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CITY OF INVER GROVE HEIGHTS AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CONSIDER THIRD AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH REGULATIONS ON THE FEEDING OF DEER WITHIN THE CITY Meeting Date: May 13, 2013 Item Type: Regular Contact: JTeppen, Asst City Admin Prepared by: Reviewed by: Fiscal/FTE Impact: x None Amount included in current budget Budget amendment requested FTE included in current complement New FTE requested — N/A Other PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED Consider the third and final reading of an ordinance setting forth regulations on the feeding of deer within the City. SUMMARY Staff was directed to bring this forward at Council's request following resident complaints of deer feeding on landscape materials. Those residents had testified that their neighbors feed the deer, which brings the deer into their neighborhoods. Following the meeting on April 22 the following changes have been made: Subparts were added to d and e in Section 5-10-2. As a result, the following are not included within the definition of feeding of deer: a. Providing living food sources, such as fruit trees, growing crops or other live vegetation; 1019 b. Providing birdseed mixtures, grain, fruits, vegetables, nuts, or other edible material in a birdfeeder that is designed to preclude deer access to the storage space within the birdfeeder; or C. Providing birdseed mixtures, grain, fruits, vegetables, nuts, or other edible material located at a height more than five (5) feet above the ground; or d. Leaving in or on top of the ground, crops or other vegetation that have been spoiled or killed by frost conditions; or e. Placing or allowing to be kept on the ground, any combination of birdseed mixtures, grains, fruits, vegetables or nuts in a total aggregate amount of less than four pounds at any one time; there shall not be more than one such feeding location per tax parcel.