he recommended approval of the proposed ordinance. He said the City will remove the debris of infected trees on private property but the City will not be able to remove stumps after they are treated. He said the City will plant new trees when possible, if the property owner provides them. Answering a question from Ms. Ehrman, Mr. Drapela said he hopes the City can control the disease by removing ten to twenty trees a year. In that case, a supplemental budget will not be needed although a staff member has been removed from another project to monitor the disease. Replying to questions from Ms. Wooten, Mr. Drapela said Parks Department officials will monitor university research on the disease. He said City officials have had excellent cooperation from the publ ic. Laboratory results are shown to tree owners. He said stumps of infected trees are removed from public property. Responding to questions from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Drapela said adequate information about the cost of removing infected trees is not available yet. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 28, 1986 Page 6