Animal Shelter Advisory Board

CITY OF EVERETT ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING Tuesday, April 28, 2026 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Virtual Microsoft Teams meeting: 1-425-616-3920, Conference ID: 240 721 111 514 # Roll call Approval of minutes: January 27, 2026 Adoption of meeting agenda Animal Services Manager report Assistant Parks Director report Member reports Council Liaison report Public comment INFORMATIONAL BRIEFINGS & DISCUSSION ITEMS: Board member introductions Glynis Frederiksen Q1 2026 performance measures Glynis Frederiksen Animal Services fees review Glynis Frederiksen Behavior program update Christina McBride Adoption program update Leslie Wall Adoptability criteria – initial discussion Glynis Frederiksen New business Adjourn Next Meeting Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Virtual meeting on Microsoft Teams MISSION STATEMENT: Everett Animal Services provides for the well-being of animals and the community through progressive animal sheltering, education, and municipal code enforcement.  How To Use MS Teams The City of Everett uses Microsoft Teams to conduct public meetings. 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The phone number and access code for the Animal Shelter Advisory Board meeting January 27, 2026 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Meeting ID: 240 721 111 514 Passcode: AD9JBX Download Teams | Join on the web Or call in (audio only) +1 425-616-3920,,857057597# United States, Seattle Phone Conference ID: 857 057 597# Meeting Conduct When connecting to our virtual meeting, we ask that all public attendees leave their video off and their microphones muted unless called upon to speak for public comment. As an additional measure, we will mute any open mics outside the public comment period to help avoid disruption. Making the Meeting a Success • Make sure the smart phone, tablet, computer, or other video inspection device is fully charged. • Have any required information on hand • Make sure background noise is turned off so that the call audio is clear. • Turn off phone, tablet, or computer notifications during the meeting. Notifications can cause the video to freeze and the sound to silence briefly. • Use ear buds or a headset with microphone to improve communication. • If you want to speak, click the “Raise your hand” icon. This will be explained at the beginning of the meeting. • Make sure your microphone is muted and video camera is turned off unless you are speaking. • Look at the icons. A slash means off and no slash means on. • Click on the icon to toggle it on/off. If you have trouble accessing the meeting via MS Teams or by cell phone don’t hesitate to call Glynis Frederiksen at 206-550-5811.  CITY OF EVERETT ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING January 27th, 2026 5:30 – 7:00 P.M. Virtual Microsoft Teams Meeting The meeting was called to order at 5:32 P.M Shelter Advisory Board members present: Sarah Hartwell, Shel Graves, Jen St. Mary, Lindsay Ellsworth, Megan Ward Staff present: Glynis Frederiksen, Animal Services Manager, Lacey Ross, Accounting Technician, Leslie Wall, Assistant Animal Services Manager, Kimberly Moore, Assistant Parks Director, Lindsay Roe, Development Manager. Council liaison: Luis Barbano Guests present: None Review and acceptance of minutes: Motion/Second/Approved (m/s/a) unanimously to accept the previous minutes from October 21st, 2025. Acceptance of meeting agenda: A motion was made to accept the agenda for January 27th, 2025. Motion/Second/Approved (m/s/a) unanimously to accept the agenda. Animal Services Manager report: Glynis welcomed council member Luis Burbano and thanked him for his planned visit to the shelter next week. We promoted from within our new Animal Control Officer, Lisa Lyons, formerly our Animal Care and Customer Service Assistant from the vet department. She has previous experience as an ACO and is in training with Leslie. We have made a selection for the new Animal Care and Customer Service Assistant to fill her previous position in the vet department, and she is in the background phase of her hiring. She will have started by our next meeting. The Pet Detective program has 4 people participating and is a work in progress to help with our lost and found program and answering phones. Hoping for the Pet Detectives to relieve staff to focus on bigger ideas towards enrichment. There are several things to be addressed later in the meeting. We had a flood evacuation in December, we opened the shelter up for animal viewing in early January, we had a couple successful adoption events – by Best Friends where they offered to waive fees. They were very successful. This was our first (almost full) year of using DocuPet, our pet licensing vendor. We are looking forward to what next year will look like and what we can do with them. Asst Parks Director update: Kimberly Moore shared some park updates. Parks Director Bob Leonard was recently promoted to Executive Director, opening an opportunity for Kimberly who is now Parks Director. Legion, Forest Park, and Thornton A. Sullivan Park are all getting brand new restrooms with family style amenities. New pickle ball courts at Forest Park are partly paid for with a grant through the department of Commerce. Full remodel of Edgewater Park to start after the bridge opens. Updating Lowell and Garfield parks playgrounds. In the process of turfing the infields at Kasch ballpark, Cloverleaf. This will allow for year-round play for the local leagues. A pedestrian access trail is being started from 90th St. into Walter Hall Park which gives access for the Holly neighborhood. Council member Burbano explained that he lives on the Golf course side of the park and asked if the would be plans to make an access trail to that neighborhood. Kimberly responded that they have looked at that idea, and the only way would be through the golf course and that would not be safe or practical. She suggested it may not always be a golf course. If light rail needs to come through there in the future, we may need to look at repurposing that property. Member reports and introductions: Lindsay Ellsworth started and introduced herself, commenting about the flooding and the amazing response from the community. Leslie Wall introduced herself as the Assistant Animal Services Manager, adding that she has been in field a lot lately training our new ACO Lisa Lyons. Glynis Frederiksen introduced herself as the Animal Services Manager. Lindsay Roe introduced herself as the Fundraiser Coordinator adding that she does fundraising, engagement, and marketing. Lacey Ross introduced herself as the Accounting Technician, adding that she enjoys doing the minutes to stay up to date on animal welfare. Council member Burbano introduced himself, adding that he is a Boeing engineer, a bicycle rider and he is an animal lover who loves to learn. Jen St Mary introduced herself adding that she is excited to be involved in all things pets and parks and was excited to see how successful the flood evacuation was. Sarah Hartwell introduced herself, adding that she is a cat foster. Kimberly Moore introduced herself as the Parks Director, explaining the different positions she has held with the City of Everett making her way up to Parks Director. Shel Graves introduced herself, adding that she connected with Christina McBride, our dog behavior trainer, and she is excited for that relationship to grow. She also mentioned an idea about a community garden in her neighborhood. Megan Ward introduced herself as an EAS dog walker and vet department volunteer, adding that the response to the flood was amazing. Council liaison report: Council member Luis Burbano commented that he has only been on the council for a couple weeks and is still learning everything and has no council liaison report. Public comment None present. Election of Chair and Vice Chair Glynis discussed that every year we have the election of chair and vice chair, and we are looking for nominees to step forward. Lindsay Ellsworth stepped forward as Chair and Sarah Hartwell was nominated by Lindsay Ellsworth and accepted Vice Chair positions for the Everett Animal Shelter Advisory Board. Lindsay made a motion, and it was accepted. Board Rules of Procedure review and acceptance Lindsay also made a motion to accept our current board Rules and Procedures, and it was accepted. 2025 year in review and performance measures/ December flood evacuation Glynis shared the performance measures, pointing out that prior to the pandemic, we had an open intake procedure where we take in any animals at any timing and people could just come in and drop them off at the shelter and we took in 5000-6000 intakes per year. During the pandemic and until recently we transitioned to intakes by appointment and managed that intake, based on our capacity and ability to receive those animals in a humane fashion, humane for the animals and the staff in terms of space and time. The numbers went down quite a bit at first and then are coming back up. We have been utilizing foster care to basically expand our capacity. Looking at our average daily shelter population, it has decreased due to our increasing foster care capacity. Our live release rate increased, this is in part due to our dog behavior specialist. Our PetCo partners have been contributing to this as well as our foster to adopt program. Our spay/neuter surgeries went down due to staffing. Our volunteer hours have been up, not counting when we closed due to the flood evacuation. Our Animal Control cases were up a little from last year. We have an ACO in training that we are still working on and had more cases than last year. We are working with DocuPet for licensing and adoptions have been down, so our licensing would in turn decrease due to renewal customers not making recurring payments. All of our Vet Services labor is covered by donations so our net expense to the City is 1.8 million per year, which is around 90% our labor budget. Glynis gave kudos to Lindsay for how great she had done raising funds for the animals. We started Dogs Playing for Life. Leslie went over the details of the flood evacuation coordination. The way the animal welfare community came together was amazing. We transitioned to Teams phone when we came back to the shelter. The flood experience was somewhat team building for the shelter staff. Glynis mentioned how great Lindsay did with the social media posts keeping the public updated and informed. Lindsay talked about how great the positive responses were, and it was awesome to see. Last year we raised just under $760,000 in donations partly due to a few large donations. We raised $100,000 through our Loyal Litter monthly giving program, and about $85,000 with Workplace Giving. We are looking at some great new grants. PetCo Love sent us a disaster response grant for $15,000 towards a new cooler and we are receiving a grant from Best Friends to continue our behavior program in 2026. We started in March Muttness, which is an online basketball style fundraising event. We will be running a fundraiser photo contest with Scuttlebutt Brewery in the near future. We will be doing a donor acquisition mailing, hoping to gain some new relationships. We are doing puppy yoga which should be a lot of fun. Shelter opening Leslie talked about opening the shelter being a goal since they attended the Northern Tier Shelter Fellowship conference last year where it was recommended, and we have finally reached that goal. We are still working out the kinks, but we are open 6 days a week for animal viewing. We do have volunteers helping out a lot with traffic flow. We will be monitoring the effect of the viewing opening back up on the animals. Glynis explained that the new kennel door barriers were recommended at the Fellowship conference as a way to mitigate kennel stress as a result of opening to the public. New Business No new business. Meeting adjourned at 6:29 p.m. Next meeting date: Apr 28th, 2026 Respectfully submitted by Lacey Ross Everett Animal Shelter Accounting Technician  CITY OF EVERETT ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET TITLE: Adoption Staff G. Frederiksen Board member Recommendation Phone 425-257-6013 introductions Discussion Date April 28, 2026 Information Other DESCRIPTION SUMMARY: We will begin the meeting with brief introductions, including welcoming our two new Board members and providing an opportunity for each member to share their background and perspectives. Please come prepared to share: • Your name, brief professional and personal background; • The skills and passions you bring to the Board; • What do you hope to accomplish as a member of the Board; • What does a really great outcome for EAS look like to you a year from now? RECOMMENDATION Board discussion.  