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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
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E-Mail: @longbeach.gov
CHARLES PARKIN GARY J. ANDERSON
City Attorney Assistant City Attorney
October 4, 2022 RANA CIGATONY
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution extending the temporary amnesty program waiving first- time pet licensing fee and late penalty fee for an expired pet license from June 24, 2022 through December 31, 2022.
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to your request of September 6, 2022, this office has prepared anc submits the above described Resolution for your consideration.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney
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By:
Anita Lakhani
Deputy City Attorney
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1 RESOLUTION NO.
2 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
4 CITY OF LONG BEACH PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY
5 AMNESTY PROGRAM WAIVING FIRST-TIME PET
6 LICENSING FEE AND LATE PENALTY FEE FOR AN
7 EXPIRED PET LICENSE FROM JUNE 24, 2022 THROUGH
8 DECEMBER 31, 2022
9 10 WHEREAS, in the City of Long Beach ("City"), pursuant to Long Beach 11 Municipal Code Section 6.08.010, pet owners responsible for dogs and cats over the age 12 of four months old are required to obtain an annual pet license from the city, which the pet 13 must carry via a collar or microchip implant; and
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Lona Beach. CA 90802 14 WHEREAS, a failure to secure or renew a dog or cat license within sixty (60) 15 days is a violation subject to a late penalty fee of Thirty Dollars ($30) under Long Beach 16 Municipal Code Section 6.08.040; and
17 WHEREAS, the current license fees for dogs and cats are $28 and $12, 18 respectively, and the penalty fee for an expired license adds $15 to the aforementioned 19 annual license fee; and
20 WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), 21 administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), supports 22 cities throughout the country to support the development of viable urban communities by 23 expanding economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income individuals; and 24 WHEREAS, per HUD, "low and moderate income" refers to households 25 whose incomes do not exceed 80% of the county median income, adjusted for family or 26 household size; and
27 WHEREAS, in a 2021 survey from the American Society for the Prevention 28 of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) found that pet owners expressed worries over financial 1 AL: kim A22-01653 9/13/22
1 security and ability to adequately care for their animals; and 2 WHEREAS, a temporary amnesty for late penalty pet licensing fees and a 3 waiver for first-time pet licensees in CDBG designated areas in the City would remove a 4 financial hurdle for our low-and moderate-income residents, encourage residents to 5 acquire pet licenses, allow Animal Care Services to collect licensing fees it may have never 6 received if not for the program, and ensure more pets throughout the City are able to be 7 returned to owners, if lost; and
8 WHEREAS, on June 21, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 9 RES-22-0090 to establish temporary amnesty program waiving first-time pet license fees 10 and late penalty fees for an expired license for residents in City's designated CDBG areas 11 from June 24, 2022 through August 23, 2022; and
12 WHEREAS, the City Council desires to extend the temporary amnesty 13 program until December 31, 2022.
OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Lona Beach. CA 90802 14 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as 15 follows:
16 Section 1. The Animal Care Services Bureau shall develop and administer 17 a temporary amnesty program for the waiver of a first-time pet license fee and late penalty 18 fee for an expired pet license for residents in City's designated CDBG areas, provided in 19 Attachment A, beginning Friday, June 24 to Saturday, December 31 of this calendar year. 20 Section 2. Resolution No. 22-0090 is hereby rescinded. 21 Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption 22 by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. 23 /II
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1 I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City 2 Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of _, 2022, by the following 3 vote:
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Recusal(s): Councilmembers:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Lona Beach. CA 90802 14 15 16 City Clerk
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