HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 99-62 RESOLUTION NO. 99-62
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
ADOPTING AN ANIMAL SERVICES COMPLIANCE PLAN PURSUANT TO
THE REQUIREMENTS OF AB 1482 (ALQUIST)
WHEREAS, CHAPTER 752 of the Statutes of 1998 of the State of California,
amended or added Sections 31108, 31752, 31752.5 and 31754 to the Food and Agricultural
Code setting forth certain minimum required holding periods for various animals, effective
July 1, 1999; and
WHEREAS, AB1482 (Alquist) has recently been signed by the Governor of the State
of California, having been passed as an emergency measure to be effective immediately; and
WHEREAS, AB1482 will allow cities that had a contract for the provision of animal
shelter holding services on January 1, 1999, to elect by Resolution to comply with holding
periods set forth under state law on June 30, 1999, under certain conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saratoga, following a Public Heating,
adopted Resolution No 99-51 on September 1, 1999, and directed the City Manager within
sixty (60) days to develop a Compliance Plan to meet the requirements of AB 1482; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager presented, on this day, a Compliance Plan that includes,
among other things, a schedule of implementation, and the identification of funding sources
for any facilities that will have to be built in order for the City to comply with the
requirements of SB 1785;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Saratoga has approved the Compliance Plan required under AB 1482 for implementation of
activities and identification of funding sources to meet the longer holding periods for animals
in shelters under SB 1785, which becomes effective in the City on July 1, 2000, as presented
by the City Manager.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of November , 1999, by the
following vote:
Reso. 99-62
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AYES: Councilmembers Waltonsmith, Baker, Streit, Mehaffey and
Vice Mayor Bogosian
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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CITY CLERK