RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Animal Services Director, or designee, to accept the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation award in the amount of $100,000, to be utilized for enhancing the Departments ability to respond to disasters.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department's County Animal Response Team (CART) is funded through general fund. This grant funding will fund the CART program 100% for fiscal year 2021/22. There is no County match.
BACKGROUND:
In August 2021, Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) provided animal rescue, evacuation and sheltering support to El Dorado County in response to the Caldor Fire.
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