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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Mounds View City Council November 22, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 3 Paul Holt, 4315 Chatsworth Street in Shoreview, introduced himself to the Council noting he was a certified professional dog trainer. He thanked the neighbors for bringing their concerns forward. He explained he currently works from home boarding one or two dogs max, with the majority of his work coming from in home training. He stated he was hoping to expand his business and noted he would only be boarding five dogs to begin with. He reported most of his clients have a long- term relationship with him and he knows their dogs well. He did not anticipate barking would be a concern because he would be taking one dog outside at a time. He commented on the measures he would be taking to mitigate noise coming from within the building. Council Member Hull questioned if the dogs would always be supervised when outdoors. Mr. Holt reported this would be the case. Mayor Mueller requested further information regarding the privacy fence. Mr. Holt stated he was proposing to have a six foot wooden privacy fence. Mayor Mueller asked how the proposed business would impact the foot path that was used by the adjacent residents. Mr. Holt commented dogs boarding on the property may be able to see passersby, but reiterated that the dogs would be supervised when outside and there would be a six foot wooden privacy fence in place. Council Member Meehlhause inquired if the training would occur indoors or outdoors. Mr. Holt stated all dog training would occur indoors. Council Member Cermak asked how many staff members would be working at this facility. Mr. Holt indicated he would be working their exclusively with his fianc6. He noted more staff members would be brought on over the next six months. Council Member Meehlhause questioned how many hours dogs being boarded would be alone in this building. Mr. Holt stated four would be ideal and commented this may be increased to six hours for overnight. He reported the property would have cameras that he could view from his phone. Council Member Hull requested further information regarding the drainage system. Mr. Holt explained if the dogs were taken out routinely there should be very few accidents indoors. However, if this were to occur, solutions would be used to clean the facility. He reported the building would have an industrial fan to provide proper air ventilation indoors. He explained outside he would be using deodorizers and enzyme sprays to eliminate odor. He indicated waste would be picked up immediately and stored in a sealed waste basket. Council Member Meehlhause asked what would be the maximum number of dogs that would be allowed in the building for boarding. Mr. Holt commented no more than ten dogs would be allowed in the building. He stated he would like to keep this number closer to five. Mayor Mueller inquired if puppies could be boarded on site. Mr. Holt indicated he would more than likely bring puppies home with him in order to allow them to have more frequent potty breaks.