. >> reporter: michael de la rosa describes as the cats. he works on second street, a half block from where people feed the strays. affectionately called river cats by some, nuisance by others. you see the milk and a feeding tray. >> when you're trying to run a sanitary business, a business that's respected, it's hard when you have stray cats. >> reporter: it's hard to say how many unwanted cats stalk the streets. in an effort to tame this, city council is considering an ordinance that prohibits the feeding of cats on public property. >> that's ridiculous. >> reporter: susan smith and raymond seen work with the homeless animal program. they have captured about 100 of the animals. seen says he'll continue to feed the animals. >> i'm a law abiding citizen but i may have to break a law. >> reporter: he says the proposed ordinance falls short of address the problem. >> reporter: downtown business owner wayne thompson wants something but doesn't know if this will work. the council is set to vote on the ordinance next tuesday. >>> oakland police

. >> reporter: michael de la rosa describes as the cats. he works on second street, a half block from where people feed the strays. affectionately called river cats by some, nuisance by others. you see the milk and a feeding tray. >> when you're trying to run a sanitary business, a business that's respected, it's hard when you have stray cats. >> reporter: it's hard to say how many unwanted cats stalk the streets. in an effort to tame this, city council is considering an ordinance that prohibits the feeding of cats on public property. >> that's ridiculous. >> reporter: susan smith and raymond seen work with the homeless animal program. they have captured about 100 of the animals. seen says he'll continue to feed the animals. >> i'm a law abiding citizen but i may have to break a law. >> reporter: he says the proposed ordinance falls short of address the problem. >> reporter: downtown business owner wayne thompson wants something but doesn't know if this will work. the council is set to vote on the ordinance next tuesday. >>> oakland police