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Roseville 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 9: Resilience and Env. Protection Current and Past%n%tlatIves Tax increment financing (f[F) can be a financial tool to assist with cleanup of contaminated soils. The City has used T[Fforsoil cleanup in the Twin Lakes area, as well as the Gateway Business Center. Cities can also create a hazardous soil subdistrict within a tax increment districtto assist in cleanup. Within subdistricts, the City can capture the frozen base taxes, which normally go to all the taxing districts, to enable the City to carryout a cleanup plan approved bythe MPCA. The City currently has created one hazardous soil subdistrict In the Twin Lakes area. Policies I.I. Continue to use TIF to assist with environmental cleanup on sites Identified as economic development priority or opportunity areas. �reesl Commented [BA1]: Anything from the UMN Capstones to Background include here? Current and Past%n%tlatIves Commented [BA2]: The ideas below are from J oeet a I. 1.1. Create a full tree canopy survey for the city. 1.2. Working with neighboring cities, modify procurement policies to ensure diversity of tree species on city property. 1.3. Promote tree diversity on public and private lands, Including establishment of diversity requirements as part of any development of commercial or multi- unit residential property. For example, Incorporate the recommendations of the 2017 Capstone project and a) Implement a "buddy tree" system, and b) restrict the planting of trees to less than 15% of similar family, less than 10 similar genus, and less than 5% of similar species for new plantings. 1.4. Create pollciesand procedureson propertree plantingfor all city Installations, and promote this to residents. Pollinators Background Pollinators play an essential role In the life cycle of almost 90% of our earth's plant species. Whether It Is a hovering hummingbird, lumbering beetle, or one ofover350 Minnesota bees visiting a flower in our own backyard, these animals and many others contribute to a process called pollination. Examples of animals that are pollinators are bees, flies, beetles, butterflies, moths, birds, and bats.