Agenda - Council Work Session - 12/14/2021

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CC Work Session 2.2. Meeting Date: 12/14/2021 Information Title: Discuss Ordinance #21-11 Amending Chapter 10 of City Code: Animals Purpose/Background: Summary In July, the City Council recommended the public hearing be postponed for the introduction of Ordinance 21-11 until the City has made recommended changes, and a committee was assigned during the regular meeting on November 9th. Members of Staff met with three (3) members of the City Council on two separate occasions in November to discuss and revise the drafted ordinance. The proposed Ordinance has been updated to include information received since the item was last discussed. City Council Meetings • May 1 lth Work Session: • Discussion of rooster restrictions currently implemented, and plans to revise in the future. • July 27th Regular Meeting: • The City Council and discussed several aspects of the proposed ordinance which included updating requirements for roosters, cats, agricultural animals, and beekeeping. A motion was made to continue the public hearing at the August 10th meeting. • August loth Regular Meeting: • Staff recommended postponing the public hearing for 90 days to receive public comment and for further review. Motion was passed by the City Council to review again at their meeting on November 9th. • November 9th Regular Meeting: • Review of updated ordinance and proposed questionnaire. A committee was designated to address concerns with staff, with timeframe of 30 days. Committee Meetings • November 19th: • Staff met with Councilmembers Howell, Musgrove, and Specht to review the draft proposed at the November 9th meeting. • November 3 0th : • Staff revised the ordinance with comments received from the meeting on November 19th and presented to the Councilmembers for review. Additional revisions were requested which were incorporated into the draft attached to this case. Key Ordinance Revisions • Redacted Section 10.1 entirely and replace with subsections for prohibited, non -domestic, and domestic animals: • Prohibited Animals • Section 10-1. — Keeping of certain animals, livestock, and poultry. (a) Prohibited animals (1) The following animals are prohibited within the City: a. Any animal or species prohibited by state or federal law; b. All large cats of the family Felidae, such as lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, cougars and ocelots, except commonly accepted domesticated house cats.