22-123 (12-20) Supporting No Mow May IniativeRESOLUTION NO. 22-123
RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT NO MOW MAY INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, the Golden Valley City Council approved Resolution No. 19-56 endorsing
pollinator friendly policies.
WHEREAS, the Golden Valley City Council recognizes that bees and other pollinators are
integral to pollination of plants in order to grow a wide diversity of essential foods including
fruit, nuts and vegetables; and
WHEREAS, pollinator populations are threatened due to habitat loss, neonicotinoid use,
pathogens and parasites; and
WHEREAS, recent research suggests that bee pollinators make use of no mow spaces as
key floral resources during early spring in the upper Midwest United States; and
WHEREAS, pollinators and floral resources have a positive relationship, where the
increase in pollinators can increase the amount of flora and vice versa; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the public interest and consistent with adopted
City policy for the City to demonstrate its commitment to a safe and healthy community
environment through the implementation of initiatives that help increase the pollinator
population.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Golden Valley,
Hennepin County, Minnesota,
To continue its efforts to become a pollinator friendly City by ensuring best
management practices for management of vegetation, and
To continue to identify actively maintained areas that could be converted back to
vegetation favorable to bees and other pollinators, or left natural to promote nesting areas for
bees, and
To proclaim May 1 through May 31 as “No Mow May”, and encourage all residents of
the city who wish to participate in this initiative to register with the City and refrain from
mowing their lawns in the month of May to provide vital early spring flowers for bees that
emerge from hibernation, and
To temporarily suspend enforcement for No Mow May registered participants of Golden
Valley City Code requirements in Sec 10-89, specifically that “No owner or occupant shall allow
any turf grass, weeds, native vegetation [not covered by a native vegetation permit ] or rank
vegetation to grow to a height greater than eight inches on a majority of any lot or parcel of
land” from May 1 to June 1, while continuing to enforce the Minnesota State Mandate
regarding the management of noxious weeds, and
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To continue enforcement of the above City Code requirements for any properties not
registered for No Mow May, and
To develop a registration portal online for those interested in participating in this
initiative, where participants will be required to register and where interested parties can learn
about the importance of creating and maintaining a pollinator friendly landscape .
Adopted by the City Council of Golden Valley, Minnesota this 20th day of December 2022.
Shepard M. Harris, Mayor
Attest:
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Theresa J. Schyma, City Clerk
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