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�, <br />Elk s �- <br />River <br />Request for Action <br />To Item Number <br />Ma Tor and CinT Council 4.9 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent A enda une 20, 2023 Tim Sevcik, Street and PaYk Su erintendent <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />DeeY HeYd Management Plan ustin Femrite, P.E., Public WoYks Director <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Pormer, City Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, byT motion, authorization to conduct controlled archeryT deer hunts `vithin select park units. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The cit�T began conducting controlled archeryT deer hunts to control deer populations �uithin cit�T parks in 2016. <br />Staff and volunteeYs have worked with hunters over the past yeaYs to modify and Yefine the hunts in oYder ensure <br />public safetyT, hunt efficiencyT and effectiveness. <br />Hunters are randomlyT selected byT a lotteryT preference point system. All hunters selected must complete an archeryT <br />proficiencyT test and attend a mandatoryT pre-hunt orientation meeting. In addition, an application fee of $10 is <br />required at the time the application is submitted. <br />Parks included in the 2023 hunt are Harris Island/Camp Cozy, Sedge Meadow, Birch Meadow, Alba Ridge, <br />Woodland Trails Regional Park, and Hillside CityT Park. A total of 12 hunt zones `vill be available to hunt `vith two <br />hunters assigned to each zone for a total of 24 permits. Hunters mayT applyT as individuals or in teams of t�vo, <br />individual hunters will be partnered with another hunter within their zone. <br />The purpose of these hunts is to reduce deer densities in large park units to reduce car/deer collisions and protect <br />native habitat Hunters are required to purchase a Minnesota Deer Archer�T License and follow all applicable state <br />hunting regulations. Deer harvest limits will follow the established limits from the Minnesota Department of <br />Natural Resources. <br />Financial Impact <br />$10 fee to be paid byr applicants <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />OpportunityT to live, `vork, and play <br />Attachments <br />■ Deer Herd i�lanagement Rules <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A 2a�elcolning co�nlnunity 2a�ith T evolutiona� y and spizzted T esou� cefulness, exceptional <br />se�vice, and coln�nunity engagelnent that encou�ages and ins�iz•es pTo�pe�zty. <br />rowEREo ar <br />�I'1 ���� <br />Update�l• January 2023 <br />