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EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, Minnesota was duly held on the 9th day of January, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The following members were present: Etten, Groff, Schroeder, and Roe; and the following were absent: Strahan. Member Groff introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION No. 11964 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A TEMPORARY EXCEPTION TO SECTION 407 OF CITY CODE,NUISANCE, IN SUPPORT OF 'LESS MOW MAY' WHEREAS, the City of Roseville is supportive of a temporary exception to City Code, Section 407.02,NUISANCES AFFECTING PUBLIC COMFORT OR REPOSE,allowing homeowners to grow grass in their yards taller than 8 inches during the month of May; and WHEREAS, insects, especially bees, serve a significant and critical role as pollinators of plants including agricultural plants; and WHEREAS,the City passed Resolution 11422 DECLARING THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE AS POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY; and WHEREAS, the ideal pollinator-friendly habitat is one comprised of mostly native wild flowers, grasses, vines, shrubs, and trees blooming in succession throughout the growing season; and WHEREAS, the formative period for establishment of pollinator and other insect species and the many songbirds and other urban wildlife species that depend upon them occurs in late spring and early summer as they emerge from dormancy and require flowering plants as crucial foraging habitat; and WHEREAS, "No Mow May" is a community science initiative that encourages property owners to limit lawn mowing practices during the month of May to provide early season foraging resources for pollinators that emerge in the spring, especially in urban landscapes when few floral resources are available; and WHEREAS, the City of Roseville would like to increase pollinator-friendly habitat by encouraging pollinator-friendly lawn care practices on their own properties for the month of May during this formative period.