HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 6056-1973 RESOLUTION NO. 6056
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE PENINSULA
HUMANE SOCIETY'S "FOOTPRINTS TO THE
FUTURE" FUND AND DESIGNATING THE WEEK
OF MAY 6 THROUGH 12, 1973, AS "BE
KIND TO ANIMALS" WEEK.
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of South San
Francis co that:
WHEREAS, the Peninsula Humane Society has, since its
founding in 1950, been serving the needs of domestic and
wild animals in the County of San Mateo through the facilities
at Coyote Point in San Mateo; and
WHEREAS, the facilities have become inadequate to provide
for the care and treatment of all the animals which daily are
brought to the shelter for protection; and
WHEREAS, the Peninsula Humane Society, using dog license
revenues and without tax support from this City, provides
enforcement of the animal control ordinances and uses the
facilities of the Society at Coyote Point to house and treat
the animals; and
WHEREAS, the availability of the Society's shelter has
relieved the taxpayers of this City of the burden of provid-
ing animal shelters and has made available on a private, non-
profit basis, a service otherwise to be supplied by government;
and
WHEREAS, the Peninsula Humane Society is undertaking a
campaign known as "Footprints to the Future" to raise funds for
the capital expansion of the Coyote Point facilities; and
WHEREAS, public support of this endeavor will be of
direct benefit to the citizens and taxpayers of this City;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED THAT:
1. The Peninsula Humane Society's campaign, "Footprints
to the Future: be, and it is hereby, endorsed by this Council.
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2. The Citizens of this City be, and they are hereby,
urged to participate to whatever extent possible in the
program to expand the shelter facilities at Coyote Point in
order that the needs of the animals of this County, large
and small, domestic and wild, may be met.
3. The Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized to pro-
claim the week of May 6 through 12, 1973, as "BE KIND TO ANIMALS
WEEK" to highlight the services and facilities available to all
our citizens through the work of the Peninsula Humane Society
and its Coyote Point shelter.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of
the City of South San Francisco at a
meeting held on the 2,d day of
19 75 , by the following vote:
AYES, COUNCILMEN
NOES,
ABSENT, "
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April
Patrick E. Ahern, William A. Borba,
F. Frank Mammini and Warren Steinkamp
None
None
ATTEST:
City Clerk