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<br />untreated.
<br />• Exploring over-seeding little used turf areas with more beneficial clover where possible.
<br />• Forestry plants a diverse array of tree species, many that support pollinators by providing food,
<br />habitat, and other materials such as resins, and currently performs limited chemical treatment for
<br />emerald ash borer using internally injected non-neonicotinoid insecticides.
<br />• Works closely with the University of Minnesota Bee Squad on bumble bee surveys using
<br />volunteers and providing hands-on education programs on bees and pollinators
<br />WHEREAS, the City supports beekeeping and has developed rules to guide residents and business on how to
<br />properly keep bees in Saint Paul; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City has a number of pollinator friendly lands and gardens that include Hamline Midway, Sun
<br />Ray and Riverview Libraries, Bruce Vento and Trout Brook Nature Sanctuaries, Regional Parks such as
<br />Como, Phalen, Lilydale, and Crosby, Highland 18 Hole Golf Course; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City has an active partnership with neighborhoods and the Capitol Region Watershed District
<br />to increase the number of boulevard rain gardens; each rain garden is planted with a number of pollinator-
<br />friendly species; and
<br />WHEREAS, Saint Paul Regional Water Services and Public Works Department Street Maintenance protects
<br />pollinators by refraining from using pesticides on any of its grounds; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City’s Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with the University of Minnesota Bee
<br />Squad to research community apiaries at Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary and to develop educational
<br />opportunities for the public to learn how they can help bees; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City is partnering with Public Art Saint Paul on a creative public art project “Bee Real, Bee
<br />Everywhere” project funded by Knight Foundation to improve bee habitat and educate and inspire the public to
<br />protect bees and other pollinators; and
<br />WHEREAS, some specialized facilities such as the Como Park Conservatory indoor tropical gardens, golf
<br />course tees, fairways and greens, or premier athletic fields may have a higher need for use of pesticides and
<br />exceptions for such areas are recognized as not yet having reasonable alternatives; and
<br />WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota preempts any powers of local governments to regulate any and all matters
<br />concerning the registration, labeling, distribution, sale, handling, use, application, or disposal of pesticides; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the public interest for the City to demonstrate its commitment through
<br />the use of best management practices such as up-to-date integrated pest management (IPM) which eliminates
<br />the use of harmful pesticides on public property wherever possible in favor of reasonable alternatives; and
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul shall:
<br />a) Direct all city departments to develop or update an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that
<br />requires site inspections, monitoring and prevention strategies, an evaluation on the need for pest
<br />control, and when pest control is warranted the use of structural, mechanical, biological, organic, and
<br />other nonchemical methods will be utilized first. If these methods are found to be ineffective,
<br />sustainable strategies will be employed that minimize economic, health, and environmental risks; and
<br />b) Provide city employees routine education that promotes and assists in protecting pollinators and
<br />provides ideas in creating favorable pollinator habitat; and
<br />c) Work with partners at leased facilities, such as golf courses or re-purposed recreation centers, to
<br />ensure knowledge of and compliance to Integrated Pest Management practices; and
<br />d) Eliminate the use of neonicotinoid insecticides, and other pesticides proven to be harmful to
<br />pollinators, on city grounds; specific exceptions are allowed for the Como Park Conservatory indoor
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