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Li6' 9 ee Reference was made to communication from the Peninsula Celebration Association , and it was noted that Council had received at the meeting the financial infor- mation requested , consisting of a balance sheet for 1969 , and Councilman Henderson questioned whether this was their last audit . She also asked whether there were not balance sheets , whether or not audited , for the intervening years . Mr . Dopnik, of PCA , indicated that an audit is not conducted every year , but one was in process now . Also , that a set of books is kept , and a balance sheet could probably be obtained within a week , but he had been unable to reach the treasurer . Councilman Weymouth noted that the PCA income for year ended December 1972 showed interest income of over $44 , 000 , and apparently that has been increasing each year . Councilman Leipzig indicated that in view of the size of their budget , she did not believe the PCA should be coming to the City to ask for funds . Councilman Norris noted that at the budget study session , the subject of animal control was brought before Council , with no formal action taken other than a request for a report . He offered some statistics relating to the number of dogs that become strays , the number of complaints received by the Peninsula Humane Society and numbers of dogs destroyed , and stated that these were due to a general lack of concern by owners . Councilman Norris moved that Council authorize execution of a contract with the Humane Society for an additional truck and driver at additional cost of $17 , 000 per year , for patrol exclusively within Redwood City , seconded by Councilman Rhodes . City Manager responded to question by Councilman Henderson as to where the funds would come from , advising they would have to come from Budgeted Reserves . Councilman Henderson expressed two concerns about the motion , the first being that it represented the problem as relating only to dogs , whereas it had been her observation that there was an equally difficult problem with cats , which were far more difficult to control , and second , that she did not feel comfortable that the problem would truly be resolved by expenditure of $ 17 , 000 , noting that last year the Council had authorized increase in license rates on the theory that would alleviate the problem . She felt efforts should be encouraged in a different manner , such as the Staff recommendation for a door- to- door campaign for licensing of dogs . Councilman Rhodes spoke in favor of the motion , feeling that the added patrol officers , with authorization to issue citations , took the burden off the Police Department . In further discussion , City Manager suggested that as a practical matter , if Redwood City had its own runtime patrol officer there would not be as much attention given to Redwood City by the regular patrol officers . Mayor Keckley concurred , and felt that as long as the City does the job for the County, the County will never face up to its responsibility . In response to comment by Councilman Lepizig , City Manager indicated that the 6/ 18/73 Reg . Mtg .