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Mounds View City Council February 23, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 5 • MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Postpone consideration of the matter for two weeks to allow the applicant to obtain the required signatures and if not successful the applicant will have to take the steps necessary to comply with City Code. Council Member Hull questioned the procedure taken when a dog bite occurs, noting the Police report indicates the Officer found the dog to be friendly and put the dog into the fenced yard. Police Chief Sommer advised that once a dog is classified as "vicious" there are State Statutes regulating what happens, depending on the number and severity of bites and the circumstances under which the dog bite occurred. Council Member Stigney stated he has no problem with postponing action except that a question remains whether the applicant has justified being responsible to have a kennel license. He reviewed the concerns expressed and stated if enough signatures are submitted to grant a kennel license, it would behoove the Council to add conditions to address those concerns. Council Member Mueller asked Brian Smith how frightened is his mother and the level of his concern about the Weinmaraner. Mr. Smith stated he had to take his mother to the emergency room and four trips to the doctor's office. The dog bite broke the skin and his mother is allergic to antibiotics. He noted it was 15 below zero that day and the Weinmaraner could have knocked her down. Mr. Smith stated his mother likes Munstermans and does not want to cause a problem for them. However, if the Weinmaraner is outdoors, she would be afraid of the dog. He noted that the other woman that was bitten by the Weinmaraner in his mother's back yard resulted in ripping her pants and that attack was totally unprovoked. Mayor Flaherty reported on this visit to the homes of Ms. Smith and Mr. Munsterman and that Mr. Munsterman understands the ramifications of not having enough signatures on the petition. He stated the bottom line is that the Code requires greater than 50% of the property owners within a 500-foot area to sign the petition and that requirement is not satisfied. Since Mr. Munsterman has indicated he cannot obtain enough signatures, one of the dogs will have to leave the property. Mayor Flaherty stated he is sorry because he knows how much the dogs mean to the boys. He stated that when he visited the property, two of the dogs did not bark until he knocked on the door. However, while waiting at the door, the Weinmaraner jumped at the window and Mr. Munsterman told him to wait until the dog was secured in another room. Mayor Flaherty stated to Millie Smith that he is sorry the dog she is afraid of, the Weinmaraner, will not leave the property and he hopes the neighbor's relationship is not fractured beyond repair. Ayes - 4 Nays -1 (Flaherty) Motion carried. Mayor Flaherty reminded Mr. Munsterman that one dog must leave the property and this item will be considered again at the March 9, 2009, Council meeting. B. Resolution 7414, Awarding a Construction Contract for the 2009-2010 Street . and Utility Improvement Project.