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Animal Control & Welfare
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, April 14, 2005
5:30 PM
Room 408
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
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Laurie Kennedy, Sherri Franklin, Joanne Kipnis, Susan Wheeler,
Mara Weiss DVM, Vicky Guldbech, William Herndon
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Mailing Address:
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 453
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Commission Voicemail: (415) 554-6074 (not currently operable)
Website: www.sfgov.org/awcc
Commission Chairperson: Laurie Kennedy
(Note: Public comment will be taken
on each discussion/action item.)
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Public Comment
- Members of the public may address the Commission with comments or recommendations on items within the Commission's jurisdiction other than the items on the agenda at the beginning or end of the meeting, but not both.
3. Approval of Draft Minutes from the March 10, 2005 Meeting
[Discussion/Action Item]
4. Chairperson's report and opening remarks
[Discussion Item]
a. Upcoming Commission vacancies
i. Date of appointment hearing with the Rules Committee
ii. Orientation manuals for new commissioners
5. Committee Reports/Commissioner's Reports
[Discussion Item]
a. Update on the Tinkerbelle, the elephant who was transferred from the San Francisco Zoo to the PAWS Elephant Sanctuary
6. Status and tracking of letters of recommendation approved by the Commission, requesting action by the Board of Supervisors
[Discussion Item/Action]
Items are first introduced to the Commission then there is public comment. After public comment, the Commission discusses the item and then may vote on it.
7. Old Business
[Discussion/Action Item]
- Items are first introduced to the Commission then there is public comment. After public comment, the Commission discusses the item and then may vote on it.
a. Endorsement of legislation that would prohibit those convicted of animal abuse/neglect from having animals for up to a five-year period.
b. Discuss legislation that would impose mandated counseling for those convicted of animal abuse/neglect, clarifying the type of counseling and identifying what San Francisco counseling programs are currently available.
8. New Business
[Discussion/Action Item]
- Items are first
introduced to the Commission and a motion is made, then there is public comment.
After public comment, the Commission discusses the item and then may vote
on it.
a. Discuss the development of legislation that would require the owners/guardians of unsterilized cats and dogs to be licensed as breeders and subject to legal breeder standards and examination.
b. In an effort to increase spaying/neutering, explore options (such as fees or incentives) that Animal Care & Control could implement for owners/guardians claiming their unsterilized animals from the shelter's stay-hold.
c. Proposed establishment of a local ordinance that would prohibit veterinarians from declawing cats. This legislation would prohibit declawing surgical procedures, but would allow declawing for therapeutic purposes only - when the procedure is medically necessary to protect the cat's health.
d. SF Health Code 42.3(c)(b) - Explore making a change of the time requirements for the scheduling of vicious and dangerous dog hearing dates, to be based not only on when the dog incident occurred but also upon when the dog and guardian can be found to receive notification.
9. Public Comment
- Members of the public may address the Commission with comments or recommendations on items within the Commission's jurisdiction other than the items on the agenda at the beginning or end of the meeting, but not both.
10. Calendar Items
- Commissioners may provide a brief description of item(s) they request be on next month's agenda. Discussion and comprehensive narrative of new calendar submissions will take place during the next meeting. Commissioners need to follow-up on their calendar item submissions via email to the Chair at least one week in advance of the next monthly meeting.
11. Closing Review of Task Allotment and Next Steps
[Review Item]
12. Adjournment
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