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ROSEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR April3, 20186:30pm PRESENT:Bole,Gelbach,Heikkila, Hoag,O’Brien,Quick, Stoner,Warzecha ABSENT:Baggenstoss, Newby STAFF:Brokke,Christensen, Taylor 1)INTRODUCTIONS CommissionerNewby and Vice-ChairBaggenstoss informed staff prior to the meeting that theywould not be in attendance. 2)ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT Two members of the public were in attendance to hear additional information on the Roseville Deer PopulationReport. Chair O’Brien proposed moving up the Deer Population Agenda item to accommodate the public participants. 3)APPROVAL OF MINUTES –MARCH6,2018MEETING Commissioner Gelbachmoved to approve the March6, 2018meeting minutes. Commissioner Heikkilaseconds. Motion passed unanimously. 4)ROSEVILLE DEER POPULATION REPORT Staff provided a history of the deer population in Roseville. Over the last sixyears,the population has been: 2018 -43,2016 -52, 2014 -61and2013-57.In 2017, Roseville partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to remove 20 deer from 4 locations in RosevilleonJanuary31,2017. In 2014,the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) assessedthedeer habitat in Roseville. They determined that Roseville could supporta deer population of 15-19. Staff providedinformation on thedeerreported by residents in2017 and Quarter 1 2018. Jenny Guthrie (1810 Alameda Street) reports seeing deer everydayin her yard. She states her grandchildren can’t playoutside in herbackyard due to droppings. Guthrie has been a resident for 25 yearsand has not seen destruction like this in the past. She requested the Commission work to bring the deer population to a manageable and sustainable level. The Commission discussed the deer populationand the 2017 USDA reduction program. Nancy Burgette (1815 Alameda Street)has observed deer migration through her neighborhood. She states that the deer sit under trees and she feels the helicopter may not see