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many other important things to accomplish. To him the matter is very transparent, all about politics and not about hawk attacks and he was ashamed it had gotten to this level. Councilmember McGovern said she was not looking at the political and personality aspect, sees it as setting a law for the City, she believes birds of prey are different than fowl, are hunting animals, she read the laws from the federal regulations and there is no code or ordinance that covers hunting and hawks in Pleasanton. She felt the Council should be looking at this in terms of wild birds and exotic animals with an ordinance that incorporates protections and definitions and identifies where hunting can be done. She said all five Planning Commissioners did not agree a hawk was fowl but agreed the bird was an amazing bird and raptor. She believes the Council should look at the precedent being set and the effect on laws in the future. Vice Mayor Thorne questioned what would be involved in staff looking at a code for animals that are licensed by the state or federal government. City Manager Fialho said the Council could amend the R1 District by adding a provision to include the keeping of raptors subject to state and federal standards as a conditional use. If staff was directed, the ordinance would first go to the Planning Commission and then to the Council, and he was unsure of how much staff time would be involved. Vice Mayor Thorne thought it was important to take the individual out of the discussion which he has done, said the broadest definition fits into the definition of fowl, would be more comfortable if staff took the matter of reviewing amendment of the code to include a recommendation on birds of prey licensed by the state and federal government. Councilmember Cook-Kallio suggested bifurcating the motion and confirmed with Vice Mayor Thorne he was amenable to directing staff to include the additional work at the time of the regular priority setting session. Revised Motion: It was m/s by Cook-Kallio/Sullivan to adopt Resolution No. 08-166 approving the appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of an application for an animal use permit to allow ared-tailed hawk to be kept in the rear yard accessory structure of an existing residence located at 2922 Chardonnay Drive. Zoning for the property is PUD-MDR (Planned Unit Development -Medium Density Residential) District. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, Sullivan, Vice Mayor Thorne Noes: Councilmember McGovern Absent: None Recuse: Mayor Hosterman Councilmember McGovern wanted an ordinance for a variety of wild and exotic animals as well as birds of prey and asked that the ordinance include where they can be kept, type of zoning, whether or not they can be kept indoors or outdoors, and whether they can hunt or not hunt. Councilmember Cook-Kallio thought the matter was to be reviewed under staff's priority list and address it at that time. Vice Mayor Thorne said he was not sure he wanted to permit animals that are not licensed by the federal and state government, and Councilmember McGovern said the diversity of animals was large. City Manager Fialho recommended staff identify ways of accomplishing this by way of an ordinance or by modifying the R1 district to include raptors as a conditional use, in the context of the Council priorities. City Council Minutes 11 January 15, 2008