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Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Program Year

2023

Achievement

2023

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Minnetonka Beach

Minnetonka Beach, MN

Joe Pagano

Mayor of The City of the Village of Minnetonka Beach

Pledge Summary

Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota is a community of approximately 535 residents and 230 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 trying to support with the planting of milkweed and nectar producing plants. We signed the Mayor's Monarch Pledge in 2021 and would like to renew that Pledge in 2023 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 2023

Communications and Convening ▸

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.
Issue a proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat. This proclamation must incorporate a focus on monarch conservation.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
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 ▸

Launch, expand, or continue an effort to change municipal planting ordinances and practices to include more native milkweed and native nectar producing plants at city properties.

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