Title
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing the City of League City to apply for designation as a Bee City USA affiliate (Executive Director of Development Services)
Background:
Bee City USA began in 2012, to provide a framework for communities to conserve native pollinators by providing them with a healthy habitat that is rich in a variety of native plants, provides nest sites, and is protected from pesticides. The steps that affiliates take to conserve our native bees, including creating safe habitats and hosting community events, will also help other pollinators including butterflies and moths. Bee City USA is an initiative of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
The goals of the program include:
• Increasing community awareness of the role pollinators play
• Help to create and enhance pollinator habitat on public and private land
• Reducing the use of pesticides and expand use of non-chemical pest management practices
• Incorporate pollinator conscious practices into city policies
• Host an annual pollinator awareness event
Approval of this item will authorize the City to submit an application to become an affiliate of Bee City USA.
Attachments:
1. Data Sheet
2. Proposed Resolution
CONTRACT ORIGINATION:
Development Services
FUNDING
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
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