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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday, April 13, 2015 <br /> Page 7 <br /> Rhode addressed deer hunts by adjacent communities, as well as the Ramsey <br /> County Grass Lake Park, posted annually for a hunt each fall. As some of the sur- <br /> rounding communities began thinning the herd in their areas, Mr. Rhode suggest- <br /> ed the deer are relocating elsewhere. <br /> Jane Wilson, 2430 N St. Albans <br /> Ms. Wilson stated that she loved feeding and seeing deer and saw no bad effects <br /> from them at all; and while there may be getting to be too many, she still enjoyed <br /> it and could see no reason not to continue feeding them. <br /> Pat Carline (Jane's husband) <br /> Mr. Carline noted that the reason they started feeding deer was to give them an <br /> option other than their garden produce and landscape plants, with spraying those <br /> plants not working. While thinning the herd may be needed, Mr. Carline noted <br /> that many residents moved here because of the wildlife, opining that it was neat to <br /> have them feed at their house, even with the security light coming on whenever <br /> they arrived in the yard. Mr. Carline stated that he would have no problem if the <br /> City chose to thin the herd, but he didn't plan to quit feeding them, as they did <br /> many wildlife species in their yard. Even though they could be forced to put a <br /> stop to all of it, Mr. Carline opined that he didn't think that was necessary and <br /> was actually a plus for Roseville. Through feeding the deer, Mr. Carline estimat- <br /> ed that it had reduced the loss of their plants by about 95%. <br /> LauraSigler, 1857 Huron Avenue <br /> Ms. Seigler thanked the City for doing so much research and listening to resi- <br /> dents; and spoke in opposition to any hunt. If the issue was one of public safety <br /> with a documented number or increase in deer/automobile accidents, Ms. Seigler <br /> sated she would not oppose a hunt, but there had been no such issue found there- <br /> fore negating a hunt. Ms. Seigler opined that the majority of the community did <br /> not have a problem with deer, and noted the less than ten complaints received an- <br /> nually before 2014, and only 14 received in 2014, all within two weeks of each <br /> other. Ms. Seigler noted that deer are seeking food about the same time people <br /> are planting vegetation. <br /> Ms. Seigler also expressed concern with the carrying capacity, questioning the <br /> method in estimating whether or not it was time for a hunt or not within a two <br /> year timeframe. In reviewing the entire Ramsey County map, Ms. Seigler noted <br /> the heaviest deer population appeared to be bordering within a mile, and noted ar- <br /> eas where there was deer habitat prior to 2014 but no longer evident. Therefore, <br /> Ms. Seigler questioned the logic in using the city limits to determine deer habitat <br /> ratios, since it was a broader county issue between the I-604 and I-35W loop. <br /> Ms. Seigler stated that a lot of residents disagreed about what to do about deer, <br /> but everyone cared about their natural resources; and asked, as the City made de- <br /> cisions for the future of the City, that it be cognizant of that concern for natural <br />
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