EAS PERFORMANCE MEASURES YEAR TO DATE: MARCH 31, 2026 ANIMAL SHELTER 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Total live shelter Jan - Mar 898 769 781 916 843 animal intake (all species/intake CY 3601 3437 3723 3829 -- type) Average daily shelter Jan - Mar 119 104 96 99 96 population (all animal types) CY 129 122 128 116 -- Live release rate Jan - Mar 90.1% 82.0% 84.0% 85.7% 87.6% (dogs/ cats: live out/total out) CY 88.7% 85.5% 84.3% 86.5% -- Jan - Mar 840 844 857 802 651 Spay/neuter surgeries performed CY 3247 3487 3690 3109 -- Jan - Mar 1771 2277 2975 4224 4937 Volunteer hours (excluding foster) CY 6966 9068 14,158 17,502 -- ANIMAL CONTROL & LICENSING 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Jan - Mar 236 189 174 207 214 Number of animal control cases CY 980 880 766 813 -- Jan - Mar 505 657 599 637 Number of pet licenses issued CY 2900 2625 2329 2072 -- FINANCE 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Jan - Mar $431,474 $465,487 $554,406 $560,524 $538,468 Fund 026 Expenses $2,007,356* $1,808,417* $1,836,456* CY $1,732,997 Incl $21,991 Incl $445,175 Incl $447,022 -- transfer from 151 transfer from 151 transfer from 151 Jan - Mar $240,568 $265,051 $245,859 $282,746 $265,343 Fund 026 Revenue CY $983,401 $1,012,147 $1,150,525 $1,193,875 -- Jan - Mar $34,706 $60,598 $49,826 $59,962 $97,917 Fund 151 Expenses CY $183,949 $203,863 $662,467 $662,467 -- Charitable Jan - Mar $110,680 $122,257 $110,059 $207,622 $215,128 support to the ‘Fund for CY $625,273 $485,626 $526,084 $526,084 -- Animals’ (151)  CITY OF EVERETT ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET TITLE: Adoption Staff G. Frederiksen 2026 Fees Review Recommendation Phone 425-257-6013 Discussion Date April 28, 2026 Information Other DESCRIPTION SUMMARY: In 2010 City Council delegated the authority to establish and modify animal shelter fees. EMC 6.04.100 includes language that assures the Animal Shelter Advisory Board and the public have an opportunity to review and discuss fee modifications, and that the Board will entertain public comments and provide a recommendation to Animal Services staff. The last time Animal Services fees were revised was in 2024. The enclosed document lists all fees and the date they were last updated. Staff will present proposed changes to Animal Services fees during the Board meeting. The process and timeline is as follows: • April 28, 2026 Advisory Board meeting: Staff will present current Animal Services fees for Board discussion and input on modifications. • July 28, 2026 Advisory Board meeting: Fee modifications proposal presented for Board discussion and recommendation. • September 1 - 30, 2026: Public comment period for proposed fees. • October 27, 2026 Advisory Board meeting: Public meeting and final recommendation of fee modifications. • December 1, 2026: Revised fees go into effect. RECOMMENDATION Review fee proposal prior to Board meeting and provide input for any modifications at meeting.  ADOPTION FEES Variable adoption fees take cost recovery into account while acting in the animals' best interests. They are comparable to other shelters. Adoption fees may be discounted for special promotions or events, shelter space constraints or harder to place animals. Fee Item Last Revised Current Proposed Comments Adoption Dog 2020 $75 - $600 Adult dogs will generally be $175-$600 Adoption Puppy < 6 mos 2020 $75 - $600 Puppies will generally be $375 - $600 Adoption Cat 2020 $25 - $300 Adult cats will generally be $75-$300 Adoption Kitten < 6 mos 2020 $25 - $300 Kittens will generally be $175 - $300 Adoption Two Cats 2020 $50 - $100 Same day adoption Adoption Two Kittens 2020 $250 - $300 Same day adoption Senior or Disabled Adoption 2020 $25-$50 discount >=65 years of age or disabled with documentation of disability. $25 Discount discount - cats, $50 discount - dogs Adoption Rabbit 2024 $50 Adoption Small Mammal, Bird 2024 $20 - $100 Increased fee for exotic/larger birds 1 effective 8/1/24  OWNER SURRENDER, EUTHANASIA & CREMATION FEES This category includes fees to relinquish a pet for adoption or euthanasia, and cremation fees. In consideration of the animal's