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CONSENT CALENDAR
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: January 17, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Charles A. Montoya, City Manager;
Kris Watson, Director of Animal Services
Department: Animal Services
Subject: California for All Animals Grant Award
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024-001:
1. Accepting a grant award in the amount of $125,000 from UC Davis for animal services programs; and
2. Authorizing the City Manager to conduct all negotiations, signings, and submittals of all necessary documents to receive the grant award; and
3. Authorizing the Director of Finance and Management Services to amend the FY 2023/24 Budget to appropriate $125,000 of the grant funding in both revenues and expenditures for animal shelter programs and services.
Executive Summary
On December 19, 2023, the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program awarded a California For All Animals grant award in the amount of $125,000.00 to the City of San Bernardino Department of Animal Services. The award will be utilized to help pet owners secure veterinary care for their companion animals, including spay and neuter services, at participating veterinarians through a voucher program. There is no fiscal impact to the City for accepting the California for All Animals grant award.
Background
In 2021, Governor Newsom approved $50 Million dollars in grant funding for the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program to distribute to animal shelter and animal control organizations in the State of California under the California for All Animals initiative.
The goal of the grant funding is to reduce euthanasia of healthy and treatable animals impounded at shelters in California. Grant applications for this year were focused on 1 7
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preventing intake and keeping pets in their homes, decreasing length of stay in the shelter, and increasing live outcomes through foster, adoption and return to home/community. This grant cycle was titled “More Pets and People Together” and the application period ran from September 15 through September 29, 2023.
Discussion
The project proposal the Department submitted for the “More Pets and People Together” is focused on helping the community keep their pets, reducing impounds at the shelter and offering support to pet owners through a veterinary voucher program.
The $125,000.00 in grant funding will be utilized for vouchers that can be used by pet owners at multiple veterinarians throughout our region for spay, neuter, dental procedures, or other necessary veterinary medical care. The vouchers will be issued in amounts up to $500.00 per pet to help owners in our community cover the cost of veterinary bills. The Department is in contact with veterinary offices in our region to secure their participation in this initiative.
2021-2025 Strategic Targets and Goals
This project is consistent with Strategic Target No. 2: Focused, Aligned Leadership and Unified Community through community engagement and additional support for pet owners and Strategic Target No. 3: Improved Quality of Life for our residents and their pets by helping them secure needed veterinary care, including spay and neuter services at participating veterinarians in our region.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund for this project. The budget for fiscal year 2023/24 will need to be amended to include the $125,000 in grant funding.
Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2024-001:
1. Accepting a grant award in the amount of $125,000 from UC Davis for animal services programs; and
2. Authorizing the City Manager to conduct all negotiations, signings, and submittals of all necessary documents to receive the grant award; and
3. Authorizing the Director of Finance and Management Services to amend the FY 2023/24 Budget to appropriate $125,000 of the grant funding in both revenues and expenditures for animal shelter programs and services.
Attachments
1. Attachment 1: Notification of California for All Animals Grant Award 2023
2. Attachment 2: UC Davis Grant Agreement
3. Attachment 3: Resolution 2024-001
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Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:
May 4, 2022 Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-75, accepting a $5,000 California for All Animals welcome grant award from UC Davis.
August 17, 2022 Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-176, accepting $200,000 in grant funding from UC Davis.