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City Council meeting of August 20, 2007 Page 8 DISCUSSION OF AUGUST 13TH COUNCIL MEETING ON REVISED OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE Council held a meeting on August 13, 2007 and invited residents living in the eastern rural area of the City to provide comment on the proposed revisions to the City's rural and open space preservation ordinance, with a new recommended name change of open space preservation ordinance. City staff mailed out more than 700 post cards to residents and Council was pleased with the over flow crowd of residents and property owners living in the rural eastern area of the City. Council received comments from thirty residents, who both supported the work of the task force who provided the original ordinance, as well as the residents who were not supportive of the original and/or revised ordinance. Council agreed to place this issue on its August 20 agenda in order to allow Council discussion on the revisions made to the ordinance by the Hugo Planning Commission last month, as well as discussion on whether it should be abolished or whether a moratorium should be considered. After a lengthy discussion by the Mayor and Council members: Miron made motion, Granger seconded, to forward the Open Space Preservation ordinance to the Planning Commission for simplification, with a maximum density of 8 lots per 40 acres, and that the City begin the process of reviewing the City's planning policy through the 2008 comprehensive plan discussions. All aye. Motion Carried. Council provided a three-month timeline for the Planning Commission to complete this directive. CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION FROM PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION TO EXPAND MEMBERSHIP At its August 6, 2007 meeting, Council listened to Council member Mike Granger, who reported that the City Council was very pleased with the quality of the applicants for the vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Commission. He and Mayor Miron met with Commission Chair, Roger Clarke, to discuss and bring forth a suggestion to expand the membership from seven to nine to allow for additional residents the volunteer service. At its August 8, 2007 meeting, the Parks and Recreation Commission agreed to recommend to Council the expansion of the commission membership from seven to nine due to the temporary absence of a few of the commissioners during the calendar year. Granger made motion, Haas seconded, directing City staff to amend City ordinance that created the Parks and Recreation Commission expanding the membership from seven to nine and appoint Jim Taylor, Noel Schmidt, and Dave Strub as the three new members on the Hugo Parks and Recreation Commission, with terms set to expire in 2008, as well new terms set by City ordinance. All aye. Motion Carried. CONSIDER DRAFT REVISION TO CITY DOG ORDINANCE At its July 16, 2007 meeting, Council considered a request from the Parks Commission to review the City's current dog ordinance regulating the handling of dogs by residents. Specifically, there were a