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Council backs foster incentives, reduced dog adoption fees and places animal‑shelter expansion on CIP list
Summary
After presentations and extensive public comment, council directed staff to implement a foster incentive program, reduce dog adoption fees and add the Phase 2 animal shelter expansion concept to the city’s capital improvement program for further consideration.
The City Council agreed to direct staff to implement two programmatic steps—(1) a foster incentive program and (2) reduced adoption fees for adult dogs—and to add the Phase 2 animal shelter expansion concept to the City’s capital improvement project list for future consideration.
Animal Services Manager Britney Pascual and consultant Indigo Architects described Phase 2 as a modular expansion that would add six additional dog kennels, a separate cattery, a medical/prep area and an on‑site veterinary clinic possibility, increased parking and a community room for outreach and training. Staff presented several programmatic items to reduce intake,…
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