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r I In response to Councilwoman Beal, Assistant Manager said contact would be. made through computer lists of people who had licensed'dogs in the past. Also, a pUblicity campaign would be launched. MI. Haws suggested putting notices in neighborhood newsletters. . Mr., Murray moved second by Mrs. Beal to authorize the l4-daywaiver as requested. Councilwoman Shirey thought a 30-day waiver would be better because people ona monthly pay schedule would be mOre apt to have money. Councilman Keller noted an agenda item suggesting that the overtime parking fine be doubled and wondered what would be accomplished by waiving the fee in this instance. Assistant Manager answered that anyone licensing a dog now would have to pay the $5.00 fee plus a $5.00 late fee plus the cost of a rabies shot, and staff felt waiving the late fee might be an incentive to license the dogs. In further response to Mr. Keller about the estimated cost of the program, Assistant ~anager said it would entaJl salaries of six young people in the summer c-~ployment program, plus whatever costs were incurred in contacting owners ( ~ unlicensed dogs, researching records, mailing, etc. But it was thought the potential revenues would exceed the costs, plus the fact that the work would be a higher priority use of the young people's time than weeding bike paths, spraying paint, etc. Councilman Bradley wondered whether waiving the fee could be accomplished without amending the ordinance, Assistant Manager answered that staff was reluctant to make that amendment in view of the short-terrr :>rogram, if Council agreed to suspend the provisions for the "one shot" effor':. there seemed no need to change the language in the code. Mrs. Shirey moved second by Mrs. Beal to amend the motion to provide for a 30-day waiver rather than 14 days. C:J'!ncilmen Williams and Murray were concerned that extending the time to 30 days e would be a greater risk and Easier for dog owners to postpone payment than if the shorter period applied. Councilwoman Beal asked if rabies shots we :.:ld still be required. Assistant Manager answered they would and one of the benefits of the program would be an attempt to determine the impact of the legislation re- quiring rabi~s shots, perhaps that cost was the reason people were not licensing their dogs. Vote was taken on the amendment to wa,;ve the late fee for 30 days. Motion defeated, Council members Beal, Bradley, Haws, and Shirey voting aye; Council members Murray, Keller, Williams, Hamel, and Comm Mayor Anderson voting no. 7/16/75 vote was taken on the main motion to waive the fee for 14 days. Approve Motion carried, all Council m~mber present voting aye, except Councilman Keller voting no. D. Room Tax Funds - Packets of information were previously distributed to Council members including a memo from the finance department reviewing the history of allocations under the room tax ordinance, a summary of revenues and allocations since its in- ception, a list of requests for allocations accumulated since a moratorium was placed on the funds, definitions of established purposes of the fund, guidelines for alloca- tions, copy of the ballot measure by which the tax was approved, and some examples of uses for ~hich allocations have been spent. Sherm Flogstad, finance director, was commended.by Mayor Anderson and Councilmc..n Bradley for the comprehensive ":)acket of information provided. Councilman Murray found no major fa'....;,t with existing cr5teria for a,'location of the . funds but thought applications should be received once during a given period of time so that all allocations could be made at one time - similar to social services alloca- tions made once a ,year. He felt that liIIOuld make for more i:quitable distribution and better organized programs receiving funds. 7/28/75 - 4 422