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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting —May 24, 2011 <br />wish to table action on this item until the <br />issue is resolved, but offered Ms. Toppel an <br />opportunity to make her presentation. <br />Ms. Toppel noted that the city received a <br />proposal from the Humane Society in March <br />of 2010 for combining operations. The <br />proposal was that the city would maintain its <br />current facility and current employees and <br />transport animals to the Humane Society. In <br />addition to an annual contract fee, the city <br />would pay a fee per animal transferred to the <br />Humane Society. The Humane Society <br />would keep all revenues from licensing, <br />reclaimed animals and adoptions. Ms. <br />Toppel, Gary Libby, Valerie Schey of CARE <br />and Mayor Luecke, met to consider the <br />propopsal. The proposal would cost the city <br />more per year than operating our own <br />facility. The current facility is in need of <br />major repairs. The suggestion to keep that <br />facility running is not an option. Ms. Toppel <br />stressed that the proposal is not something <br />the city has not considered. She does not <br />believe it requires additional time to <br />consider. It is urgent to begin construction <br />of a new facility. <br />Ms. Toppel reported that the initial estimate <br />for construction of the new shelter was <br />$5,000,000. At that time is was an educated <br />guess as to how much was going to be <br />needed. Code Enforcement /Animal Control <br />did not have building plans in hand at that <br />time because it did not have the funds to pay <br />the architect for building plans. They pared <br />the project down to a cost of $1,500,000, an <br />actual engineering estimate, then went out for <br />bid in June 2010. The bids came in over <br />budget. There was one contractor out of Ft. <br />Wayne who came in very close to the <br />estimate, however, they've since had issues <br />11 <br />