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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 13, 2016 Chair Newby advised it was an ongoing process; and noted it had been found that the feeding was frequently going on in city parks. Therefore, Chair Newby ad- vised that the commission would be returning to the City Council in the near fu- ture with a recommendation to consider signage in parks explaining and summary the city ban as a gentle reminder. ommissioner Becker-Finn advised that when city staff receives a call reporting a C resident feeding wildlife, in response a staff person was sent out to help educate residents. Commissioner Becker-Finn noted that the city was not just citing peo- ple without a prior warning that they were in violation of city ordinance, especial- ly in certain specific areas of the city where this has been problematic, but that education is being done on a person-to-person basis. Chair Newby had noted communication received by staff and the commission on the deer issue; and sough assurances that the City Council was also being copied on those emails. Chair Newby reported that the only information not forwarded to the City Council was informal comments when commissioners had been out and about the community, and people had inquired about the ordinance, with most of those inquiries about misconceptions about hunting and feeding. Councilmember McGehee thanked the commission for endorsing the Marion Street park; opining it was a wonderfulthing and very much needed; and stated her often voiced opinion that the city adopt a policy to ensure adequate green space in all High Density Residential (HDR) zoning districts. Chair Newby noted the commission’s involvementin reviewing and providing in- put into the city’s asset management program, and adoption by the City Council in 2015 of the civic priority plan, including asset management. Chair Newby as- sured Councilmembers that the commission would continue to review respective parks, facilities and infrastructure segments related to parks and recreation. Councilmember Willmus specifically asked the commission to review the 2016 community survey results about park building use, noting the comments were quite impressive. Councilmember Etten thanked the commission for all their work, especially the huge accomplishment as the Park Renewal Program nears completion, as well as for looking down the road going forward on new items. Mayor Roe noted, as a key thing the City Council addressed as part of the city’s 2016 budget process was the proactive tackling of capital improvement program (CIP) issues. Given the significant and immediate deficit in the parks and recrea- tion area of the CIP, Mayor Roe noted that the funds go negative this or next year; and noted the Commission and staffwere tasked to look at that very closely.