Stormy tried to send this to the list and it didn't come thru, so she asked me to try. I hope this works. * * * PLEASE CROSSPOST * * * UPDATE * * * Per my telephone conversation a few minutes ago with John White, Legislative Aide to the Public Safety Committee, here is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT information regarding tomorrow's City Council Meeting in Los Angeles: On the schedule, it now appears as: COUNCIL: Los Angeles City Council Agenda, Special Meeting Ten (10) votes are required for City Council to consider an ordinance. If City Council has twelve (12) or more unanimous votes, they can approve the ordinance at the "first" reading. This means that the ordinance "could be" approved tomorrow. If the City Council does NOT get twelve (12) or more unanimous votes, it will be held over for a "second" reading. At that time, it could pass with a "simple majority" of eight (8) votes. The City Council can always decide to continue the matter. That is another option that the City Council could take. The public hearing will take place at Van Nuys City Hall (as previously announced). Please note the following updated information: FILE #07-1212 IS NOW ITEM NO. 39 (SPECIAL AGENDA) When you fill out a speaker's card, you can either write "ITEMS 9, 39" or "ITEMS 9 and 39". Or, you can fill out a speaker's card for EACH of the item numbers. (In this manner, you will be covering all bases.) Here is the website link for the posted announcement of the LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, SPECIAL MEETING to be held at 10:15am. Please scroll to page four (4) and look for ITEM NO. 39 (File #07-1212): http://lacity.http://lacity.<whttp://lacity.<whttp://lacity.http://lahtt Items for Which Public Hearing Have Not Been Held Item 39 (10 Votes Required for Consideration) ITEM NO. (39) - Motion Required - SEE ITEM NO. (9) 07-1212 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 53.15.2 (b) requiring all dogs and cats in the City to be spayed or neutered unless exempted as provided. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE amending Subsection (b) of Section 53.15.2 of the LAMC to require all dogs and cats within the City of Los Angeles to be spayed or neutered unless the owner has obtained a breeding permit or unless the dog or cat is exempt by reason of one of the listed exemptions and is implanted with an animal ident ification device and to establish a Spay/Neuter Advisory Committee to advise the Board of Animal Services Commissioners on the impact of the spay/neuter policies on the City's low income residents. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. It is vital that this information be shared with everyone that will be in attendance tomorrow. Please crosspost widely!! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================