R-4869
CA 77-8 ~K:SIS:jak 6-9-77
RESOLUTION NO. 4869
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA IN
SUPPORT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BILL 3601, BY MR. ST. GERMAINt
PROVIDING FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LOW
COST SPAYING AND NEUTERING CLINICS
TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF PET
PROBLEMS AND ANIMAL SUFFERING, AND
REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT OF SAID
BILL TO ALLOW FEDERAL LOANS TO BE
MADE TO CITIES SUCH AS THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA, WITH POPULATIONS LESS
THAN 200,000.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That the City of Santa Monica in the
State of California finds and declares that because of an over-
abundance of pets, there is an enormous homeless dog and cat
population; that this over-abundance results in a serious
nuisance to the public, a grave health hazard to communitiest
and needless suffering to the homeless animals; that there is
a shortage of clinics and trained personnel to provide the
spaying and neutering necessary to rid us of the over-abundance;
that humanitarian groups are unable to cope effectively with the
problem; that most pet owners are willing to pay for spaying
or neutering at a reasonable fee if sufficient facilities are
available and accessible; and that the public will be served
generally by the construction of low-cost, non-profit, municipal
clinics for the spaying and neutering of dogs and cats.
H.R. 3601, introduced by Mr. St. Germain, and twenty-four of
his collegues, has our full support and should become law;
however, we respectfully request that H.R. 3601 be amended to
allow federal loans to be made to cities such as Santa Monica,
California whose population is less than 200,000 persons and
is less than 100,000 persons, according to the 1970 census.
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SECTION 2.
That the City Clerk is hereby directed
to send a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Thomas P.
O'Neill, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C. 20515.
SECT ION 3.
That the City Clerk is hereby directed
to send a copy of this resolution to the Committee for Humane
Legislation, Inc. 2101 "L" Street, N. W. Washington, D.C. 20037.
SECTION 4.
The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
ADOPTED and APPROVED this 24th day of May
1977 .
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
at a regular meeting thereof, held on the
day of
May
, 1977, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBER: Bambrick, Cohen, Reed, Scott,
Trives, van den Steenhoven,
Swink
NOES:
COUNCIU1EMBER: None
ABSENT:
COUNCIIk1EMBER: None
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