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RESOLUTION 8797 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION ENDORSING "POLLINATOR FRIENDLY" POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WHEREAS, the City Council of Mounds View, along with the Parks and Recreation and Forestry Commission have discussed the study and understanding of promoting a healthy natural environment through the reduction and elimination of harmful pesticides; and, WHEREAS, bees and other pollinators are integral to a wide diversity of essential foods including fruit, nuts, and vegetables; and, WHEREAS, native bees and honey bees are threatened due to habitat loss, pesticide use, pathogens and parasites; and, WHEREAS, recent research suggests that there is a link between pesticides that contain neonicotinoids and the die-off of plant pollinators, including honey bees, native bees, butterflies, moths, and other insects; and, WHEREAS, neonicotinoids are synthetic chemical insecticides that are similar in structure and action to nicotine, a naturally occurring plant compound; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the public interest and consistent with adopted City policy for the City to demonstrate its commitment to a safe and healthy community environment through the implementation of best management practices in the maintenance of City parks, green spaces and city property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: 1. The City will strive to undertake its best efforts to become a 'Bee-Safe' City by undertaking best management practices in the use of plantings and pesticides in all public places within the City. 2. The City will strive to refrain from the use of systemic pesticides on City property including pesticides from the neonicotinoid family. 3. The City will strive to undertake its best efforts to plant flowers favorable to bees and other pollinators in the City's public spaces. 4. The City will strive to designate Bee-Safe' areas in which future City plantings are free from systemic pesticides including neonicotinoids.