That the following actions be taken with respect to the 3rd Report of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on February 6, 2020:
a) the Civic Administration BE ENCOURAGED to meet with representatives from the rescue organizations operating in London in order to determine what they require for the appropriate/safe operation of their facilities and for the proper fostering of their intake animals with respect to health, safety and well-being standards; it being noted that a verbal presentation from R. Oke, Animal Control and Welfare Coordinator, with respect to this matter, was received;
b) the attached 2020 Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Work Plan BE APPROVED;
c) the following actions be taken with respect to the 2020 Go Wild, Grow Wild event:
i) the expenditure of up to $100.00 from the 2020 Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC) budget BE APPROVED for the printing of the 'Living with Urban Wildlife' infosheet to be distributed at the event;
ii) the AWAC BE PERMITTED to borrow Corporate accessibility equipment - including but not limited to an assistive hearing device - for public use at the event; and,
iii) the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to provide AWAC with a display copy of the revised 'Be Coyote Aware' signage found in London's Environmentally Significant Areas;
d) the following actions be taken with respect to the You, Your Dog and Nature in London brochure:
i) the expenditure of up to $100.00 from the 2020 Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (AWAC) budget BE APPROVED for the printing of a revised version of the above-noted brochure for distribution at the 2020 Go Wild, Grow Wild event;
it being noted that the AWAC encourages the Environmental and Ecological Planning Committee to destroy any remaining copies of the brochure containing outdated information and to have copies reprinted for distribution at the 2020 Go Wild, Grow Wild event; and,
ii) the Civic Administration BE ENCOURAGED to update the "Coyotes in the City of London" web page by replacing any instances of or references to the outdated, reactionary coyote signage with the new, educational coyote signage being installed in Environmentally Significant Areas; and,
e) clauses 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 to 3.3 and 5.3, BE RECEIVED.