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COUNCIL MINUTESSeptember 9, 2013 DRAFT period. Within the process is also a deadline by which language must be submitted for a printed 136 ballot. With the changes that have occurred in election law, the schedules are in conflict. This 137 change would deal with that conflict. 138 139 st City Clerk Bartell added that a public hearing is scheduled on the ordinances. If 1reading is 140 approved after that hearing, staff would propose to bring the ordinances back to the council at a 141 special council meeting on October 7. For passage the ordinances would require an affirmative vote 142 of all council members. 143 144 Mayor Reinert opened the public hearing. There being no one present wishing to speak, the public 145 hearing was closed. 146 147 Council Member Roeser noted that he is pleased that these amendments to update the Charter 148 document are coming forward from the Charter Commission. 149 150 st Council Member O’Donnell moved to approve the 1Reading of Ordinance No. 04-13 as presented. 151 Council Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 152 153 st Council Member Roeser moved to approve the 1Reading of Ordinance No. 05-13 as presented. 154 Council Member Stoesz seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 155 156 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT 157 158 nd 4A. 2Reading and Passage of Ordinance No. 10-13, Amending Section 504.02 of the Lino 159 Lakes Code of Ordinances relating to Firearms, allowing bow hunting in certain areas of the 160 city –Police Chief Swenson recalled that the council discussed deer management options beginning 161 last year. Staff worked with Anoka County and prepared an updated deer management report that 162 includes options for action. The ordinance before the council relates to one area of the city where 163 archery hunting has been disallowed even though it is allowed in the rest of the city, under defined 164 regulations. Council Member Roeser noted that the proposal to add this area for bow hunting is an 165 attempt to improve deer management and reduce the number of deer/vehicle collisions. 166 167 Pam B. Frink,2228 Reiling Road, addressed the council. She said that her neighbor just informed her 168 of the change in hunting authority being proposed. She is concerned because there is an area just 169 south of her home that would be affected (Clerk’s note: the area near Ms. Frink’s home was later 170 determined to be adjacent to city owned land, not impacted by the Ordinance proposed but by the 171 contract requestedin Item 4B). The area adjoinspublic land but that is not marked well.Further, 172 most of the public land is wet and she feels that hunters will probably steer more toward her land that 173 is dry. Also the land is rolling hills so it may be difficult to determine an appropriate shooting 174 distance.She is concerned about the impact on her property and that she wasn’t contacted for her 175 opinion before changes were considered. 176 177 Darlene and Richard Klenck,2280 Rolling Hills Drive(40 year residents), presented the councilwith 178 a petition opposing the city opening up city land south of Rolling Hills Drive to a controlled bow hunt 179 (also related to Item 4B). The neighbors who signed the petition are opposed and they represent about 180 4