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From YouTube: 9-11-23 City Council work session
Description
Des Moines City Council morning work session on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.
View the agenda: https://DSM.city/CouncilMeetings
B
Going
yeah
thank
you
mayor
and
council
members
good
morning,
so
yeah.
We
have
an
opportunity
this
morning
to
talk
about
our
animal
control
and
Animal
Rescue
League
partnership.
We
have
the
new
facility
that
is
nearing
completion
and,
as
such,
we've
been
in
some
lengthy
conversations
with
our
partners
about
how
to
operate
that
new
facility.
So
we
asked
them
to
come
in
and
speak
with
the
council
about
all
the
great
services
that
they
provide
for
our
community
Matt
Anderson,
our
Deputy
city
manager,
is
our
lays
on
to
this
agency.
C
Thank
you
good
morning,
mayor
County
members
of
city
council.
If
you're
a
gardener
like
Linda,
it's
more
than
just
a
good
morning,
it's
a
fantastic
morning
because
you
finally
got
some
rain
and
you're
not
going
to
be
hauling
hoses
and
sprinklers
around
your
yard
this
week.
So
so
thank
you
for
joining
us.
We've
been
working
on
this
new
agreement
with
Animal
Rescue
League
ARL.
For
about
a
year.
The
new
facility
was
more
than
about
just
a
new
building,
a
shiny
new
facility.
That's
three
times
the
size
of
our
current
facility.
C
It's
about
enhancing
Service
delivery
to
our
residents,
so
you're
going
to
hear
the
ideas
behind
that
Beyond,
just
the
brick
and
mortar
of
the
building.
You
all
got
a
chance
to
tour
that
building
about
a
month
ago,
we're
about
ready
to
turn
it
over
to
ARL.
Finally,
so
I
think
you'll
be
excited
with
what
Tom
and
his
team
have
to
share
over
the
this
last
year.
I
think
every
one
of
you
have
brought
to
our
attention.
C
This
has
been.
This
has
been
a
big
operation.
It
may
seem
like.
Oh
it's
just
an
ARL,
Animal
Control
agreement,
just
you
know,
get
it
done,
but
I
think
we've
probably
had
six
different
city
departments
working
on
it
and
Tom's
team
Meg
and
Joe
branstadter
and
Jim
Hoff
have
been
Been
instrumental
in
getting
us
to
this
point.
So
this
is
the
culmination
of
a
lot
of
people's
work
and
Tom
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
D
Thank
you
Matt
mayor
and
Council.
This
has
been
quite
a
journey.
That's
all
I
can
say
I'd
like
to
do
some
introductions
here.
This
is
Joe
Stafford
he's
our
director
of
Animal
Services.
This
is
a
guy.
That's
going
to
be
officing
at
that
new
facility.
Rick
Clark
needs
no
introduction
right.
Everybody
knows
him
and
Chris
Henderson
who's.
D
D
A
few
things
that
I'm
going
to
go
over
is
that,
like
Matt,
said
new
shelter,
operations,
Field,
Services
efficiencies,
the
true
benefits
of
this
partnership
additional
program
enhancements
in
both
ends
of
the
leash
which
I
really
want
to
emphasize
today,
and
if
you
got
up
to
KCCI
this
morning,
you
will
see
that
actually,
both
ends
of
the
leash
was
talked
about
in
two
different
stories
that
they
did
this
morning.
So
more
on
that
in
just
a
minute.
What
do
I
do
here?
You
Face
bar.
D
D
We
have
entered
into
a
bit
of
a
10-year
agreement
covering
shelter
operations
and
field
services
in
2019,
but
dropping
down
to
this
most
recent.
We
plan
to
move
in
December,
4th
2023
and
that's
drop
the
balloons.
That's
really
an
exciting
time
for
us.
That's
when
that
new
Animal
Facility,
that
you've
put
together
for
us
and
made
possible,
is
going
to
open
up
for
business
and
really
it
cement
this.
This
partnership
that,
with
the
Animal
Rescue
League
in
the
city,
has.
D
Okay,
so
what's
new,
what
are
you
going
to
see?
That's
different
well,
one
of
the
things
you're
going
to
see.
We've
talked
about
in
the
past
and
with
the
budget
cuts
and
things.
This
really
was
not
possible
as
you're
going
to
see
new
business
hours,
you're
going
to
see
us
open
from
9
30
to
6
30
Monday
through
Friday
9
30
to
5
30
on
Saturday
and
Sunday,
which
is
new.
Okay.
D
The
Sunday
is
new
current
business
hours,
nine
to
five
Monday
through
Saturday,
so
we
will
have
increased
hours
outside
of
normal
business
hours,
making
it
easier
for
the
residents
to
access
for
reclaiming
their
pets
and
to
do,
of
course,
the
new
Adoption
Services
provided
by
the
ARL.
So
now,
even
though
there
are
some
adoption
opportunities
within
the
city
of
Des
Moines
now
here
and
there,
this
will
be
a
concentrated
adoption
program
that
will
be
operating
out
of
that
facility
and
will
be
we'll
be
covering
the
costs
of
that.
D
Quite
frankly,
because,
what's
not
reflected
in
adoption
fees
is
the
fact
that
you
know
a
pet
will
come
in
as
a
stray
go
through
a
holding
period.
During
that
holding
period
there
may
be
some
vaccinations
and
and
a
few
things
that
happens
along
the
way
medically,
but
when
it's
being
prepared
for
adoption,
then
it
has
to
be
spayed
or
neutered.
D
You
know
any
other
problems
that
you
know
we
were
treating
before
have
to
be
addressed
any
you
know
infectious
diseases
any
anything
like
that,
and
we
figure
that
on
average,
we
spend
about
six
hundred
dollars
per
pet,
putting
them
up
for
adoption
and
I
I
don't
want.
We
didn't
want
to
pass
that
on
to
the
city.
Quite
frankly,
you
will
notice
that
we
have
sometimes
name
your
prize
adoptions,
which
we've
found
very
effective
for
the
pet
and
the
people
of
of
of
our
area.
D
So
again
we
did
not
want
to
have
that
have
to
be
set
by
ordinance,
so
this
is
hopefully
you're
recognizing.
This
is
a
very
good
thing.
I
know
it's
something.
The
city
has
wanted
his
adoptions
out
of
that
facility.
Now
it's
going
to
happen,
you
have
provided
Veterinary,
surgical
Services,
so
there's
going
to
actually
be
a
surgical
Suite
down
there.
The
Animal
Rescue
League
is
providing
a
digital
x-ray
machine
and
the
surgical
tables
and
all
of
those
types
of
things
to
out
the
outfit
that
very
professionally.
D
So
that's
a
new
thing
that
you're
going
to
see,
which
is
a
little
difficult
when
you
did
the
tour.
But
when
you
do
the
next
tour
you're
going
to
see
all
these
things
actually
come
to
fruition,
community
outreach
and
education-
that's
been
provided
by
the
Animal
Rescue
League
will
find
its
main
home
out
of
this
facility.
D
D
Joe,
as
you've
heard
me
say
before,
Joe
Stafford
has
got
Decades
of
experience
and
he
applies
that
lives
that
breathes
that
every
day
and
pumps
that
into
that
program
in
field
services,
there's
going
to
be
seasonal
business
hours
to
match
seasonal
demand.
I
think
that's
a
real!
That's
something
else
that
Joe
brought
to
the
table
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
D
Continue
a
response
to
emergencies
after
hours,
so
we'll
have
somebody
available
and
just
a
reminder
that
if
an
animal
is
hit
by
a
car
in
the
middle
of
the
night,
we
do
have
a
veterinarian
available,
but
that
individual,
that
is
on
our
staff,
is
going
to
consult
with
the
ASO,
determine
whether
the
animal
needs
immediate
attention.
If
it
does,
we've
we've
been
taking
them
to
Blue
Pearl
and
we've
been
paying
the
cost
of
that,
so
that
they
can
get
overnight
care
okay
and
that
can
be
IBS
too
I'm.
D
D
But
you
can
imagine
that
the
bills
on
those
are
a
little
more
than
six
hundred
dollars,
usually
typically
yeah.
Okay,
we're
also
going
Joe's,
also
going
to
be
instituting
a
new
Patrol
District
model
and
that's
going
to
mean
increased
efficiencies,
responsiveness
and
reduced
environmental
impact.
The
reduced
environmental
impact
basically
means
Fuel
and
wear
and
tear
on
the
on
the
vehicles
that
Matt
had
mentioned
are
now
going
to
be
City
vehicles.
D
Joe's
people
would
be
in
Northeast.
Des
Moines
in
their
very
next
call
could
be
on
Southwest
Des
Moines,
where
when,
in
fact
there
might
have
been
a
call
just
right
in
Northeast,
Des
Moines
that
needed
attention
and
could
have
been
taken
care
of.
So
this
is
going
to
be
a
huge
impact
on
efficiencies
and
responsiveness.
D
We
are
getting
the
Vehicles
equipped
with
dmpd
mobile
data
terminals
want
to
thank
everybody,
that's
in
the
room
and
and
Beyond
on
this
process.
Again.
Efficiency
with
dmpd
and
basically
getting
dispatch
calls
so
that
our
Asos
can
manage
them
in
the
field.
Very
appreciative
that
we've
been
working
so
well
with
them
and
they've
been
making
it
possible
for
us
to
have
that
as
well.
D
D
Okay,
the
true
benefits
of
this
partnership
and
I
really
want
to
emphasize
this
entire
situation.
The
Animal
Rescue
League,
as
you
can
imagine,
I,
would
hope
you
would
imagine,
is
doing
this
partnership
primarily
because
we
see
an
opportunity
to
further
our
mission
through
this.
Our
mission
may
not
be
picking
up
dead,
deer,
okay
or
dead
raccoons,
but
it
is
embedding
our
Animal
Service
officers
and
our
community
outreach
people
into
the
community
where
it's
needed,
and
that
is
keeping
pets
and
families
together
and
the
programs
are
designed
to
keep
pets
and
families
together.
D
It's
called
both
ends
of
the
leash
you
think
about
it.
Both
ends
of
the
leash,
we're
helping
out
both
ends
of
the
leash,
the
people
and
the
pets,
and
we
can
do
that
together
and
that's
what
this
whole
partnership
is
about,
so
that
you
get
to
know
us.
You
get
to
know
what
we're
about.
We
take
care
of
your
dead
deer
and
maybe
that
that
dog
that's
running
and
causing
alarm
at
the
elementary
school.
D
We
can
provide
necessary
resources
instead
of
punishment.
We
can
help
residents
meet
Animal
Welfare
needs.
We
can
help
residents
address
Behavior
concerns
we
can
educate
residents
on
at
large
issues,
all
of
those
things
and
that's
key
to
this
partnership.
That's
what's
important
to
the
Animal
Rescuer.
That's
why
we've
frankly
stuck
it
out?
Okay
through
the
ups
and
downs
of
the
partnership.
So
far
getting
to
this
point,
this
is
what
it's
all
about:
shelter,
shelter,
diversion
saves
taxpayer
money.
D
The
idea
is
to
use
those
Services
only
when
that's
the
appropriate
answer,
whether
it's
a
public
safety
issue
or
it's
some
other
issue-
that's
going
to
be
better
addressed
by
going
through
the
shelter
Services.
Otherwise,
let's
get
those
animals
back
in
where
they
to
the
home
that
they
know
and
are
loved.
D
We
could
once
again,
I
cannot
say
this
often
enough.
We
can
ensure
Public
Safety
by
working
together.
We
can
have
significant
cost
savings
to
the
taxpayer
and
we
do
that
with
arl's
community
outreach
programs
at
no
cost
to
the
city.
We
figured
that,
while
we're
building
this
agreement,
we
basically
were
looking
at
that
contribution
on
the
Animal
Rescue
League
side
and
it's
about
75
cents
put
in
for
the
animal
from
the
Animal
Rescue
League
to
each
dollar
that
the
city
is
putting
in
that's
a
pretty
good
return.
D
So
additional
program
enhancements-
these
are
things
that
we
have
talked
about
within
this
multi-department
discussion
and
I
want
to
thank
Matt
Anderson
in
particular,
for
putting
together
a
multi-department
discussion.
It
became
evident
to
everybody
immediately
that
animal
services
is
not
just
the
police
department.
D
Animal
Services
covers
so
many
different
departments
within
the
city
that
everybody
needs
to
come
together
in
order
to
have
the
best
decisions
made.
