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Attachment A Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 10, 2015 Page 43 At the request of Mayor Roe, individual Councilmeinbers indicated their prefer- ence for a more comprehensive ordinance or wildlife management plan. Councilmember Laliberte indicated that this draft ordinance went too far without addressing what happened next, especially with definitions of soine animals refer- enced in items f and g. Councilmember Laliberte expressed interest in some of the ideas in Councilmember McGehee's draft that supported feeding of birds and squirrels; however, she noted it didn't address other concerns or provide a solu- tion to safety and traffic issues specific to deer. Mayor Roe opined that staff's draft provided a good first step and supported re- vising and removing soine of the definitions, but to focus on what Roseville need- ed. Mayor Roe expressed interest in the height coinponent in Councilmember McGehee's draft; and supported the penalty (Section 411.05) section in staff's draft as presented in that it didn't bar other resolutions but provided another tool. Under exemptions in staff's draft (Section 411.04), Mayor Roe noted language addressing other agents which he took to inchide the Wildlife Rehabilitation Cen- ter; and expressed interest for the management plan to include an option for a po- tential Roseville hunt. While the feeding ban got to the nuisance issue for neigh- boring properties, Mayor Roe opined that it needed to be balanced with code en- forcement, recognizing that you had rights on your private property but as soon as that infringed on the ability of others and rights on their property it required soine controls to be in place, as also addressed through the City's zoning and code en- forcement ordinances. Mayor Roe recognized that some may think there is no harm feeding wildlife on their property, but further noted that wildlife didn't ob- serve property boundaries, and created other issues beyond deer, and obvious in surrounding communities, whether wild turkeys, geese or other wildlife issues. While it may be a selfish desire for a property owner to see wild animals in their yards by feeding them, Mayor Roe noted that it could becoine detrimental to the natural health of that wildlife when it changed their natural habitat situation. Mayor Roe suggested it may be more beneficial to let wild animals be wild and not feed them on properties in Roseville, while the City addressed management of the deer h�rd when overpopulated. In referencing previous discussions, Councilmember Laliberte noted the type of hunt was not identified or what triggers were activated if the hunt didn't work. Mayor Roe opined that it made sense for this to return to the Park & Recreation Commission for their feedback. Since this proposal originated with 14-15 complaints, and in her research of other ordinances (e.g. Shorewood) and prior to their enacting a feeding ban, Coun- cilmember McGehee suggested it may be prudent for Councilmembers to read the results of that survey. Councilmember McGehee noted that some communities