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Page 3MINUTESDecember 6, 2021vehicles going both ways had to stop to avoid hitting the dog. I mentioned again to theowner to once again get control of his dog and he became belligerent towards me again.I decided to physically leave the area to keep myself and my dog safe.When walking my dog in a different area to avoid the man in situation 2, I must havebeen walking on a portion of a man's property that angered him. He let his dog loose torun up to my dog and me without warning. He then requested I get off his fricken grass(though he used a word more derogatory than the word fricken).So in summation you can tell since July I have had numerous bad experiences with dogsand their owners due to there not being any restraint rules for animals when on theirproperty.I believe with everything I hold dear that I am not the only person in this great City thathas had these types of experiences. I believe they just didn't know who to talk to otherthan Animal Control and they could only enforce a law if the dog was off the property.We as citizens of Beloit deserve protection when we are on a sidewalk or walking in theroad without fear of being chased by an animal.I implore you to vote yes for the update to the Out of Bounds Ordinance.Sincerely,Rose DuCharme"- Tom Larson: Before changing the current dog ordinance, an investigation is needed toknow the incident's details that have inspired a City Councilor, City Manager, CityAttorney, and Beloit Police Department to change the current animal Ordinance. Thevoice of one concerned citizen, which seems to be a grudge complaint againstneighbors, is not a basis for adding any different language. This would be discriminatoryagainst good dog owners. He is not in favor of changes to the Ordinance.- Susan Adams: President of the League of Women Voters was pleased to endorseBeloit's decision to join the Green Tier Legacy Communities and pleased that there is aParks, Recreation, and Conservation Commission that has been given purview oversustainability. They are looking forward to the climate action plan that is beingdeveloped.- Steven Howland: Addressed City Council and Administration concerning homelessnessin Beloit. Believes we are experiencing a crisis that needs urgent attention related toyoung school students; currently, over 300. The capacity of the system to respond is fartoo limited. Mr. Howland recently became involved with the Beloit area task force onhomelessness because of conversations with school personnel at the LearningAcademy working on this issue; after dropping off gift cards.Mr. Howland mentioned that the City Manager, Economic Development Director, andPlanning and Building Services Director are meeting with the leadership of the taskgroup this week to explore facts, needs, resources, and possible solutions for devotingmore of the City's time and attention to its homeless residents.Mentioned that most of our homeless adults are employed, indicating that this crisis isnot only due to the COVID pandemic but ongoing issues of employment discrimination,education, transportation, affordable housing, and the lack of legal assistance. He hopesthat these explorations with the task force will be more than talk and make it possible forthe City to act with the Beloit School District, Rock County Human Services, and othercounty and community service providers. He hopes that this will lead to the creation of adedicated position of Homeless Services Navigator for the City of BeloitPresident Anderson closed the public comment.6

Page 4MINUTESDecember 6, 20216) CONSENT AGENDACouncilor Blakeley asked that item 6.f be removed from the Consent Agenda.Moved by Regina Dunkin – Seconded by Mark Preuschl to adopt the Consent Agenda withoutitem 6.f Motion carried 7 - 0AYES: Clinton Anderson, Sherry Blakeley, Regina Dunkin, Nancy V. Forbeck, Brittany Keyes,Kevin Leavy, Mark Preuschl6.a The regular minutes of November 15, 2021 were approved.Attachment6.b Resolution 2021-174 for approval of applicants for an Alcohol Beverage Operator's(Bartender's) License for years 2021-2023 was adopted. File 8869.Attachment6.c Resolution 2021-171 approving a Parking Lot Use Agreement between the City of Beloitand United Church of Beloit was adopted. File 8735Attachment6.d Resolution 2021-168 authorizing final payment of Public Works Contract C20-25 TransitBus Wash Improvements was adopted. File 8847Attachment6.e Resolution 2021-166 Authorizing Final Payment of Public Works Contract C20-26 EastRidge Road Sanitary Extension was adopted. File 8847Attachment6.f Resolution 2021-161 Authorizing Final Payment of Public Works Contract C20-08 SidewalkImprovements was adopted. File 8847.Public Works Director Laura Williamson presented.This Resolution would authorize the final payment of public works contract C20-08 forsidewalk improvements identified in our program for both 2019 and 2020. Work was pausedduring the beginning of the pandemic and then reinstituted back in June.AttachmentMoved by Kevin Leavy – Seconded by Mark Preuschl to adopt the Resolution.Motion carried 7 - 0AYES: Clinton Anderson, Sherry Blakeley, Regina Dunkin, Nancy V. Forbeck, Brittany Keyes,Kevin Leavy, Mark Preuschl6.g Resolution 2021-172 renaming Deer Path Way and Coyote Court was adopted. File 8847Attachment6.h Acquisition of a Water Main Easement Over the Property Located at 1505 Gateway Blvdwas referred to Plan Commission.Attachment7) LICENSES – None8) ORDINANCES8.a Ordinance No. 3728 amending the Zoning District Map from R-1B, Single-Family Residentialto C-2, Neighborhood Commercial, for the property located at 1112 Garfield Avenuepresented for second reading and adoption. File 8900AttachmentMoved by Regina Dunkin – Seconded by Mark Preuschl to adopt the Ordinance as presented.Motion carried 7 - 0AYES: Clinton Anderson, Sherry Blakeley, Regina Dunkin, Nancy V. Forbeck, Brittany Keyes,Kevin Leavy, Mark Preuschl8.b Ordinance No. 3730 establishing No-Parking Regulations along Turnberry Court presentedfor second reading and adoption. File 7791Attachment7

Page 5MINUTESDecember 6, 2021Moved by Kevin Leavy – Seconded by Regina Dunkin to adopt the Ordinance as presented.Motion carried 7 - 0AYES: Clinton Anderson, Sherry Blakeley, Regina Dunkin, Nancy V. Forbeck, Brittany Keyes,Kevin Leavy, Mark Preuschl8.c Ordinance No. 3732, Substitute Amendment #1 establishing a Loading Zone along ForestAvenue between McKinley Avenue and Cleveland Street-South Side presented for secondreading and adoption. File 7791AttachmentBrittany Keyes made a motion to amend the Ordinance for the timing of the loading zone from7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Moved by Brittany Keyes – Seconded by Regina Dunkin to amend the Ordinance.Motion carried 7 - 0AYES: Clinton Anderson, Sherry Blakeley, Regina Dunkin, Nancy V. Forbeck, Brittany Keyes,Kevin Leavy, Mark PreuschlCouncilor Forbeck: Clarified that the original amendment for the loading zone's timing was7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is now being amended.- Councilor Preuschl: Thanked staff and City Attorney Krueger for coming up with asolution.- Vice President Keyes: Changing to an earlier start and later end time betteraccommodates drop off and pick up.Moved by Mark Preuschl – Seconded by Nancy V. Forbeck to adopt the Ordinance asamended.Motion carried 7 - 0AYES: Clinton Anderson, Sherry Blakeley, Regina Dunkin, Nancy V. Forbeck, Brittany Keyes,Kevin Leavy, Mark Preuschl8.d Ordinance No. 3735 to amend section 15.16(1) of the Code of General Ordinances of theCity of Beloit Pertaining to Animals Not To Run At Large presented for first reading.City Attorney Krueger presented.Draft of an amendment to the current ordinance related to animals running at large. Thecurrent ordinance does not require restraint when the animal is on the owner's property.The draft of the ordinance would require that any animal on its own property be restrained;it may either be on a leash (held by a person or tethered to a person or an inanimate object)or fencing (electronic underground or above ground) to avoid any incidents.- City Manager Luther: She shared that from her experience working in severalcommunities in multiple states, the proposed language change is the norm in urbansettings. It is highly unusual in a city setting not to require an animal to be restrained onits property. This will improve public safety and give our animal control officers moreflexibility in dealing with problematic animals with which they interact.- Councilor Preuschl: A resident contacted him after being attacked by a dog runningfreely off the owner's property. The Animal Control Officer responding to the incidentinformed her that there was nothing they could do and contact a City Council member.He reached out to City Attorney Krueger for further clarification relating to the languagein the current ordinance.- Councilor Dunkin: Expressed that she felt sorry about what happened to RoseDuCharme (the individual that had brought the incident to Councilor Preuschl'sattention). Additionally, input was received from other community members and manyresidents regarding the frequency of incidences like this. The proposed change wouldhave residents incur extra costs to comply with the code change.- Councilor Leavy: Hears the concern about public safety, and the Council has to look outfor the citizens and make sure that everyone in the City is safe.8

