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WHEREAS,Applicant submitted a written request for a hearing on the City's July 12, 2015 potentially dangerous dog declarations which was received by the City on July 24, 2015; and WHEREAS, all required notices that the requested hearing to review the City's July 12, 2015 potentially dangerous dog declarations would be conducted in a special meeting of the City Council to be held on August 4, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the City Council Chambers at City Hall were duly made by the City; and WHEREAS,on August 4, 2015, the City Council affirmed the Police Department's potentially dangerous dog declaration; and WHEREAS,Applicant requested a hearing for a 6 (six)month review and appeal of the City's potentially dangerous dog declaration to be conducted in a special meeting of the City Council to be held on February 29, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the City Council Chambers at City Hall. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES,MINNESOTA,that based upon the record,testimony and evidence presented at said hearing,the City Council makes the following: FINDINGS 1. Applicant resides at 3708 Fox Lane in the City. 2. Applicant is the owner of a German Shepard Mix named Mya. 3. On July 10, 2015, Mya left the Applicant's property and entered a neighboring property at 3600 Rickard Rd, and bit a Cockapoo named Cassie. 4. On July 12, 2015,the City's Police Department issued Applicant a Notice of Potentially Dangerous Dog for Mya—which notified her of the City's declaration that Mya is a potentially dangerous dog and provided her with the opportunity to request a hearing before the City Council to challenge the City's declaration within 14 days from the date of the notices. 5. The City Council conducted a hearing on August 4, 2015 and received public testimony regarding the potentially dangerous dog declarations from the representatives of Applicant and the City. 6. All required notices regarding the August 4, 2015 City Council hearing to review the City's July 12, 2015 potentially dangerous dog declarations were properly made by the City. 7. The individuals who testified at the August 4, 2015 hearing are shown on Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 8. The City Council made the following Conclusion and Order on August 4, 2015: a. That Mya did NOT inflict a bite on a domestic animal (Cassie) without provocation while off of the Applicant's property, Applicants' dog Mya is a potentially dangerous dog as defined in Minn. Stat. sec. 347.50, subd. 3(1). b. That the City Police Department's July 12, 2015 potentially dangerous dog declaration with respect to Mya is hereby overruled in its entirety. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES, MINNESOTA,that based upon the record, testimony and evidence presented at said hearing and the above findings, the City Council makes the following: