REPORT

TO: Mayor and Council

FROM: Environmental Provection Committee

Re: S.P.C.A. Contract

Council will recali that the Committee reported in March of this year on the increase in Contract amount for the S.P.C.A. for 1376 and also the fact that the replacement of the incinerator was under consideration.

The Committee recommended approval of the new S.P.C.A. Contract amounting to $12,926.00 for the year, however, at that time the decision was deferred pending completion of the Budget.

Council will also recall that we have approved a $5,000.00 contribution ‘to the spay and neuter clinic but the Committee had recommended against

‘hiring an extra man and vehicle for dog patrol during the summer. months.

‘Bids have been called on the replacement of the pathological incinerator and it appears that the acceptable bid to provide a unit to meet the S.P.C.A. specifications will amount to a total of $14,403.00. The City's share of this unit will be approximately $4,000.00.

The Committee recommends that we endorse the 1976 Contract with the S.P.C.A. in the amount of $12,925.00 and that we also approve our share

‘of the incinerator replacement provided the Finance Committee feel that

the slight additional cost. can be met. It would appear that the commitments

to date with the Contract, the contribution to the spay-neuter clinic

and: the incinerator might place the total Budget approximately $1,500.00 over the $27,000.00 provided for in the 1976 Budget. It is possible that some of this excess will be met by increased revenues as dog licence

fees are being increased.

With respect to the bid for the incinerator, four bids were received as shown on the attached summary. The low bidder was not accepted due to the fact that their local yepresentative has gone out of business and

‘the unit did not meet the specifications on several points. The Purchasing