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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/12/2019 B A K E R S F I E L D Committee Members Staff: Jacqui Kitchen Councilmember, Chris Parlier, Chair Assistant City Manager Councilmember, Jacquie Sullivan Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND LITIGATION COMMITTEE Monday, August 12, 2019 12:00 p.m. City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Committee members Present: Councilmember, Chris Parlier, Chair Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales Councilmember, Jacquie Sullivan City Staff: Alan Tandy, City Manager Chris Huot, Assistant City Manager Brianna Carrier, Administrative Analyst III Nathan Gutierrez, Management Assistant Ginny Gennaro, City Attorney Richard Iger, Deputy City Attorney Jason Matson, Police Captain Julie Johnson, Animal Control Executive Director Others Present: Members of the Public 2. ADOPT MARCH 18, 2019 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The Report was adopted as submitted. 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS There were no public statements. /S/ Chris Huot ____________________________________________________________________________________ S:\Council Committees\2019\Legislative and Litigation\08_August Page 2 JK:pa:mc 4. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Breeder Permits – Iger Deputy City Attorney Iger provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding the implementation of a breeder permit ordinance. The presentation included a summarization of four possible ordinances that included: 1. updating the current Bakersfield Municipal Code (BMC) animal laws; 2. Adoption a commercial kennel ordinance; 3. Adoption of a breeder permit ordinance; and 4. Adoption of a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance. Committee member Sullivan inquired about the timeframe commercial kennels would have to acquire a license to operate if an ordinance were adopted. Deputy City Attorney Iger responded that commercial kennels who do not have a license, would be required to acquire it immediately following adoption of the ordinance by the City Council. Police Captain Matson and Bakersfield Animal Care Center Director Johnson spoke in support of the commercial kennel ordinance. Committee Chair Parlier inquired about the difficulties related to police enforcement of the possible ordinances. Police Captain Matson responded that several challenges exist and that both the breeder permit and mandatory spay/neuter ordinances would be the most difficult to enforce. Committee member Gonzales asked why the current policy was being updated. He stated that he supported the update to policy and requested that language requiring animals that are impounded more than once, be spayed or neutered prior to the owner’s redemption be included in the update. Deputy City Attorney Iger responded that updating the BMC was necessary to be consistent with state law. Bakersfield resident Michelle Vallejos made comments in support of adoption of a breeder permit ordinance. Committee Chair Parlier made a motion to present the update of current policy on animal laws including the language requested by Committee Gonzales and the commercial kennel ordinance to the full City Council for consideration. The motion was unanimously approved. Committee Chair Parlier directed staff to research the breeder permit ordinance further and present the findings to the Committee at a later meeting. 5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 12:51 p.m.