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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 06151999 - D5 D.5 TO, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Uontrae, Cost. SUPERVISOR JOE CANCIAMILLA � County DATE, June 11, 1999 es SUBJECT: REPLACEMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES SHELTER FACILITY SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUS T IF#CATION RECOMMENDATIONS: I, ACKNOWLEDGE that the Animal Services Department's shelter in Martinez is nearly 50 years old and needs to be replaced since it is currently inadequate to meet the needs of a growing community of 900,000 residents. 2. RECOGNIZE that 36,515 animals a year are processed through the Animal Services Department. . ACKNOWLEDGE that two pieces of legislation were enacted in 1995 that will put severe additional pressure on the resources of the Animal Services Department, SB 1735 by Senator Tons Hayden (Chapter 752, Statutes of 1998)and AB 1855 by Assemblyman Edward Vincent(Chapter 747, Statutes of 998) by requiring that animals be held longer before they are euthanized, requiring that all animals be spayed or neutered before they are sold or given away, and prohibiting any "treatable" animal from being euthanized. 4. RECOGNIZE that replacement of the Martinez animal shelter will cost approximately $6 million. 5. RECOGNIZE Haat the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District is interested in acquiring from the County the property the Animal Services Department presently occupies across the street from the Sanitary District's headquarters. CONTINUED CN AT TACHMIENT: YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REtdOMMMENDATION OF IC ARD Ct?"�TTEE APPROVE OTHER t SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON une 57 1999 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER The following persons presented testimony: Henry L. Clarke, P.O. Box 22.2, Martinez; Rose Lernberg, 831 Balra Drive, El Cerrito; David Steglran, 2780 Mitchell Drive, Walnut- Creek; Fatty McCilvery, 1-008 D Oak :fill_ Road, Lafayette; Sally Morgan-Welch, 289 �?oliday1-1--ills Dr. , Martinez; Leroy Moyer, .3344 W41]_O,� Vass Road, Concord g Tosepn A. Fartansky, 1405 Barbis Way, Concord. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT �� ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES;-- - NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED June 15, 1999 Contact: P,HiL BATCHELOR,CLERK CF;NE BOARD OF cc: See !"age 3 SUPERVISORS AND CQ;PNTY ADMINISTRATOR A? r� BY 'DEPUTY E 6. CONCLUDE that the County owns an appropriate parcel of property adjacent to the Public Works/General Services corporation yard near the intersection of Waterbird Way and Imhoff Road in Martinez which would be a suitable location for a new animal shelter. 7. AUTHORIZE the County Administrator and Animal Services Director to complete negotiations with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District for sale of the property presently occupied by the Animal Services Department in Martinez,with the proceeds being dedicated to the replacement of the shelter in Martinez. 8. AGREE to dedicate the property adjacent to the Public Works/General Services corporation yard in Martinez as the site for a new animal services shelter. 9. AUTHORIZE the Animal Services Director to solicit donations from the public and nonprofit agencies that will benefit from improved animal care facilities and REQUEST the Auditor-Controller to establish an Animal Services Shelter Fund to receive the funds raised by this and related actions noted below. 10. DI RECT the County Administrator and Animal Services Director to work with the Auditor-Controller to file the necessary claims with the State to attempt to recover the additional costs mandated by SB 1785 and AB 1856, with the proceeds being dedicated toward the retirement of the debt which will be incurred to replace the Martinez shelter. 11. DIRECT the County Administrator and Animal Services Director to examine the animal services fee schedule and revenues currently being contributed by the agencies which currently use the shelter, determine whether any adjustments to those fees is justified and report their conclusions and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. 