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Clear Lake council orders RFP for animal services after terminating North Bay contract; public urges spay‑neuter clinic and no‑kill conditions
Summary
After notifying North Bay Animal Services of contract termination, the Clear Lake City Council gave staff direction by consensus to develop a request for proposals to run animal care and control services. Dozens of residents urged greater spay‑and‑neuter access, preservation of current staff jobs and consideration of no‑kill provisions.
Clear Lake — The City Council directed the city manager on Aug. 21 to prepare a request for proposals to replace the current animal care and control contract after announcing a termination notice to North Bay Animal Services earlier this month.
City Manager Alan Flora told the council that the council issued a notice of termination to North Bay Animal Services on Aug. 15; under the contract's six‑month notice period the formal handoff was described in staff comments as expected in early February. Flora presented a draft timeline that would bring a proposed RFP to the council on Sept. 4, release the RFP about Sept. 11, allow roughly 30 days for proposals, proceed with proposal review through October and November, and aim for contract approval Dec. 4 with a transition into January and February.
The council gave direction by consensus for staff to develop the RFP and to involve two council members in drafting and review. Council Member Jessica Downey was specifically named as one of those two members; council members also discussed having a regional distribution for the…
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