TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
George Gabriel, Assistant to the City Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Update on the City's Coyote Management Approach and Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Agreement with Michael Baker International to Provide Environmental Consulting Services for the Coyote Management and Response Plan with a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $35,970 (City Manager Moe).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) RECEIVE UPADTE
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0093
C) APPROPRIATE FUNDS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive the update on coyote observation data and mapping;
2. Adopt Resolution No. 23-0093 approving the agreement with Michael Baker International to provide environmental consulting services for the Coyote Management and Response Plan; and
3. Appropriate $35,970 from the unreserved General Fund balance toward the agreement.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The agreement under consideration with Michael Baker International to provide environmental consulting services for the City's Coyote Management and Response Plan is for total not to exceed $35,970. As the funding for these services were not included in the adopted Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Budget, an appropriation from the available unreserved General Fund balance is needed for this agreement.
BACKGROUND:
At the June 21, 2022, meeting, City Council agendized a future discussion and report on coyote management. In response to this request, staff undertook a variety of actions:
* Held an internal meeting with representatives from the Police Department, Parks and Recreation, Code Enforcement, Public Information, Legal and Public Works to discuss current and future strategies on coyote management;
* Assigned a staff representative to coordinate the City's response to coyotes;
* Issued a press release and began a social media campaig...
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