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Councilmember Look introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #10 -04 -079 <br />RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 22, 2010 AS "ARBOR DAY" AND THE MONTH <br />OF MAY 2010 AS "ARBOR MONTH" <br />WHEREAS, trees are an increasingly vital resource in Minnesota today and enrich our <br />lives by purifying air, soil and water, conserving and protecting soil from erosive forces, <br />moderating temperatures, serving as beautiful recreational settings providing habitat for life of all <br />kinds, reducing stormwater runoff and promoting personal, community and ecosystem health; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, trees increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business <br />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 concerted <br />adaptive and collaborative action by locally planting, nurturing and protecting trees for benefit of <br />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 CITY OF <br />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 Month ". <br />3) That the Ramsey City Council urges all citizens to plant trees as part of Ramsey's living <br />history, to participate in disease and pest control programs that will ensure an enduring <br />tree canopy, and collaborate with partners and volunteers to develop and implement <br />policies to plant, nurture, protect and steward our natural diversity. <br />4) That the Ramsey City Council encourages efforts to maintain our historic sites with <br />significant tree species, enhance species diversity to buffer against disease and/or pest <br />outbreaks, promote replanting of native species and strategically locate plantings to <br />enhance energy. <br />The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember <br />Wise, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: <br />