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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #25-072 RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 25, 2025 AS ARBOR DAY AND THE MONTH OF MAY, 2025, AS ARBOR MONTH WHEREAS, Arbor Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the importance of trees and forests to our economy, culture, history and health; and WHEREAS, trees are of great value as they aid in providing clean air and water, shade and energy savings, wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, wood products, and jobs, while also capturing and storing carbon from the atmosphere, thereby offsetting greenhouse gas emissions; and WHEREAS, many species of trees and shrubs provide critical, early spring food for pollinators; and WHEREAS, properly planting and caring for a diverse mix of trees makes our community forests more resilient by minimizing the impacts of diseases, insects, and other stressors, while providing long-term community and environmental benefits; and WHEREAS, thoughtfully choosing, planting, and caring for a diverse mix of trees helps support a more resilient community now and in the future; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey has been recognized for thirty-three (33) consecutive years (through 2024), as a Tree City USA. 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 April 25, 2025 as Arbor Day. 2) That the Ramsey City Council hereby proclaims the month of May as Arbor Month. 3) That the Ramsey City Council encourages all citizens to plant trees as part of Ramsey's living history, to participate in disease and pest control programs that will ensure an enduring tree canopy, and collaborate with partners and volunteers to develop and implement policies to plant, nurture, protect, and steward our natural diversity. 4) That the Ramsey City Council encourages efforts to enhance species diversity to buffer against disease and/or pest outbreaks, promotes replanting native species and strategically locating plantings for energy savings.