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CITY OF RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE AND SALE OF PHOSPHORUS LAWN FERTILIZERS WHEREAS, the City of is tributary to significant fresh water resources: and WHEREAS, there has long been established a well- documented relationship bete:: een phosphorus lawn fertilizers and the degradation of water quality; and WHEREAS, as a matter of policy, the City of desires to reduce the use c nnoszMortis Lawn fertilizers; and WHEREAS, subject to unique circumstances, regional soil conditions have an abundance of natural phosphorus; and WHEREAS, industry leading fertilizer manufacturers and retailers have failed to produce and market low phosphorus lawn fertilizers to the public; and WHEREAS, over two decades of public education has had minimal effect when in competition with corporate advertising and their refusal to formulate to local needs; and WHEREAS, the City of finds it important to encourage the reduction in the use of phosphorus lawn fertilizers; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of declares its commitment to phosphorus lawn fertilizer reduction by encouraging the adoption of legislation restricting the use and sale of phosphors lawn fertilizers. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, such legislation should require that displays of such fertilizer must be clearly marked as containing phosphorus, and must be separated from the display of other fertilizers, and that for each sale of such fertilizer the seller must provide the buyer with a copy of the appropriate printed consumer information. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City of does request and encourage its state legislative delegation to consider and enact legislation to regulate and limit the use and sale of phosphors lawn fertilizers. ADOPTED by the City Council of ATTEST: ::ODMA\PCDOCS \LIB 1 \644635 \I , Administrator this day of , 2001. Page 14 , Mayor