City Council

F.4.\nEXPANSION OF THE TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR) PROGRAM AND\nLOW-COST VETERINARY AND ANIMAL CARE SERVICES [L.\nMEISTER, C. BYERS]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider directing staff to conduct\ntargeted outreach to veterinary clinics and animal shelters to identify\npotential partners interested in providing low-cost veterinary and animal\ncare services for low-income or disabled residents. These services may\ninclude: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) support, and cat transitional care\nprograms, as well as general veterinary care and spay/neuter programs.\nThe focus will be on supporting the City’s existing TNR program and low-\nincome or disabled residents who face financial barriers to accessing\nveterinary care.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Direct staff to engage in outreach to local\nveterinary clinics and animal shelters to identify businesses and\norganizations interested in partnering with the City to expand the City’s\ntrap-neuter-return (TNR) program and offer low-cost veterinary services;\nand 2) Return to Council with a program proposal and budget based on\nthe interest from local providers and research into what other city/county\nprograms are available.