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B– <br />ACKGROUNDDEER POPULATION IN ROSEVILLE <br />1 <br />Asingle department has not been responsible for aRoseville Wildlife Management Program so when in <br />2 <br />2003 the City began receiving calls regarding the deer population, Parks and Recreation was asked to <br />3 <br />receive and record the calls. <br />4 <br />5 <br />Onaverage, until 2014, there have been less than 10 calls per year documented by Parks and Recreation. <br />6 <br />7 <br />In 2014, there have been raised concerns,specifically in the Owasso area. The concerns have primarily <br />8 <br />been complaints regarding damage to gardens and vegetation in resident’syardsas well as the tameness of <br />9 <br />deer and health concerns. <br />10 <br />11 <br />There have also been calls in support of deer indicating the population is fine and feel that there are <br />12 <br />mechanisms to live with deer, i.e. fencing, types of plants that are planted, control feeding, etc. <br />13 <br />14 <br />In 2004 the City began working with Ramsey County to monitor the deer population. The method used by <br />15 <br />the County is ahelicopter “fly over” after a fresh snowfall counting the number of deer seen. <br />16 <br />17 <br />On November 17, 2014 at the joint meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council, it <br />18 <br />was determined that the Commission and staff will provide further study regarding the Roseville deer <br />19 <br />population with an eventual recommendation back to the City Council. This study would include what <br />20 <br />others in the area are doing. <br />21 <br />22 <br />Included in your packet to prepare you for this discussion is a: <br />23 <br />Copy of the Minutes of the November 17, 2014 joint meeting with the City Council <br />24 <br />Excerpt of City Council direction to Parks & Recreation prepared by Commissioner Gelbach <br />25 <br />2014 Map showing the location where deer were counted <br />26 <br />Ramsey County Deer Management Study, including a survey conducted in 2012 <br />27 <br />Survey of Ramsey County Cities updated in December 2014 by staff <br />28 <br />Ramsey County Natural Resource Management Plan - Wildlife Section <br />29 <br />A sample ordinance from the City of Shoreview <br />30 <br />Deer removal e-mail from Mike Goodnature, Ramsey County Natural Resource Manager <br />31 <br />32 <br />Following is a chart indicating the number of deer spotted in Roseville each year since 2004 as well as <br />33 <br />numbers supplied by Roseville Police Department and the MN Department of Public Safety listingthe <br />34 <br />number of auto vs. deer crashes in 2008-2014 where an accident report was filed and the number of dead <br />35 <br />deer picked up in Roseville reported by Roseville Public Works. <br />36 <br />37 <br />Year 20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014 <br /># of Deer 36lack 153444514450lack 5761 <br />of of <br />snow snow <br /># of cars hit ----3320031 <br />Roseville PD <br /># of cars hit –----011*16*16*15*9*0 <br />State patrol <br /># of dead deer -23356356610 <br />picked up in <br />Roseville - <br />Public Works <br />* These figures are inclusive of all animals hit by vehicles, including deer, but not exclusively deer. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />