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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: 1. The City of Louisville is hereby designated a Bee City USA affiliate. 2. The Louisville, Colorado, Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board or Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department is hereby designated as the BEE CITY USA sponsor. 3. The chairperson of Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board or Parks, Recreation & Open Space Department designee, is designated as the BEE CITY USA Liaison. 4. Facilitation of Louisville, Colorado's BEE CITY USA program is assigned to the Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board. The Parks and Public Landscaping Advisory Board is authorized and directed to: a. Celebration: Host at least one educational event or pollinator habitat planting or restoration each year to showcase the City's commitment to raising awareness of pollinator conservation and expanding pollinator health and habitat. b. Publicity & Information: Install and maintain at least one authorized BEE CITY USA street sign in a prominent location, and create and maintain a webpage on the City's website that includes a copy of this Resolution and links to the national BEE CITY USA website; contact information for the City's BEE CITY USA Liaison and Committee; reports of the pollinator -friendly activities the City has accomplished prior to and since being certified a BEE CITY USA community; and the City's recommended native plant species list and integrated pest management plan. c. Habitat: Develop and implement a program to create or expand pollinator - friendly habitat on public and private land, which may include, but is not limited to, identifying and inventorying the City's real property that can be enhanced with pollinator -friendly plantings; creating a recommended locally native plant list to include wildflowers, grasses, vines, shrubs, and trees and a list of local suppliers for those species; and, tracking (by square footage and/or acreage) annual area of pollinator habitat created or enhanced. d. Pollinator -Friendly Pest Management: Create and adopt an integrated pest management (IPM) plan designed to prevent pest problems, reduce pesticide use, and expand the use of non -chemical pest management methods. e. Policy & Plans: Establish a policy acknowledging and committing to the BEE CITY USA affiliate designation; consider revisions to pest management policies and practices as they relate to pollinator conservation; and identify appropriate locations for pollinator -friendly plantings, and consider other appropriate measures. f. Renewal: After completing the first calendar year as a BEE CITY USA affiliate, each February, apply for renewal of the City's BEE CITY USA designation following the format provided by BEE CITY USA, including a report of the Resolution No. 50, Series 2022 Page 2 of 3