PRESENTER: Presenter
Amy Niles, River & Watershed Manager
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SUBJECT: Title
Presentation - Update and possible direction to City staff on Urban Wildlife Management Efforts.
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DEPARTMENT:Public Works
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
City staff has taken action to help manage urban wildlife populations within the City. Current management efforts include public education/ outreach, trapping of non-native waterfowl in Landa Park and enforcement of an ordinance prohibiting the feeding of wildlife.
Wildlife management efforts in the City were initiated in part due to increasing bacteria levels within the Dry Comal Creek and Comal River that were to a large extent caused by overabundant urban wildlife. The Dry Comal Creek and Comal River Watershed Protection Plan, that was developed by local stakeholders and technical advisors, included wildlife management as a bacteria reduction measure.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) assisted the City previously in providing options for the City to consider. A representative from TPWD will be on-hand to co-present and/ or answer questions.
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Overabundant urban wildlife within the City and inclusion of the Dry Comal Creek and the Comal River on the Texas Impaired Waterbody list for bacteria impairment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
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