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Motion by Councilmember Bullock, seconded by President Litten, to receive and file the oral report. All in favor. Motion passed. 2.ORDINANCE 20-2023 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing and directing the Director of Planning and Development or the Mayor to enter into an agreement with a licensed real estate broker to market for sale various real st properties, pursuant to Section 155.07 of the Codified Ordinances. (1 read & referred nd to HPD 9/18/23; 2 reading 10/2/23) (pg. 1) otion by President Litten, seconded by Vice President Kepple, to defer Ordinance 20-2023. All M in favor. Motion passed. Ordinance 20-2023 deferred. 3.Report from the Public Safety Committee regarding meetingheld October 16, 2023. (to be provided) Chairman Baker delivered the following report: The Public Safety Committee met earlier this evening. Captain Eschweiler was here on behalf of the police department, as well as Animal Control Officer Crawford. The topic of the meeting was to discuss a resolution to increase the adoption fees for cats, kittens, and dogs. It was a good discussion; the resolution was also referred to LASWAB (The Lakewood Animal Safety and Welfare Advisory Board). They are still formulating their response to the resolution. They meet again this week, but we do have a representative from LASWAB here today, Chair MacDonald. She had some questions about segregation of funds, and some particulars of the adoption fees. We had a good discussion on the floor, and ultimately amended the resolution to allow for the adoption fees to be codified as “no more than,” to allow for the animal control officer to have more flexibility in providing discounts for folks who buy more than one animal. We favorably referred the amended resolution out of committee but are asking that the resolution be deferred in tonight’s general meeting as we await the final comments of LASWAB. Discussion: Vice President Kepple mentioned that fees from the Animal Shelter go into Lakewood’s general fund. However, she stated that Council usually has some context about the costs to provide such services. She requested additional information on the total cost to operate the Lakewood Animal Shelter. Motion by President Litten, seconded by Vice President Kepple, to receive and file the oral report. All in favor. Motion passed. 4.RESOLUTION 2023-43 – A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of atleast five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, to increase the adoption fees for animals that are adopted through the Lakewood Animal Shelter. (referred to PS ii