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97 o Ms. Becker -Finn encouraged the City to enact a feeding ban as soon as possible and 98 added the need to include in the ordinance a timeline and measurable that triggers future 99 hunt if needed. 100 Corninissioner D. Holt asked about how we might go about getting info on the effectiveness of a 101 feeding ban. 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 Commissioner Gelbach recognized the need for setting objectives tied to the feeding ban ordinance that would lead to a future hunt if needed. Laura Sigler commented that she appreciated the Commissions efforts to address this issue. Sigler's findings lead her to oppose a hunt and especially4a bow hunt. Bow hunting is extremely inhumane. She reconnnended if the City is considering}. any; kind of hunt they should look to sharp shooters. Her findings also say there is no proven Imear link between deer and lymes disease. Ms. Sigler questioned if society was looking for an easy answer to the deer population with a hunt and if there is a lack of tolerance forthe.aumal:_.. o Ms. Sigler supports a feeding ban Ms to the feeding ban. She believes a feed Terry Moses stated he thinks a feeding ban is Mr. Moses question if there is more to the dec also voiced his belief that Ramsey County hay into why Ramsey County isn't handling the is n 121 Sigler also suggested more education in addition ing ban should'! to the deer dispersing. a good idea but feels more drastic action is rash. r problem -than just the glowing numbers. Moses been dr.b' ied to manage tlie;deer and inquired sue rather than the City. o Many Conunumty members spoke to the fa these issues that the responsibility has been Ramsey County. o John Baker added his feeling thatpart of't Cities to,take case -Mahe kgll ,, t},,thP„ actions 124 Roger Toogood ietupcd to 125 Council is to ban feeding d 126 harve91mg the deer after 2.` 127 Timothy Callaghan inforrn( 128 the items people ale talking 129 the connection between dec 130 wants 'done? Callaghan sug 131 wants done with the deer: C 132 and meeting materials on th 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 the County and DNR do not act on -,d to the individual municipalities in that the County has directed 3e questioned if neighboring we led to Rosevlle's growing"deer population. retable to comment that is appears as if the recommendation to the f m Roseville he suggested the Commission add a means for ars`if the feeding 1?an does not manage the deer population. the groupAhat his experiences say that the deer are not going to eat bout. Wood chucks will eat everything. Callaghan also disputed and lymes disease. Callaghan asked what the majority of Roseville ated that a survey needed to be done to know what Roseville llaghan also complained that he was unable to access documents City website. o Mr. Callaghan would not support a wildlife feeding ban, he would support a deer feeding ban o Following 1VIr Callaghan's conunents about the inability to access the City website many in attendance disputed this fact and supported easy access to the materials. Eric Figgins shared possible projection of deer growth in Roseville if nothing is done. The potential growth is dramatic. o Mr. Figgins supports a feeding ban. Martin Jeffers commented that too many people treat deer like pets. Deer are too tame in Roseville. Mr. Jeffers has seen 21 deer in the pond near his home. o Mr. Jeffers supports a feeding ban. Kyle Wilson shared numbers that demonstrated the significant growth in the number of deer over time. Mr. Wilson sees a problem in reducing the deer population.