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Orange County Grand Jury
• 2014-2015
The Orange County Animal Shelter:*
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Findings 4 findings
F1
The Grand Jury has concluded that the County's lack of leadership, lack of commitment to animal care, and the prioritization of other Orange County Community Resources Department functions ahead of Orange County Animal Care are the primary reasons for failure to address the need of new Animal Shelter facilities.
F2
The 18 cities that contract with Orange County Animal Care for shelter services have not had an opportunity to contribute to capital costs for a new Animal Shelter facility, or facilities, because they have not been shown any conceptual plans or drawings of planned projects with cost estimates.
F3
The County has not developed any viable conceptual plan for a new animal shelter facility at the Marine Corps Air Station-Tustin, or at any other location, for presentation to the 18 contracting cities despite the cities' need to see plans before committing to support the project.
F4
Multiple county animal shelters are the standard throughout California counties of similar geographic size and population. In the event of a shutdown at the Orange County Animal Shelter because of quarantine, earthquake, or other disaster, animal-care services in the unincorporated areas of Orange County and the contract cities would cease. RECOMMENDATIONS In accordance with California Penal Code Sections 933 and 933.05, the 2014-15 Grand Jury requires responses from each agency affected by the recommendations presented in this section. The responses are to be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court. Based on its investigation of Orange County Animal Care, the 2014-2015 Orange County Grand Jury makes the following four recommendations:
Recommendations 4
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R1The Orange County Board of Supervisors, County Executive Officer, and Director of Community Resources should place a high priority on the design and construction of new, adequately sized, staffed, and funded animal shelter facilities; and should pursue this long overdue project until such time that construction is completed. (F-1, F-4)
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R2The Orange County Board of Supervisors should investigate and analyze the advisability and feasibility of selecting two or three sites for construction of animal care shelters to provide services accessible to all parts of the County. (F-4) The Orange County Animal Shelter: the Facility, the Function, the Future
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R3R4 1 County Chief Executive Officer Х Х Х Х 2 Director of Orange County Community Resources Х Х Х Х 3 Orange County Board of Supervisors Х Х Х Х 4 Mayor City of Anaheim 5 Mayor City of Brea Х City of Cypress Х 6 Mayor 7 Mayor City of Fountain Valley Х 8 Mayor City of Fullerton Х Х City of Garden Grove 9 Mayor Х 10 Mayor City of Huntington Beach 11 Mayor City of Laguna Hills Х 12 Mayor City of Lake Forest Х City of Orange Х 13 Mayor 14 Mayor City of Placentia Х Х 15 Mayor City of Rancho Santa Margarita 16 Mayor City of San Juan Capistrano Х 17 Mayor City of Santa Ana Х 18 Mayor Х City of Stanton Х 19 Mayor City of Tustin Х City of Villa Park 20 Mayor X 21 Mayor City of Yorba Linda The Orange County Animal Shelter: the Facility, the Function, the Future
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R4The 18 contracting cities need to review their long-term commitment to be part of Orange County Animal Care as opposed to pursuing animal-care opportunities on their own or joining with neighboring cities that have shelters. The contracting cities need to demand that the County provide them a viable plan with cost and schedule estimates for a new facility or facilities to evaluate as part of their commitment review. (F-4)
Agency Responses 13
Government agencies' official responses to this report's findings and recommendations. Click on a response to see the structured breakdown.
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