The city moved closer to final resolution concerning the amendment to the City Code concerning ownership and care of dogs and cats during its meeting on Wednesday October 14.
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• Doing away with the two-dog limit per owner.
• Doing away with references to kennels.
• Put more responsibility on the owner of the animals to make sure it has proper care including food, water and shelter.
• Increase potential fines to $150 to a maximum of $500.
• Give the owner of an impounded dog up to seven days of notice to claim the animal.
Final reading of the amendment will take place during the November meeting.
The city council also discussed making changes in the way it handles business license fees as it relates to special events.
For the first time this year, the city charged Cochise County Fair vendors $15 per day of operation plus a $20 processing fee.
Fair Director Karen Strongin said the fees could have a negative effect on next year’s fair and some vendors might not return.
The council agreed to come up with a solution that resolves the issue, which might include just charging a flat fee to the Fair and Racing Association that would cover all vendors.
In other action, the council:
• Despite a concern in the discrepancy in the bids, the city council approved the bid from Spire Engineering for the Bonita Avenue Sewer Interceptor project in the amount of $385,109. The city receive 16 bids for the project, some in excess of $500,000.
• Approved Resolution 09-643 authorizing the city to execute an Assistance to Firefighters’s Grant from the Arizona Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $15,810 for the purchase of radiation detecting equipment to be used by the city of Douglas Fire4 Department, Border Region and Cochise County.
The city also approved a preferred provider agreement between the city and MedTrans Corporation dba Arizona Lifeline helicopter medical transportation services for the Douglas Fire Department.
• Approved the first and second readings of Ordinance 09-973 establishing a new rate schedule for Wastewater Services and fees and repealing all user fee schedules in Ordinances 602, 755, 794 and 06-904, effective January 1, 2010.
• Approved first reading of Ordinance 09-975 to suspend the $20 processing fee for sidewalk sales downtown through the holiday season.
• Approved construction for wager distribution systems improvements along 20th and 21st Streets from A Avenue to Washington Avenue.
• Approved a request for a disabled parking spot near his home at 650 13th Street.
• Reviewed and approved vehicle auction lists. Eighty vehicles will be auctioned in two separate auctions on November 14 and December 12 by the Douglas Police Department. Revenue will go to the city’s General Fund.
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