A bill for an ordinance amending section 8-67 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code requiring a provisional breed-restricted license for owners of pit bulls. A bill for an ordinance amending section 8-67 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code requiring a provisional breed-restricted license for owners of pit bulls. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 1-22-20.
Nine eyes, four days. Resolution 108 has been adopted. Madam Secretary, if you'll please put the next item on our screens. And Councilmember Flynn, please put Council Bill 71 on the floor. And move the council bill 20 dash 71 be ordered published. Thank you. Councilmember has been moved and seconded. Councilmember Herndon, your motion to amend. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that council bill 20-71 be amended in the following particulars. Number one on page five after line 27, insert the following in quotations six proof that the animal has been stayed or spayed or neutered. And then number two, remember subsequent subsections accordingly. Thank you, Councilmember. It has been moved and seconded comments by members of Council on this First Amendment, which I think we're calling amendment a. Councilmember Herndon. Thank you, Mr. President. And I just want to give a quick, quick background. There are two amendments. I'll just say this the one time why this is happening. Council Bill 20.71 If you're not familiar deals with creating a breed restricted license for the three terrier breeds that are currently not allowed in Denver. We had a very robust conversation. I believe 11 members of the city council came to committee last Wednesday, and in hearing conversations during the committee as well as conversations afterwards, I wanted to make these two amendments. The first one that is currently before us deals with. Mandating spayed or neutered. Previous bill, as written, would allow terrier owners to get an intact permit. But hearing some questions from my colleagues and we went ahead and I agreed to move forward this bill excuse me, this amendment allowing taking that off the table. So spay and neuter is mandated to get the breed restricted license. And this is on first reading. So this is publication. Councilmember Flynn, as you heard, requested a one hour courtesy public hearing. So I hope that these amendments could go by swiftly tonight. And then we will have a full, robust conversation on the complete bill, as well as hearing from the public next Monday. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Councilmember Councilmember Kasich. Thank you, Mr. President. I wanted to thank Councilman Herndon for this amendment. I think I'm one of the folks who is raising questions. And I did hear from one veterinarian who said that the scientific research indicates that there may not be quite as much of a correlation between spaying and neutering and behavioral issues or, you know, behaviors of concern in the most recent research. But it's been a very long consensus in the veterinary community that, you know, spaying and neutering does, you know, reduce some some negative behaviors. And I think it's appropriate to air on the side of caution. And I also think that the goal here is to go slow. And so I certainly don't think that we want to become the center of breeding of of pit bulls during a period of time that we are adjusting to this new license. So I really for those two reasons, you know, think that this is the appropriate and more cautious course. And I want to thank Councilman Herndon for bringing this forward. Thank you. Thank you, Councilmember. All right. So, you know, other questions or comments on this amendment, Madam Secretary, roll call on Amendment A. Black eye. CDEBACA Abstain. Flynn Hi. Gilmore. Herndon I'm sorry. HINDS Hi. Cashman. Hi. Kenny Ortega. Right. Sandoval. I swear, I. Torres, I. Council President. I. I'm secretary. Please close voting ring the results. 12 Eyes, one abstention. 12 eyes, one abstention. Amendment A has passed. All right. Councilmember Herndon, your second motion to amend. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that council bill 2071 be amended in the following particulars. Number one on page six, line 33, strike number five, and replace with the number two. Right. It has been. Moved. I need a second, I think, on this one. Thank you. It has been moved and seconded comments by members of council. Councilman Hern, did you have. You want to talk on the phone? Just one more, Mr. President. In those conversations, they and my colleagues felt five years with too lengthy of a period. So we we shorten that time period to hear back from the data that Denver animal protection will be collecting from five years to two. Thank you, Councilmember. All right. See no other questions or comments on this amendment, Madam Secretary. Roll call on Amendment B. Black I see tobacco stained Flint High. Gilmer. I Herndon. I Hinds. II Cashman. I connect Ortega. I seen the wall. I. Sawyer, i. Torres, i. Council President. I. Madam Secretary, please. Because I've only announced results. 