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Attachment A Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 10, 2015 Page 42 However, Councilmember Etten noted that item d addressed doinestic breeds, and while some of the items were applicable, it also set up that exemption. Councilmember McGehee questioned whether feral cats should also be addressed since not a current problein, should not be excluded. Councilmeinber McGehee opined that the distinction should be in feeding outside versus inside pets; and al- so noted the need for the ordinance to provide an exemption for the Wildlife Re- habilitation Center, as well as exempting licensed animals or those used in a school setting for education and demonstration purposes. Councilmember McGehee agreed that the ordinance should rely heavily on educa- tion at this point, but noted her inclusion of Section 411.04 (Penalties) in her draft ordinance to address fees that could become part of the City's annually adopted fee schedule. Councilinember McGehee suggested a brochure be created to be used along with the Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) efforts and tallced about annually; offering a copy of the St. Louis Park brochure as an exam- ple that addressed a variety of issues as part of those educational efforts while ad- dressing problematic animals. Councilmember McGehee suggested this could be addressed under the City's existing nuisance ordinance versus a separate ordi- nance with court ramifications if not addressed even though she was not sure a significant problem existed to justify that process. Councilmember McGehee stated that she didn't want to see the city come out ini- tially with guns blazing, but preferred to encourage personal responsibility, providing residents with simple solutions for various wildlife issues requiring lim- ited expenditures to mitigate. Councilmember McGehee opined that to impose a rigid and objectionable hunting program for Roseville when surrounding commu- nities may or may not have a similar program seemed to be unnecessary, fiirther opining that Ramsey County and the Department of Natural Resources were al- ready tasked with that obligation and had the legal rights to manage the deer herd, negating any reason for the City to duplicate that at this tiine. Given plans for that fairly active prograin yet this fall, Councilmember McGehee opined that it should indicate a reduction in the herd. Councilmember Laliberte agreed that it was disappointing that it had taken so long to get this draft ordinance, and suggested returning to the Parks & Recreation Commission for further vetting and to get a draft ordinance closer to what people were expecting. Councilmember Laliberte opined that discussing a feeding ban and what might happen next if this doesn't work was too much and a next step could address what might be appropriate if and when that didn't work. Coun- cilmember Laliberte suggested the need for something allowing property owners to live on their property and do what they chose to do within reason in feeding non-nuisance animals, while at the same time addressing issues found in pockets of the community. However, Councilmember Laliberte stated that this draft was not what she envisioned, and clidn't even reach a starting point for her.