Res 2023-22 Pollinator Awareness Month MAY
Res 2023‐22‐
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2023-22
RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY POLLINATOR AWARENESS MONTH
WHEREAS, on January 5, 2016, the Mendota Heights City Council passed a resolution
2016-01 declaring the City of Mendota Heights to be a Pollinator-Friendly Community; and
WHEREAS, pollinators are an important and necessary part of our ecosystem as well as
our food supply; and
WHEREAS, pollinator populations are quickly declining, due to pesticide use, and loss of
habitat; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights as well as communities around the world wish
to increase awareness and protect pollinators.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mendota Heights City Council as
follows: I, Stephanie Levine, Mayor of the City of Mendota Heights, do hereby proclaim the month
of May as POLLINATOR AWARENESS MONTH in the City of Mendota Heights, and I urge all
citizens to support efforts to protect our pollinators.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 18th day of April, 2023.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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Stephanie B. Levine, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Christine Lusian, City Clerk