06-77 - 11-08 - Adopt Deer Management Plan Resolution 06-77 November 8, 2006
Member Shaffer introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR
THE CITY OF GOLDEN VALLEY
WHEREAS, in March of 2006 an Ad Hoc Deer Task Force was convened to assist
staff and Council in an evaluation of the current status of the deer population, as well as
make recommendations for the management of deer, if it is deemed necessary; and
WHEREAS, as a result of Task Force meetings and information collected regarding
various management strategies, City regulations, safety considerations and citizen
discussions, the attached issues analysis and management plan have been provided to
detail the impacts of white-tailed deer on urban environments in general; and
WHEREAS, based upon findings contained in the study, the City Council believes it
must recognize that the area within our city borders exists as an assemblage of plants and
animals living together in a common environment, and that understanding the ecological
principles of animal and plant establishment, competition, succession and growth are basic
and vital to maintaining a healthy ecological community; and
WHEREAS, given this understanding, a management plan has been created which
the Council believes provides a framework in which decisions related to the management of
deer in our community can be made, taking into consideration the ecological community as
a whole and changing conditions that may take place in the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the document attached as Exhibit A to
this resolution, "Deer in the Urban Environment: Issues Analysis and Management Plan for
the City of Golden Valley" be adopted as the official guide for all decisions made related to
deer management in the city, and provides for the following components and authorities:
1. This program contains components which include citizen participation and
education, enforcement of applicable ordinances and ongoing monitoring and
analysis of environmental conditions which exist in the city.
2. The plan establishes Deer Management Units (DMUs).
3. Citizen participation has been an important component in the development of the
plan, and the City is committed to encouraging ongoing involvement and input from
residents.
4. The City will be responsible for monitoring populations, densities and other factors
concerning the deer population in the city, and for analyzing and monitoring the
environmental conditions present in the City's DMUs. The City will be responsible
for implementing revisions to Appendix A: Description and Analysis of Deer
Management Units and Appendix 8: Deer Density Objectives, Goals and Data
Maps, and may propose population goal changes.
Resolution 06-77 - Continued November 8, 2006
5. The City Manager shall authorize implementation of any actions related to deer
population control, and shall direct the activities of appropriate City staff or
contracted service providers to carry out related activities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council directs City staff to continue to
work on an ongoing basis with neighboring communities, the Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources and Three Rivers Park District to provide a coordinated application of
the principles contained in the plan.
Linda R. Loomis, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Susan M. Virnig, City Clerk +
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member Freiberg
and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Freiberg,
Loomis, Scanlon and Shaffer; and the following was absent: Pentel; and the following
voted against the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and
adopted, signed by the Mayor and her signature attested by the City Clerk.