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MEMORANDUM
December 14, 2005
TO:
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Strut Your Mutt
Jane McCall, Executive Director of the Dubuque Regional Humane Society, has
requested the use of the Riverwalk, American Trust River's Edge Plaza and the Alliant
Energy Amphitheater to hold the 2006 "Strut Your Mutt" fund raiser. Since City Code
does not allow dogs on the Riverwalk, a special waiver must be issued to allow the
event to be located in this area.
Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser recommends City Council approval of an
ordinance authorizing the City Manager to waive the "no dogs allowed" restriction for the
Riverwalk area for certain events.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
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MEMORANDUM
December 14, 2005
TO:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM:
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Strut Your Mutt
Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to request City Council approval of a request of
Dubuque Humane Society to hold Strut Your Mutt on the Riverwalk, American Trust
Rivers Edge Plaza and Alliant Energy Amphitheater.
Discussion
Attached is a letter from Jane McCall, Executive Director of the Dubuque Regional
Humane Society (DRHS) requesting the use of the Riverwalk, American Trust Rivers
Edge Plaza and the Alliant Energy Amphitheater to hold the 2006 "Strut Your Mutt"
fund raiser. This is an annual event that has previously been held in Murphy Park. As
stated in the letter, they would like to hold the event on Sunday, June 11, 2006 in
conjunction with the America's River Festival. However, should this date not work for
the America's River festival organizers, then the DRHS would like to hold "Strut Your
Mutt' one week prior on Sunday, June 4, 2006.
As stated, "Strut Your Mutt" is an annual event held on public property. In the past,
event organizer's simply submitted a Special Event Permit application to the city for
review and approval of the event. This application process will still be required. In
addition, since the event location is the Riverwalk area and City Code does not allow
dogs on the Riverwalk, a special waiver must be issued to allow the event to be located
in this area.
Attached is a proposed ordinance authorizing the City Manager to waive the "no dogs
allowed" restriction for certain events. Once approved, the City Manager would have
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the authority to waive this restriction for the "Strut Your Mutt" event assuming all other
local, state and federal regulations are met.
Action
The requested action is for City Council to approve the attached ordinance authorizing
the City Manager to waive the "no dogs allowed" restriction for the Riverwalk area for
special events.
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Preparer: Barrv A. Lindahl Address: Suite 330 Harbor View Place 300 Main Street Dubuque, IA
52001 Telephone: (563) 583-4113
ORDINANCE NO. 72-05
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES ~ 34-54, PROHIBITING
DOGS IN CITY PARKS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOW DOGS ON
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVERWALK FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Sec. 34-54. Dogs, Cats, And Other Domestic Animals:
No person shall be permitted to bring into any park, any dog, cat or other
domestic animal, nor shall any person permit such dog, cat or other
domestic animals to run at large in any park. Any unattended animal shall
be impounded and its owner may redeem the same upon paying the
reasonable costs of such impoundment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, leashed dogs and cats shall be permitted in
the following:
Miller-Riverview park
Granger Creek nature trail
John G. Bergfeld recreation area
The city manager is authorized to permit dogs, cats or other domestic
animals for special events on the Mississippi Riverwalk for special events.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
Passed, approved and adopted this 19th day of December, 2005.
Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
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eanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
Effect of Amendment
Sec. 34-54. Dogs, Cats, And Other Domestic Animals:
No person shall be permitted to bring into any park, any dog, cat or other domestic
animal, nor shall any person permit such dog, cat or other domestic animals to run at
large in any park. Any unattended animal shall be impounded and its owner may
redeem the same upon paying the reasonable costs of such impoundment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, leashed dogs and cats shall be permitted in the
following:
Miller-Riverview park
Granger Creek nature trail
John G. Bergfeld recreation area
The city manaaer is authorized to permit doas. cats or other domestic animals on the
Mississippi Riverwalk for special events.
175 North Crescent Ridge
Dubuque, I A
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Ph. 563~582-6766
Fax 563-582-0140
Website www.
dbqhumane.org
S E R V I ]\' C THE T R J - S T AI E S
November 23, 2005
Mike Van Milligan, Manager
City of Dubuque
City Hall
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Mike.
For many years the Dubuque Regional Humane Society has had a pledged walk
each spring to raise money to help care for the animals at the shelter. "Strut Your
Mutt" has been the first Sunday in May at Murphy Park and we have raised over
$25,000 each year for the past few years. The last two years we had this event at
Galena and Platteville in addition to Dubuque. However, we have been unable to
grow the event as much as we hoped. As we were discussing some ideas to grow
and change the event, someone brought up the idea of using the river walk. the
Alliant Amphitheater and that area surrounding it. We would like to call the
event the "Grand Pet Excursion". We would like to have it Sunday June II,
2006. We would like to include booths for sponsors at the bottom of the Alliant
Amphitheater. We would like to have one BIG EVENT. The DRHS is
respectfully asking permission from the city to pursue planning of the event, to
use the area down there and for the city to waive the rule of no pets on the river
walk for 8AM until noon on June II, 2006. As always we will require pets be
current on their rabies vaccination and licensed for their jurisdictions. We will
provide appropriate waste containers and water for the dogs.
We are awaiting your answer before we continue with our planning. Thank you
for your time and consideration. If you have any question please contact me at
584-1925 or e-mail me at humaneianeliildbqhumane.or~.
Sincerely,
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Jane McCall, Executive Director
Dubuque Regional Humane Society