Austin – There are many major elements on the agenda of the Austin City Council on Thursday. Here are some of what we watch.
Assembly of pregnant animals in AAC
Austin’s leaders again discuss whether they should back down from the city’s symbol, which is prohibited from the shelter of the city of Austin from sterilizing an animal clearly (unless that is medically necessary) until the rescue groups have the opportunity to enter.
After the budget elements of this proposal were approved by the city council earlier this year, the actual law change will be made on Thursday – and it is likely to obtain a review from the animal call groups such as Pets Alive!
We previously made that the decision that the decision would adjust the city symbol “to allow veterinarians used by the city to sterilize all the animals owned by the city without delay or notification,” according to the agenda element. Veterinary decisions will also re -collect the city -owned animals. “
Under the current symbol, which comes from a2019 DecreeOrganizations such as Austin alive pets! It is notified in front of an animal in AAC, which has reached a full -term pregnancy, which will be assembled, which will lead to the end of the pregnancy and the “frustration” of the embryos.
Father! You can then take in a pregnant animal, instead of AAC preserving the animal, sterilizing it and ending the load. Father! He will be responsible for caring for the animal and running/cats born of this pregnancy and its dependence.
Father! It is against the change in this rule and Dr. Ellen Jefferson, APA! The President and CEO spoke to KXan during the budget process.
“If this continues, there will be no government mandate that requires any kind of transparency about the animals that fall into the Austin Animal Center and are at risk and need help, and you need to go to an organization like us, where they can go to the incubator home and raise their children and then continue to express them.
A spokeswoman for council member Christa Lane, who provided the decision, provided more details about the impact of the decision.
According to Lynn’s office, the decision “serves multiple purposes”, and will have a budget effect in the form of about $ 280,000.
Lynn’s office said that there are 690 animals born in AAC “in the past few years as a result of the delay in capturing pregnant animals,” and this is moved to APA! In the same time period, she gave birth to approximately 1,400 cats and cats.
According to Lynn, “sponsoring an equivalent number of animals for those born as a result of this decree costs the city of Austin $ 278,893 in 2023 alone.”
You can read the previous Kxan coverage of this topic here.
Purple Pilot Program
The members of the Council will also vote on whether they want to continue the “Go Purple” experimental program next year. The new developments encourage the benefit of the city’s water reuse system by helping to pay the price of this connection.
What does all this mean? Simply – there is a series of underground tubes that connect some homes and companies to wastewater treatment facilities. Once you get there, what you flow, rinse and send it again to the system for non -drink purposes. Think about watering the promoter and toilets flow.
But contacting this system is costly and the incentive program helps the new developments to pay to do so.
“At the present time, we are in this application to learn whether the project meets the requirements, but there are a number of entities and projects that have tried to get these dollars and register in this program, so I think it will work.”
City documents show that Austin Water will devote $ 4 million to this pilot next year, if approved. From this, projects will be made for $ 500,000 – unless they are affordable housing developments, which will be directed instead of $ 1.5 million.
This money comes from the Austin Water budget – through the water bill.