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City Attorney Approval: ______ Resolution No.
R ESOLUTION NO. ____________
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OINT RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, TO DECREASE THE
ANIMAL INTAKE AT THE CITY OF FRESNO ANIMAL
CENTER
WHEREAS, the City of Fresno is obligated to provide animal control and impound services within its jurisdictional boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City oper ates the City of Fr esno Animal Center (Animal Center) for the purpose of providing animal contr ol and impound services; and WHEREAS, the Animal Center has become overcrowded to a crisis point such that additional intake of animals would be beyond the City’s control; and WHEREAS, the City is diligently working in consultation with the University of California, Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program to address the overcrowding crisis and capacity issues; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Animal Center is overcrowded due to issues beyond the City’s control including but not limited to, decreased spay/neuter during the COVID -19 pandemic, increased intakes and surrenders, decreased adoptions, congested kennel space that contributes to canine infectious respiratory disease and feline panleukopenia virus, veterinary staffing shortages; and
WHEREAS, the current capacity issues have created an urgent and immediate need to temporarily restrict the intake of animals at the Animal Center, to ensure the proper running of the Animal Center and to safeguard the health and safety of the animals currently impounded.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Fresno as follows:
1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to restrict the intake of animals at the Animal Center as necessary to address the aforementioned overcrowding and capacity issues to ensure the health and safety of the animals housed therein.
2. This resolution shall be effective upon final approval. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
I, TODD STERMER, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, at a regular meeting held on the day of 2023.
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TODD STERMER, CMC
City Clerk
By:
Deputy Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ANDREW JANZ
City Attorney
By:
Angela M. Karst Date
Senior Deputy City Attorney