12 Eyes. One abstention provides one abstention. Amendment B has passed. All right. Are there any questions or comments by members of Council on the bill as amended, with the reminder that we are having a public hearing and robust conversation next week? Councilmember Gilmore. Thank you, President. Clerk. This evening I voted in favor of Councilman Herndon's amendments to this legislation and I appreciate his work, his many years of work on this issue. I've asked for a separate vote because unfortunately, I will be out of town for next week's meeting and I am not in favor of the bill in its entirety . We struggle to get compliance in my neighborhoods along the lines of registration, microchipping, vaccinations and our current animal protection laws such as animals on leash. I'm concerned that this will further compound the compliance issues we currently already have and I will be voting no tonight. Thank you, President. Clerk Thank you, Councilmember Councilmember Ortega. I'll be brief. Similar comments. The input we're getting in my office is 2 to 1 in opposition of changing or repealing the ban. And I think that we should be looking at reporting or information within a six month time frame that people get permit so that we have a way to look at data immediately. I was around when this was adopted. I'll save the rest of my comments for next week, but I will not be supporting the bill tonight. Thank you. Thank you, Councilmember Councilmember Sawyer. Thank you, Mr. President. I will be voting yes tonight, not because I'm sure whether I'll be voting yes next week or not, but because Councilman Flynn has requested a public hearing for next week. And I think it's really important that the public have the opportunity to come and speak and share their opinions on this bill and on Councilman Herndon's proposal. So I will be supporting it this evening, although I'm not sure whether I will be supporting it next week or not. Thank you. Thank you, Councilmember. Councilmember Hines. Thank you, Mr. President. I am also going to vote in favor of this tonight. Colleagues, this just means that we're moving it forward to next week. Unless, of course, you're not here next week. And I totally understand your position. I will be voting in favor of this next week, too. Thank you. Thank you, Councilmember. All right. See no other questions or comments on this one. Madam Secretary, roll call on 71. Herndon. I black. I see tobacco. I. Flynn. All right. Gilmore. Hines. I. Cashman. I can each i. Ortega. Sandoval. Sawyer. I. Torres. I. Council President. Hi, Madam Secretary. Please cause voting in no results. You have a nice too nice. 11 days to nays council bill 71 has been ordered published final consideration with courtesy public hearing will be next Monday, February 10th. That concludes the items to be called out this evening. All other bills for introduction are ordered published to council members. Remember that this is a consent or block vote and you will need to vote. Otherwise this is your last chance to call an item out for a separate vote. Councilmember Flynn, will you please put the resolutions for adoption and the bills on final consideration for final passage on the floor? Yes, Mr. President. And I wait 13 weeks to do this, and I have like five items. So I'm going to I'm going to make the most of it here. I move that the following proclamation and resolutions be adopted and bills on final consideration be placed upon final consideration and do pass any block for the following items. Proclamation 110 Resolutions 57, 5866 and Council Bill 39. I think that is all. Thank you, Councilmember Flynn. As a technical correction, it's every 12 weeks. So it's coming sooner than you think because because I don't get to do this work. It's been just doing math. And I hope that that makes you feel better. It does. It's very consoling. Mr. President. This has been moved and seconded. And Madam Secretary, Roll Call. Black Eye. CdeBaca. I Flynn. All right. Gilmore, I. Herndon, I hate. All right. Cashman. All right. Kenny Ortega. Sandoval. I swear, I. Torres, I. Council. President. Hi, Madam Secretary. Please call the voting. Announce the results. 1339 is the proclamation. Proclamation and resolutions have been adopted and the bills have been placed upon final consideration and do pass. Tonight there will be a required public hearing on 1361, changing the zoning classification for 4338 Lappin Street and a required public hearing on Council Bill 1363.