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MEMO TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: POLICE CHIEF DATE: NOV 1, 1994 SUBJECT: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION I was asked to respond in writing to the following concerns of the Council. ANIMAL ORDINANCE This year, the legislature amended a law (Chapter 401) requiring veterinarian boarding facilities to hold animals for at lest ten days. Police Department staff thought the new law applied to animals that were impounded by the City. Staff prepared an ordinance to reflect this change. Also included were some minor cosmetic changes. This item was put on the agenda. We learned just prior to the Council meeting that the change in the law may not apply to the City. We requested the item to be tabled. We further researched the law and determined that the change did not apply to animals impounded by the City. The law applies to the owner of an animal that has a written agreement with the veterinarian or boarding facility. I decided that since a major change would not be made to the ordinance, the minor cosmetic changes were not important enoughan ordinance revision. BLOCK WATCH This summer during the budget process the Council inquired about the status of our Block Watch Program. I advised them that requests for the program are few. I informed the Council to be pro-active in this area would require additional staff time. Adding five hours per week to the Community Service Officer's schedule was proposed. It was decided, at this time not to increase her hours. I suggested that we would do the following: 1. Increase Crime Prevention Tips in our regular item in the newsletter 2. Send our Community Service Officer to a Crime Prevention School in 1995. 3. Try to use our DARE Officer as a Crime Prevention Specialist. Tom Baumgart (DARE Officer) is attending a Community Policing Conference and has inquired about other related training. The unknown is how much time he can devote to this without sacrificing his DARE duties.