So
we've
been
talking
about
initiating
trial
programs
of
a
no
late
license
fee
for
first-time
offenders,
which
basically
says.
If
you
didn't
get
your
license
in
the
first
four
months
of
the
year,
then
you
don't
have
to
pay
a
fifty
dollar
fee
when
you're
coming
to
get
pick
it
up.
Let's,
let's
get
you
licensed
at
that
time.
Let's
move
on
forward.
D
Let's
revise
that
pet
licensing
program
to
move
towards
fully
online
processes.
Third-Party
Solutions
make
it
very
simple
for
the
residents
use
license
anniversaries
this
renewal
date,
so
we're
not
constantly
having
people
say:
hey
I
just
came
into
this
situation
in
June,
that's
a
half
a
year
that
I'm
having
to
pay
full
year
of
license
fees.
All
of
those
conversations
can
go
away
and
then
consider
consider
multi-year
licenses
to
coincide
with
longer
vaccination
periods,
which
is
keeping
up
with
the
times.
Okay,
three-year
cat
vaccinations
wasn't
heard
of
at
the
time
that
the
ordinance
was
made.
D
Now
it
is,
you
know,
multi-year
rabies
vaccinations
were
within
dogs,
was
it
heard
of
in
the
at
the
time
the
ordinances
were
made.
So
let's
keep
up
with
the
times,
make
it
simpler
for
our
residents
and
then
an
ask
for
counsel
is
to
authorize
the
city
manager
to
pursue
these
initiatives
and
come
back
to
the
Council
of
recommendations
by
January,
8
2024..
So
that's
what
I'm
asking
of
you
today
I'm
asking
that
we
get
a
commitment
to
pursue
those
and
a
number
of
other
issues.
D
Councilwoman
westergard.
We
had
talked
about
what
we
could
do
with
dangerous
dogs
and
things
like
that.
It's
a
leaning
into
these
opportunities-
and
we
just
need
to
have
your
support
in
doing
that.
We've
proven
ourselves
I
feel
like
we've
proven
ourselves
as
the
experts
and
the
ones
that
can
can
drive
things
forward.
D
I
just
threw
this
up
because
this
once
again,
we
had
Phil
our
cow
somebody
that
has
been
started:
the
link
between
animal
abuse
and
human
violence
and
creating
safer
communities
through
the
species
Banning
Partnerships
we
had
him
at
the
Animal
Rescue
League
just
last
week
did
an
excellent
job.
He
he
talked
to
in
the
afternoon
in
the
afternoon
to
law
enforcement,
mental
health
individuals
and
talking
about
this
whole
link
situation,
Joe
and
I
have
known
Phil.
For
many
many
years
he's
been
doing
this
for
40
years.
D
We've
known
I've
known
him
for
that
entire
time,
Joel
not
too
much
behind
that.
We
consider
him
and
he's
considered
an
international
expert
on
the
subject
and
the
reason
I
want
to
show.
This
was
a
slide
that
he
showed
right
here
and
it's
a
one
welfare
model.
Okay,
it's
basically
taking
the
importance
of
Animal
Welfare
human
well-being,
environment
conservation,
all
into
one
category,
and
we
would
have
the
opportunity
to
this-
is
once
again
both
ends
of
the
leash
and
those
that
are
in
the
situation,
impacting
the
situations
around
domestic
violence
around
many.
D
G
Yeah,
but
you,
the
the
pet
licensing,
changes,
make
a
lot
of
sense
to
me.
You
had
a
bullet
point,
referencing
other
ordinances
and
policies.
Yes
and
I
was
wondering
if
that
was
alluding
to
anything
specific,
that
you've
identified
from
a
best
practice
perspective.
I
know,
you
know:
we've
implemented,
trap,
neuter,
release
and
I
think
that
that's
been
a
pretty
successful
implementation.
It
has
been
a
benefit
to
the
community.
Yes,.
D
D
There
are
a
lot.
There
are
a
lot
of
things
that
I
think
would
would
really
bring
Des
Moines
into
current
thought
processes.
So
there's
a
long
list
quite
frankly,
and
it
doesn't
all
mean
ordinance
changes,
that's
the
other.
It
could
be
just
City
policy
changes
on
how
we
view
these
types
of
things.
You
know,
let
me
give
you
this
example
and
this
this
we're
not
prepared
to
roll
out,
but
somebody's
pet
gets
out
of
the
house.
D
Maybe
the
construction
person
left
the
left,
the
gate
open,
you
know,
dog
slips
out,
gets
picked
up
by
Animal
Control.
Currently
we
have
the
licensing.
We
got
the
reclaim
we
got.
Maybe
we
have
the
late
fee.
We
have
150
to
200
worth
of
reclaim
fees,
okay
to
get
that
pet
out
we're
talking
about
how
do
we?
How
do
we
help
someone
get
a
reduced
license
fee
which
means
spayed
or
neutered?
Okay,
so
maybe
we
spay
and
neutered
that
pet
before
it
leaves
vaccinated.
D
It
gets
a
parvo
distemper
vaccination,
so
we
can
control
diseases
among
species
diseases
among
the
community.
How
about
if
we
just
BR
give
that
pet
back
to
somebody
not
give
it
back?
There
will
be
some
fees
involved,
but
how
about
if
it
goes
back
to
the
person,
basically
how
we
would
like
to
see
the
pet.
The
community
would
like
to
see
the
pet
already
there
not
able
to
reproduce
if
it
gets
loose
vaccinated.
All
of
those
types
of
things
from
Publix
Health
standpoint.
All
of
these
things.
D
Let's
provide
that,
instead
of
a
punitive
approach
to
reclaiming
your
pet,
because
the
alternative
now
right
now
somebody
doesn't
afford
to
can
afford
to
reclaim
a
pet.
They
walk
away.
Leave
it
with
the
the
city,
then
becomes
the
Animal
Rescue
League,
that's
costly
and
it
tears
the
family
up.
It
doesn't
mean
that
people
are
never
going
to
get
another
pet
they're
going
to
get
another
pet
and
we
may
repeat
the
process.
So
it's
in
answer
to
your
question.
D
D
Yes,
the
country
right
now,
not
just
Des
Moines,
is
dealing
with
a
dog
situation
that
we
haven't
really
put
our
finger
on.
It
has
to
do
a
lot
on
the
Animal,
Rescue,
League
side
and
many
other
communities.
