PROJECT ADDRESS
The Proposed Project applies citywide within the City of Pasadena (Los Angeles County) and would encompass all areas within the City limits.PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The City of Pasadena Public Health Department is proposing to adopt a plan providing guidance for City staff in addressing wildlife concerns within the City. The proposed Pasadena Urban Wildlife Management Plan (Plan) describes the following three-pronged strategy for managing wildlife within City boundaries: 1) public education designed around co-existence with wildlife; 2) enforcement of laws and regulations prohibiting the feeding of wildlife; and 3) ensuring public safety by implementing appropriate, tiered responses to coyotes and human interactions. The first two components of the Plan (i.e., education and law enforcement) address black bears, cougars (i.e., mountain lions), coyotes, and other mammals (e.g., opossums, raccoons, skunks, bobcats, and bats) frequently found around the City. Through the education component of the plan, the City would provide members of the community with information about decreasing attractants around properties, increasing pet safety, creating reasonable expectations of appropriate wildlife behavior, and reshaping wildlife behavior (i.e., hazing). Through the enforcement component of the Plan, the City would provide the public with information about current State and local laws that address problem wildlife, as well as which entity would be enforcing these laws in the City. The third component of the Plan would provide a transparent, tiered response describing how the City would respond to different scenarios of human and coyote interactions. The City’s responses would range from providing information to residents about hazing to trapping and removing aggressive or habituated coyotes.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
An Initial Study was prepared and concluded that the Proposed Project could not have a significant effect on the environment, and, therefore, a Negative Declaration has been prepared. Comments on the Initial Study may be received in writing between May 13, 2019 and June 03, 2019. Written comments should be sent to Rachel Janbek, Environmental Health Services Division Manager, 1845 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103 or to RJanbek@cityofpasadena.net. If you wish to challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised through the public comment period described above. The Initial Study and proposed Negative Declaration may be viewed during regular business hours at the City of Pasadena Environmental Health Services Division, 1845 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103, and at the Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut Avenue, Pasadena CA 91101.
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW
MEETINGS AND HEARINGS
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE OF THE PASADENA CITY COUNCIL
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Pasadena City Hall Council Chambers, Room S249
100 N Garfield Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101
PASADENA CITY COUNCIL
Date: Monday, July 22, 2019 (tentative)
Time: 6:30 PM
Place: Pasadena City Hall Council Chambers, Room S249
100 N Garfield Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101
CONTACT INFORMATION
For further information, or if you have any questions, you may contact the Pasadena Public Health Department, Environmental Health Services Division:CASE MANAGER: Rachel Janbek, Environmental Health Division Manager
EMAIL: rjanbek@cityofpasadena.net
PHONE: (626) 744-6067