1 ATTACHMENT A
2 RESOLUTION NO. 23-102
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE SUNSET DATE OF
CERTAIN TEMPORARY FEE AND PENALTY WAIVERS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LICENSING AND IMPOUNDMENT OF DOGS AND CATS IN
THE CITY TO JUNE 30, 2024, PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.04.055 OF CHAPTER 7.04, TITLE 7 OF THE VICTORVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, on June 6, 2023, the City Council of the City of Victorville (“City Council”) passed, approved, and adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 2439 to address an imminent lack of animal sheltering capacity and facilities in the City of Victorville (“City”) created by the unexpected closing of the Victor Valley Animal Protective League’s animal shelter in the City on April 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Urgency Ordinance No. 2439 was later reinforced by the passage of regular Ordinance No. 2440, which became effective on July 20, 2023; and WHEREAS, among other things, the aforementioned ordinances added provisions to Chapter 7.04 of Title 7 of the Victorville Municipal Code (“VMC”) providing for the temporary waiver of certain fees and penalties associated with the licensing and impoundment of cats and dogs in the City to ensure that the City’s newly established Emergency Shelter was not stretched beyond its current capacity or overloaded to the point that sheltering conditions could endanger the health and welfare of the animals being sheltered, as well as those persons providing for their care; and WHEREAS, while City Staff have made significant progress in alleviating the shelter capacity/facility conditions by identifying a viable location and working to finalize a lease for premises to serve as a larger and more permanent animal shelter in the City, the City still must undertake the design and construction of improvements to the premises before sheltering operations can fully commence; and
WHEREAS, Section 7.04.055 of Chapter 7.04 of Title 7 of the VMC currently states that the waivers of the fees and penalties provided for therein will automatically expire on December 31, 2023, unless the City Council takes action by ordinance or resolution to extend said fee and late penalty waivers beyond the end of 2023; and
WHEREAS, City Staff have indicated that the waivers of fees and penalties currently is place have aided the City in alleviating overcrowding at the Emergency Shelter and led to an increase in the number of pet owners seeking licensing and microchipping of their pets; and WHEREAS, based upon the above recitals, the City Council has determined that extending the current waivers through June 30, 2024 by adopting this Resolution is necessary to preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the residents and pets of the City. 3 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VICTORVILLE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.That the recitals and findings set forth above are true and correct and are hereby incorporated and made part of this Resolution by this reference.
Section 2. That all of the temporary fee and penalty waivers currently specified in Section
7.04.055 of Chapter 7.04 of Title 7 of the Victorville Municipal Code shall be extended through June 30, 2024 and shall automatically expire as of that date, unless the City Council takes action by resolution or ordinance to further extend them beyond June 30, 2024.
Section 3.That this Resolution shall be effective as of the date of adoption.
Section 4.That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution.