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AGENDA ITEM — 3D <br />-t1 DEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: April 8, 2024 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />SUBJECT: Deer Management <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Council should consider providing direction on actively pursuing deer management. <br />Backl4round <br />Council has previously requested to discuss deer management at a worksession, this is being <br />brought forward this evening as there may be a timing issue with this year's deer season. Council <br />is being asked if it wants to take a more active role in deer management. Currently, the DNR <br />does not do active deer management in Arden Hills, and our Animal Control Officer only <br />responds to wildlife that may be sick or injured or poses a threat to public safety. This issue can <br />be contentious as many members of the public enjoy having an active deer population, while <br />some view the deer as a nuisance to property, this can be especially true as the deer population <br />grows. The City itself does not monitor the deer population, so it can be difficult to gauge the <br />population size. We do know that other cities do take a more proactive role in deer management, <br />as does Ramsey County. In Attachment A, you'll find the results of an aerial survey that Ramsey <br />County did in 2021, it notes the survey areas along with the number of deer reported. <br />Based on preliminary information, if the City wants to take a more active role in deer <br />management, it has two options the first being partnering with the USDA and the other being <br />partnering with the Metro Bowhunters Resources Base (MBRB). <br />The USDA option is used by North Oaks and Roseville and has been used by Ramsey County in <br />the past. This option offers a variety of deer control techniques from traps to sharpshooters. <br />Depending on the methods chosen, the USDA option comes with a price tag, North Oaks pays <br />over $50,000 for their sharpshooting option. Staff does not know the cost of the other options, <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />