Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie Robinson, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA:
☒ Regular RCA
☐ Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Participation (if applicable): N/A
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
title
Request by Public Health Services for approval to submit an application to Petco Love for grant funds in the amount of $55,000, with no required match, for the Petco Love/Animal Welfare Organization Program.
end
Background and Discussion:
Veterinary Public Health, a division of Public Health Services, provides veterinary care and adoption services for homeless pets, a low-cost pet clinic for the public, zoonotic disease surveillance, responsible pet ownership education, as well as animal control services in neighborhoods throughout unincorporated Harris County.
Expected Impact:
This funding is expected to improve the health and comfort of animals at Harris County Pets and support various shelter initiatives in striving for positive outcomes for animals. The funding will support the growth of critical Harris County Pets programs and activities such as foster care, animal enrichment, and volunteer engagement.
Alternative Options:
The alternate options for this funding would be to use our existing funding to continue providing the services listed above, but in a limited capacity.
Alignment with Goal(s):
☐ Justice and Safety
☐ Economic Opportunity
☐ Housing
☒ Public Health
☐ Transportation
☐ Flooding
☐ Environment
☐ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any): N/A
Location:
Address (if applicable list below):
☒ Countywide
☐ Precinct 1
☐ Precinct 2
☐ Precinct 3
☐ Precinct 4
|
Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
|
Service Name |
- Pet Wellness |
FY 21-22 |
Estimates |
|
|
|
|
FY 22 |
Next 3 FYs |
|
Incremental Expenditures |
|
Labor Expenditures |
- |
- |
- |
|
Non-Labor Expenditures |
- |
55K |
- |
|
Total Incremental Expenditures |
- |
55K |
- |
|
Funding Sources (General Fund, PIC Fund, Debt or CP, Grants, or Other - Please Specify) |
|
Existing Budget |
General Fund |
- |
|
|
|
|
Grants |
- |
55K |
|
|
|
Other - Special Revenue |
- |
|
|
|
Total Current Budget |
- |
- |
- |
|
Additional Budget Requested |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Additional Budget Requested |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Funding Sources |
- |
55K |
|
|
Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
|
Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
|
Additional Positions Requested |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Implementation Date: September 15, 2021
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note:
☒ Not an emergency, disaster recovery, or COVID-19 related item
☐ Emergency Item
☐ COVID-19 related Item
☐ Disaster Recovery related Item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Gwen Sims, Deputy Director, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): Request For Proposal