Memorandum 16-162 Committee to Develop an Outreach Program

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16-162
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Memorandum 16-162

TO:                       MAYOR WYTHE AND CITY COUNCIL

CC:                        KATIE KOESTER, CITY MANAGER

FROM:                  PARKS, ART, RECREATION AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMISSION

THRU:                  RENEE KRAUSE, CMC, DEPUTY CITY CLERK

DATE:                   SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

SUBJECT:           RECOMMENDATION TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN OUTREACH PROGRAM

The Commission has discussed and made recommendation at the September 15, 2016 regular meeting to have Council approve formation of a committee to develop public information that will address being a responsible pet owner, picking up after your pet and the new city regulations. The funding of which was included in the commission 2017 Budget requests.

 

Following is the excerpt from minutes regarding the discussion and subsequent recommendation.

 

PENDING BUSINESS

 

C. Recommendations for Media Campaign on Leash Laws and Picking Up after Your Pooch

 

Chair Steffy stated that this will not only cover the leash law and how to pick up after your pooch how it is to be approach and gave the floor to Commissioner Lowney again.

 

Commissioner Lowney would like to turn this over to the groups to deal with the issues for them. The City may have already given direction since there was a group that was established by the city that came up with all these rules.

Staff explained that this was a temporary committee established to update city code. Commissioner Lowney pointed out that they did not provide direction on how to implement these regulations and she would like to see these organizations to come up with a proposal on how to expend the funding in the budget request they submitted and see where that would go.

Chair Steffy asked if that would be possible to have this as an outside group or would they need approval from the city.

Commissioner Lowney requested that Council form or allow the Commission to form a committee to address this issue.

Staff suggested that a memorandum to the Council through the City Manager expressing the recommendations of the Commission explaining why and what the intent of the committee is for could be done.

Chair Steffy opined that this could be accomplished in a couple of meetings citing the experience of the commission’s request for the formation of a committee to deal with the beach policy.

 

LOWNEY/ASHMUN - MOVED TO RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL FORM A COMMITTEE OR TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP AN OUTREACH PLAN REGARDING CHANGES TO THE REGULATIONS AND INCLUDE PICKING UP AFTER YOUR POOCH.

 

There was no additional discussion.

 

YES. NON-OBJECTIONS. UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

 

Motion carried.

 

Recommendation

Motion to approve or not the formation of a committee to develop a public outreach program on the new regulations and picking up after your pooch.