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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and Ci T Council <br />4.9 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Consent <br />October 19, 202 <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Great Northern Trail Hunting Season <br />Reviewed by <br />Ordinance Amendment <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, an amendment to the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances to close the Great Northern <br />Trail for nine days during the annual hunting season. <br />Background/Discussion <br />For a number of years, volunteers had placed barriers along the Great Northern Trail for the nine days of hunting <br />season to prevent trail users to pass private properties where hunting was permitted. The barriers included <br />verbiage stating: "by order of the police chief." <br />Chief Nierenhausen was not comfortable with the legality of the order and asked the Council to consider <br />ordinance language that was enforceable. <br />City Attorney Beck crafted the attached language following Council consideration at their regular meetings on <br />October 5 and September 21. <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />City Mission Statement <br />Attachments <br />■ Ordinance Amendment <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires pi ospei ly. <br />M <br />TUREJ <br />Updated.• August 2020 <br />