That
was
one
of
those
stories
that
came
up
on
KCCI
this
morning
is
the
lack
of
affordable
pet
friendly
housing,
pet
rents
and
those
types
of
things
are
causing
people
to
surrender
their
dogs
at
astronomical
numbers.
D
D
Right,
yeah,
so
that
that's
kind
of
the
offshoot.
Okay,
what
are
we
trying
to
accomplish
we're
trying
to
divert
responsibly
as
many
dogs
out
of
the
shelter
as
possible?
How
do
you
do
that?
What
are
the?
What
are
the
factors
examine
the
factors,
take
a
look
at
whether
it's
Trends
or
just
something
like
a
bump.
Okay,
we
all
would
like
simple
answers
to
things
so
when
this
started
happening
at
the
beginning,
we
frequently
heard
well,
it
must
be
all
the
pandemic.
D
H
D
F
Called
human
animal
support
services.
So,
since
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
there
are
about
56
cities
across
the
country
that
knew
that
things
had
to
change
initially
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic,
but
then
coming
out
of
that.
So
there
has
been
many.
Many
initiatives
that
has
grown
out
of
this
group
and
I
tend
to
look
at
those
56
cities
as
best
practices
and
then
realize
that
this
is
Des.
F
Moines
Iowa
in
Des,
Moines
Iowa
leads
Des,
Moines,
Iowa
solution,
so
picking
and
shooting
out
of
those
partner
agencies
that
have
implemented
these
programs
tested
them
modified
and
retested
them
put.
Those
best
practices
are
so
we
can
bring
in
the
best
solution
to
Des
Moines
and
using
this
new
facility
as
the
opportunity
to
start
that
and
jump
that
off
is
going
to
vehicle.
F
This
will
be
the
fourth
blue
facility
that
I've
opened
in
a
private
public
partnership
like
this,
and
it
is
such
an
opportunity
to
really
engage
the
community
in
a
different
way
and
then
look
at
these
56
cities
and
even
beyond
that
and
then
bring
those
ideas
back
here
where
we
can
have
a
conversation
about
what
is
the
best
solution
for
Des
Moines
Iowa
to
establish
best
practices
in
this
city.
But
it's
an
opportunity
to
establish
best
practices
across
Iowa
as
well
as
I've
said
many
times,
I
mean
for
the
capital
city.
D
It
is
amazing,
I
mean
it
is
they
basically
took
their
animal
services
and
put
them
into
the
community
Sheltering
process
where
you
come
to
one
facility,
whether
you're
reclaiming
your
pet
or
needing
some
other
types
of
Human
Services,
and
you
get
that
all
in
one
place:
I
love
that
model
I
love
that
model.
This
is
not
a
go
here.
Call
this
do
this.
D
Do
that
it's
looking
at
it
in
its
entirety,
whether
that's
going
to
fit
for
Des
Moines,
I
I,
can't
tell
you
I,
don't
know,
but,
like
Joe
said,
we
are
in
a
unique
position
if
we
work
together
on
these
ideas
to
make
Des
Moines
a
leader
in
these
types
of
things
and
have
people
ask
that
same
question.
What
do
you
like
about
across
the
country
and
somebody
say,
Des
Moines,
Iowa
love
what
they're
doing
in
Des,
Moines
Iowa,
they're,
leaning
into
their
residence
and
the
pets
and
realizing
it's
all
one
family.
H
D
That
yeah
well
I
tell
you.
That
is
one
area
that
we
are
different
than
the
rest
of
the
nation,
in
that
our
adoptions
are
continuing
to
maintain.
Okay,
so
we're
getting
our
pets
adopted,
it's
a
little
more
of
a
challenge,
getting
the
pets
out
into
the
areas,
but
we're
still
having
the
adopters
many
other
parts
of
the
nation.
They
have
the
numbers
and
they
just
don't
have
the
adopters.
D
D
H
D
I
Yes,
the
city
manager
to
pursue
the
initiatives
and
then
come
back
to
council
and
I
would
also
like
to
add
to
that
puppy.
Mills
are
a
big
thing
in
Iowa
and
we
have
very,
very
less
loss
and
I
know
that
you've
lobbied
up
at
the
Capitol,
but
you
need
help.
Yes,
I
think
you
need
I
think
we
all
need
to
be
contacting
legislators,
maybe
our
governance
people
could
step
in,
but
we
need
to
do
something
to
tighten
up
those
puppy
mill
laws
in
them.
D
Yes,
this
is
a
federal
issue.
There
are
a
couple
of
federal
Bills
moving
through
now
that
need
to
have
need
to
hear
from
you
folks
that
would
be
very
powerful
and,
yes,
we
are
connected
on
that
end
and,
quite
frankly,
do
in
a
large
part
to
the
efforts
of
again
another
of
Joe's
supervisory
individuals,
Robin
dobernecker,
who
is
our
coordinator
for
Animal
Welfare
intervention.
D
These
situations
are
happening
that
you're,
seeing
these
these
closing
at
a
rapid
rate
and
they
need
the
Animal
Rescue
League
to
help
with
that
situation.
So,
yes,
thank
you.
If
you
can
support
the
efforts
on
Goldie's
act,
currently
is
how
it's
named
contact
our
Congress
people.
That
will
make
a
huge
impact.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you
Tom,
so
you've
seen
our
next
steps
up
here,
the
next
time
you'll
see
this
will
be
at
your
October,
2nd
city
council
meeting
to
both
approve
the
agreement
and
then,
as
as
Linda,
had
directed
to
Scott,
to
to
pursue
those
licensing,
programmatic
potential
ordinance
changes
and
come
back
to
you
with
a
recommendation.
One
thing
you're,
probably
asking
as
you
saw
this-
is
hey.
That's
all
great
Matt.
How
much
is
it
going
to
cost
right?
I
mean
there's
we
we
know
there's
going
to
be
an
expense
to
this.
C
Your
current
contract
is
approximately
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars
annually
with
ARL
when
it
was
kind
of
struck
and
made
note
when
Tom
said
that
they
stuck
this
out,
he
said
we
stuck
it
out
the
one
of
the
roots
of
them.
Sticking
it
out
to
continue
to
pursue
their
mission
with
us
as
a
partner
is
they've,
been
losing
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
on
our
contract,
and
that
was
never
the
intent.
