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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 8, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 9~Q - <br />SUBJECT: Approval of Contracts With Veterinarians To Provide Spay/Neuter Surgery <br />Services to the Orange County Animal Shelter <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIG HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Contracts w/ <br />Soren David Windram, DVM <br />d/b/a New Hope Animal Hospital <br />Marat Dubrovsky, DVM <br />d/b/a Nicks Raad Veterinary Clinic <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam .)ones, ext. 2650 <br />Gwen Harvey, ext 2307 <br />Joe Pulcinella, 933-3373 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve contracts with two area veterinarians to perform spay/neuter surgeries <br />for animals adopted from the Orange County Animal Shelter, effective .luly 1, 2004. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners at its meeting on April 20, 2004 <br />authorized staff to proceed with actions steps necessary for the transition of the Orange County <br />Animal Shelter from the Animal Protection Society of Orange County (APS) to direct operation <br />by the County through the office of the County Manager. The Board was informed at that time <br />of the need to move quickly to secure veterinarian services in order to assure every animal <br />adopted out of the shelter has been spayed ar neutered before going home to its new owner. <br />A proposal letter to area veterinarians was developed by asub-committee of the County <br />management team handling transition issues, consisting of Gwen Harvey (Assistant Manager), <br />Rosemary Summers (Health Director), Pam Jones (Purchasing/Central Services Director), Jae <br />Pulcinella (Shelter Director), John Sauls (Animal Control Director), and Kate Wilder, DVM <br />(Veterinarian representative on the Board of Health and member of the Animal Shelter <br />Operations Task Force). Of the four responses received by the May 14, 2001 deadline, three <br />were deemed responsive to the Request for Proposals terms quoted in the solicitation. These <br />were: <br />1. Marat Dubrovsky, DVM <br />Nicks Road Veterinary Clinic <br />