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ERIES OF 2002
A RE SOLUT ION ESTABLISH!. GA PlLO T PARK PROGRAM l T HE CITY OF
ENGLEWO OD . CO LORADO FO R Or'F-LEASH DOG .
WHEREAS. Englewood ouncil Bill No. 36, S ries 0[2001 , pertaining to dogs a nd cats,
nm e nci otl Title 7, Chnpter LA of t he Englewood Munic1p11 l Code: a nd
WHEREAS, Sectio n 7-1A-2<B) of t hat Ordmance provid es a n exce ptio n for pilot pork
program s auth ori zed by Council Reso lution: and
WHEREAS, the En glewood Co de Enforce ment Adviso ry Committee a nd the Englewood
Parks and Rec rc:ition Commi ssio n held a joint mee ting to discu ss alternatives fo r s uch a
pil ot prograr:.1 ond detP.r mined thut specific pu rk s in Eng lewood would be designated as off-
leash a reas fo r dogs; and
WHEREAS , the pilot progrrim will be rev iewed in one yea r but may he modified soo ner if
necess ary; and
WHEREA , t he Engl wood Porks a nd Rccrcntion Commi ssion ,.,d the Engle woo d Code
Enforce ment Ad viso ry Committee held a jo mt meeting on Decemb er 5, :.?00L nnd reco mm e nd ed
a pprova l or the Off-Leash Dog Pilot Progra m ;
10 1\", THEREFORE. BE IT RE SO LVED OY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO . THAT:
~-The City Cou ncil of t he City of Englewood, Co lorado hereby a,:thorizes the
estab li s hm e nt of a ptlot park program se t fort h the in the motion attached i:i ereto as
"'Exhi bit!."
ADOPTED AND APPROVE D tlu s 7th of J anuary, 2002 .
MEMOR.\.. 'ml,--:Vl
TO :
FROM:
DATE :
RE :
City Co un cil
Gary Sears, City Man ager
Debb y Severa. Reco rd ing Secretary
Parks and Rec re,tion Co mm issio n
Decem be r 10, 20 0 1
Re co mmendati on re gardin g Off-Le,sh Dog Pilo t Pro gra m
On Dece mber 51
h1 a joi nt meeri ng was held with th e P:irks an d Recreat ion Comm issio n an d the
Code Enfo rcement Ad visory Co mm ittee to dis cuss an off-le,sh dog pilot program . Aft er
considerable discussion. a moti on was made by Co mm is si on Member Armstrong and sec onded
by Commi ss ion ~[ember Waldman that dog s be required to be on leash in all Englewo od par ks
with the excep tio n of No rthwe st Gre enbelt Co n1enni1 l. Dun can , Bate S/logan and Jason,
excludin g designated are as as determined by the De pamnent of Parks and Rec re,tion (ie:
ploygro unds . ballfi el ds •nd shelters). At all times, an y dog off-l eas h in the afo rementi oned par ks
must be und er voice co mmand. the owner be carry ing a leas h and odhering to the City of
En glewo od Cod e pertainin g to c leanin g-up afte r th e ir animal . The moti on passed unanim ously.
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H:\P ar ks & Roe Comm 200 11Re co mm endat io ns~oinant grecomm .doc
cc : Jerrell Blac k. Directo r of Par ks an d Rec reati on
Dave Loe , ~tanager of Open Sp ace
Da ve Lynn . Code En fo rcement Fiel d Supervi sor
Parks and Recre,1 io n Commi ssi n
Code Enfo rcement Adviso ry Co mmi tte e
• COU Cll COMMUNICATI ON
Da te: Agenda It e m: Subject:
January 7. WO~ 11 CI Off-leash Dog Pilot Program
Initiated By: Staff Source:
Department of Parks and Recreation Jerrell Black, Director of Parks and Recreation
Dave Lee. Ma ·,a er o f O en S ace
COU NCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Council Bill number 36 was introduced by Council Member Yurchick as an ordinance amending
ntle 7, Chapter I A, of the Engl ewood Municipal Code 1000, pertaining to dogs and cats.
RECOMME OED ACTIO
Staff recommends that Council adopt a resolution fo r an off~eash pilot program for dogs for up to
one year in length, subject to re view and amendment at any gi en time during that year.
BACKGRO UND , ANALYS IS, AND ALTERNATIVE S IDENTIFIED
n,e Englewood Code Enforcemen t Advis ory Committee has reviewed the current dog-at~arga
provisions of the Englewood Municipal Code and has determined U1at control by voice ~o mmand
has proven inadequate to maintain control of dogs away from home. The comm ittee
recommended that all dogs be o n a leash when away from the dog owner's property.
nie Englewood Code Enforcement Advis ory Commi ttee and the Engl ewood Parks and Recreation
Commission held a joi nt meeting and determined that specific parks in Englewood would be
designated as off~eash areas for dogs in a pilot program that will run for a period of o ne year. The
off-leash parks will be:, orthwest Greenbel~ Centennial. Duncan, Bates-Logan and Jason Parks. All
other parks will requi re dogs to be o n a leash at all times.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is a minimal impact for revising existing park rules signs and for producing new sign s for the
off-leas h parks. Staff estimates the,e costs to be ,ess than SI 000.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Proposed Resolsuon