PRESENTATIONS
Animal Care & Control
Animal Shelter Update
Animal Shelter Update
Agenda
- Operational Timeline
- Temporary Shelter Status
- Animal Placement Success
- Future Shelter Site
- Proposed Plans
- Questions
Operational Timeline
April 30, 2023
- Contract ended with
VVAPL
May 1, 2023
- Temporary Animal
Shelter was established
- Animal Intake
- Palmdale Yard
- Animal Adoptions
- Animal Control
Office
- Retail Partners
May 1, 2023
- Evaluate potential
Animal Shelter
Locations
June 15, 2023
- Toured former Goodwill
High School
- Located in Old
Town near Eva
Dell Park and
Wellness Center
December 14, 2023
- Victor Valley Union
High School District
Board of Trustees
unanimously approved
a five-year lease and
all proposed site
improvements.
Temporary Shelter Status
- Animal Intake
- Increased kennels
from 64 to 77
- Setup a tent and built
roofs around the
kennels
- Animal Adoptions
- 20 kennels
May 2023 thru December 2023
Animals Adopted- 155
Animals Rescued- 96 to 21 rescues
Adoption Events- 39
Off Site Events
Home Depot- Kid’s Club Events 3 Events
Costco
Farmer’s Market Victor Valley College
Fall Festival
Low-Cost vaccination Shot Clinics
Animal Placement
Success
Future Shelter Site
Building Rehab
- Admin. Offices
- Restrooms
- Veterinarian Suite
- Laundry Area
- Supplies Area
- Quarantine/Treatment/Isolation Areas
- Feline Facilities
- Adoption Waiting Room/Animal Intake
Proposed
Plans
Grounds Improvement
- Landscape and Maintenance
- Insulated Building
- Covered Concrete Pad
- Kennel Capabilities: Approx. 200
- Equestrian Animals Area
- Kennel Drainage Systems
- Animal Enrichment Areas
- Perimeter Fence Security
- Parking Area Restoration
Proposed Plans
(Cont.)
Questions?
2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
2023
YEAR
IN
REVIEW
• LAUNCHED OPENGOV
• COMPLETED WATER AND SOLID WASTE RATE STUDIES
• INCREASED BANDWIDTH SPEED AND HARDWARE UPGRADES
• UPGRADED 34 SWITCHES IN ALL OFFSITE LOCATIONS
PUBLIC SAFETY
• NEW POLICE STATION
CONCEPTUAL DESIGNED
• ADDED 16 NEW ALPRS
• ADDED FIRE POSITIONS
⚬ EMS & LATERAL
FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS
• NEW TYPE 1 ENGINES IN SERVICE
• ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY ANIMAL
SHELTER
• SIGNED LEASE WITH VVUHSD FOR
PERMANENT SHELTER
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
CSL Plasma
Carmax
Superior Grocers
• WELCOMED MORE THAN 200 NEW COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES
Amazon
Iron Mountain
BUSINESS GROWTH AT SCLA
• LAUNCED OLD TOWN FAÇADE PROGRAM
REDUCE
HOMELESSNESS
• OPENED OUR WELLNESS CENTER
• AWARDED GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS
• RE -INSTITUTED NO CAMPING ORDINANCE
CLEANER
VICTORVILLE
• ABATEMENT EFFORTS HEAVILY ENFORCED TO KEEP OUR
CITY CLEAN
• IMPLEMENTED RESIDENTIAL ORGANICS RECYCLING
PROGRAM
• EXPANDED CODE COMPLIANCE
• LAUNCHED COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
INVEST IN
INFRASTRUCTURE
• OPENED GREEN TREE EXTENSION
• COMPLETED BEAR VALLEY ROAD BRIDGE
WIDENING
• OLD TOWN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTED WERE
CONDUCTED
• BUILD NEW SUBSTATION AT SCLA
• CONTINUED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON
INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATION AND
OUTREACH
• LIHWAP HELPED 850 WATER CUSTOMERS
• NEW LIBRARY DESIGN COMPLETE
• VICTORVILLE 101
• INCREASED AT TENDENCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS
• CONTINUES EFFORTS TO STRONGLY COMMUNICATE WITH THE
COMMUNITY
• INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS AND
SPORTS
Paramedic Scholarships
• AWARDED AVIATION &
PARAMEDIC SCHOLARSHIPS
• SIGNIFICANT PARK IMPROVEMENTS
• SMART BENCHES INSTALLED
• FREE LITTLE LIBRARY INSTALLED
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND
SUSTAINABILITY
• LAUNCHED OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
• LAUNCHED PILOT MENTORSHIP
• HOSTED ‘TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY’
THANK
YOU