12-12-22 CC WS Agenda Packet
CITY OF SHOREWOOD 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2022 5:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
A. Roll Call
Mayor Labadie _____
Siakel _____
Johnson _____
Callies _____
Gorham _____
B. Review Agenda
ATTACHMENTS
2. REVIEW REAFFIRMATION OF BEE SAFE RESOLUTION Planning Director Memo
3. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP) Finance Director Memo
4. ADJOURN
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MEETING TYPE
Worksession
City of Shorewood Council Meeting Item
Title / Subject: Reaffirmation of Bee Safe Resolution
Meeting Date: December 12, 2022
Prepared by: Marie Darling, Planning Director
Reviewed by: Ed Shukle, Interim City Administrator; Jared Shephard, City Attorney;
Larry Brown, Public Works Director; Janelle Crossfield, Parks and
Recreation Director
Attachments: Resolution 14-066
Draft resolution
Correspondence Received
Background: The City of Shorewood has contracted with the IPM Institute of North
America to prepare a guiding document regarding alternatives to the use of
chemicals or pesticides for city owned facilities and grounds.
At the November 7, 2022 worksession, some of the members of the City Council
expressed concern that the wording in resolution 14-066 does not allow for gradual
implementation of the IPM plan and that the cost of full-scale implementation of the
plan would exceed the amount tentatively budgeted for the implementation
($45,000 per year).
The proposed resolution reflects the City Council’s commitment to Shorewood
being a “Bee-Safe” City while reflecting a realistic implementation process. The
Council would be able to take on the conversion of the current public property
management park by park as the budget allows.
The City Attorney drafted a resolution that incorporates the comments from City
Council members.
Public Input: Several Council members also wanted public input into the revised
resolution. On December 2, 2022, staff released the draft resolution for public input
with an email blast to residents and put the resolution on the city’s website with a
deadline for written comments by December 9, 2022.
Recommendation: Staff request the City Council review the written public input on
the resolution and the draft language in the resolution and determine if the changes
Mission Statement: The City of Shorewood is committed to providing residents quality public services, a
healthy environment, a variety of attractive amenities, a sustainable tax base, and sound financial
management through effective, efficient, and visionary leadership.
incorporate their vision for flexible implementation of the plan.
The Council has at least three options which include, but are not limited to:
1. Reject the reaffirmation resolution (implementation would revert to the
2014 resolution).
2. Refer the resolution to the regular meeting agenda.
3. Refer the resolution to the regular meeting and make changes to the
resolution wording.
An item is placed on the agenda for the regular meeting in case options 2 or 3 are
preferred. Should the City Council make changes to the wording in the resolution, those
changes would need to be incorporated into the motion adopting the resolution.
Recommended Next Steps:
Another worksession may be beneficial if the City Council has more questions or
requests more research on the project.
A listening session for public comment on the IPM plan and/or a public comment
period may be helpful to gather public opinions on this plan or potential
implementation.
Formal adoption of the plan phases or portions thereof and the model integrated
pest management policy at a regular meeting with direction to prepare potential
code amendments, as may be needed.
At a public community implementation session, the public could also be asked to
vote on which parks and what aspects of the plan could be prioritized based on
the budgetary restraints.
Formal adoption of the implementation plan and decisions on how the
implementation of the plan would proceed.
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 14 -066
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING "BEE- SAFE" POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, the Shorewood City Council and Park Commission have undertaken
several work sessions dedicated to the study and understanding of promoting a healthy natural
environment through the reduction and elimination of harmful pesticides; and
WHEREAS, bees and other pollinators are integral to a wide diversity of essential foods
including fruit, nuts, and vegetables; and
WHEREAS, native bees and honey bees are threatened due to habitat loss, pesticide use,
pathogens and parasites; and
WHEREAS, recent research suggests that there is a link between pesticides that contain
neonicotinoids and the die -off of plant pollinators, including honey bees, native bees, butterflies,
moths, and other insects; and
WHEREAS, neonicotinoids are synthetic chemical insecticides that are similar in
structure and action to nicotine, a naturally occurring plant compound; 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 pest management practices in the maintenance of the
city parks, open spaces and city property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood:
I. The City shall undertake its best efforts to become a Bee -Safe City by
undertaking best management practices in the use of plantings and pesticides in all public places
within the City.
