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Item No: 8C <br />MOUN-DS ViEw <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />Meeting Date: April 10, 2023 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />Administrator Review: <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9729, Continue with the "No Mow May" Initiative <br />Introduction: <br />On July 24, 2017, the City Council approved Resolution 8797 endorsing Pollinator <br />Friendly Policies and Procedures for the City of Mounds View. <br />Staff presented Resolution 9582 to approve the 2022 "No Mow May" initiative for Mounds <br />View; 65 properties participated with no code violations after the deadline of June 6, 2022 <br />to resume mowing. Staff received positive feedback from the participants with many <br />commenting "what took us so long to do this?" <br />Background/Discussion: <br />Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: Community Engagement with Pollinator Friendly Lawns <br />In 2020, residents of Appleton, Wisconsin, an affiliate for the Bee City USA Participating <br />yards, had three -times higher bee species richness and five -times higher bee abundance <br />than nearby parks that had been mowed. Source: Beecityusa.org <br />Financial Impact: No financial Impact to the 2023 Budget. The Park Maintenance Fund, <br />100-4360-1230, includes $250.00 for signage. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve and continue "No Mow May" indefinitely, and <br />suspending any enforcement of City Code 91.020 regarding the length of grass for the <br />month of May. Staff will continue with the database in order to track the properties and <br />continue the social media campaign in order to register the properties. Additional signage <br />costs will be funded from 100-4360-1230. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Don Peterson, Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br />The Mounds View Visior. <br />A Thriving Desirable Community <br />