CC_Minutes_2019_0617 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 17, 2019 Page 11 Councilmember Willmus asked if the Commission has had any conversation about bringing the process in-house to the Commission. Something the Commis- sion works on with staff. More like any other program the Commission might help staff administer. He wondered if this rises to the level that it needs to come to the Council on an annual basis. He personally did not think it was and was some- thing that could be passed to the Commission working with staff and USDA to administer. He was curious as to what conversations have happened at the Com- mission level and to what his colleagues think. Commissioner Newby agreed that was a conversation the Commission was will- ing to have. Given the significant citizen feedback the Commission got when this process first started, the Commission felt it was something the City Council should be aware of If the Council would prefer that the Commission deal with this internally while working with the Parks Commission and the City, it is some- thing the Commission is willing to consider. Commissioner O'Brien noted that this has been discussed extensively within the Commission, even discussed having a vision goal of maintaining a healthy herd rather than every year discussing a possible reduction effort or not. A vision of maintaining a healthy herd in Roseville means that the Parks Department work with the DNR and the other agencies that help to determine what an adequate or overly stocked herd is. She thought it was something the Commission has dis- cussed and feels comfortable with. Chair Baggenstoss stated one of the things the Commission first talked about was the set number and how many deer need to be reduced for a set number but per- haps in the latest discussion the question was what was needed to be done in the current year to get to a different place and maybe it will look different next year and the year after that to try to get in line with the agencies. Commissioner Newby questioned if the Council would prefer the Commission to adopt a program and keep the Council apprised of what is being done is some- thing the Commission is willing to do as well. Mayor Roe asked if the Council was prepared to provide some feedback. Councilmember Laliberte thought if the Council could prescribe and give some direction to the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Commission should feel comfortable and free to then go and administer. That is fine with her but she thought the Council should be clear about that direction so the Commission is not left to wonder if it is a number or a healthy goal or something else and thought it was the Council's responsibility to do that.