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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Approve of the proposed plan for the design, development, and construction of the new Animal Shelter Facility at the Shinn Ranch location; and
2) Direct said Department to undertake Phase 1 of the plan, including amending the original purchase agreement for the Shinn property in order to finalize the alignment of the access road to the Facility, constructing the access road to the facility location, and doing the necessary site improvements. (Est. Time: 1 Hr.) ( Cont'd 6/29/10, Item 66)
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: There is no net cost to the County General Fund associated with this agenda item.
Background:
The West Slope Animal Shelter was previously housed at the City of Placerville’s (City) wastewater treatment plant site. However, in February, 2004, the City informed the County that it would not be renewing the lease due to an expansion project at the plant. In March 2004, the then General Services Department identified the replacement of the Placerville Animal Shelter in the Master Facility Plan. In November 2006, the County purchased a proposed site off Mother Lode Drive (Shinn property) for the construction of a new facility. During the 2007/2008 fiscal year, the General Services Department, in partner with the Health Services Department, completed a study and design for a new shelter facility on the Shinn property. Due to budgetary constraints at the time, the facility was not constructed.
In March 2009, responsibilities for the County’s facilities were assigned to DOT. Since that time, DOT has continued the work started by the General Services Department on the new Animal Shelter, to include most recently, analyzing a proposal for an alternate location for the facility at 4461 Business Drive. This alternative was the subject of discussion at the May 18, 2010 Board of Supervisors meeting. At that meeting, the Board directed DOT to drop this alternative from furt...
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