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To:City Clerk; Yasuda, Erica; Woodward, Carrie; E-Comments
Subject:New eComment for Regular Meeting of the City Council/Closed Session-5:30 pm/Regular Meeting-7:00 pm
Date:Sunday, August 13, 2023 1:48:03 PM
City of Tustin, CANew eComment for Regular Meeting of the CityCouncil/Closed Session-5:30 pm/RegularMeeting-7:00 pm
Alex Brown submitted a new eComment.
Meeting: Regular Meeting of the City Council/Closed Session-5:30 pm/Regular Meeting-7:00 pm
Item: 12. RESPONSE TO ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT ENTITLED GIMME
SHELTER AND A POUND OF ADVICE, "THE STATE OF ANIMAL WELFARE OVERSEEN BY
THE COUNTY OF ORANGE" On June 2, 2023, the Orange County Grand Jury (Grand Jury)
released a report entitled "Gimme Shelter and a Pound of Advice, The State of Animal Welfare
Overseen by the County of Orange". California Penal Code Section 933 requires the governing
body of any public agency to comment on the findings and recommendations no later than 90
days after the release of the report (by September 1, 2023). The proposed City Council response
is included herein as Attachment 2.
eComment: The city cannot trust OC Animal Care. The shelter just retracted and replaced its 1st
Quarter statistics. Their statistics page now states: "An incorrect version of the 2023 1st Quarter
Shelter Statistics report was posted on April 26, 2023. It has been replaced with the correct
information as of 8/11/2023.” https://ocpetinfo.com/about-us/shelter-statistics These are the
shelter’s main statistics. They took action only when an advocate presented iron-clad proof that
the statistics were made up. You can find the details in Voice of OC:
https://voiceofoc.org/2023/08/lawther-oc-animal-care-is-unable-to-keep-track-of-its-animals/ It’s
worth asking the county: - Is it up to ordinary citizens to discover the errors in a county agency’s
key report and then patiently wait for dismissive county managers to take the evidence
seriously? - Why should the public trust any numbers put out by the shelter? In most cases,
OCAC is unable to back up its claims with any details, data, or calculations. - Why are the 2nd
Quarter statistics (April-June) not available? (All other area shelters put them out weeks ago.) -
Is an audit going to be ordered? - The OCAC Assistant Director (and current interim director) led
the production of the wrong statistics. Isn’t it risky to trust her next round of statistics?
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