DEPARTMENT: Animal Care Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Kathy Davis
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Lease with Brooks Development Authority through November 30, 2014 for use of two acres improved with kennel facilities for animal shelter use
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing a lease with Brooks Development Authority (BDA) to utilize existing kennels to house pets who must be held for rabies observation or who are associated with a cruelty investigation for a period of 10 months until the construction of new kennels at the ADL facility are finalized.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In FY 2010, ACS partnered with the Brooks Development Authority (BDA) to address the high stray/roaming pet population. As part of that partnership, BDA leased an existing kennel space to ACS for 2 years at no cost to the city. This facility currently acts as an overflow kennel for ACS; giving the shelter the ability to increase the number of pets it is responsible for picking up by approximately 6,000. In January 2012, ACS and BDA renewed the lease at Brooks for an additional 2 years. This lease will expire in January 2014.
Over the course of the last few years, ACS has established strategies to help increase its capacity in order to offset the capacity gained through the Brooks Facility. In October 2013, ACS opened up its new adoption center located at Brackenridge Park. This facility, operated and managed by San Antonio Pets Alive!, ensures that an additional 3,000 pets annually receive a live outcome. This facility is the culmination of work that began prior to FY 2010.
In FY 2012, ACS worked with the community to ensure funding was provided in the 2012 Bond to increase ACS holding capacity. In FY 2013, ACS partnered with Animal Defense League (ADL) for the building of additional kennels located at ADL's facility. These kennels are scheduled to be completed in November 2014 and will allow ACS to increase its capacity by 3,184 ...
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