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<br />Zuniga, Diana <br />From:Jackie Lamirande <lagunajackie@aol.com> <br />Sent:Thursday, February <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:OC Cities are Badly Served by the County Animal Shelter. Is Reform Possible? <br /> Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br /> <br />Did you see the opinion piece I published in Voice of OC? <br /> <br /> <br />https://voiceofoc.org/2025/02/lamirande-oc-cities-are-badly-served-by-the-county-animal-shelter-is-reform- <br />possible/ <br /> <br /> <br />The city has a contract with OC Animal Care. The contract expires on May 30 2026. What are you going to <br />do afterwards? You need to consider multiple options. <br /> <br />Ask the county to put the shelter operations out to bid. Non-profits can then bid to offer superior services at a <br />lower price. <br /> <br />If the county refuses, look for local non-profits that can provide these services to the city. <br /> <br />If you do nothing, you’ll be at the mercy of the county. The county is exploiting the cities, running a mediocre <br />shelter and feeding its bureaucracy with the cities’ dollars <br /> <br /> <br />Jackie Lamirande <br />OC Resident <br />“Be the change you want to see in the world” - Gandhi <br />1 <br />