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Rosemount adopts mayor's monarch pledge to support pollinator habitat
Summary
The council unanimously adopted a resolution and the mayor signed the mayor's monarch pledge from the National Wildlife Federation, committing the city to encourage and create habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
Rosemounts mayor and council adopted a proclamation on March 3 committing the city to the National Wildlife Federations mayor's monarch pledge to restore monarch and pollinator habitat.
Mr. Schultz introduced the pledge on behalf of the National Wildlife Federation and described the program's request that "cities, towns, counties, and communities provide habitat at public parks, median strips, community gardens, schools, and municipal buildings." He highlighted the city's ongoing efforts, including milkweed plantings and adding about 65 acres of parkland in Amber Fields to support pollinators.
Mayor Jeffrey D. Weisenell read the proclamation language and moved to adopt a resolution supporting restoration of monarch butterfly habitat and to submit the online mayor's monarch pledge. The motion was seconded and approved on a roll call vote with the council recording affirmative responses.
The proclamation commits the city to encouraging residents and continuing municipal plantings to support pollinators and notes outreach to historically marginalized communities as part of inclusion efforts. Council recorded the adoption as Item 3A on the agenda; no further action was required at the session.
