HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005/08/23 - Minutes - CC Min(Animal Shelter) August 23, 2005
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Meetinq
A. CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council was held on Tuesday, August 23, 2005, in the
City Council Chambers at City Hall, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Mayor William J. Alexander called
the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Present were Councilmembers: Rex Gutierrez, L. Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo, Diane Williams and
Mayor William J. Alexander.
Also present were: Jack Lam, City Manager; Pamela Easter, Deputy City Manager; Kimberly Thomas,
Management Analyst III; Fabian Villenas, Management Analyst II; Sig Dellhime, Management Analyst II;
Mark Salazar, Code Enforcement Supervisor; Shirr'l Griffin, Office Specialist II; and Kathy Scott, Deputy
City Clerk.
B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
No communication was made from the public.
[ C. ITEM(S) OFBUSINESS
C1. PRESENTATION ON ANIMAL SHELTER TRANSITION PLANNING FOR RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY MR. NATHAN WINOGRAD OF NO KILL SOLUTIONS
Jack Lam, AICP, City Manager, announced that a few months ago the City retained the services of Mr.
Winograd of "No Kill Solutions" to develop a transition plan to move from a County-operated to City-
operator shelter. Mr. Lam said Mr. Winograd is present this evening to provide the City with his Phase I
recommendations.
Mr. Winograd of No Kill Solutions stated he has a complete report for each Councilmember in
excess of 100 pages that will also be available on the City's Website as of August 24, 2005. He
said the purpose of tonight is to talk about the issues that the City faces in terms of transitioning
from a contracted to a City-run shelter and some issues that are going to be faced by himself,
staff and City Council, and its role in the next 7+ months and how the public can be involved.
Mr. Winograd presented a PowerPoint presentation on "Shelter Transition Planning" (on file in the
City Clerk's Office). Mr. Winograd also provided to the Councilmembers a report for "Shelter
Transition Planning for Rancho Cucamonga and No Kill program Area" dated August 23, 2005. A
copy of this report is on file in the City Clerk's Office.
In conclusion, Mr. Winograd stated that given the complexity of the undertaking to start a new
program from scratch, he has completed a potential timeline for consideration based on his
experiences which he believes is the standard of one year:
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
August 23, 2005
Page '~
~ Week of August 22, 2005 Study Session
> Mid to End October, 2005 Council Direction
Approval of transition, preliminary costs
Definition of "No Kill"
Set service levels
Approve operating budget
Approve initial capital budget
Approve transition timing
Approve personnel hiring needs
Approve field services
Approve architectural review
~ Late Nov. to Early December, 2005 Study Session
- Policies & Procedures
> December, 2005 Select Architects
> Early to Mid February, 2006 Approval of Policies & Procedures
> Early March, 2006 Study Session: Capital Improvements
> Mid to End March, 2006 Complete Purchasing
> Early April, 2006 Complete Hiring Process
> Early to Mid April, 2006
- Approval of Capital budget (bldg)
- Approval of Capital scope
> May through June, 2006 Training & Team Building
> Early June, 2006 Capital Improvements (short term
completed)
> July 1,2006 Take Over Administration of Shelter
A short question and answer period ensued between City Councilmembers and Mr. Winograd.
Mr. Winograd emphasized that if it (the transition) can be done faster, it will be done faster.
Councilmembers stated that they would like to hold a meeting/workshop prior to October to address
concerns/issues they might have after reading the report and would also like an opportunity to receive
comments from the general public.
I D. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by Michael, seconded by Williams to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously 5-0-0. The
meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m.
Respectfully submitted.~
Kathryn L. Scott, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
Approved: September 7, 2005