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December'16, 1975
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Mayor Schwartz declared the public hearing open.
Dolores Bennett, 1447 Marsh Street., stated -she was opposed to the adoption
of the.proposed.ordinance due to the excessive fees being charged for
people who owned dogs: She felt it was unfair and that the general taxpayers
should help support animal control.
Mr. Crawford also opposed the.proposed.ordinance due to the
fees, as he felt that they were exorbitant.. He too felt that the general
' taxpayers should have some responsibility in controlling stray animals.
He also.was- opposed to the neutering provisions, allowing a bonus to
people who.alter their dogs whether they be male or female in an attempt
to control animal population.
Mayor:Schwartz declared the public hearing closed.
Councilman.Brown stated he.was.in.support of the proposed amendments as
the program would.be self- supporting and hopefully, the County of San Luis
Obispo..would enforce the animal.control regtilations within both the City
and the-County which had not been-done for many years.
Councilman.Graham.stated that-he too was in support of the porposed.amend-
ment due to-the possibility of.better enforcement and animal.control:and..
the fact that the program might pay for itself through-these fees.. . ..
Councilman Gurnee'questioned'the need of City government or County government
to get into this program, although he felt that under a county -wide program
everyone would be treated equatably.
Councilman Norris stated he was in.support of the County animal control
program,.although he would oppose such a high fee structure. He felt that
the percent of- increase was unreasonable, but he .would support a,reduced
lic &nse fee if that were possible. '
' Mayor.Schwartz stated he would-support the ordinance as presented. He felt
that the.County program as presented-was prepared at the request of the
citizens and.the cities of the County and he hoped that the rate.would be
reviewed annually so that the program would be -kept on a self- supporting
basis. Possibly after the program got going, the cost could -be reduced.
R.D..Miller' Administrative Officer, presented for the Council' considera-
tion a.report.he received from the.County Animal Control Regulation Depart-
ment listing the fees in Los Angeles County, Riverside County and Ventura
County.
On motion of Councilman Gurnee, seconded by-Councilman-Brown Ordinance
No. 628 was introduced for final,.passage:
Finally passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen Gurnee, Brown, Graham, and Mayor Schwartz
NOES.: Councilman Norris
ABSENT: None
3. Memorandum from Robert Strong, Planning Director, stating that
the Planning Commission at their regular meeting of November 6, 1974
' determined that the Johnson Avenue widening pidject (Bilodeau area) should
be subject to a complete environmental impact report.
He continued that the Commission prescribed that the report should be
composed primarily.of available - inforination, but that'the staff felt that
certain. additional 'technical'studies'should be included. In particular,
.consultant studies of the geology, landscape and noise mitigation measures
appeared.appropriate. The cost for reproducing and binding the E.I.R.
should also be anticipated. The staff recommended that the City Council
authorize the hiring of a consultant for $1,200 and necessary printing
costs of $400 for the preparation of the report.