Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton ─ Interim Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Memorandum of Understanding
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Bissell Pet Foundation to provide veterinary services for certain animals in the custody of Harris County Veterinary Public Health - Harris County Pets at no cost to the County.
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Background and Discussion:
The shortage of veterinarians has impacted Harris County Pets by lagging surgeries, longer to care for animals in the shelter and owned animals seen in the public wellness clinic.
Expected Impact:
The services provided by the independent contractor will reduce the number of unaltered animals in Harris County, thus reducing the number of animals able to reproduce that contribute to the high stray animal population and improving the health of dogs and cats in Harris County.
Alternative Options:
Not approving this MOU would increase animal care and surgery wait times for the animal residents of HCP vets due the number of vacant veterinarian positions.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: December 10, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): December 10, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Corey Steele, Director of Veterinary Public Health, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): Bissell MOU