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7 Discharge of Firearms in City CITY OF CHANHASSEN City Ctnttr Driv" PO Box 147 \anhassen, Minnesota 55317 Phon, 612.937.1900 r;,ntral FI1X 612.937.5739 ~n,tring FI1X 612.937.9152 bJic Saftty FI1X 612.934.2524 íb Wlvw.ci.ch1l11hassen.mn,uJ MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor City Council Scott A. Botcher, City Manager ~ July 6, 2000 _._,_.._.....~ '7 , Citv of ChanhllSSen. A ,""wine community with cltan lakes. aualitv schools. a charmine downtown. thrivine busi""",. and beautiful parks. A ",at pia" to Ii",. work. and Pla~ FROM: DATE: SUBJ: brdinance Concerning Discharge ofFirearrns Attached please find the proposed ordinance amendment concerning the discharge of firearms in the city as prepared by Roger Knutson. Also attached is a map indicating the areas where hunting is currentlv allowed in the city. Staff has contacted the City of Chaska regarding their hunting regulations, and they only allow bow and arrow hunting in a small portion of the city for a limited amount of time (less than the entire hunting season). At Monday's meeting, the Council may wish to discuss the merits of changing our current hunting zones, banning hunting entirely, and.how a change will affect the deer and goose population in the city. Eden Prairie does not allow hunting, and instead hires a sharpshooter to do a controlled hunt in their community for population control. The City is currently a participant in a Metro Goose Population Control Program and attached is a report from Todd Hoffinan recapping the goose program since 1986. I' CITY OF CHANHASSEN CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE CONCERNING THE DISCHARGE OF FÌREARMS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSENORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 11-2(c)(3) of the Chanhassen City Code.is amended to read: No pennit shall be issued lor the area designated "prohibited zone" on the following maD: inàieateà Sf! the map, iaeorpsfateà hereia, oa tHe ,ia J;/.¡e eity elerk' s effièe ...:heFe Hnag '.veap8H~ is f!r<JRièiteà \iilless so authorize.à by this seetisa. The map may be amended !Tom time to time by H'lotioa ònhe eity ÐmIß6il. fINSERT MAP] SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication. PASSED AND ADOPTED this Council of the City ofChanhaSsen. day of , 2000, by the City ATTEST: Scott A. Botcher, City Manager Nancy K. Mancino, Mayor (Published in the Chanhassen Villager on , 2000). , 86261.01 RNK:05/03/00 CITY OF CHANHASSEN City Center Drive, PO Box 147 lalÌhassen, Minnesota 55317 Phone 612.937.1900 ~eneral FI1X 612.937.5739 gineering Fax 612.937.9152 Iii, Saftty Fax 612.934.2524 éb 1l'U'/l'.ri.c!Jallhmsen,IJ1I1,1IS MEMORANDUM TO: Scott Botcher, City Manager ..4'1 Todd Hoffman, Director of Parks and Recreation /!II J u]y 6, 2000 FROM: DATE: SUBJ: Goose Removal Programs Councilman Senn requested that] submit data concerning the city's goose removal programs. He is interested in seeing that this information is presented to the City Council to assist in their deliberation over hunting zones. Since 1986, the City has participated in a Canada Goose Removal Program operated by the University of Minnesota College of Natural Resources. ]n ] 998, the City elected not to participate in the program. This decision resulted in a renewed lobbying effort to reinstate the program. In ] 999, the City participated in the removal. Annually I receive dozens of calls from residents requesting that geese in our city be controlled. Periodically, I also receive calls requesting that the City refrain from participating in the program. In the past]5 years, the program has removed approximately 1,500 adult and juvenile geese from Chanhassen. The primary capture locations are Lake Minnewashta, Lake Ann, Lake Lucy, Lake Susan, Lotus Lake and stonn water ponds in Near Mountain and the Longacres neighborhoods. The cumulative cost of the program has been approximately $32,000; or $21.33 per goose. Statistics for 2000 have not been compiled. The second removal program that the City is involved in is the Department of Natural Resources Annual Early Goose Season. The City issued 128 shooting pennits to hunters in 1999. The majority of these hunters participate in the early goose season. In ] 999, this season ran from September 4th to the 22nd. Goose hunters shoot from seven primary field locations in Chanhassen. In the first weekend of the season, I would estimate that approximately 350 geese were harvested during the hunt. In excess of 500 geese were harvested over the 19-day season in 1999. As the assigned goose removal program coordinator, I will attend periodic wildlife management seminars. These sessions clearly point to public hunting as the most effective method of controlling goose populations in areas that can support shooting without posing a public safety threat. G,lpark\lhISBMemo-GooseRemovaIProg Citv ofChanhl/Ssen. A (11'owin(T rommunitv with clean lakes, aualit1' schools, t1 chamzin'l downtown. thrivinr businesses. and beautiful parks. A {T1'eat Place to 1i~le, work, and pLzv. r r ~ "" I lit il .. f li1 Ii , r:::::~ · mbh r Q)CO C) (/)~ c:: f j1>1 ~~ tll (/) 1: cocos >- i diWih ::s "2 P" .r::::: Q) ~ .c:: , r::::: ... .... 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