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5 yr. contract approved by RDOS board

dog pound wikiAdministrative Recommendation:

THAT the a 5 year contract for Dog Control Services for Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, E, F and G be awarded to K9 Control (of Falkland BC ), for a total contract price of $65,000, effective February 1, 2015

Animal Control Bylaws #1838 (Areas A, C, D, E, and F), #1991 (Area B) and #1992 (Area G).

There are Animal Control Bylaws for all Electoral Areas except for Area “H”. Animal control service has been provided for the past 10 years by Marshall Enforcement Services (originally Marshall and Daniels). The service is focused on dog control.
The current service is operated out of Osoyoos and impoundments have historically been in the Town of
Osoyoos animal shelter. More recently, the City of Penticton Animal Shelter has been accessed for dogs that are impounded in the surrounding Penticton area. The contract is currently on a month to month basis. The contractor costs of the animal control service in 2012 was $56,864, in 2013 was $55,793, and is to date in 2014 $47,010 (January to November 30). It is estimated that the average monthly contract cost has been $4561 over the past three years.

In 2014 the RDOS entered into a formal agreement with Osoyoos for temporary use of the shelter facility for Areas “A”, “B”, “C”, and “G” for a 1 year period. This was renewed until June 2015. Also in 2014 a 10 year Agreement was reached with the City of Penticton for use of the new animal control facility currently under construction. The cost is $7500 per year for 3 kennels. A new pound facility is proposed to be constructed in the Town of Oliver in 2015 and it is proposed that the RDOS enter into a long term agreement with the Town with discussions beginning early in the new year.

The securing of animal control facilities in Penticton together with the one in the south Okanagan will overcome one of the main concerns with the current Animal Control service – namely the distance

K-9 will locate a full time person in OK Falls to run the entire system. K-9 is not involved in any other business unlike some other companies interested in the contract.