HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2024-067RESOLUTION NO. 2024-067
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, UPDATING THE FEES FOR DOG LICENSES
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert (the “City”) contracts with the Riverside
County Department of Animal Services (“RCDAS”) for animal control services (the
“Contract”). The most recent Contract with RCDAS was approved on July 11, 2024, and
will terminate on June 30, 2025. Under the Contract, RCDAS provides the following
services for the City: kennel services, dog license processing, dead animal disposal, field
enforcement, and other services related to animal control; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined providing animal control services is
a necessary and vital service required for the preservation of public health, safety, and
welfare of City residents; and
WHEREAS, the City incurs certain costs associated with providing the
administration of animal control services and the RCDAS Contract, which is on file in the
City Clerk’s office available for inspection during normal business hours of the City, and
is incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 38792, the City Council has
the authority to collect a license fee for dogs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.08.040 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code
(“Code”), the City’s dog licensing fee schedule (“License Fees”) has not been updated since
1998, and the City has determined that the current License Fee is insufficient to cover the
costs associated with the RCDAS Contract and related administration costs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update the License Fees to allow the City
to recover a portion of the costs incurred related to the Contract and in administering
services related to dogs, including animal sheltering and control; and
WHEREAS, prior to increasing the License Fees the City is required to hold a
noticed public hearing at which oral and written presentations can be made and heard; and
W HEREAS, notices of said public hearing were made at the time and in the
manner required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to approve the proposed License Fees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert as follows:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated
herein as substantive findings of this Resolution.
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SECTION 2. The City Council finds that the costs associated with the Contract and
administration of animal control services within the City imposes certain costs upon the
City and the proposed License Fees recover only a portion of such costs and in no event
does such Licensing Fees exceed the costs incurred by the City.
SECTION 3. Effective immediately following the approval of this Resolution, the
City Council hereby establishes the following annual License Fees:
License Type 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year(1)
Altered dog $15 $20 $22
Unaltered Dog $120 $240 $360
Altered Dog, owned by Senior Citizen 60+ $12 $13 $14
(1) A three-year license is only available for dogs that have attained the age of 12 months or older and
have been vaccinated. In any event no license period may extend beyond the remaining period of
validity for the current rabies vaccination. (Gov’t. Code, § 38792(b).)
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
ADOPTED ON AUGUST 22, 2024.
KARINA QUINTANILLA
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2024-067 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on August 22, 2024, by the
following vote:
AYES: HARNIK, KELLY, NESTANDE, TRUBEE, AND QUINTANILLA
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
the City of Palm Desert, California, on _____________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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