Resolution - #13-03-062 - 03/26/2013

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Councilmember Elvig introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #13-03-062 RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 18, 2013 AS “ARBOR DAY” AND THE MONTH OF MAY 2013 AS “ARBOR MONTH” WHEREAS, trees are an increasingly vital resource in Minnesota today and enrich our lives by purifying air, soil and water; and WHEREAS, trees help conserve and protect soil from erosive forces, moderate temperatures, reduce stormwater runoff, and provide habitat for life of all kinds; and WHEREAS, trees provide beautiful recreational settings and promote personal, community and ecosystem health; and WHEREAS, trees increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, create jobs through forest products and are a renewable resource; and WHEREAS, activities such as construction damage, regional and distant source pollution, as well as certain diseases and pests, threaten our trees, creating the need for concerted adaptive and collaborative action by locally planting, nurturing and protecting trees for benefit of citizenry, economy and ecology; and WHEREAS, the City continues to promote both the planting of trees in the community and the associated benefits of trees by coordinating and sponsoring an Environmental Expo event and a Tree Sale annually; and st WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has been recognized for the twenty-first (21) consecutive year (2012), as a Tree City USA; and WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota recognizes Arbor Day as the last Friday of April and the month of May as Arbor Month; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey will host a tree planting event in North Commons on May 18, 2013 in recognition of Arbor Day and Arbor Month. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1)That the Ramsey City Council hereby proclaims May 18, 2013 as “Arbor Day”. 2)That the Ramsey City Council hereby proclaims the month of May as “Arbor Month”.