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`o. Request for Council Action
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Date: February 21, 2017
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Mark Scott, City Manager A1"
By: Jarrod Burguan, Chief of Police
Oscar Perez, Animal Control Manager
Subject: Advanced Pet Care Animal Hospital
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino,
California, authorizing the Director of Finance to increase the Purchase Order issued to
Advanced Pet Care Animal Hospital to $78,000.
Background
The Fiscal Year 2016/2017 Adopted Budget for Animal Control allowed for additional
veterinary expense, however due to increased animal health issues, reallocation of
funds are required.
Discussion
The Animal Control Department is requesting that the purchase order for the City's
primary veterinary service provider, Dr. Bishay/Advanced Pet Care, be increased by
$30,000 to a total of $78,000 for FY 2016/17 to allow Dr. Bishay/Advanced Pet Care to
provide for the proper health care of the animals housed at the City Shelter. Dr. Bishay
of Advanced Pet Care was selected for FY 2016/2017 to provide our primary veterinary
services for the shelter. Dr. Bishay has obtained an off-site Drug Enforcement Agency
(DEA) license which enables him to purchase and monitor the use of specified
medicinal controlled substances at the shelter. The City is required to have a licensed
veterinarian doctor or technician for this purpose. The maintenance cost for the
monitoring and tracking of the Animal Control controlled substances is $500 per month.
Dr. Bishay and Advanced Pet Care also provide on-site and off-site veterinarian care for
animal shelter dogs and cats. A licensed veterinarian visits the animal shelter one day
per week for 2 hours, at a cost of $150 per hour. The visiting veterinarian helps mitigate
illnesses that could spread throughout the shelter as well as re-examining animals that
have had previous treatment reducing the need for animals to be transported to the
veterinarian hospital. Staff recommends increasing the visits made by Dr. Bishay to two
times a week since the City currently does not have a Registered Veterinary Technician
times a week since the City currently does not have a Registered Veterinary Technician
(RVT) on staff. The City of San Bernardino Animal Control has experienced a multitude
of virus outbreaks in the past 6 months, requiring additional veterinary care of the
animals at the shelter.
Staff recommends that Dr. Bishay and Advanced Pet Care remain the selected
veterinary service for the City of San Bernardino Animal Shelter and that the current
purchase order for Advanced Pet Care be increased to a total of $78,000 utilizing
existing funds within the Animal Control budget.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact; all funds have been appropriated in the FY16/17 Adopted
Budget. Funds will need to be transferred from Other Operating Expenses to Other
Professional Services. The Other Operating Expenses account includes $42,956
originally budgeted for Vehicle Maintenance and repairs. $30,000 of those funds will be
transferred to the Other Professional Services account to be added to the Advanced Pet
Care Purchase Order under Veterinarian Services.
Conclusion
Authorize the Director of Finance to increase the Purchase Order issued to Advanced
Pet Care Animal Hospital to $78,000 and transfer funds within the Animal Shelter
Adopted Budget.
Attachments
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Ward:
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions: