HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02032015 - C.44RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Animal Services
Department, a purchase order with Tri Star Vet in an amount not to exceed $139,928.08 to procure specialized
stainless steel stackable rolling cat cages.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The purchase is 100% funded by donations to the Animal Services Department. No additional County costs are
anticipated.
BACKGROUND:
The standards of care for animal housing within the Animal Shelter industry have dramatically increased and have
been redefined over the last 10 years. One standard that was changed was the required space necessary for feline
housing to prevent stress related diseases. The need for improved housing was also due to the animals’ length of stay
in a Shelter which has tripled over time. Severe confinement over an extended period of time has been shown to be
the main cause of diseases in a shelter environment. The old feline housing at the Animal Services Department was
outdated and considered, by current standards, to be inhumane. Presently we have a portion of the feline housing that
has been here since the 1960s. It must be changed. In addition, the new, larger cages are mobile and easier to handle
making the care of the animals more easily facilitated by Shelter staff.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/03/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Kathy O'Connell
925-335-8370
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 3, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 44
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Glenn E. Howell, Animal Services Director
Date:February 3, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Animal Services Rolling Cat Cages
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Contra Costa County Animal Services Department will be operating the shelter with below-standard feline
cages, causing stress related diseases within the Shelter.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact.