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, ~ deletion of the City IINo dogs in the parksll ordinances. If on,ly certain areas would be affected, signs stating 1I0ogs allowed by permit onlyll could be posted in designated spots. Jan did not support the development of a IIdog runll since it could present possible liability problems to the City, would cost more and would not provide a positive atmosphere for dogs and handlers. Jan made the following recommendations to the Commission: 1) Strike the City.s current ordinances and let the County ordinances take over; educate County Animal Control and Police Department regarding our current laws. (leash law, pooper scooper law, etc.) 2) Leaving the current City ordinances as they are and implement a two level permit system. 3) Allow no dogs in the park except for specific areas designated far dog user permit approved use. Jan mentioned that in 1988 she recommended that 3 areas within Redwood City which might be designated as Udog approvedll areas as: the grassy area behind PYC Building, one area in Redwood Shores, and another near Garrett Park. She felt that we needed to consider more than one area due to the size of the City. A discussion ensued regarding this matter and each Commissioner was asked to express their feelings. Commissioner Davis said he felt this was a legitimate need of the community and we should try to make some type of accomodation for those citizens with dogs. Commissioner Slusser said he agreed with Don Davis and felt there was a need for a compromise and recognized the need. Commissioner Howard felt this was a matter that was important and would require some time to research. She was not in favor of close encounters between children and dogs in play areas, but would be in favor of letting certain parks be designated for dogs or certain areas allowing leashed dogs. Chairperson Hordness was concerned with dogs that are off leashes in parks, but said the Commission may want to consider opening some or all of parks to dogs on leashes. Commissioner Castelli felt we needed to do something to address this need in the community. Chairperson Nordness requested that Commissioners Davis and Howard, Ramon Aguilar and Jan Knight meet to work out details of thts proposal. ITEM 4 - Union Cemetery Update Commissioner Swope reported that the Union Cemetery RFP was mailed out to 37 organizations, but no bids were received. Seven possible bidders, replied indicating interest but stated that their schedules would not allow them to apply at this time. One bidder indicated that $15,000 was not enough money to complete the project. Commissioner Swope is going to call some of the potential bidders to verify that the reason they did not apply was due to time constraints and not the monies available. If this is the case, the RFP could be re-issued at a later time. If she finds that the bidders agree that $15,000 is not enough, we could try to obtain matching funds from other sources. After a recent article about Union Cemetery appeared in a local paper, a $1,000.00 donation was received from a member of the community. She will report back to the Commission with her findings. COMMITTEE REPORTS -Chairperson Nardness stated that during March he will be joining 17 members of the community on a visit to our Sister City Zhuhai, China. If at all possible, he intends to visit local parks during his visit. '--""'-"'."-"",".',--L' """,.",,~"'"."_.",'L""""".""'-'" , ".," '-'--