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30 Increase Education & Outreach: 31 o Promote No Mow/Less Mow May through March/April Newsletter, Social Media, 32 News Updates, Sustainability Newsletter, website, etc. 33 o Provide signs 34 City should look at non-active turf areas to incorporate into program. 35 Code relaxed for April to mid-June which would allow properties to slowly move back into a 36 mowing routine. 37 Commission would like to review the 2023 program and provide additional comments and 38 recommendations to improve the program for the following year. 39 Commission would like to review the mowing ordinance, and look to see if there are benefits 40 to relax the ordinance year round. 41 Public Works staff currently maintains several miles of right-of-way across the city, most of 42 which is a mowed strip next to the curb to maintain a mowed edge. There are very few sites in 43 the city that are large mowed areas that are maintained by Public Works staff. With recent 44 construction projects, native restorations have been utilized to create pollinator-friendly habitat. 45 One of our first restorations is around City Hall, and several others have been installed over the 46 past few years at Corpus Christi Church, Ramsey County Ditch 4 and Twin Lakes Parkway. 47 Staff will continue to incorporate native restoration areas where feasible. 48 Parks and Recreation staff maintains vegetation throughout all City parks. A significant amount 49 of park land is maintained for active use. During the month of May, the Parks and Recreation 50 Department attempts to mow these areas less than other seasons, but cannot allow the grass to 51 grow too high due to limitations caused by commercial equipment and logistics related to 52 reducing the grass to an acceptable height in June. Parks and Recreation continues to prioritize 53 the provision of pollinator habitat through the use of year-round unmaintained areas, native 54 restoration throughout the park system and pollinator-friendly plants and grasses where 55 appropriate. 56 F INANCIAL I MPACTS 57 There is no financial impact to the City of Roseville to administer and promote the program. The 58 costs associated with this would be limited to staff time. 59 Depending on the level of promotion, there could be a minimal cost for printing handouts and/or 60 signage. There currently isn’t a sustainability budget, so any costs would come out of the Public 61 Works Administration Supplies and Materials budget. 62 S TAFF R ECOMMENDATION 63 Staff recommends the City Council receive the presentation and provide direction for any program 64 changes to No Mow May 2023. Page 2 of 3