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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 5, 2016 Page 30 Councilmember McGehee stated that the most helpful thing to her at this point would be to hear in particular from people with experience in ways to handle this situation or suggestions to help the City Council in their subsequent discussion ra- ther than elaborating on the background of puppy mills, but to provide useful in- formation from which to frame future discussions or action. Mayor Roe agreed that was a very well-stated objective put forth by Coun- cilmember McGehee. Public Comment Written email comment specific to this issue had been received and provided as bench handouts, c�ttached hereto and inacle n part hereof, as follows: Dated December 4, 2016 Diane Hilden; Roseville resiclent, in support of a hu- mane pet store model; dczted Deeember 1, 2016 fYom Bonnie, Roseville resic�ent, in support of czn ordinance prohibiting the sc�le of dogs and cc�ts acquired from breeding fc�cilities; dczted December 1, 2016 from Ward & Cindy Schwie, Rose- ville residents, in support of a humc�ne ordinance in Roseville; and dated Decem- ber S, 2016 from Sara Barsel and Rc�ndy Neprash, Roseville residents, in support of a human pet store ordinc�nce model. Christine Coughlin, MN State Director, The Humane Society of the United States, 2615 34rh Avenue S, Mpls., MN (HSA) Ms. Coughlin referenced her previous attendance at the September 2016 City Council meeting and discussion at that time around this humane model ordinance regulating Roseville pet stores. Ms. Coughlin advised that this model was a col- laborative effort of the HSA, addressing the origin of pets arriving for sale and re- sponsible breeders not selling to pet stores. Ms. Coughlin reviewed challenges with the well-established pipeline offering pets from mass breeding facilities to pet stores, and their lack of compliance with federal standards; noting their organ- ization received a constant stream of complaints about those facilities. Ms. Coughlin stated her confidence that their model ordinance worked, and provided for a viable business-friendly option through collaboration with shelters and res- cues to offer pets to the public. Ms. Coughlin assured the City Council and Rose- ville community that the ordinance had been drafted thoughtfully, and proven to work as it had been upheld in district and state courts on its constitutional grounds. Ms. Coughlin noted other speakers from tonight's audience to offer their real world experience with this issue; and advised that since the September discussion, twenty-five more American cities had passed an ordinance similar to this model, now making that total 205. Angel Duart, Angel's Pet World, with locations in two Wisconsin communi- ties Ms. Duart reviewed her experience with their stores, with the first opened in 2003/2004 and their subsequent decision in 2010 to go the humane route to ac- quire puppies. � '�` � ;�. � �'