TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer - Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Katie Ribardiere - Animal Shelter Manager
SUBJECT: Animal Shelter Closure
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Public Works requests authorization to close the Animal Shelter on Thursday, December 21, 2023, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to hold an all-hands meeting and recognition of staff, volunteers and partners of the Napa County Animal Shelter.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Approval to close the Animal Shelter on Thursday December 21, 2023, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. will allow management to recognize the contribution to the welfare of animals in our community and to hold an all-hands meeting while staff, volunteers, and partners are all together. The meeting would occur between 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the remaining half hour would be for Animal Shelter staff to perform closing duties. Approval of the request would reduce Animal Shelter operating hours to the public for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Public Works (Fund 1000, Subdivision 1220000) |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
Closure of the Animal Shelter provides an opportunity for an all-hands meeting of Animal Shelter staff, volunteers and partners and allows management to recognize the contribution of these individual to animal welfare in Napa County. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
None |
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Consequences if not approved: |
The staff, volunteers and partners will not benefit from an all-hands meeting. |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Effective and Open Government |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Napa County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center is built of dedicated staff, volunteers and partners that contribute to the wellbeing of the animals in our community and in particular the animals that are in the care of the Napa County Animal Shelter. Approval to close the Animal Shelter to the public from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on December 21, 2023, will provide an opportunity to hold an all-hands meeting while staff, volunteers, and partners are all together and allow management to recognize staff, volunteers, and partners for their work in providing care, enrichment, educational services, public safety services, rehabilitate services, and other duties that support the community and animals at the Napa County Animal Shelter.