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November 6, 2002 A work session meeting to receive the recommendations of the Deer Population Management Task Force was held on November 6, 2002, in Council Chamber of the Municipal Building, beginning at 11:13 A. M., with Mayor Gene Teague presiding. Council Members present included: M. Gene Teague, Mayor; Terry L. Roop, Vice Mayor; and Council Members Joseph R. Cobbe and J. Ronald Ferrill. Council Member Bruce H. T. Dallas was absent. Mayor Teague thanked the members of the Deer Population Management Task Force for theirs-work and recognized those in attendance, Chairman Ira TroIlinger, Lynn Wehlau, and Lester Finney. Earl B. Reynolds, Jr., City Manager, presented an overview regarding the creation of the Task Force. Dr. Trollinger reviewed the meeting schedule, membership, and various statistics. He presented the Task Force's recommendations, which included (1) adoption of a resolution in support of Henry County's request to lengthen the hunting season; (2) amendment to City Code to allow for a special de-pop permit whereby the gaming commission' allows the Police Department to have specialized bow hunters to h~'r~bs'~ d'~e'~'durin~ a givenpeno~l' ~ ~of time; (3) amendment to City Code to allow for a deer hunting season within the City limits on approved property by the Police Department for bow hunters only, using the Urban Archery Season and other seasons specified for hunting deer with bows; (4) implementation of a system to include the number of deer hit and the number of deer killed within the City limits; and (5) distribution of pertinent information in its City newsletter, over its website, and on its cable access channel about co-existing with deer. Council discussed these recommendations, including labor demands, results of other localities' programs, and other options, including sterilization. Vice Mayor Roop