An incident involving a pet in the north part of the city led to a discussion by the Jamestown City Council about coyotes.

On Monday, Anthony Dolce, Ward 2 councilman, said he was told about someone’s pet dog being killed a couple months ago by coyotes. He asked Harry Snellings, chief of the Jamestown Police Department and city public safety director, about coyote activity in the city.

Snellings said there have been coyote sightings in the city. He said if someone suspects their pet has been harmed or if they see a coyote they should call the police department.

Snellings said he has contacted the state Department of Environmental Conservation because the police department is not equipped to handle coyotes. He said the police department is waiting to hear back from DEC officials and added that he will report back to council after he hears from the DEC.

In other business, the council approved a resolution to support the grant application being submitted by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, in partnership with the Gebbie Foundation and city officials, to apply for state grant funding to analyze 24 N. Main St. following the fire that occurred there last month.

On June 22, a fire broke out at 24 N. Main St., which is located south of the Arcade Building and next to the railroad viaduct. Thanks to the quick work of the Jamestown Fire Department and neighboring departments who provided assistance, city officials and the building’s owner — Prideful Property Group LLC — are still trying to save the building from being completely demolished.

Last week, Vince DeJoy, city development director, said Prideful Property Group, the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, the Gebbie Foundation and city officials are working together to submit a Consolidated Funding Application with the state Office of Community Renewal for a New York Main Street Downtown Stabilization program grant.

According to the approved resolution, the New York State Downtown Stabilization program is designed to provide communities with grant funds to assist with environmental remediation and associated construction costs as well as innovative approaches to stabilizing and developing downtown mixed use buildings.

The new grant funding application will accompany the Consolidated Funding Application council endorsed last month that will be submitted by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and the Gebbie Foundation to to hire C & S Companies to analyze what should be done with the vacant Arcade Building and the former Holmlunds Wallpaper & Paint store.

Last month, Gregory Edwards, Gebbie Foundation chief executive officer, said from the analysis of the Arcade Building and the former Holmlunds store, city officials want to determine one of three potential outcomes for the vacant buildings. One possible outcome would be to demolish the buildings; another would be to preserve the buildings; and the third would be to restore the structures for commercial use.