Laserfiche WebLink
Louisville City Council Meeting <br />September 19, 2000 <br />Page 24. <br /> <br />they be moved as expeditiously as reasonably possible, realizing that if there are any left <br />that they will be eradicated and also, in conjunction with other surrounding property <br />owners, the Council would implement recommendations Nos. 1, 3, and 4, seconded by <br />Howard. <br /> <br />Sisk asked that what happened to recommendation No. 2. <br /> <br />Mayer stated that Council would go ahead with the relocation as soon as reasonably <br />feasible, but not make the decision tonight. <br /> <br />Sisk asked if it would be done in conjunction with St. Louis Parish. Mayer stated that it <br />would be done in conjunction with St. Louis Parish, because it didn't make sense to <br />operate independently. <br /> <br />Davidson asked about the prairie dogs on Daughenbaugh property. Mayer stated that he <br />hadn't thought about that colony. Davidson stated that the issue as a whole must be <br />decided and not parcel by parcel or Council will be doing the same thing when the colony <br />expands and invades the neighbors. <br /> <br />Davidson offered a friendly amendment that if the land is not suitable habitat for prairie <br />dog colonies, the prairie dogs are either relocated if possible, and if not, then terminated. <br /> <br />Mayer did not accept the amendment. <br /> <br />Davidson made it an unfriendly amendment and asked for a second. Howard seconded <br />the amendment. <br /> <br />Brown agreed that Council must find a solution. He suggested that recommendation No. <br />3, the development of the management plan, be an expedited process, to not only include <br />all City-owned open space land, but to coordinate with all other properties within the <br />City. He agreed that if the Council decides the land is unsuitable and the prairie dogs are <br />relocated, they will come back and it will be a constant relocating phase. He agreed that <br />Council should deal with some of the immediately challenged properties as suggested by <br />Councilman Mayer, and work to develop a management plan for the entire City. <br /> <br />Mayer stated that he wanted to specifically deal with the critical areas where it's clear the <br />populations can't be sustained and where there are immediate problems to the <br />surrounding neighborhood. He suggested the implementation of the Urban Wildlife Task <br />Force and Open Space Advisory Board prairie dog management plan. He did not see <br />Daughenbaugh being in the same situation as the fire station. <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br /> <br />