Councilor

introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption:

RESOLUTION NO. 13 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF EARTH CIRCLE

WHEREAS, 380 billion plastic bags are used each year in the United States; and WHEREAS, most are used once and discarded; a very small number are recycled; and WHEREAS, 1.6 billion gallons of oil are consumed each year producing them; and WHEREAS, Grand Rapids prides itself on being part of Minnesotas nature. We love our lakes, hiking and biking trails, and beautiful forests. We take pleasure in our clean streets and parks. Each of us can enhance our sense of community pride by reducing our use of plastic bags. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, supports the efforts of Earth Circle in raising community awareness of negative effects of plastic bag use and urges all citizens to work toward decreasing their consumption of plastic bags by shopping with reusable bags as often as possible. Adopted by the City Council this 9th day of December, 2013.

__________________________________ Dale Adams, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________ Kimberly Johnson-Gibeau, City Clerk Councilor seconded the foregoing resolution and the following voted in favor thereof: Sanderson, Zabinski, Chandler, Christy, Adams; and the following voted against it: None, whereby the resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.