Item F4
TIME APPROXIMATE PLEASE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
MEETING DATE:
October 17, 2001
DIVISION:
Public Works
BULK ITEM: Yes
No x
DEPARTMENT:
Animal Control
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Presentation by the Florida Keys Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, Inc. (FKSPCA) for a proposed Dog Park adjacent to the. Stock Island
Detention Facility.'"
ITEM BACKGROUND: The FKSPCA has proposed a Dog Park in the open area between the
Detention Facility and the Sheriffs Administration Building on Stock Island. The FKSPCA
proposes to cover all costs to furnish and. install sod, fencing and a modified agility course;
however, further review and coordination between the Co_unty, the Sheriff and the FKSCP A is
needed. ~
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: none.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: n/a
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Conceptual approval with direction to staff to work with the
Sheriff and the FKSCP A to work out an appropriate lease agreement and/or contract amendment
for future BOCC consideration.
TOTAL COST:
none
BUDGETED: Yes:
No:
COST TO COUNTY: none
REVENUE GENERATED: Yes
No x
APPROVED BY: County Atty.:
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Dent Pierce
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DISPOSITION:
TO FOLLOW: NOT REQUIRED:
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llICHARD D. ROTH · f.HERIFF OF MONROE COUNTY
5525 COLLEGE ROAD · KE.Y WEST, FLORIDA 33040
(J05)~.96.2424 · FAX (J05) 292-7070 · 1.800.273.GOPS
Apn13, 2001 .
Gwen Hawtof; M.D.: President
Florida Keys SPCA, Inc.
1901 So. RooseveltBlv4..403N..
Key West, Florida 33040
Dear Dr. Hawtof:
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rd~rtainly eIUoyed our meeting and feel that.we have WIDe toa \\i:nIwin $ituation
for both of us. I had been looking for ways to sod and sprinkle that portion of thet()ffice
grounds but was coocemed about spending tax dollars to do so.
I am. looking rorward to working with you to improve our property and give dog
park users a place to exercise and play. You do realize pennis$iGn_rn,qstfirst come, from
the Bureau of County Commissioners.
I will certainly work with you to bring this to fruition.
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Sheriff of Mcnroe Countr
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. , in other ~ we strongly teet that they will provide a tremendous
commllnit)' benefit here as Well. '
e woul4Jik~ to_ ~,you.forgivingus. the:opportunity to .serveontheCAC. We ...
ve enjoyed contributing to this highly promising project. ~ canine ~mpanions
forward toeujoyingthe openiag ceremouies at the first Minneapolis off-leash
recreation areasl
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Sincerely~
. 'e H. Greene, Chair, Citizen Advisory Committee
the Members of the CAe for the Minneapotis Off'-Leash Dog Exercise Program
: Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board Commi~oners
YidFJsher;MPRB ~...
ofMinnea lis C Council
Table of' Contents:
(Click on any section in the list below to skip to that section.)
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Executive SU111JlUl!.X
Jntroductio,!
Planning Process and Methods .
Fi~
Recommendations.
J. Site Selecti<!n
II. Communication Plan
ill. Off-Leash ~tion Areas Desigp
IV. Rules for OLRA Use and Permit System
V. PubliclPriv~ePartnership. and Financial Considerations
VI. User Groups: Relations and Expe&tations
YII. Liability orOff-Leash Recreation Areas
VIII. LegalG-Qn$id_era1ions
.Acknowledgments
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~xecutive Summary
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The OfF-leash Exercise Feasibility Study Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) was established by a
resoJutionoftheMinneapolis.Padts and It<<reaUon ~oard (MPRB) and approved by Mayor Sharon
Sayles Behon in September 1997. The nineteen members of the CAC were appointed by MPRB ,
Commissioners, City Council members, and the Mayor. The CAC was charged with studying the
f~ibility of establishing off-leash_dQg~ciseareaswithinMinneapoliscity limits, and 'making.
recommendation to MPRB and City Council about whether and how to proceed with establishing such
areas, based onthecommitt~s findingtk
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1re!eCAC met ever:y two weeks fromAprll tbrough October 199"8. During tbattime committee
I ,\l,AI.1bets iut6. ~ .a variety of experts to ,gather information on such topics as dog behavior, health
. and 1iabiIilyissues, successfuloff-leashprogranl$ in Qt~ ci~iand local ~ews of off-leash areas in
the Twin Cities.
Our lesearch led us to conclude tbat ofT-leash recreational areas (OLRA's) are -higbly successful in
other cities and should be successful in Minneapolis as well. The documents we reviewed and officials
-with whom we spoke indicated a mit1imum ()fproblems with established OLRN, and. no liability or '.
public health issues to date. Cities with established OLRA'scited a number ofbeDefits of the parks, as
noted in the findings section.
Highlights or rlDdings indude:
. An increasing number of dog owners -are requesting off-leash recreatiOOMe8S.'
. - Creating off-leash recreatio~ areas is a popular, legitimate recreational use of public and privat~
lands.
. The knowledge needed to establish and effectively manage off-leash areas has been deVeloped
.. Qver the past decade.
. The progqm to be developed in MinneapOlis incorporates the best components from established,
. successful off..leash areas throughout the U;S: and Canada.
. Off-leash recreation areas pose a very tow liability risk that is -equal to or less -than many -other
established recreational activities.
. _ Off-leash recreation areas promote bealtl1ier COJ1111UJllitiesby bringing people togetberin a way
that is socially comfortable. People that otherwise would not speak to strangers feel safe
'initiatingcouversaUcms with other.dog-owning-people~
. Off-leash fC\tleaUon areas deaease dog nuisance behaviors such as ex~sive barking by giving
owners a legal place to keep-their dogs wen exercised.
. Based on numbers obtained from Seatt1t\ Wasbingtori's OLRA program, the expected costs for
starting ten OLRA's with an average size of2.S acres each would be approximately $250,000-
292,000.
In summary, the CAC-fuids'tbat oft'-le8sh recreation areas (OLRA's) are a viable, popular and
..legitimate recreatioua1 use of available land with little risk or liability. We recommend that the MPRB
and City Council proceed to establish a minimum of six to ten initial OLRA's throughout Minneapolis
that will be operational within the: next 12-18months~, (Tbis~ '-It. dog, years). A suggested
starting placement of the OLRA's would be one -per park -district. with Glitional sites placed -in areas
ot"identified need.
We further recommend tbat additional OLRA's be established in the future to provide easy
neighborhood access to OLRA's, throughout t~ city, Thi$ will c:timinishovenue of any one site. and
increase compliance with off-leash laws by providing easy access for most citizens to a nearby OLRA
Introduction
ThtoughouUbecenturies;tbe importance of dogs has beceme.weIl-estab1ished in many~.
Evolvingftom the earliest stages of domesticatio~ dogs now occupy a multitude of roles from herding
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