HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Bill 3BLate16 10/19/20091
From: Elle [elle@svn.net]
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 10:12 AM
To: - City Clerk; Cooper, Claire; Padovan, Deborah; David Glass; David Rabbitt; King, Fran;
Brovvn, John;. Michael Healy; Mike Harris; Pamela Torliatt, .Mayor; Teresa Barrett; Tiffany
Renee; Jennifer; Diane Reilly -Torres; Susan Simons; Angelique Fry; Angela Zumsteg;
Patricia Boyd
Subject: Late .Document
Dear Madam Mayor and Members of City Council, Mr. Brown, Mr Danly:
After the October 5 Council meeting, .I lost all .confidence that homeless and feral cats
will have any chance in this city. Even Janice Cader-Thompson;.a former Petaluma Council
` member, in her e-mail to Petaluma Tomorrow did not even mention feral cats but spoke
about the mute swans,. otters, foxes, bullfrogs, all other animals the river docents want
to get rid of at Shollenberger park and no mention of 'the feral cats and the massacre at
Shollenberger Park. That is a clear indication of how this city value animals. Petaluma
never has the money for the welfare of our animals, but at least I ask that we do not
continue to support cruelty.
Over a year ago I brought to your attention the same concern Janice is speaking of in the
following e-mail message. (Pasted below this message) I told this City Council members,.
Police Department, City Manager of my concern. No one even addressed the issue with me,
except the police department who chas'tis'ed me for complaining about city staff.
In e-mail exchanges I see many complaints coming from this city council members about us
"cat people" and that you have many more important issues to address. I, too, have many
ocher things I should be working on, Sometime I wonder if you ever think of the time I
spend working on this issue - how much money - energy - what I go through to save these
cats - to be maligned and chess sed :for my work and be let down time after time. I am
not a cat person. I was thrown into this situation thru no fault of mine. These past two
years I have been .hurt by this city government lack of action based on ignorance or lies.
It is not true that Fish & Game .mandates this city to get rid of the. cats in the
wetlands. Almost two years ago, T spoke with a staff person from Fish & Game (or
wildlife) and he told me that eradication of cats from wetlands or park had to be a city
law because it 'was not a state or federal. law. We have been requesting documentation of
the agreement this .city has with Fish & Game that says "cats MUST be removed from
wetlands" and it was never supplied. Our ordinance, .(eat advocates) agreed to keep cats
out of wetlands but you cannot call wetlands what has been paved and built over for
miles. This is man-made destruction of wetlands and the cause for depletion of birds.
I have said before •that the river docents have .lost touch. with reality, and I wonder what
is this, city excuse `to let them have their way in the massacre that went on and may
resume at Shollenberger Park and Ellis Creek water recycling plan. If you think the rest
of this country will le you kill animals to please this group of people so that they can
acclaim fame for their hard work, you are mistaken. People don't want to walk thru
trails where animals are killed so they can walk these trails. I hope you hear what I
am telling you because Petaluma is, I think, a fragile city. We have many things to be
proud right here, but sometimes false pride could destroy what is truly the treasure of
this city. I beg of you to look at this city from the eyes of outsiders and not on the
work you have accomplished.
My focus here is on the homeless and feral cats.. I did not create this situation but I
want it fixed. I am not the person that will do TNR, but I want it established. My role
in this is to educate,-supervise and report. I will not let this city continue to
slaughter animals so that we can have beautiful trails and I am quite sure the rest of
the nation won't let you d'o that either. we worked hard (our small advocate group) at an
ordinance that you should have embraced and you should be thankful for the work we have
done. I think the choice is yours and this city should focus at making sure a TNR
program is successful by removing the obstacles so that organizations (such as Forgotten
Felines) and volunteers can do their work. Remember:
1. You made laws es"tablished on false information and lies and people are now watching
much more closely.
2. Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park do not have a feral cat ordinance and they have plenty of
volunteers working successfully alone or with organizations.
3. You were notified several times of problems at animal shelter and nothing was done -
resulting in loss of trust from volunteers and organizations.
4. You were notified several times about the river docents and activities at
Shollenberger Park, still, they .appear to continue to control the land.
I know you don't like to hear what I am telling you but I am here to help you see where
the problems are so that a solution can be achieved.
'Thank you, Madam Mayor and members, of C-ity Council. I hope you will make the right
decision this evening: Either t:o adopt the ordinance our group drafted or no other
feral cat ordinance should be in place.
Marcelle Guy
9 Oakwood Drive, Petaluma, CA 94954
707-763-3790
From: Janice Cader-Thompson <mailto:janicecader@ comcast.net>
To: Petaluma_Tomorrow@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Monday, October 05, 200:9 3:59 PM
Subject: FW: [PTforum) Ravage of Shol enberger Park
Elaine., this is in response to the Madrone Leaves October 2009 newsletter. My question
is, why the City of Petaluma allowed PWA to plant at Schollenberger Park?
Schollenberger Park is the Cities. spoil ponds, when the-city dredges the Petaluma
River, Schollenberger Park is where those dredge spoils are stored. The city is in the
process of removing old spoils to make :room for future storage. In my opinion the cities
obligation is to protect Schollenberger Park for dredging.
I am concerned with PWA's elitist attitude. Email s: I've received from PWA have stated
they want the RED FOX', Swans, Otters and now the Bull Frogs removed or killed from the
site, who's next on the chopping block? City staff has bent over backwards to appease
PWA. I am personally disappointed that Madrone Audubon Society would allowed such
nega ive writing about a city who build a State of the Art Waste Water Recycling
Facility, paid ;by the, rate payer, not Audubon. .For PWA. and the Audubon society to
continue whipping city staff over protecting our spoils ponds is unacceptable.
Mo"ther Nature is more powerful than any one group. The city of Petaluma did not create a
:playground for PWA and Audubon members. New species will come and they will learn to
live with native and non native species. This property has NO boarders.. I do not want
city resources going to the "slaughter of animals at Schollenberger Park or the Ellis
Creek Waste Water Recycling Facility or toward a biologist for Native plants only. This
is a multi-use PARK.
Let's not forget Bryant Moyn-han and Mr. Fitzgerald's new initiative to reduce water
rates. As the cost of water and sewer rates continue to rise so does the publics concern
with those costs. The continued negative publicity from"the Moores, PWA and Audubon
only feeds the fire for the success of this initiative passing. The Moores, PWA and
Audubon owe"the c-ity of Petaluma a big thank you for having the vision to build a State
of the Art Waste. Water Recycling Facility and connecting Schollenberger Park and Almond
Marsh trails for the entire community to enjoy.
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I would be happy to meet. with anyone to discuss this issue. Janice Cader-Thompson
Friends of Petaluma Cats