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- The City seeks to incorporate pollinator habitat with storm water management through the use of <br />rain gardens and native plant buffers. <br />- The City of St. Anthony achieved the highest designation as a GreenStep 5 City from the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. <br />- The City’s Parks and Environmental Commission hosts speakers on environmental topics. Topics <br />covered in the past have included how to help pollinators. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City shall undertake its best efforts to reverse <br />pollinator decline by adopting new policies and practices that protect pollinators, including: <br />- -The City shall conduct an inventory to determine a baseline of existing pollinator forage in St. <br />Anthony. <br />- The Public Works Department will work in partnership with residents and community groups to <br />pursue planting more pollinator forage in appropriate locations on City property, including <br />flowering pollinator lawns and educational pollinator gardens in City parks. <br />- The City shall seek to clarify guidelines against the use of neonicotinoid pesticides and pesticide <br />treated plants. <br />- The City will encourage developers seeking permits to plant more pollinator forage where <br />appropriate. <br />- The City Planning Commission shall also encourage private developers to incorporate pollinator <br />friendly plantings into required landscaping. <br />- The City of St. Anthony shall support efforts to educate the broader community about the action <br />it has taken and the importance of creating and maintaining pollinator friendly habitat. <br />- The City of St. Anthony shall post a copy of this resolution to the City website and periodically <br />post a Pollinator Friendly Activities Report in the City newsletter and website. <br />- The City shall create and periodically review an Integrated Pest Management Plan, including an <br />inventory of all pesticides currently used by the City, to better accomplish the goal of controlling <br />pests with the least possible disruption to ecosystems. <br />- St. Anthony shall manage for pollinators by selecting native plantings for any future City storm <br />water management projects. <br />- The City will not mow rain gardens and other native plantings where bees may overwinter. <br />- The City shall work in partnership with the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District to pursue <br />an ongoing reduction in the use of herbicides and insecticides on managed lawns and sports <br />fields. <br />- The Department of Public Works shall be responsible for ensuring the success of the agenda <br />presented in this resolution. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of St. Anthony urges all property owners, residents, <br />businesses, institutions, and neighborhoods to assist pollinators by adopting practices including: <br />- Committing to avoid using pesticides, including systemic insecticides, on their property; <br />- Avoid planting flowering plants that have been treated with systemic insecticides; <br />- Discontinuing the sale of pesticides and plants that are treated with systemic insecticides; <br />- Incorporating more pollinator forage into their property; <br />- Refrain from treating lawns with herbicide and insecticide.