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...---' BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Anoka County, Minnesota '" DATE: April 8, 2003 OFFERED BY COMMISSIONER: McCauley RESOLUTION #2003-48 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT FOR ARCHERY DEER HUNTING IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF THE RICE CREEK OF LAKES REGIONAL PARK RESERVE WHEREAS, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners has been informed by the Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department that the deer population in the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve is in excess of an ecologically sustainable deer herd; and, WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department has surveyed the deer population to be in excess of 27 deer per square mile in areas of Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve; and, WHEREAS, an excess deer population creates a danger to users of roads and highways surrounding and within the park; and, WHEREAS, the management goal of the Parks and Recreation Department is to sustain a deer population density of 15 to 20 deer per square mile at the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve based on aerial survey indices and other deer management variables: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Anoka County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the director of Parks and Recreation to issue 50 permits for archery deer hunting by state licensed hunters possessing a valid 2003 Anoka County Archery Deer Hunting Permit ($10.00 fee) in the four areas illustrated in Exhibit A (attached). This permit is effective from October 13, 2003, to and including December 31, 2003, with certain restrictions. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Anoka County Board of Commissioners does hereby request that the Parks and Recreation Department conduct an analysis of the effect of the permit upon the deer population and that the analysis be conducted after the permit sunset date on December 31, 2003, and before the next following deer hunting season for consideration by the county board. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the cities of Blaine, Lino Lakes, Circle Pines, and Centerville be notified of the passage of this resolution and be provided a copy of it. STATE OF MINNESOTA) COUNTY OF ANOKA ) 55 I, John "Jay" McLinden, County Administrator, Anoka County, Minnesota, hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of the resolution of the county board of said county with the original record thereof on file in the Administration Office, Anoka County, Minnesota, as stated in the minutes of the proceedings of said board at a meeting duly held on April 8, 2003,and that the same is a true and correct copy of said original record and of the whole thereof, and that said resolution was duly passed by said board at said meeting. Witness my hand and seal this 8th day of April 2003. ~ Jh~~_ JOHN "JAY" McLINDEN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR YES DISTRICT #1 - BERG X DISTRICT #2 - LANG X DISTRICT #3 - LANGFELD X DISTRICT #4 - KORDIAK X DISTRICT #5 - MCCAULEY X DISTRICT #6 - Srv ARAJAH X DISTRICT #7 - ERHART X NO