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West Richland Police Department 3805 W. Van Giesen Street * West Richland, WA 99353 * www.westrichland.org * (509) 967-3425 * FAX (509) 967-2251 Animal Shelter Town Hall West Richland Animal Control Services History • Basic Animal Control Services • ACO Responsibilities • • • • • Call Response Animal Impounds / Care Investigations & Enforcement Community Awareness / Education Volunteer Support • Current Authorized Staffing • .75 FTE • *½ of 2013 the position was vacant which impacted all aspects of animal services Service Demands Calls for Service • Five Year Average • 2013 429 454 Impounds • Five Year Average • 2013 145 133 West Richland Dog Licensing Currently cats do not require licensing • Average number of licenses 1020 (yr) *Five Year Average • 2014 Projected Number of Licenses 1152 • License Revenue $20,160 *Estimated based on $17.50 – unaltered dog Budget 2014 Animal Control Budget $67,500 • .75 FTE Animal Control Officer • Rental of Shelter space • Operations (vehicle, supplies, services, etc.) Donations • $1000 received in private donations West Richland is a Growing Community 19,000 17,442 18,000 16,343 17,000 16,000 15,000 14,000 12,570 13,080 13,000 12,000 11,000 11,385 11,811 12,200 10,916 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Shelter History Well # 6 since 1998 • Six dog pens, Cat area (Remains in use) • Covered area open on sides • Water and limited power Dogs moved due to residential development and concern over noise Private Property location since 2010 • • • • Nine individual pens Shelter covered and walled on 2.5 sides Not accessible to public Water and limited power Future Shelter Considerations • Location compatible with surroundings • Environmental Control • Ease of public access • Permanency • Expandable • Expanded use of volunteers • Possible co-located amenities Future • Receive public input • Assess possible locations, facility design, costs • City Council Workshop for discussion • Final recommendation developed for Council consideration • Council Decision on Location and timeline • Develop and execute construction plan • Continue to Expand Partnerships (Intro) Questions? Small Group Discussion Group Questions: 1. What level of service makes the most sense? (10 Min) 2. Essential characteristics of facility site/location? (10 Min) 3. What are your chief concerns? (10 Min) 4. What are our unique opportunities? (10 Min) 5. Top 2 ideas to report out? (5 Min)