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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 13, 2015 Page 4 Mayor Roe noted that base criteria would be considered as part of any ordinance in determining whether or not to pursue a hunt. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Mr. Brokke identified those neighbor- ing communities with or without a controlled hunt of some type in place. Mr. Brokke advised that the Cities of New Brighton, St. Anthony, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, and Arden Hills did not have an ordinance; while the Cities of St. Paul, Little Canada, Shoreview and Maplewood did have an ordinance. Mr. Brokke further clarified that the City of New Brighton was currently studying the situation similar to the process for Roseville; and while the City of Arden Hills did not have an ordinance, they were under the auspices of Ramsey County through their ownership of the TCAAP property, but not a specific City policy. In terms of surrounding communities and how they participate in conjunction with Ramsey County, Mayor Roe questioned how they functioned in managing their deer inventories within Ramsey County. Mr. Brokke responded that all or most of Ramsey County communities participate in the deer inventory and other communities were coming on board if not previ- ously involved in the inventory process. If there is a Ramsey County park within a community providing a mechanism to do so, Mr. Brokke advised that Ramsey County would handle herd management, otherwise it was up to individual city ju- risdictions. Public Comment Preliminary to his review of protocol for public testimony, Mayor Roe noted that previous public input had been received by the City Council in the recent past, as well as formally at a public hearing at the Parks & Recreation Commission level. However, Mayor Roe advised that he did not want to discourage additional com- ments tonight, but clarified that previous comments had been provided to the City Council as part of their review process as well. Roger Toogood, 601 Terrace Court Mr. Toogood noted that he had the opportunity and privilege to testify before the Parks & Recreation Commission, as well as the City Council, and expressed ap- preciation for the thorough job done by staff, the Commission and City Council in researching this issue. While having no new information to offer, Mr. Toogood advised that he served as the volunteer point person for his neighborhood and had just today received two contacts from residents about the deer population. Mr. Toogood opined that there appeared to be continued support for the City Council to act on the Commission's recommendation. Mr. Toogood stated that he was here to represent a large group of those residents hoping the City Council would adopt two ordinances: one out- lawing the feeding of deer and another indicating if the ratio of deer exceeds a