HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7209 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 7209
*tpTtRf To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 4, 1987
Subject: ANIMAL SHELTER ALTERNATIVES
The City Council , on June 30, 1987, received Informal Report No. 7201 ,
"Animal Shelter Construction Alternatives", outlining different
alternatives which could be considered to address the need of the animal
shelter. The Council also viewed a video tape of the current conditions
at the animal shelter.
The alternatives listed in IR No. 7201 included the following:
1 ) Lease Purchase Option;
2) Immediate City Financed Construction;
3) Include the projection in the next bond election.
The City Council requested that staff review the private sector interest
in a lease/lease purchase option and the post construction operation
of the facility. Dr. Brooks Taylor has been in contact with several
individuals and groups and found some interest in either of these two
alternatives.
These alternatives are listed in the order that staff recommends.
Opp, Lease Purchase Option
This alternative would require the City to have the specifications
and the design of the facility completed so that interested parties
could submit bids on the same facility. The City would also be required
to make annual payments (approximately $160,000 annually) to the Lessor
for the use of the facility. The funds for the lease payments will
need to be included in the Health Department
Next Bond Election
The City Council may choose to include the animal shelter in the next
bond election. This alternative would delay the construction of the
facility by at least two years.
Immediate City Financed Construction
An immediate City financed construction would require the use of a
reserve account. Another option to this alternative is to form a group
which could seek donations from the private sector to cover part or
all of the cost involved in the construction of the facility.
Staff seeks guidance from the City Council on this matter.
Douglas Harman
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS