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RESOLUTION 8797 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION ENDORSING "POLLINATOR FRIENDLY" POLICIES AND <br />PROCEDURES <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of Mounds View, along with the Parks and <br />Recreation and Forestry Commission have discussed the study and understanding of <br />promoting a healthy natural environment through the reduction and elimination of <br />harmful pesticides; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, bees and other pollinators are integral to a wide diversity of <br />essential foods including fruit, nuts, and vegetables; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, native bees and honey bees are threatened due to habitat loss, <br />pesticide use, pathogens and parasites; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, recent research suggests that there is a link between pesticides that <br />contain neonicotinoids and the die-off of plant pollinators, including honey bees, native <br />bees, butterflies, moths, and other insects; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, neonicotinoids are synthetic chemical insecticides that are similar in <br />structure and action to nicotine, a naturally occurring plant compound; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the public interest and consistent with <br />adopted City policy for the City to demonstrate its commitment to a safe and healthy <br />community environment through the implementation of pest management practices in <br />the maintenance of City parks, green spaces and city property. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of <br />Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: <br /> <br />1. The City will strive to undertake its best efforts to become a ‘Bee-Safe’ <br />City by undertaking best management practices in the use of plantings <br />and pesticides in all public places within the City. <br /> <br />2. The City will strive to refrain from the use of systemic pesticides on City <br />property including pesticides from the neonicotinoid family. <br /> <br />3. The City will strive to undertake its best efforts to plant flowers favorable to <br />bees and other pollinators in the City's public spaces. <br /> <br />4. The City will strive to designate ‘Bee-Safe’ areas in which future City <br />plantings are free from systemic pesticides including neonicotinoids. <br /> <br />5. The City will strive to undertake best efforts to communicate to Mounds <br />View residents the importance of creating and maintaining a pollinator - <br />friendly habitat. <br /> <br />