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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Program Year

2026

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Minnetonka Beach

Minnetonka Beach, MN

Joe Pagano

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota is a community of approximately 535 residents and 228 homes located west of Minneapolis on beautiful Lake Minnetonka. As a lake community we are very mindful of the importance of being responsible stewards of our environment so we can preserve the beauty of our lake and community. We are on a journey to revive and restore our community parks with native plants and gardens which are both beautiful and provide an ecosystem for beneficial insects and wildlife. Monarch butterflies are important pollinators which we are supporting with the planting of milkweed and nectar producing plants. We first signed the Mayor's Monarch Pledge in 2021 and would like to renew that Pledge in 2026 to further engage our residents in building a more pollinator-friendly habitat throughout the Village.

Community Spotlight

City of Minnetonka Beach Pollinator Garden 2022

Native wildflower gardens, and the pollinator populations they support, have become increasingly important due to critical habitat loss. Mayor Pagano renewed the City's commitment to creating habitat for the Monarch Butterfly and other pollinators

Action Items Committed for 2026

Communications and Convening ▸

Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)
Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
Engage with city parks and recreation, public works, sustainability, and other relevant staff to identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Systems Change ▸

Reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals that are harmful to monarchs and pollinators and urban wildlife.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Joe Pagano	2026	3/31/2026		View Pledge
Mayor Joe Pagano	2025	3/26/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor of The City of the Village of Minnetonka Beach Joe Pagano	2023	3/9/2023	Signatories	View Pledge