So
whether
we
had
a
new
facility
and
no
enhancement,
our
contract
was
going
to
need
to
go
up
to
make
them
whole.
C
That
was
not
that
part
of
the
agreement.
So
you've
got
a
900
000
contract.
Today
the
proposal
is
approximately
1.4
million
for
the
enhanced
services
and
to
make
ARL
whole.
So
we'll
give
you
the
more
detail
behind
that
when,
as
between
now
and
then
at
feel
free
to
come
forward
with
any
questions
you
may
have,
the
blue
letter
will
lay
out
those
services
in
a
little
more
detail
than
than
what
and
what
Tom
did
so
that
you
can
see
what
you're
actually
getting
for
your
money.
C
But
I
think
what
you
see
is
a
true
partnership.
It
sounds
a
little
cliche.
You
hire
a
lot
of
contractors
and
vendors
to
supply
services
to
the
residents.
This
one
feels
a
little
more
more
cohesive
than
that.
It
really
is
a
true
partnership
with
ARL
and
City
staff.
So
we're
excited
to
get
this
new
agreement.
C
The
new
agreement
will
be
a
10-year
agreement
and
we'll
include
our
responsibilities
on
fleet
services,
and
then
you
can
see
the
the
new
operations
they're
going
to
start
moving
things
in
immediately
after
you
approve
that
agreement
on
the
second
and
start
hiring
the
staff
to
run
the
facility
and
then
a
couple
of
Grand,
Opening
and
open
for
business
states
there.
For
you
later
this
year
and.
E
C
J
C
A
Matt
question:
maybe
for
you
and
even
the
manager,
we've
talked
about
some
wild
animal
issues,
including
deers
and
whatever
you
know
that
have
to
be
picked
up
that
have
been
struck
by
vehicles
or
whatever
I
occasionally
get
calls
from
people
that
have
concerns
about
some
other
wild
animals
that
are
more
predatory,
specifically
coyotes
and
bobcats
that
are
showing
up
around
Des.
Moines
and
people
seem
to
have
great
concern
about
it
for
their
own
animals,
and
you
know
what
it
may
mean
to
small
children
and
whatever.
How
are
we
handling
those
kind?
A
F
The
labor
to
the
point
but
I
believe
last
year,
councilman
gotta.
We
we
talked
about
the
city
in
acting
an
educational
plan.
That's
really
what
we
need
to
be
talking
about,
educating
our
citizens
on
how
to
properly
interact
with
Wildlife,
making
them
aware
that
they're
there,
and
if
there
are
any
problematic
animals,
it's
an
individual
animal.
It's
not
a
species.
It's
not
an
eradication!
It's
not
a
removal!
F
Unless
it's
an
individual
animal
that
has
demonstrated
it
no
longer
can
live
safely
within
the
community
than
we
would
look
at
the
possibilities
of
removing
those
individual
animals.
But
we
we
very
much
love
the
opportunity
to
re-engage
counsel.
You
know
on
that
effort.
We've
got
some
great
partners
that
are
willing
to
do
that.
Work
at
this
level
and
Implement
an
effective
management
strategy
for
predators
that
reside
within
the
city
of
Des
Moines,
because
they're
here
they're
not
going
anywhere.
F
K
F
E
That's
where
you
see
a
big
jump
where
they're
out
in
the
neighborhoods
and
they're
it
does
brighten
a
lot
of
people
that
have
smaller
animals,
but
yeah.
You've
you've
had
some
good
ideas
and,
if
I'd
be
happy
to
revisit
it
with
others,
if
any
anyone
else
is
interested
and
had
the
same,
have
the
same
complaints
sounds
like
we
all
have,
but
yeah.
B
You
second
topic
we
have
for
this
morning
is
an
update
on
the
workings
of
our
civil
and
human
rights
Department.
We
have
a
very
active
commission
that
that
has
some
goals
and
objectives
of
their
own
that
they'd
like
to
share
with
you.
Then
we
also,
but
before
that
we'll
have
Mitzi
talk
about
the
casework
that
it's
also
involved
with
the
department,
so
I'll
turn
it
over
to
me.
L
L
So
I
do
want
to
take
a
moment
to
our
commissioners
and
our
Advisory
Group
members.
As
you
know,
the
civilian
human
rights
Department
investigates
complaints
of
discrimination,
but
we
also
promote
equity
and
Justice
through
Community
engagement,
advocacy,
education
and
a
big
part
of
that
work
is
done
by
our
volunteer
Commissioners
and
our
advisory
groups.
So
we
really
appreciate
them
in
the
room
we
do
have
our
chair,
Dr,
negus,
ruderson,
imitep
and
you'll,
hear
from
him.
In
a
little
bit,
Sonia
Reyes,
our
vice
chair,
was
unavailable.
L
Today,
Chris
esperson,
our
secretary,
was
also
unavailable.
Veronica
Oya
is
one
of
our
longer
serving
Commissioners.
She
was
also,
unfortunately,
unavailable
to
be
here
this
morning,
but
we
do
have
some
of
our
newer
Commissioners
with
us
who
have
been
amazing,
who
have
jumped
right
into
this
work:
Nate
niswanger,
Kathleen,
McDonald
and
Brett
Burke,
who
you'll
also
hear
from
a
little
bit
later
so
jumping
into
our
investigations.
This
past
fiscal
year
we
fielded
over
1200
calls
a
lot
of
these
calls.
L
What
we
do
is
provide
resources,
provide
referrals,
things
that
you
know
are
not
jurisdictional
to
us,
but
we
can
certainly
connect
folks
to
where
they
where
they
can
find
help.
We
did
bring
in
52
intakes
last
fiscal
year.
An
intake
is
when
somebody
contacts
us
with
a
potentially
jurisdictional
charge,
and
so
last
year
I
think
we
had
about
22.
So
we
more
than
doubled
that
so
that's
great
and
intakes
can
come
in
through
an
online
form
that
we
have.
We
have
it
in
English
and
in
Spanish.
L
We
also
have
the
forms
available
at
our
office
to
take
home
and
fill
out
or
fill
out
in
our
office,
and
we
can
assist
with
that
or
folks
can
just
call
us
and
walk
in,
and
it
can
be
just
a
verbal
intake
intakes
also
happen
through
our
partner
agencies.
So
sometimes
HUD
will
send
someone
over
to
us
and
we'll
consider
that
an
intake
for
us.
