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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />May 24, 2005 <br />Page 9 <br />2 B. Consider Ordinance 05-006 re: Amendment to Dog Ordinance. <br />3 Mr. Morrison reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that this is the first reading <br />4 of this ordinance. This will make it easier to enforce for the Police Department. He read the <br />5 language of the new Ordinance, including "any animal noise, which, occurs repeatedly over at <br />6 least a five (5) minute period of time with a one (1) minutes or less lapse of time between each <br />7 animal noise during the five (5) minute period will be considered a nuisance." He noted St. Paul <br />8 had adopted this standard. The City Attorney and the Prosecuting Attorney are looking at the <br />9 verbiage. <br />10 <br />11 Councilmember Thuesen asked if there is any Ordinance Staff has looked at that distinguishes <br />12 between daytime or nighttime barking. <br />13 <br />14 Mr. Morrison replied that almost all have kept it consistent, and added that police visits would be <br />15 based on complaints. <br />16 <br />17 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to approve Ordinance <br />18 05-006, re: An Ordinance to amend the section 1210 Subdivision 1; Certain animals declared <br />19 nuisances. <br />20 <br />21 Motion carried unanimously. <br />22 <br />23 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. <br />24 City Manager Morrison reported the following: <br />25 e The Liquor Operation Staff won the award for 2005 Facility of the Year. IIe <br />26 congratulated the Council for their decisions and complimented the full time staff of the <br />27 City for their great job. The City will receive $1,000 from the NMBA. He noted there <br />28 are 225 cities in Minnesota that have municipal liquor stores, and are part of the NMBA, <br />29 and St. Anthony is the facility of the year. <br />30 O A weakness in the Solicitors Ordinance was found, and suggested changes will be <br />31 brought to the next Council meeting. <br />32 o The next Council meeting is June 14 and there is a full agenda. <br />33 <br />34 Councilmember Stille reported he drove down Golden Valley road. It is an example of <br />35 landscaping and sidewalks and how the power lines are buried. He commented he had lunch at <br />36 the Anoka Jackson Street Bar and Grill and said it is worth going to the facility. <br />37 <br />38 Councilmember Thuesen had no report. <br />39 <br />40 Councilmember Gray noted that over $32,000 was raised at the Leadership Luncheon for <br />41 Northwest Youth and Family Services. <br />42 <br />43 Mayor Faust indicated that he attended an open house for Verizon Wireless last week in Silver <br />44 Lake Village. <br />45 <br />46 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. <br />E <br />