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4 • Create a uniform system for handling resident input relative to deer management • Pass an ordinance prohibiting the feeding of deer and other wild animals/fowl. Management Policies: 1 The City will continue to contract with Ramsey County Parks & Recreation for annual aerial deer survey services. The annual survey, resident input, and the availability of suitable hunt sites shall be used as a basis for determining the extent and location of any deer removal efforts for the upcoming season. 2. Attempt to document all resident input, including phone calls, e-mails and letters. These shall be collected by the City Administrator and be provided to the City Council for its annual evaluation of the deer management program. 3. Deer removal efforts necessary to achieve City objectives shall be limited to archery and shall be conducted by the Metro Bowhunters Resource Base (MBRB) or by private property owners when they have a site at least 20 acres in size and the hunters pass appropriate proficiency criteria and abide by City hunt rules. 4. Deer removal operations shall be conducted on public property where practical, and on private property where conditions are conducive to archery and of sufficient size and development is limited. Combinations of parcels to yield a site of sufficient size (ideally no less than 20 acres) and with limited development are acceptable; subject to property owner consent. 5. Notice will be mailed prior to the first removal date to all property owners whose land adjoins a proposed deer removal site. The notice shall include the dates of all hunts for that season and contact information for deer management personnel (city staff and law enforcement). 6. The City will provide deer management information to its residents through the City’s newsletter and website. Deer Management Plan – 2016 Given the reduced numbers as evidence by the aerial survey conducted in 2016, no hunting will be authorized in 2015 with the possible exception of the Frattalone property. We will continue to monitor the population and we anticipate it will rise over time thereby necessitating future deer control hunts. We also assume we will be able to continue our coordinated efforts with the City of Maplewood for hunts in the north east area of Little Canada and the Spoon Lake/Fisher’s Corner area in Maplewood. Finally, should other viable hunt areas be presented in the future, they will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The City will also participate in Ramsey County’s aerial count anticipated to be done in early 2017, conditions permitting.