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PLACED ON 1ST REDING & REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC <br />SAFETY COMMITTEE 3/7/11, PLACED ON 2ND READING & <br />RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION 3/21/11. <br />ORDINANCE NO. 7-11 <br />BY: Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan <br />Nowlin, Powers, Smith. <br />AN ORDINANCE to allow leashed dog-walking in Lakewood Park and Kauffman Park, <br />and to codify certain rules, restrictions and prohibitions related thereto. <br />WHEREAS, a pilot program adopted by prior ordinance has established that leashed dog- <br />walking in Lakewood Park and Kauffman Park can be a benefit to the community without <br />creating an undue burden on the City's finances; and <br />WHEREAS, Lakewood includes many residents who own dogs and desire to enjoy the <br />parks with their family pets; now, therefore <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, <br />Section 1. Pursuant to 905.07(a) of the Codified Ordinances, leashed dog-wallcing in <br />Lakewood Park and Kauffman Park shall be allowed subject to the rules and restrictions <br />specified bylaw. <br />Section 2. <br />(a) The Director of Public Works shall work with volunteers to secure funding from <br />outside sources for the provision of dog waste container stations, public signs and any other <br />equipment necessary to the successful implementation of this ordinance under the rules and <br />restrictions specified by this ordinance and to provide for the maintenance thereof. <br />(b) In the event that volunteers do not obtain necessary funding, supplies and signage <br />or if the volunteers are not providing maintenance necessary for the implementation of this <br />ordinance, the Director of Public Works, at his or her discretion, can suspend leashed dog- <br />walking in the parks until full compliance is met. <br />Section 3. Section 905.07 of the Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: <br />905.07 ANIMALS. <br />(a) Animals Prohibited. No dogs or other animals shall be <br />allowed within the parks, with the exception of those <br />animals specifically authorized by the Director of Public <br />Works. <br />(b) Feeding of Animals Prohibited. No person shall feed or <br />otherwise provide food to geese, other wild animals and/or <br />birds within the parks. <br />(c) Molesting Animals. No person shall use any weapon, stick, <br />stone or missile of any kind in the destruction or injury of <br />