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ITEM INFORMATION
CAS NUMBER. 06-034 I ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE. MARCH 27, 2006
AGENDA ITEM TITLE Alternatives for managing coyote problems
CATEGORY Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance Bid Award PublicHeariag Other
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SPONSOR Council Mayor Adm Svcs DCD Finance Fire Legal P&R Police Pllt
SPONSOR'S Citizens are having problems with coyotes in various Tukwila neighborhoods.
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SPONSOR /ADMIN Discuss alternatives
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3/27/06 Summary sheet
Coyotes (2006)
Problem: Citizens are having problems with coyotes in various TukwIla neighborhoods.
In some cases the coyotes are bold enough to come up on back porches and run down
streets during daylight hours. Small pets (cats and dogs) are disappearing.
Situation: The city has no legal responsibility to do anything. If the city does take action
(hire a trapper) the city runs two kinds of legal risks:
1. If someone or a pet is injured during the trapping the city may share liability since
we hired the trapper.
2. If we say we are taking dre of the coyote problem and we don't we may be liable
for damages caused by coyotes.
Our City Attorney and our risk management representative have both warned us of the
above liabilities.
History: The city has employed/contracted with a state licensed trapper in the past. The
experienced trapper has become ill and his apprentice?? Signed a contract with us but has
not been returning phone calls.
Questions: Should the city:
1. Continue to contract with a trapper?
2. Discontinue contract but help citizens to privately contract with a trapper?
3. Discontinue all contact with a trapper and merely forward on state info on how to
'live' with coyotes?