HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-224.docMAY 22, 2001 01-224 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE:
INITIATED BY:
SUPPORT ABATEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING
THE POPULATION OF RESIDENT CANADIAN GEESE IN THE
CITY OF OSHKOSH
PARKS DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Fox Valley Goose Task Force and Municipalities including:
Winnebago County, Outagamie County, City of Appleton, Town of Grand Chute, City of
Oshkosh, City of Menasha, City of Neenah, City of Kaukauna, and the Village of
Kimberly was created to address the growing problem of resident Canadian Geese in
the urbanized Fox Valley Area; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force has studied this problem and believes a regional
strategy offers the best chance of success and supports effective and practical
techniques and strategies for controlling the population of resident Canadian Geese;
and
WHEREAS, the Fox Valley Goose Task Force and the cooperating Municipalities
support participation by their residents and the private sector to follow appropriate
standards in the management of their properties; and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
established the Wisconsin Urban Waterfowl Task Force (WUWTF), whose members
represented a wide range of interests, including municipal government, real estate
managers, urban parks departments, animal rights, animal welfare, wildlife educators,
golf courses, Wisconsin Lakes Association, Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Audubon Council,
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, Wisconsin
Conservation Congress, hunters, and the WDNR; and
WHEREAS, the WUWTF sought public input, heard expert presentations, and
examined various control techniques; and
WHEREAS, the WUWTF approved a series of urban waterfowl management
options in 1998;
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh that the City
of Oshkosh accept the 1998 Final Report and Recommendations of the Wisconsin
Urban Waterfowl Task Force and employ the approved management options in
implementing a strategy for controlling populations of resident Canadian Geese,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh
supports the goals and objectives of the Fox Valley Goose Task Force.