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e lar ity o cil eeti Monday, C)ctober 22, 2007 .age Roll Call Ayes: Ihlan; Roe; Kough; Pust; and Klausing. Nays: None. 7~ eneral rdinances a~ rdinance -Consider acting a r i ancc A en ing 'T'itle Five, C a ter 501, Ani al Control Councilmember Kough introduced the proposed ordinance; Councilember Pust summarized the proposed ordinance; and Carol Kough provided comment on pro- posed language. Buddy Pust was introduced, and with rabies vaccination proof in paw, advocated to be the City's first lifetime animal license recipient; providing incentive to the rest of the Roseville canine -and feline -community to follow his lead. Councilmember Kough provided as a bench handout additional language revi- sions reworked. following consultation between Councilmembers Roe and Pust, and after those included in the Council packet, as well as a publication summary of the ordinance. Councilmember Pust reviewed numerous revisions to the ordinance, including the importance of incentives for pet owners to sterilize or alter their animals for safety concerns; setting forth standards in the ordinance and adding definitions for addi- tional clarity; identifying ordinance violations as administrative offenses for which administrative penalties could be imposed to further encourage compliance and cover City costs associated with enforcement; defining electronically tagged pets, based on previous testimony of Ms. Kough; City-designation of other enti- ties (i.e., local veterinarians) to issue licenses; refinement and consolidation of various types of licenses; providing certain necessary exemptions to licensing for temporary visitors to the City (i.e., hotel stays); requirements for pet owners to keep their address current with the City to facilitate return of stray animals; hu- man treatment and provisions of food and water during impoundment; and refer- ences to state law regarding the operation of impound facilities and time period for impoundment. Councilmember Ihlan reviewed the proposed license and permit fee differential, and rationale for the differential, with those fees representing incentives for steril- izing, electronically tagging, and lifetime licensing of pets to ultimately better serve the public purpose. Ms. Kough opined that proposed stricken language in Section 501.02 remain in the ordinance.