12. DIRECT the County Administrator to determine the balance of funding which is needed to complete the construction of the Martinez shelter and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for the sale of bonds to cover this remaining balance. BACKGROUND: The State of California, by enacting SB 1785 and AB 1856, has imposed costly modifications on the programs administered by the Animal Services Department. SB 1785: 1. Effective July 1, 1999 2. Declares as State policy that animal adoption is favored over euthanasia and that public and private shelters and humane groups should work together to end euthanasia of adoptable and treatable animals by 2010. Adoptable animals are those eight weeks or older that do not have untreatable health problems or display a dangerous behavioral or temperamental defect that could pose a health or safety risk or otherwise make the animal unsuitable as a pet, -2- 1 Requires an increase in the holding period for stray dogs and cats from three days to six days. 4. Allows a reduction in the holding period to four days if an animal has been rade available for redemption until 7:00 P.M. one night a week or one weekend day. 5. Extends the holding time provisions to other animals that may legally be kept as pets, i.e., birds, reptiles, rabbits, etc. 6. Requires that surrendered animals be held two days. The holding period is increased to six or four days effective July 1, 2001. 7. Requires that "... no treatable animal should be euthanized. A treatable animal is any animal that is not adoptable but could become adoptable with reasonable efforts," AB 1866: 1. Effective January 1, 2000. 2. requires that all dogs and oats that are sold or given away by a public or private agency be spayed or neutered. 3. Imposes a series of escalating fines on the owners of animals that are impounded that are not spayed or neutered. 4. Will require increasing the capacity of the County Spay/Neuter Clinic, contracting for spay/neuter services and cooperation among other government agencies and non-profit organizations or a combination of the above for successful implementation. Fiscal Impact: This legislation will require the expenditure of County funds for building replacement and improvement as well as ongoing personnel cost increases. The extend of these expenditures will depend on: 1. The amount the Central Contra Costa unitary District is willing to pay for the Martinez animal shelter property. 2. The cost of a new shelter sufficient to meet the needs of the citizens of the County and humanely house and care for the animals in the custody of the Animal Services Department. 1 The dollar amount of donations received by the project. 4. The extent of efficiencies realized as a result of a new Martinez animal shelter. 5. The amount to be received from the State as a result of SB 00 claiming. cc: County Administrator Animal Services Director Auditor-Controller Director of General Services Laura Lockwood, Manager, Capital Facilities& Debt Management Real Property Division, Public Works Department County Counsel -3- TN HONOR OF Gary Bogue When Contra Costa Times and nationally syndicated pet and wildlife columnist, diary Bogue, accepted "The Award for Conservation," at the annual dinner of the John Muir Memorial Association,* April 21,1999, in Walnut Creel, CA, The Association 's supports the John Muir Historic Site.** (Read Bogue at www.hntcocn.c€ mAiving) Using the internet, two meta sites for wildlife organizations are: (1) h4ttp://www.webdirectory.comAVildlife (2) http.//www..handlinks.com/catl/W/w270,httn (includes 14 mailing lists & 23 usenet groups) ECENEl .r,,.. International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IAC) , 4437 Central Place, Suite B-4 Suisun, CA 94585-1633 � E F K� PJp�[yy/fy\\\ p/� f j� ¢f �� (7071864-1761 73071 fp(64-11 '/(j;/6'x1 (F 0 i) 864-3 1 06 office@iwrc-online.org http://www.iwre-online.org Executive Director: Mary Reynolds Conducts continuing education courses for rehabilitators Publishes the quarterly Journal of wildlife HOTLINE: (707) 864-1762 --info/ans, by return collect call National Wildlife Rehabilitation Association (N- VARA) Central Office 14 North 7th Ave. St. Cloud, MIN 56303 (320) 259-4086 nwra nwrasvildlife.org http://www.nwrawildlife.org/default.asp "Wild Again" (8 mins., VHS, 1998, non®inembers, 18.00) compiled by Joseph V.A. Partansky, (925) 682-9957 or ipartaiis hotcoco.infi.net Ms Betty Zarn, President (for information call: (925) 938-3954) 4202 Alhambra Av ( at Hwy 4),.Martinez, A 94553 (925) 228-8860 (U.SDept. of Interior, Nat'l Park Service'sRL: Nvww.nps.gov/jcmu) � d c �• as CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HUMAN POPULATION e 1972 557,500 1997 K 9 M INCREASE. 321,700 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ANIMALS KILLED BY COUNTY AT TAXPAYERS EXPENSE 1972 461,000 :1997 1,11000 DECREASE- 35,000 As the above numbers s show, we have beeii moving in the right direction over the gears. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY is fortunate to have many grassroots animal organizations and individuals. It is neither necessary nor productive for one organization to dominate. By respecting and valuing each other,and working together as equal partners.we can better achieve our co or: goal to stop the killing of homeless pets. 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