City Council B Session

City of San Antonio

Meeting Minutes

City Council B Session

State of Texas

County of Bexar

City Hall Complex

105 Main Plaza

San Antonio, Texas 78205

FINAL

2:00 PM Municipal Plaza BuildingWednesday, September 20, 2017

The City Council of San Antonio convened in the “B” Room of the Municipal Plaza Building.

Deputy City Clerk Leticia Saenz took the Roll Call and noted the following Councilmembers

present:

11 - Mayor Nirenberg, Treviño, Shaw, Viagran, Saldaña, Gonzales,

Brockhouse, Sandoval, Pelaez, Courage, and Perry

PRESENT:

A Briefing on the proposed recommended revisions to Chapter 5 of the City Code

and the ACS Strategic Plan. [María Villagómez, Assistant City Manager; Heber

Lefgren, Director, Animal Care Services]

1.

Heber Lefgren presented an update on the Animal Care Services (ACS) Strategic Plan and

Chapter 5 Updated Recommendations. He outlined the scope and purpose which include

ensuring continual progress and skewing community input. He provided an overview of the

Chapter 5 Revision process that included numerous community meetings and input from the

City Council. He noted the initial direction from the public in which more improvements

were desired and the importance of maintaining a balanced approach between public safety

and finding live placement through the continuation of four strategic priorities. He reported

that residents support the majority of preliminary recommendations and that there was

disagreement with the number of allowable hens, noise violation, and the tethering duration.

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He outlined the recommendations related to spay/neuter, tethering, impoundments,

dangerous/aggressive dogs, animal limits & permits, and noise complaints. He spoke of the

next steps noting that the changes would be presented to the full City Council for approval

on October 5, 2017. He stated that the educational outreach strategy would include

integrated block walking, radio, newspaper & local billboard advertisements, and Social

Media.

Mayor Nirenberg thanked staff and the ACS Board Members for their work. He stated that

he was pleased with the revisions regarding spay/neuter and asked for clarification regarding

walking a dog without a leash. Mr. Lefgren replied that a pet walking without a leash was