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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: •The (county, city, township, school district, gov. agency) promotes healthy environments including food sources, clean water and habitat for pollinators through existing programs and new opportunities. •The City, including its contractors, shall take immediate steps to eliminate the use of systemic insecticides, including neonicotinoids and fipronil on trees, public property and parks including the plants and plant products they purchase. The city shall encourage citizens and businesses to do the same on their property. •The City will immediately conduct an inventory of all pesticides being used by the city and its contractors. This inventory will be reviewed and updated with the least toxic methods as part of an Integrated Pest Management System (IPM) plan. •The City shall restore and increase habitat to include pesticide-free native plants with succession blooming, aiming for pollen and nectar sources throughout pollinator seasons. The city shall encourage and allow citizens and residents to participate in pollinator programs and gardening. •The City shall take immediate steps to learn or improve and implement an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan and sustainable land management practices. IMP is a land management strategy that emphasizes least possible disruption to ecosystems and controlling pests with chemical use as a last resort. Practices and principles include: Inspection and monitoring plant health and pests, forecasting and timing weather, pest trapping, reasonable thresholds that allow for plant damage and pests, cultural controls, biological controls, and organic chemical controls. Sustainable land management embraces: building soil health, conserving biodiversity, restoring native vegetation, and promoting composting. •The City shall assign or appoint a person to oversee and encourage actions of this resolution to include an annual report, public awareness, habitat installation and communication across departments. •The City shall publish a yearly report, during the anniversary month of this resolution, to its citizens and staff regarding the city’s progress during the past year and goals for the upcoming year. •The City will support efforts to educate the broader community about the action it has taken, the importance of creating and maintaining pollinator-friendly habitat and encourage residents and businesses to use similar pollinator protection practices. •The City shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, The Governor of Minnesota, State Representatives and Senators, U.S. Representatives and Senators, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Contributors: Humming for Bees, Pesticide Action Network, Pollinate Minnesota, Pollinator Friendly Alliance 4/2017.