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Eclty1� ,.,�� Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 8.3 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> General Business April 18,2016 Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> William H. Houlton Conservation Area (WHHCA) Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Hunting Plan Ordinance Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> 1. Adopt,by motion, an ordinance to add new section 50-119 establishing hunting regulations <br /> within the William H. Houlton Conservation Area. <br /> 2. Approve,by motion, the hours for the William H. Houlton Conservation Area to be open from <br /> two hours before sunrise to 10:00 p.m. daily when the WHHCA is officially open to the public. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> One of the main efforts of the Houlton Planning Committee was to develop a hunting plan for the <br /> Houlton Farm Property that meets the requirements of the funding acquisition,while being sensitive to <br /> community concerns for safety. City Council reviewed the WHHCA hunting plan on June 1, 2015. The <br /> plan was then sent to the DNR for their approval. It was held up for nearly eight months by a new <br /> DNR application process for hunting plans of wildlife management areas. <br /> The plan was finally approved by the DNR Commissioner on March 3, 2016. The hunting regulations <br /> the City Council reviewed in June basically stayed the same. City Attorney Peter Beck incorporated the <br /> WHHCA hunting regulations into the City Code. He added a new section to the code establishing <br /> hunting regulations within a new WHHCA section making it simple for citizens to find within the code. <br /> The ordinance includes the hours the WHHCA is open to the public. At this time the Houlton Planning <br /> Committee is recommending that the hours for WHHCA are open two hours prior to sunrise and close <br /> at 10:00 p.m. daily. The exact hours are not defined in the ordinance so they may be changed at a later <br /> date through City Council action. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> The WHHCA hunting ordinance fulfills the requirements of the funding acquisition. <br /> Attachments <br /> ■ DNR Approved Hunting Plan <br /> ■ Proposed Ordinance establishing hunting regulations for William H. Houlton Conservation <br /> Area <br /> POWERED 6T <br /> AR <br />