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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION #17-02-047 <br />RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT POLLINATOR INITIATIVES IN THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO TAKE THE MAYORS FOR <br />MONARCHS PLEDGE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey is dedicated to promoting and maintaining a <br />healthy urban and natural environment today and in the future; and <br />WHEREAS, pollinating insects, such as bees, butterflies, moths, flies, and others <br />are integral to a healthy ecosystem and to a wide diversity of essential foods, including <br />fruits, nuts, and vegetables; and <br />WHEREAS, many pollinators, including native bees and the iconic monarch <br />butterfly, are threatened by the loss of natural flowering habitat, pesticide use, pathogens, <br />and parasites; and <br />WHEREAS, the North American monarch population has declined by more than <br />90% over the past two decades; and <br />WHEREAS, cities, towns, and counties can play a critical role in helping protect <br />pollinators by multiple actions including providing pollinator habitat in public parks, along <br />roadways and/or in median strips, at community gardens and municipal buildings; and <br />WHEREAS, residents and businesses of the City of Ramsey can also make a <br />difference by planting native milkweed and nectar plants to provide habitat and food for <br />monarchs and other pollinators in locations where people live, work, learn and play; and <br />WHEREAS, restoring pollinator habitat will contribute to a clean environment, <br />one of the Strategic Imperatives of Ramsey's Strategic Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has recently completed a sustainable landscape <br />project that incorporated native milkweed into the planting plan and worked with Ramsey <br />Elementary School to assist with a pollinator friendly planting project on their campus; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has taken steps to eliminate barriers for residents <br />and businesses to establish landscapes with native grasses and wildflowers to create new <br />pollinator habitat and to promote water conservation; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has amended its ordinances providing a more <br />streamlined process for homeowners desiring to undertake hobby beekeeping on the <br />properties; and <br />