So...the staff prepares reports and recommendations without being requested by council?
They proceed solely on your out of council request?
And re: your Freepmail...
All I need to know about China I learned on June 4, 1989.
No, it was an issue already when city police officers had encounters with dogs and also a few local news reports providing some bad press for our city. That is when the city manager directed staff to begin work on the issue.