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Dog Control Office <br />Recommendation: Construct a 3,700 nsf office, on mimimal acreage, in proximity to <br />the new Humane Society complex. The facility should be sized to <br />accommodate approximately 30 parking spaces but would not <br />include a kennel. <br />Cost factors: The cost of the building is estimated at $400,000. Land costs in <br />the vicinity of the Humane Society are estimated at $35,000/acre. <br />Additional land development charges have not been calculated. <br />The relative small size of this project makes it possible to acquire <br />funding from contingency or other faciliry revenues. <br />Options Considered: The cost of this project would be reduced if the facility was <br />located on property currently owned by the County. Space may <br />be available at the Health campus in space vacated by the Juvenile <br />department or in the 3060 building vacated by the Parole and <br />Probation staff. Discussion also considered the possibility of a <br />joint faciliry combined with the Humane Society. If the County <br />determines that it is desirable to build a kennel in the future, <br />additional land can be purchased at that time. <br />Risks and <br />Liabilities: The department has included information that indicates that annual <br />funding for operations is in jeopardy. The department needs a <br />stable source of funding before new long term facilities are <br />constructed. More research is also required on an environmentally <br />safe way to wash and sanitize the trucks. It may be possible to use <br />the facilities at the Humane Society. <br />