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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 30,2017 Page 7 Mayor Roe suggested that one way to avoid regulating all pet stores would be to specify"...related to the[sale]of pets or dogs." Mayor Roe opined that then any store not currently using that business model would not need to comply. For those cities doing inspecting, Councilmember Etten suggested a draft of that language for City Council review by comparison, noting that the city may be try- ing to solve a situation in the wrong way. While being against puppy mills, Councilmember Etten noted that the city had no evidence that the Har Mar Pet Shop was using this practice, and again reiterated that therefore, the city may not be addressing the problem initially brought before it. Mayor Roe sought consensus on the time to keep "Certificate of Source" records and the proposed effective date of the ordinance(lines 110 and 122). Councilmember Willmus agreed with Councilmember McGehee that one year may be too long.. Specific to the effective date, Councilmember Willmus stated that he would support no less than 180 days. Councilmember Laliberte preferred 180 days in both applications. Councilmember McGhee stated her support to keep records for 180 days; and agreed with the effective date of 180 days, but also stated she would be agreeable with the effective date being up to a year. Councilmember Etten agreed with the suggestions made by Councilmember Willmus as to timing. Mayor Roe suggested modification to the proposed overnight boarding restriction as follows: "Dogs [and cats] shall not be kept overnight at a pet store, without provision for their care and monitoring outside of store hours." Specific to the definition of animal rescue organizations provided as suggested language by the Humane Society, City Manager Trudgeon referenced their inter- est in including breeding organizations in that definition to avoid rejection in such cases. Public Comment Written comment, attached hereto and made a part hereof, included an email dat- ed January 28, 2017 from Christine Coughlin, representing the Humane Society and providing suggested language revisions; recent emails from Cynthia Eskandary, Tara Bollmann, Terisa Winters Steiber, Brenda Moore, Vicki Mineo, Matt Burns, and Sue Swanigan, each speaking in opposition to a ban on commer- cial breeders selling and their sales to pet stores; a letter from Arlene Menoke