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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 9, 2018 Page 12 Lee Woodruff,Avon Street, Roseville Mr. Woodruff stated he has lived at this address since 1982, and he does not be- lieve the deer survey flyover is accurate. On the day when 20 deer were removed, there were 10 deer standing in his yard. He noted that Mayor Roe has made a Saturday morning trip to his house to look at the deer tracks in his yard and in the neighborhood. Every night there are six to ten deer in his back yard. He has had nights with 11 deer walking through. In the summers, they eat his tomato plants. He noted that there were many deer tracks at the elevated gardens; they eat all the plants. There are no natural predators in this area, and the does are having twins and triplets every year. There needs to be a more aggressive stance towards the deer population. He expressed support for continuing and increasing the deer re- duction efforts. Dwenda Gjerdingen, 2553 Fisk Street, Roseville Ms. Gjerdingen agreed at the number of deer in her yard has grown over the past few years. It is not uncommon to see a dozen deer in the back yard, and her hus- band once saw 15. The yard is a thoroughfare for the deer; there is a big track that goes through the snow. She has had plant problems where they are eating the plants and they have to be fenced in. It seems to be a growing problem. Ron Duffy, 2560 Fisk Street, Roseville Mr. Duffy thanked the Mayor for coming and looking at the problem. He appre- ciates the efforts of the Council to address this. He appreciates that Parks and Rec is attempting to do something and bring some science to this. He believes the deer are underreported. The amount of deer being reduced should at least be dou- bled. He is glad 20 will be done, but he requests considering taking out more. He gets between 6 and 12 deer nightly in the backyard, and vegetation is regularly trampled and eaten. This is a serious problem, and he is glad it has the attention of the Council. Brent Martin, Fisk Street, Roseville, Mr. Martin expressed concern about public safety. He has seen a lot of deer standing around and believes someone will get hurt or killed on the nearby curvy road, and deer will also be killed. He saw one dead deer across the street earlier this winter, having been hit by a car. He is excited to think that if the deer popula- tion is reduced, the food shelves will be served too. Councilmember Willmus stated that he supported the initial effort at deer popula- tion control. He does question the number taking, particularly when a day or two after the last hunt, there were six deer in his yard and his neighbor's yard. He un- derstands that aspect. He would like to look at an ongoing reduction program and continue to monitor it going forward. Ultimately, hopefully the City will reach an equilibrium where the property damage events are not happening, with increased health for the deer population.