HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 1, 2001 E-13CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to enter into a lease agreement for
temporary office facilities for animal services at the Animal Shelter and to approve
purchase of cat cages and exhaust fans ($41,000) (PD)
DATE: August 1, 2001
PREPARED BY: JERRY J. ADAMS, CHIEF OF POLICE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter
into a lease agreement to rent temporary office facilities for animal services at
the Animal Shelter and to purchase cat cages and two exhaust fans.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Renting temporary office facility would allow staff to modify the current
office area at little cost for the housing of additional animals to serve until a new facility can be built. It is
also requested the Lodi City Council approve funding to adequately furnish the temporary office with office
systems furniture.
Currently there are 27 cages available to house cats. Often times two cats are housed in a single cage.
The current number of cages is inadequate especially considering the high number of cats that come into
the shelter on a regular basis. Additional 18 cages would allow staff to better house cats and to extend
their stay for the purposes of adoption. The cages are modular, which would allow them to be transferred
and used in the new facility.
Currently the ventilation system at the Shelter is grossly inadequate. In order to improve conditions would
require the installation of two new exhaust fans, which would exhaust stale air and odors. This is
particularly important during summer months.
FUNDING: $41,000 General Fund (Capital) (Mobile Office Space & Furniture $31,235; Cat Cages $7,400;
Fans $1,500;_Contingencies $865)
Vicky McAthie Jerry J.Ada s
Finance Director Chief of Police
cc: City Attorney
APPROVED:
Difon Flynn - City M ager,
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-186
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY
OFFICE FACILITIES, AND FURTHER AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF OFFICE
SYSTEMS FURNITURE, CAT CAGES, AND TWO EXHAUST FANS FOR THE
LODI ANIMAL SHELTER
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WHEREAS, in recent years, the City of Lodi Animal Shelter has undergone
many changes that have resulted in a more effective operation and overall better service
to the citizens of Lodi. Many of these changes have included additional equipment and
part-time staffing, as well as better utilization of volunteers; and
WHEREAS, when the Animal Shelter was built in the 1960's it was designed for
one employee and to house approximately ten dogs. The facility was built as a "dog
pound," a place to impound stray and vicious animals before euthanizing them. The
facility was not built for animal welfare or protection from contagious illnesses; and
WHEREAS, since then the population of Lodi has steadily increased, and while
some modifications have been made to the Shelter to accommodate the increase in
animals, little has been done to accommodate an increase in staff and volunteers; and
WHEREAS, the Lodi Animal Shelter Task Force, appointed by the Lodi City
Council, recently issued a report with specific short -terra and long-term solutions aimed
at improving conditions at the Shelter. One of the Task Force recommendations is to
construct a new facility; however, steps need to be taken to address the needs in the
interim; and
WHEREAS, in the meantime staff recommends the Lodi City Council approve
renting a temporary mobile office for two years to alleviate the lack of space at the
Shelter. By renting the temporary office this would allow staff to modify the current
office area at little cost for the housing of additional animals until the new facility can be
built; and
WHEREAS, it is also recommended that the Lodi City Council approve funding
to adequately furnish the temporary office with office systems furniture and to purchase
additional cat cages and two exhaust fans to help improve the current inadequate
ventilation system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council hereby
authorizes the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement for temporary office
facilities, and further authorizes purchase of office systems fumiture, cat cages, and two
exhaust fans for the Lodi Animal Shelter; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding in the amount of $41,000.00 is
hereby approved for the purpose of leasing a temporary office facility and for the
purchase of office systems furniture, additional cat cages, and two exhaust fans for the
Lodi Animal Shelter.
Dated: August 1, 2001
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2001-186 was passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held August 1, 2001, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Howard, Land, Pennino and
Mayor Nakanishi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
2001-186