Rather than futile culls, smart local councils should change refuse practices, stop fishermen gutting their catch near shore, and, most of all, stop visitors feeding gulls.
Cheap sensors mean that almost any object can now be made "smart", providing councils – or anyone for that matter – with data on air quality, temperature, noise, footfall and a range of other factors.
Soon after his inauguration last January, the governor formed a Smart Growth Policy Council, which seeks to enlist nearly every state agency in what he calls "the war on sprawl".
The ramshackle old Vetch Field was replaced by the smart Liberty Stadium, the council-run ground the Swans share with the Ospreys rugby region, and the once directionless club were now benefiting from a stable foundation.
A dress code, as such, is not in force at the council - smart, especially if meeting people, is the general idea.
As part of its smart cities programme, MK Smart, Milton Keynes council has installed parking sensors that aim to improve parking infrastructure.
The access that smart, creative, messy kids from council estates once had to polytechnics, universities and art colleges has been eroded by prohibitive college fees.
The scramble for small change at the parking meter could soon be a thing of the past in central London after the City of Westminster council expanded a "smart" parking trial.
The idea for the smart card came from the council's travel and transport services, and the fares will be cheaper than if paid for by cash.
Telly never has any smart, amusing intellectuals living on a council estate.
