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File #: 25-1714    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/17/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/25/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Section 12-178 of the Code of Ordinances to remove the prohibition on sourcing neonicotinoid-treated plants.
Code sections: Ordinance Not Zoning -
Attachments: 1. Native Species Ordinance Amendment
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Requesting ordainment of an amendment to Section 12-178 of the Code of Ordinances to remove the prohibition on sourcing neonicotinoid-treated plants.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully submits for this Council’s consideration and ordainment an amendment to Section 12-178 of the Code of Ordinance to remove the January 1, 2026 deadline prohibiting sourcing of neonicotinoid-treated plants.

 

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this matter.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor