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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-08-05 Municipal Operations Committee Minutes MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 5, 1997 •Councilors Attending: Mike Aube, Pat Blanchette, Don Soucy Staff Attending: Edward Barrett, Dan Wellington Others Attending: Channel 7 News, Roxanne Saucier Convened at 5 : 04 p.m. 1 . Council Ordinance 97-334 Chapter VII, Article 9 , Section 6 Amending the National Electrical Code 2 . Council Ordinance 97-337 Chapter VII, Article 10 , Section 3 Amending the Life Safety Code Items 1 and 2 are amendments that relate back to the change to the Board of Appeals instead of the Building Board and the Zoning Board. This would direct appeals from the electrical code to the Board of Appeals and from the Life Safety Code to the Board of Appeals . Approved 3 . Proposed Housing Act H.R.2, Including a Provision to Allow Dogs • in Public Housing Elsie Coffey indicated to Edward Barrett that H.R.2 , which has already been passed by the House of Representatives and is awaiting Senate action, would allow for dogs to be kept in public housing units . Elsie has written to the Congressional Delegation indicating her opposition to this . Elsie is asking for the Council to pass a Resolve requesting that this provision be eliminated. Dan Wellington, who was animal control officer at the time when dogs were allowed in public housing, explained that the majority of the dog bites during this period of time ( 1979-1983) , were in the Capehart area. There was a large population of animals in Capehart. It was also the area from which most of the unclaimed animals came. Councilor Blanchette feels that Elsie has a legitimate concern and supports the request. Edward Barrett pointed out that many large apartment complexes regulate pets similar to the rules that the Housing Authority has now. Committee approves the Resolve. Meeting adjourned at 5 : 10 p.m. •