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all of them during the flyoverpopulationcount.She hascounted 15 deer on her property at one time. Commissioner Bole reiterated that the deer population in his yard destroyed his raspberry bushes.He conveyed that he feels arecommendation should be made to the City Council to reduce the deer population. Commissioner Quick questioned how long the reduction effort would take,as he stated concernsthata 50% reduction of population in one year could affect the biodiversity of ecosystems. Commissioner Gelbach askedif we could requestthe removal of injured deerby the USDA. Staff commented that it would be difficult as the hunt is done at night via thermal imaging. Commissioner Hoag inquiredif multiple locations could be utilizedfor the hunt,as he seconded concern about removing too many deer from one location. Also, he questioned the counts of Shoreview as many of the deer in northern Roseville would cross between the two cities. Commissioner Heikkila clarified that the intention would never be to wipe out the deer populationinRoseville. Commissioners Recommendation: Commissioner Bole moved to recommendto the City Councilto move forward with a removal of 20 deer in 2018/2019 and to continue with an ongoing reduction effort based upon the analysis and survey numbers. Commissioner Warzecha seconds. Motion passed unanimously. 5)PARK MAINTENANCE AND PROJECT REVIEW MaintenanceSuperintendent,Jim Taylor,provided an overview ofthe 2017 maintenance operations and an upcoming look at projects in 2018. The 2017 projects included park planning at 2134 Cleveland Avenue, 1716 Marion Street and the playground at Tamarack Park.Tree projects were completed at multiple parks including tree removals, plantings and EAB treatments. The Natural Resource Renewal Program had88 new volunteersin 2017.Maintenance projectsincluded:facility improvements(painting, new roof),upgraded puppet wagon, Harriet Alexander Nature Center (HANC) windows, new hockey goals, fountain repair, and maintenancefor recreation programs.