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Proclaim November 11-.~8 1973.~~as W~oEld P~a~En~k - USA Councilman Mori stated that he felt the City Council should not approve this Proclamation° The City Council took no action regarding this item~ Councilman Mori requested a review of City Council policy regarding items on the Consent Calendar, especially proclamations° Special p~esentation. R~: State SaferZ Award Councilman Herlihy stated that he had accepted the City Employees First Place Safety Award for Group VII - 111-140 employees in the State, by the State Compen- sation Insurance Fund, awarded at the League of California Cities in San Francisco on October 23, 1973. He commended the City employees on this award and presented Resolution No~ 73-165 to each employee group, congratulating them on this Safety Contest. Accepting the Resolutions were' Gary Smith, Chairman of the Personnel Committee; Ken Lamb, representing the P~.C~E.A~; and James Glockner, representing the Firemen's UnionL PUBLIC HEARINGS Proposal of the Pl.easanton C~t.y Council ~o adopt appropriate ordinance rel.at~d ~o the licensing and regulation of Cats within the Cit~ Mayor Pearson declared the public hea~ing open. Mr. Edgar stared that the previous report ~egarding this matter and the present report reveal that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages regarding cat licens- ing. Mr. Miller' elaborated on the staff report, stating that the initial staff report recommended that the City implement a cat licensing program effective July 1, 1974, for the following major reasons: (1) As a means to prevent the occurrence of rabies in cats; (2) To provide additional revenue to the City's animal control program; and (3) To increase cat owner responsibility and animal care. Mr. Miller set forth the advantages and disadvantages of a cat licensing program as follows: Advantages 1. Although not a significant problem, mandatory anti-rabies vaccinations for cats will aid in the prevention of rabies in cats. 2. Provide additional revenue to finance the animal control program. 3. Increase owner responsibility through citing owners of mistreated animals and returning impounded animals to respective owners. Disadvanta~e~ 1.Increased cost o~ mandatory anti-rabies vaccinations may discourage pet owners from licensing cats~ 2. Possible increases in the number of abandoned cats as an alternative to licensing. 3.Increased enforcement problems in terms of insuring compliance with licensing requirements. 4. Increased administrative costs associated with the issuance of yearly cat licenses,, The following persons spoke in opposition to the proposed cat licensing program: Katie Moore, 3548 Glacier Court South, representing Pets and Pals Fern Credeur, 4582 Piper Street, Fremont Linda Doyle, 3467 Isle Royal Court Nancy Dohner, 582 Happy Valley Road, representing Valley Ecology Center Jean Jones Wanda P. West, Box 21, representing The Free Cat Dudley A. Hargreaves, 731 Kottinger D~ive Glad Sergeant, 6145 Estates Drive, Oakland Penelope Coinman, Box 145, representing Pets and Pals Ted Bogardus, 4491 Sandalwood Drive 10/29/73