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Councilmember Wise introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #11 -04 -083 <br />RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 29, 2011 AS "ARBOR DAY" AND THE <br />MONTH OF MAY 2011 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; and <br />WHEREAS, trees help conserve and protect soil from erosive forces, moderate <br />temperatures, reduce stormwater runoff, and provide habitat for life of all kinds; and <br />WHEREAS, trees provide beautiful recreational settings and promote personal, <br />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 continues to promote both the planting of trees in the <br />community and the associated benefits of trees by coordinating and sponsoring the <br />Environmental Expo & Tree Sale annually. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has been recognized for the nineteenth (19` <br />consecutive year (2010), as a Tree City USA. <br />WHEREAS, the Environmental Policy Board will participate in an Arbor Day <br />planting event for the fourth (4) consecutive year. <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 April 29, 2011 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 />