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MINUTES <br /> <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> Council Chamber--City Hall <br /> <br /> July 14, 2003 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Gary Pap~, Scott Meisner, David Kelly, Betty Taylor Bonny Bettman, <br /> George Poling, Jennifer Solomon. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS ABSENT: Nancy Nathanson. <br /> <br />Council President Gary Pap~ called the meeting to order. <br /> <br />1. PUBLIC FORUM <br /> <br />Councilor Pap~ reviewed the rules of the Public Forum. <br /> <br />Sarah Mason, PO Box 195, Dexter, said that, in a city known for being compassionate and <br />progressive, she found it unconscionable to abandon so many animals to an uncertain end. She <br />urged the council to reconsider funding the Lane County Animal Regulation Authority (LCARA) <br />cattery. <br /> <br />Deanna Diehl, 1343 Top Street, provided a picture of a cat to the council. She commented, <br />regarding public policy and LCARA, that she was concerned about the message the council was <br />sending to the city's residents regarding stray and abandoned cats. She related the story of how <br />she and her husband had rescued an abandoned kitten. She said that a domestic animal that had <br />been abandoned needed a place to go. She noted that LCARA provided presentations in public <br />schools and wondered what the agency would now say to children in regard to abandoned or <br />stray cats. She strongly encouraged councilors to make a motion to increase the funding for <br />LCARA so that it could continue to operate its cattery and, possibly, open the expansion that had <br />been built for that purpose. She added that the expansion included 40 new stainless steel cages <br />for cats. <br /> <br />Rita Castillo, 6825 F Street, Springfield, stated her belief that if the City funded the cattery, the <br />County would follow suit. She stressed that having a large population of strays increased the <br />danger to public health and safety. She noted that a reduction of leptospirosis had been recorded <br />in the area, due to the former level of cat control. She predicted that cases of leptospirosis, as <br />well as other diseases carried by cats, would increase due to the reduction in services for feral <br />cats. She provided the council with a handout entitled Diseases SpreadFrom Cat to Man. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 14, 2003 Page 1 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />