Duehay praised Heinicke and the other studentswho attended the meeting.
"I welcome the involvement of the UndergraduateCouncil in the affairs of the city of Cambridge,"Duehay said. "I hope that this is only thebeginning."
In other news, the Council also voted to tablea separately proposed fine of $100 on anyindividual who intentionally lets his or her dogswim in Fresh Pond.
"All precautions should be in place to ensurewater quality," said Nancy E. Barnes, the managingdirector of the Water Department. Fresh Pondsupplies much of Cambridge's drinking watersupply.
As the hearing progressed, attention shifted tothe maintenance of the fence surrounding thereservoir, rather than banning dogs who duck underthe fence to swim in the pond.
Water Department personnel have authority toenforce existing laws regulating dogs, but lackthe training and enforcement capabilities to backup the law, said Deputy City Solicitor DonaldDrisdell.
"There's no point in our spending a lot of timewriting a sensible ordinance if it cannot beenforced," said Duehay.