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Council Minutes of 10 -07 -2014 Discussed was Ordinance 2014 -64 which is an Ordinance amending Section 505.10 of the General Offenses Code of the City of North Olmsted entitled "Hunting Prohibited" to allow the City and private citizens to manage the white - tailed deer population within the City of North Olmsted. The Mayor stated that his Administration has been working with Geoff Westerfield since 2013, and Mr. Westerfield assisted the city in crafting this legislation which is similar to Avon Lake. The Mayor stated that besides flooding calls, the city receives more calls /emails regarding deer complaints than any other issue. Geoff Westerfield reviewed non - lethal and lethal options of dealing with deer management. Examples of non - lethal control would be fencing, repellants, noise and visuals to scare the deer away. Non - lethal controls should be considered first such as barriers to prevent garden damage and residents raking up acorns so that deer to not have a food source. Westerfield also reviewed the four aspects of deer control that is covered by the Ordinance which are lethal control on private property, residents obtaining deer damage permits, using city property for hunting and the city utilizing deer damage permits. Council members voiced the following concerns and recommendations: • Request for car /deer collision data information and areas of the city where this has occurred • Publish the resident deer survey on the website for easier access for residents • Publish non - lethal suggestions on the website for residents and a link to the state website that lists non - lethal methods of dealing with deer • Request for data regarding the number of deer complaint calls received by the Service Department • Fine tuning the legislation to include parcel parameters that are taken into consideration such as lot size and more detail as to how neighbor objections will be handled • Concerns about amateur bow hunters injuring deer were also heard by Council members Safety /Service Director Glauner answered questions from Council regarding deer disposal and provided additional details about how only bow hunting will be allowed from an elevated location. Audience members were given an opportunity to speak on this legislation, and residents wanting more information were encouraged to give their contact information to the Administration to receive updates regarding this legislation. The committee voted 7 -0 to hold the legislation in committee. The meeting was adjourned at 8:42 p.m. Councilman Barker, Chairman of the Public Safety, Health & Welfare Committee: The Public Safety, Health and Welfare Committee met on Tuesday September 23, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Present were committee members Barker and Williamson; Council members Hemann, Kearney, Limpert and Schumann; Mayor Kennedy and Law Director Gareau. • Discussed was Ordinance 2014 -67 which is Ordinance amending Sections 1363.302.13 of Chapter 1363 of the Real Property Maintenance Code entitled "Supplemental Regulations for Residential Property" in order to provide standards for maintenance of firewood. This amendment is to help with the 3