City Council Minutes 2018 09 11 SP

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City Council Meeting Minutes September 11, 2018 Page 9 of 13 • Added question on herbicide use in high use areas Staff and City Council liaisons drafted a few additional questions not currently included in the draft survey but which can be added. It should be noted the consultant recommends the survey not exceed 4 pages to maximize response. The potential other questions include: Marijuana Requirements, Noise, Art Venue and a pit bull ban question submitted by a resident. Mayor Muckle stated the comments from the last Council meeting were taken and changes made. He was sure this did not make everyone completely content, but he would like to move this forward with the hope it addresses most things. It is a good survey and will get us good actionable information. Councilmember Maloney asked where the pit bull question came from. Hogan stated it was from Council's initial list and interest expressed after that. Public Comments Sarah Huth, a 10 year resident in Dutch Creek, noted she was happy to have a question on the pit bull ban. She would like language explaining the vicious dog laws will not be affected by a pit bull ban repeal. Carol Roberts, Hillsborough North, felt current language in the draft survey is narrow and should be broader to be more about police management of aggressive dogs. Talking to the police department, in the last twenty years there have been 342 citations for vicious dog and 12 for pit bulls. The ban is unnecessary legislation. Research shows breed specific bans do not change any statistics on aggressive dog incidents. Most promising is education of the public for safety around dogs and education for owners. Citizens do support this change and the survey would be a good measure of this. Councilmember Leh suggested #11 which is a forced ranking question on projects. If councilmembers have others projects to add to the list it could be expanded. Councilmember Keany stated for #11 and #8 he feels the broadband question is premature without the results of the study about cost. We don't want to create false expectations until we know how and what it would cost. Mayor Muckle stated space constraints are an issue, but without knowing what it would cost it could be problematic. City Manager Balser noted there is a broad price included. Mayor Muckle asked if any of the optional questions should be included. Councilmember Keany stated the noise question is confusing.