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Regu�ar Cit±� C ounc il 1�leeting �lor�da��, April 13, 2�15 Pa�e 7 Attachment B l�hc�cie ac��r�ss�;�] deer hur�ts k�y �djacent cc�mmunitius, �s vvell as the Rainsey Count_y Grass Lake Park, ,�e�stee� artitually ts�r a h�int ea�'�i fall. As sarne crf t}34 sur- rc�unciin� cnznmunities bega�� thin�iing the her�i in their areas, Mr. Rl��de su��;est- ed the deer ar-e rele�c�tin� elsc��llert. .Iane ��'ilsUn, 2�3{} :V St. �lbans Ms. W'ils�n stt}teri tl�at she i�,veci feedina anci secii�� dier and saw rt� hati effects frc��n tl�em at a�l; and wl�ile tl�ere tt�ay be �ettin� to be too ma�1y, sh� still enjc��d it at�c� cc�uld see n�� reasc�iz nnt tc� �t�ntiitue feedir�� tlte�n. Pat Carl�ne {Jane's husband) �Ir. C�rline nt�ted that tllc rcasc�n thew� ��artec� feeciin� cieer was to �;i4�� them �ei o�tic�n c�tlzer khai� their �ardec� pr�ducG a»d lands�:ape platlts, ��ith spra�in� tho:�e plarlts noi ��r�rki��. Li�'hile �hin�lin� t}le lae�'ci tr�ay Y�e r��ecied, Mr. Carl'rne nc�tec� that many resi�ents ►nc�l�eci her�: �ecause nf�the wr�ilcili��, c�pi��itis� that it ��fas neat ta have th�m fee�i at tk�eir hause, e�•�n w�itl� the sec��rity li�t cnrnart� on whenever they arrivcd in tl�e varci. ;VIr. Carline st�at�d that he w�oul�! 11ave nc7 pr�c�blem if� the: Ci�ty �hase tc�r thin th� herd, b�.at he dic�n't plan to quit feedin� ttlein, as t�iey ciici ¢nany ��•�ldlifG specFes in kheir vard. E�en thc�ugh t�Zey cc�uld �t� fc�rLed tc� put a stcrp tc� �11 ofi it, iMr. C�tli�le crpined that he: ciir�tt't think tl�a� w•as riecessary and was acttiall�• a piu5 toc f��se� ille. Throu�h f��ciin,� thr; dc:er, iVlr. C'arlirie estirnat- e:ci that it had re€1uce�d the lE�ss of their plants hy abc�ut �35`�%�. LlauraSigler, 1�57 Huron �►venue Yts. Seitiler tl��tnked the C'itu fc>r d��ii��; s�� s��cc�1 r�search ar�ci listenin� t� re:si- dents; �i�r� spc�ke in ��ppc�sitic�n t�} aqty hui�t. It tl�e issue 3��as an� of p�zblic s�fety witl� a cic�ct�mer�ted numbcr c�r irtcrease in deer.'a�rtc3rr�o�ile accide:i�ts, M�. 5ei�ier s�teci she wc��il�i n«t c�p�ose �� htit�t, Y�ut there haci been na such issue €'nua�r� tt�ere- tc�r�. ne�atin� a hunt. Vis. Sei�ler c�pit�ec� tti�t tl�e majc3rity c�f the co�r�rnunity did nc�t ]aat��e a prr�ble�� witli deer, anci nEjtc:cl tfie less th�n ken cc�mplaints reec.ive�! ��n- nually bef��re 2O l4, anr� ��nly 1=� recei4 eci in 2[? 1�, all ��1eR11I7 t4i�'C7 LV�cks of ea�.l� c�thei-. Ms. Sei€;ler n��teci th�t deer are �eeking {`c�c�d abc�ut th� s��me tirne �eople are pl�i�tin� ve�etatic�n. M5. Seigler al�c� expr�ss�ci a�+ncern �•ith the carryin� �:a�a�ity, c�uestIlonin� t��e inetlYc�ci in estitnatin� whetller t�r �loi ii was tirne fc�r a hut�t c�r not v�rithin a twc� ye�r tiinefrainc. [n revi�r�•�n� the eritire Ramse�� Cc�u�lty� �na�, ',1�I5. Sei�ler nc7tcd the hea��iest decr po�ul�€ticm app�:a€-ed to be burcierin� within a cnile, aa�d iiotc;d ar- eas yvhere th�ere ��as dter habitat �ario�- tca ?[ll4 �ut ��c� lc�nger evi�ient. Tl�e€-ef«re, ti'[5. Sei�ler questic�neti th� lo�,ic i� usii�g the: city li�nits t�� detenr�ine �ee�- �abitat ratic��, 5i«c� it �4as E� hrc�<�c1cr c:�,uz�tv issue hetw•een the [-G(}4 a�1r� I-��L�' loo��. �1�. 5ci+��lc�r stti�tec� th��i a lot �if rc4i�ic.nts ciisa��reet� �bc3ut what to do ab«ut ciec:r, hut everyon�. car�d ak�out their nat�ral resc�urccs; �inc! as�Ced, as the City ��tacie de- cision5 fnr the tuture c�f k}1e C'i�r, that it F�c cn�niza��rt c�t t�at e�7ncerr� toi- natural