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<br />Councilmember Williams introduced the following resolution and moved for its <br />adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #17-04-085 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 28, 2017 AS “ARBOR DAY” AND THE <br />MONTH OF MAY, 2017 AS “ARBOR MONTH” <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> trees are an increasingly vital resource in Minnesota today and enrich <br />our lives by purifying air, soil and water; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> 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 /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> trees provide beautiful recreational settings and promote personal, <br />community, and ecosystem health; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> trees increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of <br />business areas, create jobs through forest products and are a renewable resource; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> 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 /> <br />th <br />WHEREAS, <br /> the City of Ramsey has been recognized for the 25 consecutive year <br />(2016), as a Tree City USA. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />1)That the Ramsey City Council hereby proclaims April 28, 2017 as “Arbor Day”. <br /> <br /> <br />2)That the Ramsey City Council hereby proclaims the month of May as “Arbor <br />Month”. <br /> <br /> <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 diversity. <br /> <br /> <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 <br />pest outbreaks, promote replanting of native species and strategically locate <br />plantings for energy savings. <br /> <br /> <br />