If
someone
goes
to
HUD
and
says
this
is
happening
to
me
in
Des,
Moines
they'll
just
transfer
them
over
to
us.
L
We
did
file
22
complaints,
and
so
that
means
that
we
had
an
intake.
It
was
jurisdictional.
We
wrote
it
up
and
the
person
came
and
signed
it
and
we
served
it
onto
a
respondent.
So
now
that's
an
official
Complaint,
it's
an
official
investigation,
sometimes
folks
will
come
to
us
it's
jurisdictional.
We
can
take
it,
but
they'll
say
you
know:
I
got
it
off
my
chest:
I
don't
really
want
to
proceed.
L
L
So
our
closures
last
fiscal
year,
like
I,
said
we
closed
10.
I'm,
going
to
start
with
the
age,
because
I
think
it's
the
most
glaring
right.
Those
are
old
cases
that
we
see
up
there.
That's
that's
not
what
we
want
to
see,
but
we
did
work
through
that
backlog
of
aged
cases,
and
so
our
oldest
case
right
now
is
a
2022
case.
So
we
did
move
cases,
we
had
cases
from
2018
and
we
did
work
through
all
of
those.
L
So
our
case
closures
are
a
little
bit
low
for
last
year
and
part
of
that
is
because
of
these
old
cases
that
we
had
to
kind
of
restart
and
work
through
and
so
for
next
fiscal
year
this
fiscal
year
we'll
see
our
our
case.
Closures
go
up
pretty
significantly
and
we'll
see
that
in
a
little
bit
too
closures
by
oh,
you
know
what
that
says:
protected
class,
but
that's
closures
by
type,
so
we
can
close
cases
in
many
different
ways.
We
have
one
Court
settlement,
so
that
means
we
found
reasonable
cause
for
discrimination.
L
It
went
to
court
and
it
settled
before
trial
conciliation
that
one
is
a
pre-cause
conciliation.
So
we
try
to
settle
our
cases
throughout
the
entire
life
of
the
case
right
as
soon
as
it
comes
in
as
a
complaint,
we
will
start
working
with
the
parties
to
try
to
have
a
voluntary
settlement
and
that's
what
that
one
is
that
conciliation
was
actually
a
testing
case,
so
there
was
no
complainant.
L
We
were
the
complainant
and
the
relief
that
we
saw
was
a
policy
for
this
respondent,
a
non-discrimination
policy
that
we
helped
them
draft
that
is
now
in
place
and
then
also
training.
So
they
went
through
a
non-discrimination
training
as
part
of
this
conciliation,
then
we
have
a
few,
no
cause
determinations,
one
cause
which
did
actually
end
up
conciliating
before
we
went
to
court
and
I
think
that
one
conciliated
for
a
little
over
twenty
thousand
dollars.
This
was
a
housing
case.
L
Administrative
release,
so
sometimes
folks
will
say:
I
no
longer
want
to
proceed
with
your
process.
I
rather
go
straight
to
court.
I
have
an
attorney
I'd
rather
proceed
that
way,
and
so
we'll
close
it
out
so
that
they
can
proceed
that
way
and
then
administrative
can
be
a
couple.
Different
things:
withdrawals
are
the
most
common
administrative
closure,
so
sometimes
folks
will
say:
I
have
an
attorney.
My
attorney
is
negotiating
with
respondent,
we're
going
to
do
a
private
settlement
without
you,
so
just
withdrawal,
just
close
my
case
I'm
going
to
handle
it
separately.
L
Administrative
can
also
be
failure
to
locate,
and
so
that
happens
pretty
regularly,
unfortunately,
is
that
we
can
no
longer
locate
the
complainants.
The
phone
is
disconnected,
the
mail
is
being
sent
back.
You
know
we'll
do
our
due
diligence
kind
of
online
trying
to
find
folks,
but
if
we
can
no
longer
find
them
and
we
can't
proceed
without
them,
then
we'll
just
have
to
close
it.
L
So
what
our
cases
look
like
today
today
we
have
16
open
investigations.
We
do
have
one
reasonable
cause
case
currently
with
legal
under
review.
Our
oldest
case
is
400
Days
and
our
median
case
age
is
194
days.
Last
year.
Our
median
case
age
was
400
and
474
I
want
to
say
yes
474
days,
so
we've
cut
that
down
pretty
significantly
for
our
median
case
age.
So
that's
exciting.
L
That
was
really
our
goal
for
last
year
was
to
push
through
those
those
aged
cases,
and
now
our
goal
for
this
coming
year
is
to
you
know
not
let
cases
get
that
old
and
then
continue
with
these
closures.
So
so
far
this
fiscal
year
we've
already
closed.
Eight
cases
cases
you
know
when
they're
not
as
old
will
move
a
lot
quicker,
so
we
can
get
something
in
and
get
it
out.
You
know
within
120
days,
sometimes,
which
is
what
we
hope
to
do.
So
that's
why
that
number
is
so
high
already.
L
L
L
So
another
thing
that
we
do
is
community
outreach,
so
we
did
have
our
Symposium,
which
I
know
a
lot
of
you
attended.
It
was
a
virtual
last
year
this
year
it
will
be
in
person
at
Drake,
University,
October,
27th
and
those
tickets
are
already
on
sale.
We
did
host
I
believe
it
was
about
12
Community
conversations
last
summer
between
Commissioners
and
the
two
advisory
groups,
and
some
of
what
came
out
of
those
conversations
is
what
you'll
hear
in
a
little
bit
for
our
the
recommendations
that
Commissioners
will
be
making
today.
L
So
that
was
really
fun
to
do
with
the
kids,
then
our
Polk
County
Housing,
Trust
Fund
or
yeah
Housing
Trust
Fund
collaboration
back
in
April
I.
Think
a
lot
of
you
were
also
present
for
fair
housing
week.
We
partnered
with
them
on
multiple
events
and
that's
a
that's,
been
a
really
strong
partnership.
We
love
working
with
them
and
then
we
do
have
our
fair
housing
training
available,
and
so
this
is
connected
to
one
of
our
Bridging,
the
Gap
initiatives.
L
But
there
is
a
forum
on
our
website
where
folks
can
request
fair
housing
training
or
they
can
just
give
us
a
call
shoot
us
an
email
and
we
do
provide
this
training
to
the
community.
