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<br />Councilmember LeTourneau introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #17-05-124 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION APPROVING WORK PLAN AND BUDGET FOR A TRAILSIDE <br />POLLINATOR HABITAT RESTORATION AT THE LAKE ITASCA TRAIL <br /> <br /> WHEREAS <br />, the City of Ramsey is dedicated to promoting and maintaining a healthy <br />urban and natural environment today and in the future; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS <br />, pollinating insects, such as bees, butterflies, moths, flies, and others are <br />integral to a healthy ecosystem and to a wide diversity of essential foods, including fruits, nuts, <br />and vegetables; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS <br />, many pollinators, including native bees and the iconic monarch butterfly, <br />are threatened by the loss of natural flowering habitat, pesticide use, pathogens, and parasites; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, <br />the North American monarch population has declined by more than 90% <br />over the past two decades; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, <br />Ramsey can play a critical role in helping protect pollinators by actions <br />including providing pollinator habitat in public parks, along roadways and/or in median strips, at <br />community gardens and municipal buildings; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS <br />, restoring pollinator habitat will contribute to a clean environment, one of <br />the Strategic Imperatives of Ramsey’s Strategic Plan; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS <br />, a stipulated use of the Lawful Gambling Fund is for recreation and <br />community facilities and services as recommended by the Park and Recreation Commission; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS <br />, the Environmental Policy Board and the Parks and Recreation Commission <br />continue to be supportive of the Mayors for Monarchs program, and the EPB's 2017 work plan <br />explicitly calls for the expansion of pollinator friendly landscapes on public lands through <br />collaboration with the Parks & Recreation Commission, as well as to improve communications <br />and resources regarding pollinators; and <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br />1) That the Ramsey City Council hereby continues to support the Mayors for Monarchs <br />program. <br /> <br />2) That the Ramsey City Council hereby supports an approximate 6 acre native landscape <br />renovation along the Lake Itasca Trail, that may be referred to as the Monarch Trail. <br /> <br /> <br />