2. The City shall refrain from the use of systemic pesticides on Shorewood City
property including pesticides from the neonicotinoid family.
3. The City shall undertake its best efforts to plant flowers favorable to bees and
other pollinators in the City's public spaces.
4. The City shall designate Bee -Safe areas in which future City plantings are free
from systemic pesticides including neonicotinoids.
5. The City shall undertake best efforts to communicate to Shorewood residents the
importance of creating and maintaining a pollinator - friendly habitat.
6. The City shall publish a Bee -Safe City Progress Report on an annual basis.
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ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 28th
day of July, 2014.
Scott; erby, Mayor
ATTEST:
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RESOLUTION NO. 22-___
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE CITY’S COMMITMENT TO "BEE-SAFE" BEST
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
WHEREAS, bees and other pollinators are integral to a wide diversity of essential foods including
fruit, nuts, and vegetables; and
WHEREAS, native bees and honey bees are threatened due to habitat loss, pesticide use,
pathogens and parasites; and
WHEREAS, research suggests that there is a link between pesticides that contain neonicotinoids
and the die-off of plant pollinators, including honey bees, native bees, butterflies, moths, and other
insects; and
WHEREAS, on July 28, 2014, the Shorewood City Council adopted Resolution No.14-066 “A
Resolution Endorsing “Bee-Safe” Policies and Procedures; and
WHEREAS, the City Council remains committed to the goal of becoming a Bee-Safe City and
recognizes the importance of taking further steps towards achieving that goal; and
WHEREAS, the City has since contracted with IPM Institute of North America and its Midwest
Grows Green sustainable landscaping initiative to audit its current landscape maintenance
practices, assess compliance with Resolution No.14-066 and make recommendations to
improve Bee-Safe best management practices; and
WHEREAS, by this Resolution, which supersedes Resolution No. 14-066, the City desires to
confirm its commitment to protecting pollinators and provide further clarification in the ongoing
process of becoming a Bee-Safe City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shorewood:
1. The City shall undertake its best efforts to become a Bee-Safe City by undertaking
best management practices in the use of plantings and pesticides on Shorewood city property.
2. The City shall undertake its best efforts to refrain from the use of systemic
pesticides on Shorewood City property including pesticides from the neonicotinoid family
consistent with the integrated pest management plan.
3. The City shall undertake its best efforts to plant flowers favorable to bees and other
pollinators in the City's public spaces.
4. The City shall undertake its best efforts to designate Bee-Safe areas in which
future City plantings are free from systemic pesticides including neonicotinoids consistent with the
integrated pest management plan.
5. The City shall undertake its best efforts to communicate to Shorewood residents
the importance of creating and maintaining a pollinator-friendly habitat.
6. The City shall publish a Bee-Safe City Progress Report on an annual basis.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 12th day of
December 2022.
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Jennifer Labadie, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Sandie Thone, City Clerk
Marie Darling
From:JUDY CHUCKER <jchucker1@comcast.net>
Sent:Wednesday, December 7, 2022 12:02 PM
To:Planning
Subject:Renewing your commitment to the Bee-safe resolution
I am an original member of Humming for Bees, and initiated the Bee-safe resolution for the City of St.
Louis Park.
In reading this new proposal, I find the wording "best efforts" unacceptable. There are scientific
standards upon which to base your practices, not "efforts". The City of Shorewood either subscribes
to saving the environment upon which we all depend, or it doesn't. It chooses to eliminate the
dangerous pesticides, or it doesn't.
If it chooses instead to try, or make a best effort, then the City must dispense with its declaration of
being a bee-safe community.
Thank you for your conscientious deliberations to repair the contradiction of pesticide use in
conjunction with promoting your city as "bee safe" problem.
Judy Chucker
"Wherever there are birds, there is hope." --Mehmet Muratilden
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