April 1, 2026
Santa Ana Police Department
Attn: Cmdr. Sorenson
60 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92702
RE: OC Animal Care - Notice of Intent
Greetings:
Enclosed
for your reference are three copies of the new Animal Care Notice of Intent (NOI).
This notice includes a list of the Animal Care services that the County of Orange (County) intends to provide for your City during the upcoming fiscal-year, which spans from 07-01- 26 through 06-30-27, at an estimated Net Cost of $4,238,739.
The methodology used for calculating this estimate is based on the average net cost totals paid by each jurisdiction for services provided and user fees collected during the last two full fiscal-years (07-01-23 to 06-30-25). The Net Cost estimate for the previous NOI was calculated based on the number of Animal Control and Animal Shelter services provided to your City, along with the amount of fee revenue collected, during the most recent 12 months (03-01-24 through 02-28-25). The update in methodology reflects an effort to provide an estimate that normalizes any atypical service volumes.
For fiscal-year 2026-27, the Net Cost estimate for all Contract Cities and the County has increased by 3.07% to $21,523,232. This is primarily due to salary increases approved by the County in labor negotiations with all unions and the continual need for OC Animal Care to fill critical positions in order to provide the high-quality services expected. While a total of 126 filled positions and 17 vacancies is projected for the upcoming fiscal-year, please note that number may be adjusted mid-year in order to meet the current demands for service. The increase is also caused by the rising cost of many essential Animal Care items, which include pharmaceuticals, feed, and general animal supplies.
As stated in the Agreement for Provision of OC Animal Care Services, each City shall be billed either in equal installments based on its Notice of Intent for that year, or based on actual utilization for the period, whichever is greater for the first three quarters of the year with the final, fourth quarter billed on actual utilization for the full year of services.
Therefore, your City’s actual Net Cost for the entire fiscal-year may be higher or lower than the estimate provided. Also, if any of the previous Contract Cities no longer request services from OC Animal Care or if any new Cities request services, the year-end estimate will be recalculated and an updated version will be provided.
Please review the enclosed NOI, obtain the signature of your City’s authorized representative on all three copies, and return them to:
OC Animal Care
Attn: Joseph Powers
1630 Victory Road
Tustin, CA 92782
Once signed by the County, an executed original document will be returned to you.
Sincerely,
Joseph Powers
Budget Analyst
Enclosure
D
YLAN WRIGHT
DIRECTOR
OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES
CYMANTHA ATKINSON
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES
JOANNE VEEDOR
DIRECTOR
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
MONICA SCHMIDT
DIRECTOR
OC ANIMAL CARE
JULIA BIDWELL
DIRECTOR
OC HOUSING & COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
RENEE RAMIREZ
DIRECTOR
OC COMMUNITY SERVICES
PAM PASSOW
DIRECTOR
OC PARKS
JULIE QUILLMAN
COUNTY LIBRARIAN
OC PUBLIC LIBRARIES
1 6 3 0 V I C T O R Y R O A D
T U S T I N , C A 9 2 7 8 2
P H O N E : 7 1 4 - 9 3 5 - 6 8 4 8
F A X : 7 1 4 - 2 5 9 - 1 0 9 4
EXHIBIT 2