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Bruce Frazier left the meeting at 5:50 p.m. <br />4. Continued discussion of and possible action on recommending revisions to the ordinance <br />regulating large animals within the city limits. <br />Chairman Wilson moved to draft two of the large animal ordinance for review by the <br />Committee. After a brief discussion regarding section (a), it was a consensus of the Committee to <br />add a new number (1) to read as follows: livestock cannot be kept on less than one-half (%2) acre; the <br />other numbers will read the same but the numbering will change to (2) and (3). <br />Walter Cavendar, 713 Oak Street, inquired if the %z acre had to be combined in one lot. <br />Chairman Wilson said he did not anticipate a problem as long as he had a total of %2 acre of property. <br />Chief Louis recommended grandfathering the animals that had been on the same property for <br />years because of possible court issues on these specific circumstances. Chairman Wilson said he was <br />concerned about health issues when he saw horses standing in deep mud on %2 acre lots. Mr. Wilson <br />said this situation was not good for the horse or the neighbors. Chief Louis said if it was unsanitary, <br />that would be a different issue and they should handle that anyway. Pete Kampfer was opposed to <br />grandfathering the animals. <br />Bee Garmon arrived to the meeting at 6:15 p.m. <br />Chairman Wilson asked that Chief Louis conduct a survey and get back to the Committee <br />with regard to how many animals could be possibly grandfathered. Don Taylor said that the <br />Committee might want to consider giving the land owner up to a year to make other arrangements <br />for the animal. Council Member Biard asked Chief Louis to provide the lot size in his survey. <br />Cheryt Moore asked that photographs also be taken of the animal and location. <br />Chairman Wilson asked staff to bring back to the next meeting the revised draft of the <br />demolition by neglect ordinance. <br />Some of the Committee Members were questioning the enforcement of the ordinances they <br />had submitted and that had been passed by City Council. Kevin Carruth reminded the Committee <br />that when they started this process they were asked to consider whether sufficient resources were <br />available to the staff to enforce the new ordinances. Mr. Carruth reminded the Committee that there <br />are only two code enforcement officers for the entire City of Paris and they were diligently working <br />the cases with the resources available, which were limited. He reminded them that for the past <br />several months seventeen people have been directing the activities of only three people. <br />5. Adjournment. <br />There being no further business, a Motion to adjourn was made by Zach Saffle and seconded <br />by Cheryt Moore. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m. The next <br />meeting of the Task Force will be Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />. 000028 <br />