AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive an update from City staff on the City's Animal Services programs and hold discussion.
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Meeting date: September 20, 2022
Department: Neighborhood Enhancement - Animal Services
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Background Information:
In 2019, a multi-disciplinary committee developed the Pawsitive Outcomes Implementation Plan to guide the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter (SMRAS) to achieve and sustain a 90% or higher live outcome rate within five years. Much attention and resources have been devoted to Animal Services and its achievement of a 92% live outcome rate in each of FY20 and FY21. In 2022, a Council Committee on Animal Services was formed. This work session update will provide the full City Council with points of progress, challenges, and next steps to support community-wide animal solutions.
Animal overpopulation and responsible pet ownership must be addressed comprehensively to keep cats and dogs out of the animal shelter. Staff are proposing additions, deletions, and revisions to the City's ordinance (Chapter 6, Animals) with the intent of solving known animal issues. The draft ordinan...
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