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Recommendation <br />1. Continue monitoring and inventorying <br />2. Develop an ardinance structure to include: <br />a. Wildlife feeding restriction <br />b. Exceptions <br />c. Penalties and enforcement <br />d. Options for as needed control mechanisms based upon survey numbers and criteria defined <br />by Ramsey County and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) <br />3. Immediately pursue a wildlife feeding restriction with exceptions <br />4. Establish a feeding enforcement method with a penalty <br />5. Include an option in the ordinance for a controlled hunt based upon the following: <br />a. Reassessment after two years of feeding ban and subsequent surveying to determine deer <br />numbers and location <br />b. Proposal to pursue a hunt would be based on the established DNR carrying capacity criteria <br />c. A return to the City Council for approval <br />6. A proposed ordinance shall include a well publicized public hearing <br />7. Creation of a City Comprehensive Deer Management Plan <br />Prepared by Lonnie Brokke, Director of Parks and Recreation <br />Attachments: <br />A. 2014 Ramsey County Map, including Roseville, showing the location where deer were counted <br />B. Highlighted Map of the .77 sq. miles of habitat in Roseville <br />C. Ramsey County Deer Management Study, including a survey conducted in 2012 <br />D. Survey of Ramsey County Cities updated in December 2014 <br />E. Ramsey County Natural Resource Management Plan - Wildlife Section <br />F. A sample comprehensive ordinance from the City of Shoreview <br />G. Summary presentation made in February 2015 to the Parks and Recreation Commission <br />H. A spreadsheet of deer population related comments received over the last year <br />Page 5 of 5 <br />