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(574) 235 -5986 <br />August 1, 2016 <br />The South Bend Common Council <br />4th Floor County -City Building <br />227 W. Jefferson Boulevard <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Dear Council Members: <br />Common Council <br />City of South Bend Indiana <br />Oliver J. Davis, 6th District Council Member <br />4th Floor County -City Building <br />227 West Jefferson Boulevard <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />(574) 235 -9173 Facsimile <br />Re: Canada Geese <br />Find in Clerk's Office <br />AUG 012016 <br />KAREEM H FOWLER <br />CITY CLERK, SOUTH SEND, IN <br />(574)235 -5567 TTY/TDD <br />Greetings. As a member of the Council's Health and Public Safety Committee, I am introducing the attached <br />proposed Resolution for the purposes of learning more about current City policies and for providing the <br />opportunities for having meaningful public dialogue on policies addressing Canada geese. <br />Recently there have been an increased number of concerns published on this topic which have raised concerns in <br />the news media and the public. As noted in the attached Resolution, there are agencies at the state and federal <br />level, as well as many private organizations involved. <br />Again, since I serve on the Council's Health and Public Safety Committee, I believe it would be appropriate to <br />hear from the City Administration, perhaps in this Committee on such items as: <br />• What approaches is the City using to address any concerns resulting from Canada geese on city -owned <br />properties; what metrics are used in reviewing such programs and how often are they reviewed? <br />• How many complaints by the City which have been documented in 2015 and through July 2016 and by <br />what departments? <br />• How much money was budgeted last year and proposed for next year on implementing the City's methods? <br />• Do the methods developed by the City reflect the best practices recommended by the Indiana Department <br />of Natural Resources and other best practices? <br />• Does the City inform residents and businesses in South Bend about the Indiana Division of Fish and <br />Wildlife's Canada Goose Conflict Resolution Sheet? [See: http: / /www.in.gov /dnr /fishwild /files /fw- <br />Nuisance- Goose - Solutions - Sheet.pdf <br />• Does the City of South Bend currently use any habitat modification techniques recommended by the DNR <br />and are "harassment techniques" of hazing /scaring being utilized when they are documented complaints <br />involving damage caused by Canada geese? <br />See: http: / /www.in.gov /dnr /fishwild /3002.htm <br />