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 Draft EIR Final EIR & Project Approval Preparation Lead Sept-Oct, 2017 Public Agency Public Meetings Meeting Hearing Scoping Period (we are here) Spring/Summer 2018 Fall/Winter 2018 Fall 2017

Proposed Project Elements Public education- Implementation- Funding- Code changes - The City’s will occur primarily A Modified Trap, will allow free- Department of through six City animal Neuter, Return (TNR) roaming cats to Animal Services will shelters and through Program will provide qualify for spay and provide information collaborative vouchers for the neuter funding on any animal related relationships with spaying and subsidies and amend topic, including free- organizations engaged neutering of free- the municipal code to roaming cats; in TNR. roaming cats (feral or allow up to five cats City facilities will stray) to be returned per household with distribute literature where they are certain restrictions. and provide found. educational programming.

Potential Environmental Issues As part of the EIR, the following environmental issues will be studied in more detail: • Aesthetics • Land Use & Planning • Air Quality • Noise • Biological Resources • Public Services • Cultural Resources • Recreation • Geology • Transportation & Traffic • Greenhouse Gases • Public Utilities • Hazards • Water Quality

Potential Environmental Issues Public Health: Biological Resources: Water Quality: Free-roaming cats may Cats are predators. Cat feces may pollute create public health Free-roaming cats may runoff that can cause concerns, including fleas impact native and contamination of water and parasites that may be protected populations bodies. transferred to humans. of birds, rodents, and other prey.

Please Stay Involved  Provide mailing address on meeting sign-in sheet  Written comments will be accepted:  By email to Jan.Green.Rebstock@lacity.org  By mail to : Dr. Jan Green Rebstock City of Los Angeles, Public Works Bureau of Engineering, EMG 1149 S. Broadway, 6 th Floor, MS 939 Los Angeles, CA 90015  Comment cards submitted at public meetings  Open house public meetings scheduled:  Sept. 28 th 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, East Valley Shelter  Oct. 17 th 11 am – 1 pm, South Los Angeles Shelter  Oct 23 rd 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Ramona Hall  COMMENTS DUE Oct 30, 2017