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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 5, 2016 Page 29 Mayor Roe noted the grey area in needing to balance the humaneness and theoret- ical habitat that could be supported with those who enjoyed having the deer with- in the community, each having their own valid points of view. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Etten, Laliberte and Roe. Nays: McGehee. Motion carried. Mayor Roe thanked the Parks & Recreation Commission and Mr. Brokke for their work on this issue; and thanked the public for their feedback and public discus- sion throughout the process. 15. Business Items — Presentations/Discussions a. Pet Store Licensing As detailed in the RCA and related attachments, City Manager Trudgeon provided an updated draft ordinance regarding the sale of dogs and cats by pet stored (At- tachment B), as modeled by the Humane Society of America, Animal Folks Min- nesota and the Animal Humane Society. Since this citizen-requested ordinance was a result of inedia coverage about conditions of animals being sold at the Har Mar Mall Pet Store in Roseville, Mr. Trudgeon advised that the owner was in at- tendance tonight, as he had been at the September 19, 2106 City Council meeting (Meeting minutes attached as Attachment A), to present his viewpoint. Mr. Trudgeon sought direction to staff; noting that City Attorney Gaughan had re- viewed the draft ordinance and may also have additional comments. Mayor Roe recognized City Attorney Gaughan at this time, who advised that his review at this point had not been in-depth depending on the direction of the City Council. However, Mr. Gaughan encouraged the City Council to think about what it was trying to accomplish before getting into too deep of a discussion about a potential ordinance, given that this is ordinance would serve as a criminal ordi- nance, with past discussions having taken place as to the limitations of such a law used as a regulatory enforcement mechanism. Once the City Council defines its preferred intent and direction to staff, Mr. Gaughan advised that he could then highlight some of those limitations and points within this proposed ordinance. As part of his review of public comment protocol and process, Mayor Roe clari- fied that the City Council was not being asked to adopt an ordinance tonight, but simply to provide feedback and direction to staff in the context of this proposed ordinance model. Mayor Roe stated that he was interested to hear additional pub- lic comment tonight from the audience, at which time things could change further.