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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 13, 2015 Page 12 Mayor Roe stated that first, he agreed about the need to be careful on the defini- tion of wildlife related specifically to a feeding ban, which he supported even while noting that although he understood residents may enjoy it, the City Council was tasked with the responsibility for the broader community, and this affected the entire community. On the other side, Mayor Roe noted that he could do eve- rything possible to stop things in his yard, but if the neighbor did not adhere to that same enforcement mechanism, the City had to address it. Mayor Roe opined that it came down to actual language and the definition for pets and wildlife in ac- cordance with city-issued pet license definitions and state statutes as to what could or could not be kept as a pet. Mayor Roe advised that he had been toying with the idea of a ratio for Roseville relative to the surrounding area, but was not sure of how to define those borders, since he had taken into consideration the point raised during public comment that the problem didn't respect city borders. Therefore, Mayor Roe suggested it may be prudent to look at ratios in smaller ar- eas of the community versus the overall city or region, and compare that as part of the trigger calculations for the control method used. Mayor Roe advised that he was supportive of a city wildlife management plan, not necessarily part of the or- dinance, but something more detailed in how best to approach this, and referenced as part of a future ordinance. If the City considers looking at a bow hunt, which he had no opinion on at this point, Mayor Roe suggested a review of existing lan- guage in the City's bow and arrow ordinance for consistency with what would or would not be allowed. Mayor Roe stated that he would support ordinance lan- guage returning to the City Council addressing all of those areas. Laliberte moved, McGehee seconded directing staff to work to create ordinance language for City Council consideration for a feeding ban and wildlife manage- ment plan, including an annual education component and defining the trigger for consequences if the feeding ban was found ineffective, as addressed on page 5 of the March 9, 2015 Parks & Recreation Commission's recommendations to the City Council; amended to include involvement with and by Public Works De- partment and enforcement agency staff in development of the draft ordinance language; and including a community educational component City Manager Trudgeon clarified Councilmember McGehee's intent that the Pub- lic Works Department was her preferred department to involve as opposed to the Parks & Recreation Department. Councilmember McGehee responded that was her intent to provide a broader en- vironmental perspective in addition to parks staff. Mayor Roe suggested that would not limit review to the Parks & Recreation staff only,but provide a broader staff issue in accordance with language of the motion.