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Agenda Item 19.

City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	01/16/2018
FROM:	Bill Gallardo

Subject:

Amend Title 6 of the Brea City Code - Animal Control, Welfare, and License Requirements

RECOMMENDATION

Introduce Ordinance 1202 Updating and Adopting by Reference Animal Control, Welfare and Licensing Requirements of the County of Orange, Establishing Penalties, and Amending Title 6 of the Brea City Code.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

The City of Brea contracts with the County of Orange for the provision of animal control and animal shelter services. The County agency which provides these services is Orange County Animal Care. The City’s contract for these services includes a provision that Orange County Animal Care conduct enforcement of animal control ordinances codified by the City as well as collect fees and fines related to those ordinances. The services contract requires the City to adopt municipal animal control codes that are identical to County animal control ordinances. The City can enter into a special agreement with the County to enforce City-unique municipal codes should that be deemed necessary; however, no such situation has previously arisen in the City of Brea.

Per the services contract, the County will only enforce City municipal codes that are identical to County animal control ordinances, in addition to state codes related to animal care and control. From time to time, there are changes in County animal control ordinances which temporarily result in deviations between the County code and the City municipal code. When that happens, to ensure that all animal control ordinances are enforced as necessary, the Brea City Code must be amended to reflect recent changes to the County code.

Recently, the County of Orange adopted amendments to some County animal control ordinances. Changes were made to the Vicious Dog and Potentially Dangerous Dog Programs. These changes included clarification of terms, addition of independent hearing officers, reflection of state law changes, and changes to the amount of time dogs maintain certain designations. Also, the Barking Dog Program was expanded to include nuisances from animals other than dogs. Finally, language related to certain permits, including kennels and mobile animal grooming businesses, was clarified.

The Brea City Attorney has recommended that City readopt in the Brea City Code by reference all of the revised portions of the County Code related to animal care services to ensure that all necessary changes are adopted in the most seamless manner.

FISCAL IMPACT/SUMMARY

No fiscal impact will result from this action.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

William Gallardo, City Manager
Prepared by: John Burks, Police Captain
Concurrence: John Conklin, Chief of Police

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