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dangerous wild animals in all residential neighborhoods in Pleasanton. Mr. Carl stated that it would like preferential treatment is being given to a local official if the application was approved given that it is located in a residential area. He encourages the Commissioners to visit the applicant's property to inspect the premise, witness a feeding, and look at the safety gear that the applicant uses so that they can understand what occurs in the care of a hawk. Mr. Carl met with Donna Decker, Principal Planner, on October 16, 2007 to discuss the concerns he had raised in his a-mail to the Commissions. During this meeting, he requested that staff gather additional information that he felt pertained to the applicants request to keep a hawk. His request included the following: o A copy of the applicant's building permit paperwork, documentation, approvals for the raptor outbuilding built several years ago; o A copy of the PUD in force for the applicant's property; o For the past five years -can you please provide a list of all animal applications the City has received -the name and contact information of the applicant and animal(s) in question, the application date -the date the application was granted or denied, whether or not there was an appeal and whether or not the animal in question was allowed to be on the property until the process was complete; o A copy of the Federal and State License/Permit that the applicant claims to have regarding this use. Has the City reviewed these licenses, confirmed current validity, and confirmed the initial grant dates and date of expiration? If so, copies of all verification documentation would be appreciated -including reports form those who have inspected the property; o A written position from the City regarding the safety concerns of a wild raptor in a residential neighborhood, what will be disclosed to the surrounding property owners, and what they will need to legally disclose on any future real estate transactions under California law; and o Copies of all correspondence between the City and the Applicant regarding this process, including any emails between the City Attorney, City Manager, and Planning Department Staff and the applicant in terms of decisions on this issue -those documents should be part of the public record if they pertain to the application. It is my understanding that there should have been at least one formal letter indicating the application was in violation of the municipal code and needed to rectify the situation. If that letter does not exist, I would request a formal explanation from the City as to why. PAUP-4, Jennifer Hosterman /Hawk Planning Commission Page I1 of 15