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""~ CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
~ STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Grant Application for Animal Control
SUBMITTED BY: J. Campbell
DATE: January 21, 2004
BACKGROUND:
AGENDA ITEM #8D
FEBRUARY 9, 2004
In January, 2003 Atlantic Beach Animal Control implemented an animal adoption
~"" program. This program takes dogs and cats that are picked up by Animal Control
that show promise of being adoptable animals, and gives the animals a social and
adoptability test to determine behavioral elements to determine if the animal is
'~ suitable for adoption by the public. If the animal passes the behavior elements of
the pre-adoption routine, then it is then tested for diseases and worms.
Part of the adoption program requires mandatory spaying/neutering of the animal
by the person adopting the animal. However, there is no way to enforce this portion
of the adoption agreement after the animal leaves our control. Animal Control feels
it is advantageous for us to have the animal spayed/neutered, de-wormed and
receives the initial shots prior to the adoptive person taking control of the animal.
This would cost $75.00 per animal adopted, and Animal control would like to obtain
a grant to cover the first year costs. When the grant is awarded, an adoption fee
will need to be adopted in the City Code.
The Pet Smart Corporation offers grant money to Animal Control Shelters and
Government Animal Control Agencies to set up Animal Adoption Programs, and
Spaying/Neutering Programs. This money is to be used to assist in the
spaying/neutering of adopted animals, to encourage adoption of animals rather that
euthanasia. This grant is for $2,500.00. The $2,500.00 dollars would help
underwrite the veterinarian cost for 33 animals.
When an animal is to be adopted, the animal will be spayed/neutered, de-wormed
~,. and have initial shots, which will be paid for out of the grant money for the first
year. The person adopting the animal would then pay a $75.00 adoption fee to the
city, which would be placed into the adoption spay/neutering program to fund the
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AGENDA ITEM #8D
FEBRUARY 9, 2004
program for all subsequent years, insuring an on going funding source for this
program.
BUDGET:
'~"" There are no required matching funds for this grant, so there is no cost or
budgetary impact to the city, accept that of the normal administrative time to
administer the funds and the on going adoption fund for the future spay/neutering.
"~" When the grant is awarded, an adoption fee will need to be incorporated into the
city code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend this grant be applied for, and the Mayor be authorized to sign the
application.
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ATTACHMENTS:
Pet Smart Grant Application, Grant Proposal Checklist, Program Summary,
Proposal Details,.
~„ REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER.
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