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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL DULY 139 2022 • Approve Partial Pay Request No. 1 to Minnesota Paving & Materials for 2022 Street Improvements • Approve Partial Pay Request No. 2 to Minnesota Paving & Materials for 2022 Street Improvements • Approve MnDOT Master Partnership Contract for 2023-2027 The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by McGraw. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution adopted. 2022 DEER CONTROL PROGRAM The City Administrator stated that the Council is asked to provide direction on if a special deer hunt should be allowed in 2022. He explained that over the past twenty years, the City Council has maintained a deer management program that involves the periodic removal of deer. He stated that . there has not been a hunt in the city since 2017. He explained that the city has partnered with the Metro Bowhunters Resource Base to conduct the hunts. He stated that some of the property in the city that has been hunted on in the past, is no longer available to be used, so the hunting area available is now much smaller. He stated that he has received a few more complaints in the last year about deer damaging private property. He stated that a flyover count was not done in 2022 so we do not have a current number of deer in Little Canada. Keis stated it is important to tell Ramsey County that we need a count next year. He stated that a maximum number of deer taken for this year could be determined. McGraw stated that he thinks a hunt should be done this year, and the number of deer taken should be ten, or up to fifteen. Fischer stated that he also agrees that a hunt should be done this year, and thinks about ten deer is a good number. McGraw introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2022- 7-84 — APPRO VE COND UCTING A DEER HUNT IN 2022 IN THE AREAS SHO WN IN THE STAFF REPORT, WITH A MAXIMUM OF 15 DEER TAKEN The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Torkelson. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. LCA PRE -DEVELOPMENT GRANT APPLICATION The Community Development Director stated that staff is requesting the Council consider supporting a grant application from the Metropolitan Council for up to $300,000 for pre -development funding, such as design assistance, financial studies, project impact analyses and community engagement. Keis asked how much could be awarded. The Community Development Director explained that each award is up to $300,000. The City Administrator explained he feels that the recently acquired property at 2750 Rice Street is a good candidate for this grant since it meets several of the qualifications for the funding. He noted the application is due very soon and the Council is asked to approve a resolution of support for the application. 2