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OaklandRedevelopmentSuccessorAgencyAndCityCouncil,2013-12-10,"* Special Concurrent Meeting of the
Meeting Minutes
December 10, 2013
Oakland Redevelopment
Successor Agency/City Council
S-24
Subject:
Circus Regulations To Raise Humane Standards
From:
Councilmember Libby Schaaf
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.52 Of The Oakland Municipal
Code To Provide Additional Requirements For Special Event Permits To Operate Circuses
Performing In The City Of Oakland
13-0179
A motion was made by Councilmember Schaaf, seconded by
Councilmember Kalb, to Approved As Amended On Introduction and
Scheduled for Final Passage to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council, to
be heard at the January 7, 2014 meeting. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Votes: ORAICouncilmember Absent: 1 - Vice Mayor Reid
ORAICouncilmember Ayes: 7 - Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember
Gallo, Councilmember Gibson McElhaney, Councilmember Kalb, President Pro
Tempore Kaplan, Councilmember Schaaf and Council President Kernighan
Council approved the resolution as amended to include the following:
Under Section 9.52.110, subsection (b)(2), add ""A delay shall not be
""unreasonable"" under this section if it meets the following: (a) it is less than 30
minutes duration total, (b) is due to temporary unavailability of persons
identified pursuant to section 9.52.065(B) who are essential to allow the City to
safely perform a physical inspection of a particular animal or its quarters, and
(c) the City is provided the immediate ability, without delay, to visually observe
the animal or quarters while waiting for there person named in (b) above;'
Add additional section before Section 4: ""The City Administrator shall provide
to the City Council by June 1, 2015 and bi-annually thereafter a report
detailing the administration and enforcement of circus permits issued pursuant
to Section 9.52.065 et. seq. This report shall include, but not be limited to, the
administrations of permits, findings of inspections, citations, and
recommendations for additional permit restrictions on training methods,
transport and movement restrictions. In addition, the Administration shall also
provide options for possible legislation by the June 1, 2015 deadline that
address the conditions of performing animals, including an option that mirrors
the implements ban proposed by the Los Angeles City Council;"" and
Include ""the Alameda County Board of Supervisors"" in Sections 3 and 4.
There were 25 speakers on this item.
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