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DATE: 11/8/99 <br />ITEM NO,. C 1 <br />Department Approval: Manager Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />A Consent <br />Item Description: Approval of a contract for goose contro <br />Background* Since 1 988, the City has contracted with the University of Minnesota to capture <br />and remove geese from sites within Roseville. In 1996, the Council approved a new contract that <br />reduced the number of sites from which geese are removed from six to three. The three sites <br />included in the newest contract, which expires on March 15, 2000, are: <br />Central Park {near Victoria Street} <br />Langton Lake <br />Cedarholm Golf Course <br />In 1 996, the cost of this program was increasing rapidly due to the need to process the geese for <br />human consumption rather than relocate them to ether states. The number of Roseville sites was <br />reduced to contain the total cost of the program. The eliminated sites were Ramsey County Parks <br />at Lae Josephine, Mc arrons Lake and Lake Owasso. Ramsey County has picked up Lake <br />Josephine as part of its county wide program. <br />The University of Minnesota is proposing a new one -year contract ending on March 15, 2001. <br />copy of the proposed contract is attached. <br />Financial implications: The new proposed contract is for an ann ual cost for all tnree sites of <br />3,,386. This is approximately 1 higher than the annul cost paid in the last contract of <br />3X0. <br />The cost of the goose removal prograrn is included in the propos 20 budget. The cost is <br />funded equally between the storm utility, golf course fund and general fund. <br />RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: <br />Approval of a motion approving a contract with the University of Minnesota for goose removal <br />and authorizing the City Manager to sign on behalf of the City. <br />Prepared by: Karl Keel <br />