City of Albuquerque - File #: R-23-127

• File #: R-23-127
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/17/2023
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/5/2023
• Enactment date: 6/23/2023
• Enactment #: R-2023-046
• Title: To Support Pollinator Conservation Efforts And To Recommit To Bee City USA Standards (Fiebelkorn)
• Sponsors: Tammy Fiebelkorn

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2023	City Clerk	Published
6/20/2023	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
6/12/2023	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
6/5/2023	City Council	Passed	Pass
5/15/2023	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
5/8/2023	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
4/17/2023	City Council	Introduced and Referred
4/17/2023	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-23-127 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn


RESOLUTION
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To Support Pollinator Conservation Efforts And To Recommit To Bee City USA Standards (Fiebelkorn)
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TO SUPPORT POLLINATOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND TO RECOMMIT TO BEE CITY USA STANDARDS.
WHEREAS, almost all pollinators are insects that visit flowers to feed on nectar and/or pollen, with the major groups of pollinators being butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, wasps, and bees; and
WHEREAS, more than three-fourths of all native plants require pollination by an animal, most often an insect; and
WHEREAS, bees and other pollinators around the globe are experiencing dramatic declines due to a combination of habitat loss, use of pesticides, the spread of pests and diseases, and the effects of climate change; and
WHEREAS, the decline of pollinator communities threatens agricultural production, the maintenance of natural plant communities, and important services provided by those ecosystems, such as carbon cycling and flood and erosion control; and
WHEREAS, the goal of Bee City USA is to promote healthy, sustainable habitats and communities for bees and other pollinators; and
WHEREAS, the City Council accepted the designation and committed to the standards of Bee City USA by council resolution in 2016 (R-16-77) making Albuquerque the first Bee City USA (BCUSA) in the Southwest, and the City has since undertaken activities that promote the goals of BCUSA; and
WHEREAS, in order to enhance understanding among municipal staff and the public about the vital role that pollinators play, the ecosystem services that pollinators provide, and the role that each of us have in sustaining healthy pollinators and their habitats, the City of Albuquerque agrees to meet the commitments required of Bee City USA communities; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor committed to the National Wildlife...