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City of Long Beach
Working Together to Serve
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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Honorable Mayor Richardson and Members of the City Council Daryl Supernaw, Councilmember, Fourth District
Transfer of Funds: The Little Lion Foundation
RECOMMENDATION:
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,000, offset by the Fourth Council District One-time District Priority Funds transferred from the Citywide Activities Department to provide support to The Little Lion Foundation (LLF) for their ongoing euthanasia-prevention efforts of small cats and kittens; and Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,000 to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
DISCUSSION:
The Little Lion Foundation (LLF) is a volunteer-based team dedicated to saving cats and kittens in need. They focus on orphaned and medically challenged kittens. Their end goal is to find these animals a safe and permanent home. Recently, The Little Lion Foundation was called upon to assist the City's Animal Care Services Bureau with an animal hoarding case. The LLF provided quarantine care for four weeks, and upon veterinarian clearance, all cats were adopted and/or transferred to rescue partners. A contribution to The Little Lion Foundation will supplement the use of resources for this recent case and will provide support for their continued services tci the Long Beach community.
This matter has been reviewed by Recovery Budget Officer Dee Okam on March 9, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This recommendation requests the City Manager to provide a contribution to The Little Lion Foundation {LLF) for their ongoing euthanasia-prevention efforts of small cats and kittens. The total appropriation increase of $1,000 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department will be offset by a decrease in appropriation of the Fourth Council District One-time District Priority Funds in the General Fund in the Citywide Activities Department. This recommendation is anticipated to require a minimal level of staff hours beyond the budgeted scope of duties and is expected to have minimal impact on existing City Council priorities. There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.