You
know
part
of
what
we
want
to
do
is
you
know
we're
neutral
right,
we're
a
neutral
fact
planning
agency
and
we
want
to
serve
potential
respondents
the
same
way.
We
serve
our
potential
complainants
and
if
a
respondent
gives
us
a
call
and
says,
hey
I
want
my
staff
trained
on
what
do
I
do.
L
If
someone
walks
in
here
with
a
service
animal,
you
know,
I
want
to
do
the
right
thing.
We
absolutely
want
to
provide
that
service
and
provide
that
training
to
folks
and
give
that
kind
of
technical
assistance.
So
we
do
have
our
employment
training
isn't
quite
on
the
website
yet,
but
it
is
available,
so
that
will
be
starting
to
be
advertised
soon,
but
our
fair
housing
training
is
on
the
website.
Now.
L
So,
commissioner,
oh
yeah,
as
I
said,
unfortunately,
was
unable
to
make
it
today
she
is
our
rias
liaison
rias.
Is
our
Refugee
and
immigrant
Advisory
Group
a
couple
things
that
they
have
done
this
last
year
they
did
host
Community
conversations,
they've
been
working
with
a
contact
at
Dart
to
try
to
provide
better
services
to
the
refugee
and
immigrant
communities
trying
to
work
through
Transportation
barriers
and
access
barriers.
L
One
of
the
big
projects
that
they've
worked
on
that
we're
going
to
talk
about
shortly
is
the
language
access
policy.
They
met
for
many
months
weekly.
Actually,
so
they
met
pretty
regularly
working
on
a
language
access
policy
for
the
city.
That's
also
one
of
the
bridge
in
the
Gap
initiatives.
They
did
on
board
four
new
members
this
year,
which
is
great
and
they
are
planning
some
housing
conversations
coming
up
soon.
L
So
as
part
of
getting
information
and
data
for
the
language
access
policy,
we
pulled
City
Records
for
language
line,
and
this
looks
old
now,
but
we
pulled
this
last
fall
language
line
and
so
throughout
all
City
departments
except
police,
because
police
uses
language
link
and
I
can
share
a
couple
numbers
for
them
too.
But
for
language
line
used
by
other
City
departments,
110
calls
for
interpretation
throughout
that
12-month
period.
18
languages
interpreted
over
1200
minutes
of
interpretation
and
nine
average
calls
per
month.
So
it's
certainly
a
service
that
is
used.
G
L
An
interaction
for
service
and
City
staff
will
call.
We
have
a
code
that
we
put
in
and
then
but
it'll
be
usually
it's
over
the
phone.
If
we
have
an
appointment
or
something
ahead
of
time,
we
can
try
to
schedule
things,
but
it's
usually
just
someone
walks
in.
We
call
them
and
have
it
on
speakerphone
right.
G
L
And
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
talked
about
with
the
language
access
policy
is
having
these,
you
know,
I
speak
cards
and
you
all
might
have
seen
those
around
in
different
departments.
So
folks
can
let
you
know
you
know
what
language
it
is
that
that
they
need
the
services
in,
but
if
they
don't
know
that,
that's
there
you
know.
That's,
certainly
a
community
outreach
piece
that
needs
to
be
included
with
with
this.
H
L
H
H
L
H
B
L
So
rias
did
put
together
a
language
access
survey
that
was
shared
with
all
City
staff.
They
received
362
responses
and
there
was
a
portion
to
write
in
comments
and
I
put
these
up
here,
because
these
are
the
comments
that
we
saw.
Multiple
times
come
up
and
the
theme
Here
is
having
bilingual
staff
to
be
able
to
better
serve
the
residents
of
Des
Moines.
L
Of
course,
having
an
interpretive
service
is,
you
know,
helpful,
and
we
need
that
if
we
don't
have
bilingual
staff,
but
something
that
kept
coming
up
was
just
the
the
ease
of
accessing
services
in
your
own
language
right.
The
comfort
and
the
trust
that
comes
with
that
and
so
having
bilingual
staff
or
multilingual
staff
was
something
that
that
we
saw
come
up
pretty
regularly.
The
other
one.
L
Excuse
me,
the
other
one
that
we
saw
come
up
regularly
was
training
several
folks
shared
that
you
know
they
hadn't
really
received
training
on
language
line,
or
they
did
kind
of
way
back
when
they
started,
and
they
don't
remember,
because
it's
not
something
that
maybe
they
use
all
the
time
so
making
sure
that
that
kind
of
training
is
in
place
and
that's
something
that
will
be
in
the
in
the
language.
Access
policy
and
plan
also.
L
So
we're
going
to
jump
into
our
first
recommendation
and
that
is
for
a
city
manager
to
adopt
a
language
access
policy
for
the
city.
The
language
access
policy
will
provide
meaningful
access
to
city
services
and
resources
and
programs
to
our
English
language
learning
residence
and
there's
also
Provisions
there
for
hearing
Vision
or
speech
impaired
residents.
L
L
You
know
multiple,
multiple
partners
and
City
staff
have
have
put
time
and
effort
into
this,
so
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
that,
and
so
the
the
policy
will
require
enforcement-based
documents
to
be
translated.
So
this
is
when
the
city
is
sending
out
letters
that
have
some
kind
of
consequence
attached
right.
If
you
don't
respond
to
this,
something
can
happen,
there's
going
to
be
some
kind
of
adverse
action
or
potential
for
adverse
action,
so
those
types
of
enforcement-based
documents
would
need
to
be
translated,
and
then
you
know
paired
with
that.
L
So
we
do
want
to
have
some
kind
of
core
group
of
staff
that
can
work
with
the
Departments
to
find
cohesive
plans.
That,
of
course,
take
into
account
each
Department's
needs.
Rias
has
provided
a
base
plan
that
can
then
be
kind
of
molded
to
to
each
department,
and
we,
we
hope,
to
see
those
departmental
plans
by
Springtime.
L
K
Hello,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Brett
Burke
I
was
a
previous
lgbtq
advisory
council
member
and
I'm
a
current
commissioner
and
as
a
previous
lgbtq
advisory
council
member
I
just
want
to
share
some
of
the
progress
that
we've
made
over
the
past
year,
as
well
as
some
of
the
initiatives
that
we
look
forward
to
in
the
next
upcoming
year.
