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RESOLUTION 9582 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />SUPPORTING NO MOW MAY INITIATIVE 2022 <br />WHEREAS, recent research suggests that bee pollinators make use of spaces <br />that have not been mowed as key floral resources during early spring in the upper <br />Midwest; and <br />WHEREAS, pollinators and floral resources have a positive relationship, where the <br />increase in pollinators can increase the amount of flora and the pollinators will also <br />increase; and <br />WHEREAS, the Mounds View City Council finds in it in the public best interest and <br />consistent with the Strategic Plan for the City to demonstrate the commitment to a safe <br />and healthy community environment through the implementations of initiatives that help <br />the environment and pollinators, No Mow May being one of these programs. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mounds <br />View, Ramsey County, Minnesota as follows: <br />1. May 1 through 31, 2022 be designated as "No Mow May" and encourages all <br />residents who wish to participate in this program to register with the City and refrain <br />from mowing lawns in May to provide vital spring flowers for bees that emerge from <br />hibernation. <br />2. The City Council suspends enforcement of City Code 91.20 regarding the height of <br />grass and regular cutting of weeds for No Mow May. <br />3. The temporary suspension will last through June 6, 2022. <br />4. The Mayor and City Administrator, Staff and consultants are hereby authorized and <br />directed to take any and all additional steps and actions necessary or convenient in <br />order to accomplish the intent of this Resolution. <br />Adopted this 25th day of April, 2022 <br />Carol A. Mueller, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator <br />(Seal) <br />i ne .vtounds View Vision <br />A Thriving Desirable Community <br />