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EXTRACT OF NIINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCII, OF CITY OF ROSEVII,LE RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Pursuant to due ca11 and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Roseville, Minnesota, was held in the City Hall in said City on Monday, , at o'clock p.m. The following members were present:, and the following were absent: . Council member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION RESOLUTION SUPPORTING RESTRICTIONS IN THE USE AND SALE OF PHOSPHOROUS LAWN FERTILIZERS WHEREAS, the City of Roseville is tributary to significant fresh water resources; and WHEREAS, there has long been established a well-documented relationship between the use of phosphorous lawn fertilizers and the degradation of water quality; and WHEREAS, as a matter of policy, the City of Roseville desires to reduce the consumption and use of phosphorous lawn fertilizers; and WHEREAS, subject to unique circumstances, regional soil conditions have an abundance of natural phosphorous; and WHEREAS, industry leading fertilizer manufacturers and retailers have failed to produce and market low phosphorous lawn fertilizers to the public; and WHEREAS, over two decades of public education has had minimal effect when in competition with corporate advertising and their refusal to formulate to local needs; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Roseville has demonstrated their commitment to phosphorous lawn fertilizer reduction by the adoption of an ordinance restricting the use and sale of phosphorous lawn fertilizers within the City of Roseville; NOW TI�REFORE, BE TT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Roseville supports legislation restricting the sale of any lawn fertilizer, liquid or granular, that contains any amount of phosphorous or other compounds containing phosphorous, such as phosphate, except, small quantities may be sold when a soil test indicated added phosphorous is needed to support healthy turf growth, or during the first year when new area or turf is being established. In addition, displays of lawn fertilizer containing phosphorous shall be limited to ten percent of the quantity of non-phosphorous lawn fertilizer on display at any given time.