Proposed Citywide Cat Program Welcome to the Environmental Impact - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Proposed Citywide Cat Program Welcome to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) scoping meeting CEQA Environmental Review Process Public & Public & Agency Input Agency Input City Council consideration of EIR Certification Notice of
Sept-Oct, 2017 Public Meetings
Public & Agency Input Public & Agency Input Public Meeting
Notice of Preparation
Draft EIR
City Council consideration of EIR Certification & Project Approval
Lead Agency Hearing
Final EIR
Scoping Period (we are here) Fall 2017 Spring/Summer 2018 Fall/Winter 2018
Public education-
The City’s Department of Animal Services will provide information
topic, including free- roaming cats; City facilities will distribute literature and provide educational programming.
Implementation-
will occur primarily through six City animal shelters and through collaborative relationships with
in TNR.
Code changes-
will allow free- roaming cats to qualify for spay and neuter funding subsidies and amend the municipal code to allow up to five cats per household with certain restrictions.
Funding-
A Modified Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) Program will provide vouchers for the spaying and neutering of free- roaming cats (feral or stray) to be returned where they are found.
Water Quality: Cat feces may pollute runoff that can cause contamination of water bodies. Public Health: Free-roaming cats may create public health concerns, including fleas and parasites that may be transferred to humans. Biological Resources: Cats are predators. Free-roaming cats may impact native and protected populations
City of Los Angeles, Public Works Bureau of Engineering, EMG 1149 S. Broadway, 6th Floor, MS 939 Los Angeles, CA 90015