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Motion of the civil platform "Now Totana", a component of the mixed municipal group of this municipality of Totana, to the ordinary plenary session of the month of October 2019 on "the installation of canine parks, spaces in which dogs can spread without disturbing the neighbors and the establishment of facilities to perform their physiological needs in a controlled manner and without causing discomfort to the rest of the population.
“It is a reality in today's society, the tendency to have pets or pets.
However, the evolution of cities is stagnant and does not evolve at the same pace as times.
Currently in our municipality, only in the area of ​​the promenade that runs through our municipality, these companion animals, mainly dogs, can expand freely, play, run around, etc. These animals, in the urban area, must be duly supported by their owners with leashes, so as not to cause inconvenience to both pedestrians and other animals.
On the other hand, too often, too often, we find animal depositions on the sidewalks and tiles of the streets of the town, as well as in other public spaces such as parks and gardens for children's daily use for their games, etc. .., becoming a real problem due to bad odors, footsteps, which can even lead to slips, infections, etc ...
We all know that the responsibility is not of the animal but of the owner, so we must facilitate that the owner has adequate spaces where their animals make their depositions, without this meaning that the owners do not continue to have the obligation to collect them, and without disturbing the rest of the citizens, in addition to not dirtying our streets, sidewalks, parks and gardens, contributing equally to keeping our surroundings clean.
These spaces have their corresponding maintenance, cleaning and care for municipal services.
Which periodically clean and renew the sand of these spaces, with the obvious purpose of maintaining hygiene and avoiding bad odors.
These spaces must be installed properly distributed by the urban helmet, with the purpose of originating to the neighbors the least possible damage.
Before and in parallel to the installation of these enclosures called “PIPICAN”, awareness campaigns should be carried out, so that people who have pets use them correctly.
The execution budget of these enclosures is not very high compared to the benefit that is obtained for the population in hygiene, health and cleanliness of public spaces.
The estimated budget for the installation of dog parks is as follows:
• Electro-welded grid 400 linear meters.- 1,600'00.- €.
• Interior equipment thereof.- 1,200'00.- €.
For spaces the size of a parking space the cost would be approximately 400'00.- €.
Broken down as follows.
• Electro welded grid.
200'00.- €.
• Drawer and Post.
150'00.- €.
• Washed sand.
50'00.- €.
In order to finance the installation of these enclosures, and that the municipal coffers do not involve any economic collapse, the welded meshes of the perimeter of the enclosure can be used to place advertising, and thus partially recover the investment made.
Another financing option for these spaces is to approve the corresponding Municipal Ordinance, to establish the corresponding Rate for the owners of domestic animals, specifically dogs, which is the animal to which this type of facility is mainly destined.
According to the Municipal Environmental Ordinance, "Urban Hygiene", in its article 108, section f) is described as a minor offense: Do not prevent domestic animals of which you own, to make their dejections on public roads, or not pick up and deposit them with the instruments and in the appropriate containers ”.
As indicated in the previous paragraph, the meaning of this motion is to provide animal owners with the possibility that they can make their needs in enclosures properly equipped for it, as well as being close and not causing inconvenience to the rest of the population .
To complete this measure, it would also be necessary to modify said ordinance to include these spaces, regulate the economic aspect in relation to the placement of advertising in them, to cover this investment or establish a fee with a symbolic amount to the owners of animals that are susceptible to use these spaces.
For all the above, The Civil Platform “Now Totana”, a member of the Mixed Municipal Group, presents the following proposal for agreements to the Plenary of the Totana Corporation for debate and approval:
FIRST: Approve the installation of the canine parks that are considered necessary, located properly distributed by the geography of our municipality.
SECOND: Include an item with sufficient financial resources in the General Budget of the City Council for the next fiscal year 2020.
THIRD: Urge the Department of Infrastructure to find the most suitable places for its installation, and make inquiries relevant to the neighborhood, in order to cause the least inconvenience to the population.
FOURTH: Urge the Department of Intervention to carry out the study and calculation of the Rate for the users of said facilities. ”
Source: Ahora Totana -Plataforma Civil-
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