Posted: January 08, 2020
Rapid City
Agenda Item Summary

Agenda Item Ref. #: PW011420-08

Agenda Item Title:

Approve Resolution No. 2019-099 entitled A Resolution of the City Council Designating Rapid City as a BEE CITY USA affiliate.

Origination Group:
Public Works Committee
Origination Meeting Date:
01/14/2020
City Council Hearing Date:
01/20/2020
Agenda Item Summary:
The mission of BEE CITY USA is to galvanize communities to sustain pollinators by providing healthy habitats rich in a variety of native plants and free to nearly free of pesticides. To enhance better understanding about the vital role that pollinators play and what each of us can do to sustain them, Rapid City chooses to support and encourage healthy pollinator habitat creation and enhancement, resolving as follows: 1. The Rapid City Parks & Recreation Department is hereby designated as the BEE CITY USA sponsor. 2. The Landscape Designer/Architect of Rapid City Parks and Recreation Department is designated as the BEE CITY USA Liaison. 3. Facilitation of Rapid City’s BEE CITY USA program is assigned to the Urban Wildlife Committee. 4. The Urban Wildlife Committee is authorized to and shall comply with BEE CITY USA criteria in the following areas: a. Celebration b. Publicity & Information c. Habitat d. Pollinator-Friendly Pest Management e. Policy & Plans f. Renewal

Funding Source & Fiscal Impact (if applicable):

Funding Cost Center

Recommendations:

Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve

Attachments & Links to Download:

PW011420-08 PR Resolution 2019 099 Bee City USA

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