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I I. I I I I I I I Ie I I I I I I I Ie I Worksession Minutes 3 July 21, 1994 nuisance to the neighborhood through noise and property destructive behaviors. Aplikowski said that this issue will continue to come up and she can see it become a matter of personality. Mayor Probst said that all the feedback has been from the State or others who are not residents of Arden Hills. He asked if the Staffhas heard anything from the residents. Fritsinger said no. Aplikowski asked if there were any hobby kennels in Arden Hills and Ruzicka answered yes; he has heard of people with more than 2 dogs. He also reported that there are people in Arden Hills who act as "foster parents" for dogs without homes. But this is a temporary situation as they actively seek homes for these lInimlll~. city Administrator Person asked ifhe has seen anything that is presenting problems and Ruzicka said no. He said it is his feeling that Arden Hills is a different community in that regard. Mayor Probst and Malone agreed with him. It is apparent that people in Arden Hills do have consideration for their neighbor's property investment and desire a peaceful enjoyment of their property. The Staff recommends the allowance of2 dogs per household without a permit. Additional animals would be allowed provided the owners obtained the appropriate permit from the City. This same recommendation was given to the Council earlier this spring. A permit process would allow Ruzicka to inspect the premises. He would like to see the owner get signatures from surrounding neighbors before a permit is issued. Discussion followed. It was generally agreed to consider amending the ordinance to allow 3 dogs with a kennel license from the City. Rabies: Brian Fritsinger reported that he had received a letter from a veterinarian requesting that the City remove the issue of rabies to another area of the City Code as current languages affects other anima1s besides cats and dogs. Fritsinger said that he was not convinced that a separate ordinance on rabies was necessary but suggested that the language could use some "fine tuning." Currently, Arden Hills does not have a problem with rabies. Ruzicka responded that there is a quarantine process in effect for dogs and cats should rabies be reported. Fritsinger said that he would like a better understanding from the Council on why licenses are issued and what the issues are in licensing lInimlll~. He asked what is the purpose - disease control or tracking of animals. Ruzicka suggested that it is both. Many cities are requiring that dogs and cats be licensed every year. They are also requiring rabies vaccination every 2 years; it is more effective as a vaccination if given every 2 years rather than every 3 years. The City now licenses every two years. Mayor Probst agreed that a shorter licensing period is a good idea in that it will be easier to track the vaccination history of the animal thus insuring the animals are vaccinated. Malone also agreed; he has never been anywhere that had a longer licensing period. Ruzicka said the he is trying to put together a rabies clinic for next year. He said that coordinlltillg a rabies clinic is difficult because vets do make their money from vaccinations and