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<br />Item No 8A <br />Meeting Date: February 9, 2015 <br />Type of Business: Consent Agenda <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Thomas Kinney, Chief of Police <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8371 for Authorization to Approve a Contract for <br />Animal Impoundment Services with Brighton Veterinary <br />Hospital <br /> <br />Introduction: <br />The police department has utilized the services of Brighton Veterinary Hospital at 2615 <br />Mississippi St in New Brighton for well over twenty years. The hospital is conveniently <br />located off of Silver Lake Road in New Brighton. Brighton Veterinary Hospital provides <br />boarding for stray and impounded animals and is set up to provide access twenty four <br />hours a day, seven days week, for members of the police department to deposit any <br />impounded animal. The release and fee payment is a service provided by the hospital. The <br />last signed contract was in place for the year 2010. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />The police department provides animal control services for the City and is occasionally <br />called upon to pick up stray dogs. A need exists to house these impounded animals in a <br />secure and clean facility that can offer the proper veterinary care, if necessary. The hospital <br />will also handle the release and collection of all fees from owners who claim the animal. In <br />an effort to update their records, Brighton Veterinary Hospital initiated the renewal of a <br />contract between the City of Mounds View and the Vet Hospital. The City has been very <br />satisfied with the services offered by the staff at Brighton Vet. There are limited alternatives <br />offering the same 24 hour access for animal impoundment and no other facility as <br />conveniently located. <br /> <br />Brighton Veterinary will charge the City $375 per month less any fees collected from the <br />animal owner for the number of animals impounded and boarded at their facility. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends the approval of the contract with Brighton Veterinary Services at a cost <br />of $375 per month less any fees collected by the Hospital. The contract would be in effect <br />from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. <br /> <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br /> <br /> <br />__________________ <br />Thomas Kinney <br />Chief of Police <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />