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PHIL BATCHELOR, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR County
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December 14, 1999
SUBJECT:
Update on Animal Shelter Replacement Project
SPECIFIC REOU£ST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendations:
1. ACKNOWLEDGE that the Animal Services Department currently
provides animal control service to eighteen of nineteen cities in Centra
Costa County and all of the unincorporated areas of the County through
the operation of two animal shelters located in Martinez and Pinole.
2. NOTE that the current population served by the Animal Services
Department of 850,000 is anticipated to increase to approximately
11020,000 by the year 2020.
3. RECOGNIZE that the papulation served by the Martinez shelter is
anticipated to increase by approximately 130,000 by 2020, while the
population served by the Pinole shelter will increase by 25,000 during
the same period.
4. CONCUR that the Animal Services Department must be able to meet
the growing service and animal holding needs of the citizens of Contra
Costa County in the twenty-first century.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
- RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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ACTION OF BOARD ON`--- T% U__ 14 , 1999 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER XX_
SEE THE ATTACKED ADDENDUM FOR BOARD ACTION.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS 1S A TRUE
UNANIMOUS{ABSENT - ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
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ASSENT: ABSTAIN: Of SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: ATTESTED 1999
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PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
5. NOTE that the Board of Supervisors on June 15, 1999 approved the
construction of a new Animal Services Department facility to replace the
antiquated Martinez animal shelter that was at that time estimated to
cost approximately $6 million, of which $2.93 million was to be funded
through the sale of the existing facility and adjacent land to the County's
Central Sanitation District.
6. RECOGNIZE that the Board of Supervisors on August 17, 1999
authorized the firm of George Miers and Associates to design the new
Martinez animal shelter and to examine the costs of remodeling the
Pinole shelter.
7. ACCEPT that based on refinement of the design of the new Martinez
shelter and modification of material and labor costs given the current
construction bidding environment in the Bay Area, Miers and Associates
now estimates the project will cost approximately $6.9 to $7.2 million.
8. ACKNOWLEDGE that the Pinole animal shelter is approximately fifty
years old and is in need of extensive renovation if it is to continue to
provide adequate shelter for animals in the County's care and adequate
isolation for ill and rabies quarantine animals in the twenty-first century.
9. ALLOW that the Pinole animal shelter houses approximately one-third
of the animals cared for by the county on an annual basis.
10. NOTE that it will cost approximately $1.75 million to renovate and
modernize the Pinole animal shelter.
11. ACKNOWLEDGE that expanding the planned new Martinez shelter to
accommodate the housing and care for animals currently housed at the
Pinole facility will cost approximately $1.715 million.
12. RECOGNIZE that consolidation of animal holding in one centralized
facility will reduce departmental personnel and operating costs by
approximately $253,000 year.
13. NOTE that this annual savings is equivalent to the debt service on $2.6
million of project costs.
14. ACKNOWLEDGE that the personnel savings associated with
consolidation of the two facilities may not occur at the time construction
is completed, but will rather be achieved over the following few years
through normal attrition.
15. ACCEPT that the Animal Services Director reports that it is possible to
continue to provide field service to the Pinole area from Martinez with
little or no service degradation.
16. ALLOW that the use of outreach adoption, mobile spay-neuter and the
internet should lessen other service impacts associated with
consolidating animal holding operations in Martinez.
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17. RECOGNIZE that travel time from locations currently serviced by the
Pinole shelter to Martinez are less than travel times now associated
with travel times to the Martinez shelter from the eastern and southern
areas of the county.
18. CONCLUDE that incorporating space for the holding of animals now
housed in the Pinole facility into the new Martinez facility will result in a
significant operational savings to the County, as well as increased
management and improved rabies quarantine oversight.
19. RECOGNIZE that the trend in new shelter construction in California is
to consolidate facilities for the reasons cited above.
20. ACKNOWLEDGE that the consolidated animal shelter will cost
approximately $9 million, which will be funded as follows:
• $2.93 million from proceeds from the sale of the existing Martinez
animal shelter site.
• $6.07 million from the sale of lease revenue bonds next year, of
which $2.6 million will be repaid from operational savings due to
consolidation.
21. DIRECT the County Administrator to incorporate the consolidation of all
animal holding in the County into the design of the new shelter in
Martinez.
22. DIRECT the Director of Animal Services to explore the use of outreach
adoption, mobile spay-neuter and the internet to lessen the service
impacts associated with consolidating animal holding operations in
Martinez.
Submitted by:
Laura Lockwood
Cc: Director, Animal Services Department
Gerald Bender, Architecture, GSD
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ADDENDUM TO ITEM
December 14, 1999 Agenda
On this date, the Board of Supervisors considered the report on the animal
shelter replacement project presented by Mike Voss, Director of Animal
Services. Phil Batchelor, County Administrator, and George Miers of
George Miers & Associates, architect of the proposed facility were also
present.
The Board discussed the matter. Supervisor Uilkema requested that any
decisions be postponed until January 11, 2000. Supervisor Gioia moved to
the continue the matter to that date. Supervisor Uilkema then suggested that
as an alternate date, the Board meeting of January 25, 2000, would give time
for more public outreach. She also requested the motion include discussion
of local area lost dog claims, and requested involvement from.ARF and
other animal groups and their services.
Supervisor Canciamilla requested the future discussion include: informing
contracted cities of the proposed changes in service in Pinole, and of the
continued discussion; that the West County cities indicate an interest
financially either in the reconstruction or operation of the Pinole Shelter; the
cost to upgrade and operate the Pinole Shelter if it is to be kept operational,
and how those costs could allocated to West County, and what the impacts
would be of those allocations, and how it would affect their rates if the costs
were to be just placed on their operation; and the costs of developing a
shelter for East County.
The public hearing was opened, and the following people appeared to
comment.
Patty McCilvery, Contra Costa Humane Society, 1008 Oak Hill Road,
Lafayette;
Mary De Benedictis, Volunteer—Pinole Animal Shelter, 5447
Poinsett Avenue, El Cerrito;
Joyce Anderson, Volunteer—Pinole Animal. Shelter, 4340 Jana Vista
Road, El Sobrante;
Phyllis Bly, Volunteer--Pinole Animal Shelter 4321 Fran'Way,
Richmond;
Rose Lemberg, 831 Balra Drive, El Cerrito;
Leroy Moyer, Voices for Pets, P.O. Box 30836, Walnut Creek;
Roddie Stelle, Volunteer—Pinole Animal. Shelter. 6391 Hillside
:Drive, El Sobrante;
Virginia Handley, The Fund for Animals, 857 N. Rancho, El
Sobrante.
Those desiring to speak having been heard, the .Board continued their
discussion.
Supervisor Gioia moved the discussion be continued to January 25, 2000,
and directed the suggestions of Supervisors Uilkema and Canciamilla be
included in his motion. Supervisor Uilkema seconded the motion.
The Board took the following action.
CONSIDERED the report from the County Administrator on planning
for the replacement of the Animal Shelter in Martinez; CONTINUED
further discussion of relevant issues to January 25, 2000, including:
informing contracted cities of the proposed changes in service in
Pinole, and of the continued discussion; requesting that the West
County cities indicate an interest financially either in the
reconstruction or operation of the Pinole Shelter; the breakdown of
rates paid by all cities attributable to the operation of the Pinole
Shelter; the cost to upgrade and operate the Pinole Shelter if it is to be
kept operational, and how those costs could be allocated to West
County, and what the impacts would be of that allocation, and how it
would affect their rates if the costs were to be just placed on their
operation; the cost of developing a shelter for East County; discussion
of lost pet claiming for the affected area; and the participation of ARF
and other animal groups and the possibility of combining services.
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Dear Supervisfir. Gioia: „
The Contra Costa Ties today reports that the county can save money by
closing the Pinole a ni WAl shelter, and wvinq all county animal services
to one locatic-n i,r. rsartines. while 1 an sure that some casts for the
county would t:,e 'Less, and om can hasrdl.y argue for the statues quo at the
Pinola sh el to r , it is equally clear that other costs would increase, and
that individu t A 1 y horn casts would in0r e4*0 most for the POOVO tt people
in amt count-I.
You should avaid tatting action can this subject until you speak to the
vrorlutoe rs at the shelter, bdeAuaa seal of therm a-an provides you with
truely hair-r•,-i s ing accounts of the suffering of -- vest county
residents dine to transportation an+d vrork-rotated issues. as the spouse of
Me of these vvl unt ogres, 1 can assure. ycu that the coal' isoues that could
threw some l 3 qht on actually solving peat ear-popul.atlon in the county
are not yet t ing discussed.
There is genuine opportunity for improviemient in animal #cervices, but
closing the Pi_no'le shelter a4 central is3ng in Miami.U61 1A x3ot nearly an
adequate ate or c::n tplet;a plan in this large ane/ dive"* county. Before
acting, the oxtrinty needs to have a g leets plan for ou trsoch, and be
wIl l incg to e .k.�za 2?.y s nd money on finding homes for an1mals. Simply
low ring wb 1e sounding politically correct, irr shortsighted.
1 would very much like to discuses this matter further, and. although 1 ane
a burry bubinems person, yOu My Call me at WWk est (510) 547 0469 or at
haeme:, ire %you could also speak to Linda. Mansbeerlgler W110 volutnteers at
the shelter, -he number at haeme is (510) 236 331.3.
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We the fallowing object to the closing of ft Pinole Au#nW Control:
We vote No
Steve Hudson
1601 Primose IArte
Pinole, CA
Brenda Rein
2601 Grant Ave
Richmond, CA
116bin Blakely
271 So. 13'h St.
Richmond. CA,
Craig Gridley ,#
131 Mazies Dr.
Pleasant bill,CA 94523
Mark Lowry
t 070 Mitchell Way
El Sobrante,CA 948013
Ron Olson R'.0
831 Maison Way
El Sobrantc,CA+948013
Imogene Hood
18,E W. Chanselor Avec
Richmond,CA 948171
Traci Bernal
43 Collins Ct.
Richmond, CA 94801
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December 14, 1999
To Board of Supervisors;
f would like to vote M on closing the Pinole Animal Control. I work out
by the 'Fest County Landfill, and I see a lot of the animals that are tortured,
abused, abandoned,killed, etc. I believe we desperately need the Pinole
Animal Control.
Brenda Rein
$10 235-3572
510 237-6603 Work
2601 Grant Ave
Richmond, CA 94804