Page 6------MINUTESDecember 6, 2021When he is walking down the street and sees a dog not chained or in their yard headingto the front yard, he does not know what the dog is thinking. He pauses and sometimesgoes to the other side or turns around and goes the other way. He hears a lot of ownerssay their dog will not bite; he always responds they got teeth, he does not know thedog, and the dog does not know him, the dog knows the owner, who may be either onthe side of the house or inside the house but by the time they get out there it could betoo late.If kids are walking or riding their bikes and a dog gets after them, are we to wait tillsomething happens; we need to do something now about public safety.He does not know if the reason for this ordinance change is an isolated incident, but ifone person has come forward, he believes that there are others concerned about theissue as well.Mentioned, not on Agenda but the stray cat and dog population is also an issue.Spaying and neutering is not a complete answer to the problem and is also a matter ofpublic safety.He reiterated that it is best to be proactive now than to hear of a child being mauled bya dog and have to be reactive.Vice President Keyes: Asked for clarification on defining what is meant by an animal isunder the control of a person.City Attorney Krueger: There is no exception for voice control of an animal; it must beleashed or tethered.City Manager Luther: As a matter of practice, we will enforce this ordinance whenanimals leave their property. Even highly trained and service animals are still requiredto have some constraint or restraint.Councilor Dunkin: Asked for clarification, under the current ordinance, that if a dogharms someone, the owner is the person charged for it.City Attorney Krueger: If an animal leaves the owner's property and does bite anindividual, the City has a dangerous animal ordinance that would probably apply. Thereare some exceptions for provocation elements of that offense, but if an animal were toleave the property and then bite or injure somebody, different codes would apply to that.This is the at-large portion of any animal off the owner's property or not properlyconstrained.Councilor Blakeley: This is a testament to all of us citizens that we love our pets, wealso respect other human beings, and there are responsible pet owners out there, gooddogs and good cats. She appreciates everyone's avid interest in this. She clarified thatthey are not deciding on this ordinance at this Council meeting.Councilor Dunkin: Would like to know how more problematic the issue has become andwould like to see data on it before making a final decision.City Attorney Krueger: The number of citations citizens receive for animals running atlarge can be provided. However, the database of the facts behind every type of case, asthere are as many cases and different facts, that level of detail would be more difficult.However, the number of citations related to animal violations of this particular codecould be provided.Councilor Preuschl: Added that if a citation was not given but only a complaint, thatwould not be included.Councilor Leavy: Agrees with Councilor Preuschl; unless a citation was issued and notjust a complaint made, there will be no record of it. Also, any information would reflectthe old ordinance and be skewed.Councilor Preuschl: The only way to get data that pertains to the changes is to interviewthe Animal Control Officers and get their testimony, but that would be difficult and timeconsuming.9

Page 7MINUTESDecember 6, 2021-Councilor Leavy: Agrees with Councilor Preuschl that it would be time-consuming anddifficult to get the most accurate data.- City Manager Luther: The City Attorney can bring the Council what data is available, butit will not tell the Council what could have been prevented if this rule were in place.Surprisingly, the number of dog bites and other issues happens regularly. As a dogowner herself, she is sensitive to those issues. There is a very real public safetycomponent to this; we can bring the Council the information available. This informationwill at least give a frame of reference for the kinds of issues we currently deal with; it willnot deal with having a dog untethered or unleashed or without a fence.- City Attorney Krueger: She would be able to get the Council the number of citations forthe last five years, understanding the history of animal citations and the bite orderinformation. If there is a dog bite in Rock County, it has to be reported to countyauthorities, regardless of whether a citation was issued for a violation of an ordinance.AttachmentMoved by Mark Preuschl – Seconded by Sherry Blakeley to lay over the ordinance until the nextregular meeting for a second reading. Motion carried 7 – 0AYES: Clinton Anderson, Sherry Blakeley, Regina Dunkin, Nancy V. Forbeck, Brittany Keyes,Kevin Leavy, Mark PreuschlNOES: None9) APPOINTMENTS – None10) COUNCILOR ACTIVITIES AND UPCOMING EVENTS- Vice President Keyes: Spoke about the homelessness crisis within the City. The numberof homeless youth is at 360; this is a community issue. Some things can be done in theimmediate short term and encouraged those in a position of privilege and ability to assistand reach out to the school district or the Beloit area task force on homelessness. TheBeloit Learning Academy is accepting gift cards to help the youth. She thanked herfellow Councilors that have donated, resulting in a box full of gift cards that they will taketo the Beloit Learning Academy. She is looking forward to seeing how the communitycan come together. A longer-term solution does need to be addressed. Thankedeveryone who has donated and thanked everyone who is considering donating inadvance.Spoke about the ongoing COVID crisis; the Delta variant and the newer variantsignificantly increased the number of cases in local hospitals, which are nowovercapacity. This puts a strain on the hospitals and leads to more health workerburnout. Asked that everyone continue to apply the basic pandemic principles to keepeveryone healthy – wear a mask, social distance in public, and minimize the excessivestrain on the health care workers and hospitals as we can and have a healthy holiday.- Councilor Leavy: No report.- Councilor Blakeley: Attended a school board meeting last week as an observer; she wasimpressed with the articulateness and calm demeanor of our school board memberseven in the face of the anger from the public; pleased and happy to see citizensparticipating.Mentioned that last week the Beloit Public Library Foundation held a reception in thelibrary followed by a talk by author Ann Bausum about her latest book.Went to Holidazzle; it was great fun; there were a lot of people walking around in theCity's beautifully decorated downtown, thanked the DBA and everyone who participatedin that.Mentioned that Beloit Public Library is hosting its annual mitten tree where people cancontribute knit caps and mittens for children or adults.10

Page 8--MINUTESDecember 6, 2021Councilor Dunkin: Asked that we keep the community of Waukesha and the victims andfamilies affected by the tragedy at the holiday parade in our thoughts and prayers.Acknowledged Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11, gave thanks to those whohave served in the military and their families for their service and sacrifice. ThankedSarah Lock, Director of Strategic Communications, for putting a beautiful tribute togetherof photos and information on the City of Beloit Facebook page of some of our City staffwho are military veterans.Gave heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Walter Knight, who was recognized at an event inhis honor at the W.B. Kennedy Masonic Lodge a couple of weeks ago. Thanked Mr.Knight for paving the way for so many others, including her, and for helping to makeBeloit a better place for everyone.Mentioned that she had the opportunity to walk the red carpet and unveil the new nameof the City's minor league baseball team, the Beloit Sky Carp, at the ABC SupplyStadium. She is very grateful to Quint Studer, Diane Hendricks, and all involved for theircontribution and effort.She shared that she attended two meetings with Beloit's school district and manycommunity partners participating in learning, visioning, and planning for the future of ourBeloit Memorial High School Academies. Thanked Dr. Kaiser, Monica Krysztopa, and allthose who took part in the portrait of a graduate endeavor to give our Beloit students aroad map to success.Attended a Greater Beloit Economic Development Finance and Audit Committeemeeting.Hosted a meeting with my City Council colleagues at the YMCA to encourage others toget engaged by running for office, volunteering on Election Day, or serving on acommittee. Susan Adams and Bette Carr from the League of Women Voters, MeganMiller, and Janelle Crary also were present.Attended the Visit Beloit Board of Directors meeting and the Diversity Action teammeeting.Went to Holidazzle; it was wonderful to see the children out singing Christmas carolsand having fun.Had the honor of kicking off the Black Business Week at the Beloit Historical Society;gave a shout-out to all those who created this platform so that entrepreneurs can livetheir dreams.Congratulated City Manager Lori Luther for being appointed to the League of WisconsinMunicipalities Board of Directors.Asked to keep Gail Monahan and the family of former Council President Terry Monahanin our prayers, Terry passed away on September 12, 2020. Recently, there was amemorial service to celebrate his life. He was a caring person

over the property located at 1505 Gateway Boulevard (Christensen) Plan Commission recommendation for approval 6-0 Attachment 6.i. Consideration of Resolution 2021-179 to Amend the 2022 Master Fee Schedule for the City of Beloit (Miller) Attachment 6.j. Referral to Plan Commission: Application for a Planned Unit Development for the