Deer Monitoring Committee

Deer Monitoring & Control Committee 101 Maple Drive North Hendersonville, TN 37075 Main Chambers 5/21/24 @ 6:30 PM Members: Jerald Barret (Chairman), Jim Flockencier, Charles Travis, Pam Kerzner, Sylvia Stumpfig, Colin Zimmerman, Mike Forester, Mark Burgdorf (Board Liaison), Emily Tipsord (Staff liaison) I. Call to Order a. Approval of Agenda b. Invocation c. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes – 4/16/24 (page 2-3) II. Report of the Committee Chair III. Report of the Board Liaison IV. Recognition of the public (maximum of 5 minutes per person or less depending upon the number of people wishing to speak, at the discretion of the chair. Total comment period to be 10 minutes maximum) V. Old Business a. Further discussion on promoting deer resistant plants and fencing b. Preparation for BOMA Presentation VI. New Business a. Discuss methods to encourage residents to report deer related incidents like car crashes, dead deer removal, abnormal deer behavior, property damage, and supplemental feeding b. USDA deer damage workshops for residents VII. Adjournment 1  Deer Monitoring & Control Committee, April 16, 2024 Main Chambers, 6:30 pm Present: Jerald Barrett, Mike Forester, Jim Flockencier, Colin Zimerman, Pam Kerzner, Sylvia Stumpfig, Emily Tipsord, Mark Burgdorf. Absent: Charles Travis Others Present: Jake Moore, Jeff and Lauren Hulsey, Michael Rowan, Mr., and Mrs. Ehmling. Called to Order at 6:30pm Motion to accept the Agenda. Motion: Flockencier Second: Forester Vote: Passed unanimously Motion to Approve the March 19, 2024, Deer Monitoring Committee Meeting Minutes Motion: Forester Second: Flockencier Vote: Passed unanimously Chairs Comments: Chair Barrett reviewed the Committee’s mission and the rules for public comment. He indicated that to date TWRA personnel have not been aligned in what can be done about the herd. He also stated that a new person had been appointed in charge of the deer population and that he, Mark Burdorf and Mike Forester had scheduled a meeting on 4/24 at TWRA HQ to explore all available actions. Public Comments: Jeff Hulsey – Ask TWRA what their vision is for our deer herd’s healthy population number – must do something! The chair answered he would ask at the TWRA Meeting. Also asked the committee to look for ways to further mitigate supplemental feeding Mr. Ehmling: Concerned as a deer hit his car and deer have destroyed several landscaping attempts at a large out of pocket cost. Recommended fines for people feeding deer should escalate with repeat offenses. If hunting is possible in large yards helpful – Small yards are a problem for hunting. Keep seeing more deer each year. Old Business: Planting recommendations will be on the web site. Recommend that rules for fencing (including electric fence) in the city be published and noted on the website. Additional information is added as it develops. New Business: The Chair asked for each member to recommend items to be covered in the BOMA meeting. 2 Sylvia: Progress report, Can hunt or allow hunting on your land during season with proper license, Safety is necessary! Ordnance from city on fencing a native planting. Pam: Emphasis deer resistant plants Mike, Funds needed for distribution of pamphlet – Cover heavily impacted areas only to reduce cost. Mark: HOA approved City/State efforts (fencing, plantings, etc.) ?? Jim: must cover we are now investigating costs, effectiveness of culling as one of the options because of the spate of emails with TWRA and others. They will expect it. Emily, cover what is possible. Colin: Pamphlet and timely PR releases during seasons. Chair: TWRA Other Business: The Chair recognized Mike Rowan and thanked him for his long involvement with the Committee and his valuable input as a member. He invited Mike to continue to attend meetings and provide input. Motion to Adjourn: Motion: Mike Forester Second: Mark Burdorf Vote: Passed unanimously Respectfully Submitted, Jim Flockencier 3