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Dawn Bugge 4111 rom: Gordon Heitke ent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 7:37 PM To: Dawn Bugge; Michael Grochala Subject: FW: Draft Animal Control Ordinance 03 -08 Importance: High Original Message From: Carol Danielson Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:17 AM To: Dave Pecchia; Gordon Heitke; Daniel Stoltz ; Jeff O'Donnell ; Jeff Reinert ; John Bergeson; Kathi Gallup (work) Subject: FW: Draft Animal Control Ordinance 03 -08 Importance: High - - - -- Original Message From: MARY LEE AMADO LEE [mailto:chevyracing38 @msn.com] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 4:50 PM To: Carol Danielson Subject: Draft Animal Control Ordinance 03 -08 Importance: High * *Please forward to city council members and other staff directly involved ** 11/1T o Whom It May Concern My name is Mary Lee and I am a concerned citizen of Lino Lakes and current dog owner. I was surprised to learn of the draft changes to the ordinance with so little time and information available to current residents. The phone number and individual linked to the document on the web site was unaware of any changes, I believe he was a Community Service Officer. Notification to all current registered dog owners would be costly; it would have been nice; but so is the time out of our lives to individually address concerns. Was there something published in the newspaper? I am unable to attend the meeting tomorrow night due to a prior commitment and short notice but would like to add my concerns. When is the final document scheduled for review? Owning three dogs and the requirement to live on an acre seems unrealistic (Hypothetical: what about a senior citizen with three small poodles ?) Does an electrical fence or underground fence or partial wood fence or chain link fence all have to meet the same requirements? L also know of individuals that volunteer with 'no kill' animal shelters and occasionally temporarily foster dogs, will there be exceptions to this ordinance ?? What about families involved in 4H? A county extension program highly valued in this community with a strong focus on raising animals. How are other family pets to be limited? (Hypothetical: what about owning ten cats? or fifteen rabbits? or five goats ?) The possibility of additional revenue with another imposed fee (private kennel fee - &mount unknown) seems unfair to dog owners not involved in the breeding of family pets. (those with 3 -4 dogs) • Ef a dog barks for three minutes while an officer is parked in the street the owner could t>e fined? I understand some people prefer owning a dog in lieu of a costly security system and they are much safer than owning handguns. Possibly linking the barking to the noise ordinance and hours of darkness, but limitations during the day also seems unrealistic. Do we want to encourage bark collars or shock collars? 1