Laserfiche WebLink
City Council Aautes <br />October 6, 2014 <br />Page 4 <br />Mr. McGillivray further stated the DNR wants to see the entire hunting plan before <br />giving final approval. <br />Mayor Dietz questioned if the DNR would put this information in writing. <br />Mr. McGillivray stated the DNA wants to see an entire hunting plan completed by <br />the city before officially approving it. <br />Councilmember Motin questioned if the rules could be added as a contingency to the <br />donation agreement being presented tonight. He stated he is not comfortable with <br />relying on a discussion about the rules and noted things tend to change when various <br />interest groups participate in a project of this type. He stated because ultimate <br />approval of the rules lies with the DNR, he would like assurances these two hunting <br />rules will be in place before accepting ownership of the land. <br />Mr. McGillivray stated he doesn't believe this can happen due to the current project <br />schedule and felt there should be public input before a final hunting plan is adopted. <br />Councilmember Wilson stated he agrees the two hunting rules need to be in place <br />for this parcel, but he doesn't agree with Councilmember Motin about needing <br />language in the donation agreement because it may cause the city to lose the <br />property. <br />Mayor Dietz asked Mr. McGillivray if, in his experience, the DNR tends to be <br />cooperative with property owners of public hunting land. <br />Mr. McGillivray stated yes. <br />Councilmember Motin further questioned if Mr. McGillivray knows of any <br />experiences where the DNR has not cooperated. <br />Mr. McGillivray stated he is not aware of any such situation. <br />Attorney Beck questioned if there would be an issue, if a condition was placed on the <br />Donation Agreement, that there be no hunting on the land until a hunting plan has <br />been adopted by the DNR. <br />Mr. McGillivray stated adding conditions creates a problem for him in that if <br />something were to go bad with the deal, he wouldn't want the property back if those <br />conditions weren't met. He further stated the city owns the property and would be <br />able to control use of it until a hunting plan is in place. <br />Councilmember Motin questioned why the land would go back to Mr. McGillivray if <br />he felt confident enough that the DNR would accept these two hunting rules. <br />E 0 N E R f e R 7 <br />NATUREJ <br />