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6. The City will provide deer management information to its residents through the City's newsletter and website. Deer Management Plan — 2013 It is anticipated that the City will utilize control areas as depicted on Exhibit C. That assumption is based on the cooperation of a number of private and public property owners whose permission will be sought if this plan is adopted by the City Council. We will also continue to attempt coordination with the City of Maplewood to continue hunts in the north east area of Little Canada and the Spoon Lake area in Maplewood. We will also support MBRB efforts to add the NW corner of County Road C & Highway 61 in Maplewood as a control site. Finally, should other viable hunt areas be presented, they will be reviewed on a case -by -case basis. Hunt rules have been established for the program (see Exhibits D & E). We will continue to monitor the control efforts in teens of deer population impact. It appears that continuous efforts will be needed to gain further reductions in the population as well as to keep the numbers in check assuming a "reasonable" population is attained. No specific limits on the numbers taken are recommended. This is because the population reduction seems to be self - limiting given that increased hunting pressure dramatically reduces the numbers taken after the first two cycles of hunting. Staff also believes that it will he virtually impossible to reduce the population below the supportable level of 20 deer. Notices will be sent to abutting property owners to advise them of hunt dates and rules. "No Trespassing" signs will also be posted around hunt areas for the specific hunting periods. The City will also participate in Ramsey County's aerial count anticipated to be done in early 2014, conditions permitting. 5 5