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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 11 July 13, 2004 Page 10 1 a permit for their second dog. He thanked the Council and expressed his appreciation for their 2 time in making a decision which will be a"positive"for the community. 3 4 Leif Thorsen of 3215 32"d Avenue Northeast addressed the Council and the public in noting that 5 during the last week of July, the Andrew Lloyd Weber presentation of Joseph will be playing at 6 the high school auditorium. He added that admission is free and encouraged attendance. 7 8 Mr. Thorsen continued in addressing the Council regarding his concerns in amending the dog 9 ordinance. ,He indicated that there are eight dogs on properties that adjoin his. He noted that he 10 has good neighbors and they all get along well. He added, however, that the dogs do not get 11 along as well. He suggested that dogs are territorial and if one barks, another responds in 12 barking also. He stated that three dogs make more noise than two dogs and more than one dogs. 13 14 Mr. Thorsen indicated that in discussing the nuisance of barking dogs with his neighbors,they 15 each claim that it is not their dog and that they are responsible dog owners. He added that the 16 problem is not that he has too many neighbors, it's that there are too many dogs. He suggested 17 that allowing for a third dogs will only add to the noise in the community. He added that he is 18 sure he is not alone in this, since there are several areas in the community that are already 19 heavily populated with dogs. 20 21 Mr. Thorsen asked the Council to consider the impact that amending this ordinance would make 22 on the community. He concluded in urging the Council leave the dog ordinance as it is and to 23 enforce the codes that are already on the books. 24 25 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 26 None. 27 28 X. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS. 29 City Manager Mornson noted that National Night Out will be August 3, 2004, adding that there 30 will be a Resolution presented at the July 27, 2004 Council Meeting declaring the day. He 31 indicated that a list of the block parties will also be presented at the meeting. 32 33 Mayor Hodson inquired as to how an individual goes about adding a block party to the list. Mr. 34 Mornson stated that they should contact the Police Department. 35 36 XI. ADJOURNMENT. 37 Mayor Hodson adjourned the meeting at 8:10 p.m. 38 39 40 Respectfully submitted, 41 42 43 Danielle Buckmeier 44 Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 45 46