HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.d. Arbor Day Proclamation 4 ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Regular Meeting: April 1, 2008
AGENDA ITEM: Arbor Day Proclamation AGENDA SECTION:
Departmental Report
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks Recreation Director AGENDA NO. 3
ATTACHMENTS: Proposed Arbor Day Proclamation APPROVED BY:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the attached proclamation naming May 3,
2008 as Arbor Day and the month of May as Arbor Month.
ISSUE
The City of Rosemount is once again being recognized as a Tree City, USA. The Tree City, USA award is
given to those cities that depict an honest and active program to promote the protection of our natural
habitat and our trees. This is the City of Rosemount's 16th year of being recognized as a Tree City, USA.
As part of our participation in the Tree City USA program, we must meet standards set by the National
Arbor Day Foundation. One of those standards includes the observance of Arbor Day.
SUMMARY
It is the Parks and Recreation Department's intent to join with the City Council, Commissions, and other
Departments to further enhance our efforts relating to the preservation of our trees and to continue to
reforest the city.
Attached is a proclamation naming May 3, 2008 as Arbor Day and the month of May as Arbor Month.
The City will be observing our 16 Annual Rosemount Arbor Day celebration on Saturday, May 3, at
Central Park, starting at 10:00 am. We will be giving away trees from six to eight feet in height FREE to
residents of Rosemount and will be conducting a ceremonial tree planting. A variety of tree species will be
available to the first 150 residents of Rosemount who have proof of residency. There is a limit of one tree
per household. These are bare root trees that need to be planted within 24 hours of the giveaway. Staff
would also like to remind those people receiving a tree to call "Gopher State One Call" at 651- 454 -0002 at
least 72 hours before you dig.
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Whereas, In 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of
Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees,
and
Whereas, this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of
more than a million trees in Nebraska, and
Whereas, Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world, and
Whereas, trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and
water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean
the air, produce life giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife,
and
Whereas, trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes,
fuel for our fires, and beautifying our community, and
Whereas, trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic
vitality of business areas, and beautify our community, and
Whereas, trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual
renewal.
Now, Therefore, I, William Droste, Mayor of the City of Rosemount, do hereby proclaim
May 3, 2008 as Arbor Day in the City of Rosemount and I urge all citizens
to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and
woodlands, and
Further, I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the
well -being of this and future generations.
Dated this Third day of May, 2008
Mayor