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WS — Item 7 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item 7 Date: April 30, 2008 To: City Council From: Michael Grochala Re: Animal Control Regulations Background On February 25, 2008 the City Council approved 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 03 -08, Repealing Sections 502, 503, 506 and 607 of the City Code and Adopting a new Chapter 503 Entitled Animal Control Regulations. As discussed at the Council Meeting, staff received public comments regarding the proposed changes and agreed to hold a public meeting to address citizen concerns. On April 8, 2008, the Police Department, along with City Staff, hosted a Public Meeting in the Council Chambers. The Police Department opened the meeting by reporting the following statistics from the years 2005 - 2007 regarding animal control within the city: 31 bite reports 288 dog at -large complaints 99 dogs impounded 12 dogs killed while roaming 42 dogs contained by neighbors 13 aggressive -dog complaints. The remainder of the meeting allowed for citizens to comment on the proposed changes to the city's existing regulations. The meeting was attended by ten residents and one member of The Citizen newspaper. Following the public meeting, City Staff compiled the comments received at the meeting, as found in Attachment 1. Members of the Police Department and City Staff then met to discuss considerations for making amendments to Ordinance No. 03 -08 prior to the 2 "d Reading. As a result, staff drafted revisions to the ordinance that addressed some of the