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Minutes for the Public Safety Committee meeting on August 15, 2006.
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Public Safety Committee Minutes
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
4:45 p.m.
Members present were: Judy Furr, Jim Hargis, Mitch Johnson, Tim McCall and Chris Moore. Councilman Perrin was unable to attend.
MINUTES
Councilman McCall motioned, seconded by Councilman Johnson, to approve the minutes as written for the regular meeting on July 18, 2006, as written. All voted aye.
ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER
Mr. George Krennerich discussed the proposal for the animal control shelter. He explained it will be located across from the Humane Society. He further explained the shelter will have 60 kennels with 20 optional outside kennels that could be used when needed. He added the budget for the building would be about $1 million. Mr. Krennerich noted the building would allow for future expansion that would double the kennels size. Councilwoman Furr questioned how big the kennels would be. Mr. Gene Vance stated the kennels would be a mix of 4x8 and 8x8, but they are considering changing the kennels so they’ll all be 4x8 pens. He noted that way they can move the back wall and make some 8x8 pens in the back in case they need to house horses or other large animals. Councilwoman Furr questioned whether this would be enough pens to get by for the next few years. Mr. Jim Bowman stated he thinks the 60 pens will be enough for a while. Mr. Vance added more input is needed from the staff regarding the proposed building. Mr. Krennerich also stated they need more topographic data for the building as well so they can determine where the utilities will be coming from. He then discussed expansion options the City will have in the future. Mr. Krennerich explained they were considering ventilation for the building, but found out there was only a $2,900 difference between ventilation and air conditioning. He added they opted for the air conditioning because it would be a more pleasant environment, plus some of the odors wil...
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