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City Council Study Session Minutes of Monday, May 14, 2007 Page 17 not licensed, with many "free roaming," and suggested pet owners in- stall chips in their animals to ensure that they won't be put down if picked up and before their owners can be located. Discussion included advantages of chip installation and associated costs; monitoring and regulating licensed and/or unlicensed animals; implications of a lifetime license related to enforcement; rabies shot updates and enforcement; coordination with veterinarians; and lack of awareness of pet owners. Ed Obeda Mr. Obeda agreed that cats shouldn't be licensed, but that they should be leashed and under control, rather than free roaming. Tam McGehee Ms. McGehee opined that cats needed to be leashed; and supported lifetime licensing. Ms. McGehee advised that, in her work with wild- life, roaming cats were a major issue for migratory birds; and also created unclean conditions with children's sandboxes or freshly turned soils in yards. Additional discussion included limits on dogs and/or cats in the cur- rent ordinance. During discussions, several inconsistencies were noted in the current ordinance; and staff and the City Attorney were requested to clean up the ordinance language inconsistencies; and to provide the City Coun- cil with additional information on the overall impacts for lifetime li- censing from a financial perspective; the purpose of licensing pets in the first place; impacts on the regulatory scheme; follow-up mecha- nisms; rationale for limited period or lifetime licenses; and any other issues and rationale to consider. Councilmember Roe also requested information on costs associated with enforcement for staff and/or the Police Department; and/or benefits of enforcement. g. Budget Policies and Resolutions - Discussion of Budget Policies and Resolutions Finance Director Chris Miler reviewed City Budget and Financial Policies previously discussed at the April 23, 2007 City Council meet-