1987-09-14 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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e e Minutes, Public Hearings and Regular Meeting La Porte City Council September 14, 1987, Page 4 9. Council considered an ordinance amending Chapter Five, "Animals and Fowl", of the Code of ordinances of the City of La Porte. The City Attorney read: ORDINANCE 1559 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER FIVE, "ANIMALS AND FOWL", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AMENDING SECTION 5-5, "FEES"; AMENDING ARTICLE III "DOGS"; BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 5-38, "RESTRICTION ON NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS IN PROXIMITY TO RESIDENCE OF ANOTHER"; BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 5-52, "ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS PROHIBITED"; BY ADDING THERETO ARTICLE VII, "KENNELS AND PET ESTABLISHMENTS"; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Motion was made bv Councilperson Waters to adoDt Ordinance 1559 as read by the Citv Attornev. Second by Councilperson Matuszak. Motion was made by Councilperson Skelton to table Ordinance 1559 until a further workshoD could be held on it. Second by Councilperson Clarke. The motion was defeated, 2 ayes and 5 nays. Ayes: Nays: Councilpersons Skelton and Clarke Councilpersons Waters, Matuszak, Porter, Shipp and Mayor Malone The original motion was then voted, and carried, 6 ayes and 1 nay. Ayes: Councilpersons Waters, Matuszak, Porter, Shipp, Clarke and Mayor Malone Nays: Councilperson Skelton Councilperson Skelton has asked, for the record, that his statements regarding the animal ordinance be put into the official minutes. He has a real problem with the present ordinance. He has been pushing for an ordinance to be passed that would have some real meaning to it and be better than the one we have now. He has a problem with cats and dogs