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<br /> <br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: Animal Services <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: September 27, 2010 Agenda Item Number: B <br />Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Larry Hill <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5722 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />The purpose of the work session is to provide an update on activity responding to council direction <br />during the FY11 budget process on animal control services. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The City of Eugene contracts with Lane County Animal Services (LCAS) for enforcement, shelter, and <br />adoption services. The City also directly operates the low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinic. The clinic is a <br />successful prevention strategy to help control Eugene's pet population. In addition to operating at full <br />capacity for spay/neuter surgeries, the clinic offers basic health vaccinations for dogs and cats. <br /> <br />The following are outcomes of Animal Control identified in the City’s FY11 budget: <br />• <br />Manage dog behavior within the city limits. <br />• <br />Keep the dog and cat population under control. <br />• <br />Prevent community health problems. <br />• <br />Avoid human injury from animal bites. <br />• <br />Minimize traffic safety hazards caused by loose pets. <br />• <br />Prevent animal abuse. <br /> <br />In adopting the FY11 budget, council asked for the following: <br /> <br /> <br />Reach agreement on FY11 contract with Lane County implementing $100,000 budget reduction; <br /> <br /> <br />Ask the Municipal Court Judge to review the City’s current licensing and enforcement fee <br />schedules to determine if it would be appropriate to increase fees, and to implement <br />recommended fee increases; <br /> <br /> <br />Engage with stakeholders in the comprehensive review of animal services during the next 12 <br />months with the goal of identifying greater efficiencies and leveraging of community resources <br />for the delivery of animal services; and, <br /> <br /> <br />Treat any fee increases as new revenue to be in addition to current payment to Lane County <br />Animal Services. <br /> <br />Contract with Lane County Animal Services <br />The base contract fee is $585,000 for the period of July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011. In addition, Lane <br />County will retain 95 percent of revenues received from selling licenses to city residents, while five <br />percent of license revenues will be remitted to the City for low-income spay/neuter vouchers. <br /> <br />Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M100927\S100927B.doc1 <br /> <br /> <br />