So
the
lgbtq
advisory
Council
does
three
things
we
advocate
for
lgbtq
people
and
civil
rights.
K
We
provide
assistance
to
the
commission
on
their
different
decisions
and
then
we
educate
the
community
about
the
commission,
so
really
I'm
here
to
celebrate
what
the
the
work
that
the
lgbtq
advisory
Council
has
done
over
the
past
year,
we're
very
proud
of
them
as
volunteers
to
our
city.
One
of
the
things
that
they
did
was
have
Community
dialogues
across
the
city
and
three
different
issue:
areas:
communities
and
then
the
third
was
Public
Safety
throughout
those
different
dialogues.
K
K
K
The
next
one
is
the
Human
Rights
Campaign
score.
This
one
I
want
to
read
a
quote
from
one
of
our
lgbtq
advisory
council
members,
Brandon
Paulson,
so
Brandon
Paulson
says
the
Mei.
The
municipal
equality
index
examines
how
inclusive
Municipal
laws,
policies
and
services
are
for
lgbtq
people
who
live
and
work
in
Des
Moines
in
a
competitive,
growth-driven
world.
Where
we
see
cities
compete
for
talent,
resources
and
more
diverse
policies,
the
Mei
is
a
good
Benchmark
for
house
cities
fair
in
terms
of
their
level
of
inclusion
for
lgbtq
people.
K
Obtaining
a
perfect
score
has
been
a
priority
over
the
past
few
years,
but
every
year
the
Mei
changes
their
different
metrics.
So
it's
hard
to
hit
that
kind
of
moving
Benchmark
Target,
but
because
of
the
efforts
of
the
lgbtq
advisory
Council
as
well
as
the
equity
office
in
the
city
manager's
office,
we
have
been
able
to
raise
our
Mei
score
from
88
to
96
in
just
one
year
because
of
that
targeted
effort.
K
K
K
We
thought
it
would
be
great
to
have
somebody
who
could
interface
with
the
community
more
directly,
especially
with
underrepresented
communities.
This
would
be
a
trusted
person
who
would
already
be
a
part
of
the
community,
but
could
be
somebody
who
is
trained
on
the
services
that
already
exist.
So
when
somebody
reaches
out
to
the
city,
this
can
be
the
point
person
to
navigate
that
for
them.
K
This
person,
oh
another
recommendation
that
came
from
the
dialogues-
was
that
people
want
to
have
more
of
these
conversations
with
the
city.
People
are
really
hungry
to
talk
to
the
city,
especially
those
from
underrepresented
communities.
Who
are,
you
know,
challenged
to
be
in
spaces
like
this,
or
they
have
a
hard
time
like
showing
up
to
community
meetings.
For
whatever
reason
it
is,
they
want
to
have
more
opportunities
to
have
these
kinds
of
community
conversations
to
ensure
that
their
voices
are
heard.
K
So
this
community
liaison
position
would
be
you
know,
offering
navigational
support
to
community
members.
They
would
also
be
getting
that
Community
input
through
Community
conversations
and
funneling
it
to
city
council
and
to
the
city
manager's
office,
and
then
because
they're
in
this
very
you
know,
Frontline
position
navigating
resources
for
people
they
could
also,
you
know,
do
those
systems
tweaks
to
make
things
more
accessible
for
people
in
different
steps
of
the
way.
K
M
G
G
L
L
Is
the
council
passes
Citywide
ban
on
conversion
therapy,
specifically
targeting
minors,
so
I
have
a
parent
definition
of
what
conversion
therapy
is,
and
it
refers
to
this
range
of
discredited
practices
aimed
at
changing
someone's,
usually
a
Minor's
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity
conversion
therapy
laws
prohibit
licensed
mental
health
practitioners
from
subjecting
lgbtq
minors
to
these
harmful
practices.
Most
of
these
laws,
you
will
see,
are
targeted
to
minors
and
do
have
religious
exemptions.
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That
shows
or
found
that
youth
who
are
subjected
to
this
practice
are
twice
as
likely
to
report
having
attempted
suicide
and
more
than
two
and
a
half
times
as
likely
to
report
multiple
suicide
attempts.
In
the
past
year.
There
is
an
additional
peer-reviewed
article
published
in
Jama
Pediatrics
or
the
Journal
of
American
Medical
Association
Pediatrics
that
found
that
the
costs
I
want
to
get
the
full
amount
to
you
here.
The
cost
of
the
societal
cost
to
for
these
practices
is
over
nine
billion
dollars.
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We
did
include
some
other
cities
in
the
midwest
who
have
done
this
generally.
These
bands
are
Statewide,
but
there
are
about
20
states
that
have
cities
or
municipalities
that
have
instituted
these
Vans
themselves
and
there's
some
examples
up
there,
and
we
do
have
an
example
close
by
in
Davenport
as
well.
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So
I'm
I've
been
supportive
of
conversion
therapy
ban
one
thing:
I
wanna,
understand,
I
I
know:
Davenport
has
had
theirs
in
place
for
quite
a
while
I
believe
Linn
County
has
one
in
place,
Waterloo
adopted
and
then
rescinded.
Yes
did
they,
because
they
they
were
going
to
be
challenged.
Did
they
draft
theirs
in
a
way
that
was
significantly
different
from
Lynn
County
and
from
the
City
of
Davenport.
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G
Yeah
I
mean
I'd,
be
curious,
why
they
were
why
they
were
challenged
and
why
Linn,
County
and
Davenport
were
not
I
mean.
Maybe
it
could
be
as
simple
as
there
was
a
local
provider
who
was
practice,
I
mean
but
I
I'm
I'm
curious,
because
it's
clear
that
that
the
that
conversion
therapy
can
be
drafted
in
a
way
that
is
going
to
withstand
scrutiny.
If
there
are
this
many
communities
around
the
Midwest,
including
in
Iowa,
that
have
adopted
effectively
adopted
bands
that
have
stayed
in
place
so
yeah.
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And
so
my
understanding
is
that
and
I've
actually
experienced
this
in
another
jurisdiction.
There
are
National
groups
that
monitor
this
type
of
legislation
and
we'll
send
these
letters
threatening
legal
action
to
any
municipality
that
passes.
One
of
these
types
of
ordinances
and
I
think
some
municipalities
are
more
likely
than
others
to
be
a
little
more.
You
know
conservative
and
what
they're
willing
to
risk?