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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #10-04 - <br />RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 22, 2010 AS "ARBOR DAY" AND THE <br />MONTH OF MAY 2010 AS "ARBOR MONTH" <br />WHEREAS, trees are an increasingly vital resource in Minnesota today and <br />enrich our lives by purifying air, soil and water, conserving and protecting soil from <br />erosive forces, moderating temperatures, serving as beautiful recreational settings, <br />providing habitat for life of all kinds, reducing stormwater runoff and promoting <br />personal, community and ecosystem health; and <br />WHEREAS, trees increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of <br />business areas, create jobs through forest products and are a renewable resource; and <br />WHEREAS, activities such as construction damage, regional and distant source <br />pollution, as well as certain diseases and pests, threaten our trees, creating the need for <br />concerted adaptive and collaborative action by locally planting, nurturing and protecting <br />trees for benefit of citizenry, economy and ecology; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has been recognized for the eighteenth (18 <br />consecutive year (2009), as a Tree City USA. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br />1) That the Ramsey City Council hereby proclaims May 22, 2010 as "Arbor Day ". <br />2) That the Ramsey City Council hereby proclaims the month of May as "Arbor <br />Month ". <br />3) That the Ramsey City Council urges all citizens to plant trees as part of Ramsey's <br />living history, to participate in disease and pest control programs that will ensure <br />an enduring tree canopy, and collaborate with partners and volunteers to develop <br />and implement policies to plant, nurture, protect, and steward our natural <br />diversity. <br />4) That the Ramsey City Council encourages efforts to maintain our historic sites <br />with significant tree species, enhance species diversity to buffer against disease <br />and/or pest outbreaks, promote replanting of native species and strategically <br />locate plantings to enhance energy. <br />The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by <br />Councilmember , and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in <br />favor thereof: <br />S/3 <br />