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Chief of Police, Karl Louis distributed a handout on large animal information. The sheet was a summary of the information obtained by the Paris Police Department Animal Control Division from the Lamar County Appraisal District (see attached list). Chief Louis explained that one half of the affected properties inside the city limits are actually in violation of the current laws and that the Animal Control Division is in the process of working those violations at this time. The Task Force consensus was that there should be a one year period for all residents to come into compliance with the new requirements. There was also agreement that the ordinance should have a table included which shows the number of large animals that can be housed per number of acres. A motion to approve item number 3 as with the above changes was made by Don Taylor and seconded by Zack Saffle. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Continued discussion of and possible action on recommending provisions related to demolition by neglect. Lisa Wright told the Committee that these recommendations were already approved but that John Lestock had changed the wording to provide more specific examples of what exactly constituted a violation. There was discussion about whether to expand these requirements city -wide. Zach Saffle advised the Task Force that the Building and Standards Commission was already dealing with in their work, and progress is being made but people might not always be aware of it. Ms. Wright stated that she recommended the City begin work under the new ordinance, and it we find out it's not working, we'll bring it back to the City Council for revision. A motion to approve item number 4 was made by Bee Gannon and seconded by Pete Kampfer. Motion carried unanimously. 5. Discussion of and action on recommending revisions to the Outdoor Storage ordinance to include trash cans. Lisa Wright advised the Task Force that the new requested provision would require that trash can be kept in the back yard. There was discussion regarding the wording in Section 16 -23 (E) and the reference to a 7:30 am timeframe. Ms. Wright recommended that the Task Force leave re- wording this section to staff since it followed an administrative procedure. The Task Force discussed the lack of an ordinance requiring that dumpsters be screened and placed in a better location on property. Lisa Wright stated she would make a change to the ordinance and present it to the City Council. Code Enforcement's time frame was discussed. Lisa Wright told the committee she had put into the budget a computer software program to help speed the time frame up 25 % or more because required paperwork currently takes up a very large percentage of an inspector's time. Pete Kampfer, Chamber of Commerce, told Lisa to contact him on this for discussion. Page 2