welfare, fees may be waived or reduced if the owner is unable to pay. Fee Item Last Revised Current Proposed Comments Owner Surrender/Euthanasia 2020 $150 Dogs Pups/kittens < 6 mos are charged one fee for the litter. Cat/Dog/Litter $100 Cats Owner Surrender/Euthanasia 2024 $50 Rabbit, Guinea Pig, Ferret Owner Surrender/Euthanasia 2024 $25 Small Mammal/Bird Owner Surrender/Euthanasia 2024 $60 Includes exotics such as snakes, turtles/tortoises, lizards. Parrot, Other Exotic Non-private Cremation (DOA) 2024 $60 Animal deceased on arrival. (Cremation included with euthanasia) Private Cremation 2024 $250 Does not include euthanasia fee. This fee is not waived or discounted. Difficult Handling/Sedation Fee New 2024 $50 - $150 Generally reserved for aggressive dogs requiring multiple handlers and additional sedation prior to euthanasia. 2 effective 8/1/24  IMPOUND & ANIMAL CONTROL FEES Impound fees are to reclaim stray pets found in the City of Everett. Other fees may also apply, such as boarding, apprehension, transportation fees. NOTE: One per-animal fee is used for owner reclaims, surrenders and euthanasia requests. Fee Item Last Revised Current Proposed Comments Impound Dog/Cat (not wearing 2020 $100 cats Prior to June 2023 there were separate fees for other jurisdictions set by current license) $150 dogs interlocal agreement. Impound Dog/Cat wearing 2016 $50 current COE license Impound Other Small 2024 $30 Small mammals, small birds and reptiles Companion Animal Impound Large Exotic 2024 $60 E.g. large parrots, iguanas (legal) Impound Illegal Exotic or Wild 2016 $200, plus $50/day Animals prohibited under EMC. $50/day boarding if housed at EAS or Animal and/or incurred costs actual cost of offsite boarding. Impound Fowl/Small Livestock 2020 $30 Impound Livestock 2020 $75 E.g. goats housed at the Everett Animal Shelter Impound Large Livestock 2020 $150 plus incurred For animals boarded offsite, e.g. horses or cattle. costs Subsequent Impound Fee 2016 2nd: plus $50 Fee increases by $50 with each subsequent impound. Increases 3rd: plus $100, etc. Boarding Fees 2024 $25 Effective June 2023 in conjunction with lower impound fees, boarding fees for found animals are assessed starting with the first night, to incentivize getting animals out of the shelter sooner. Request for pickup of owned 2024 $75 In addition to surrender fee. animal Apprehension Fee 2024 1st: $80 Owners are charged this fee when animals are picked up by an animal 2nd: $120 control officer in the field. 3rd: $170 Difficult handling fee New 2024 $50 - $150 In addition to other fees. This will be used for the apprehension of aggressive animals by an animal control officer in the field. Stray Animal Transportation Fee 2024 $50 When transported by animal control officer 3 effective 8/1/24  LICENSE FEES Pet licenses and facilities permits Fee Item Last Revised Current Proposed Comments Altered Cat/Dog 2022 $30 Sr. or Disabled - Altered 2020 $20 65 years and older if senior; with signed statement of eligibility if disabled Service Dog 2016 $0 Service dog as defined in Everett Municipal Code, State, Federal Law, with signed eligibility attestation Unaltered Cat/Dog 2020 $75 Pot-bellied Pig New 2024 $30 Licensing requirement established 2023. Late Charge: 31-60 days 2020 $15 Late Charge: 61-90 days 2020 $25 Late Charge: 91-135 days 2020 $40 Late Charge: 136-365 days 2020 $50 Late Charge: >1 yr 2020 $55 Plus license fee(s) for unlicensed year(s) Replacement tag 2011? $10 Hobby Kennel/Cattery 2011? $50 Households with 5 - 7 dogs/cats, all of them altered. License Hobby Kennel/Cattery 2016 Waived for first year When purchased at the time of an EAS adoption. License with EAS adoption Private Kennel/Cattery 2020 $100 Households with 3-8 dogs/cats, at least one unaltered. License Commercial Animal Facility 2018 $250 License Small Livestock Facility 2020 $50 Households with 6 or more small livestock, e.g. chickens Large Livestock Facility 2020 $100 Miniature goats Animal Facilities License New 2024 $100 For appeals to the hearing examiner for the denial or revocation of animal Appeal Fee facilities licenses, e.g. kennel/cattery licenses, etc. Dangerous Dog Registration 2018 $500 Per EMC 6.08 4 effective 8/1/24  PUBLIC VETERINARY FEES This category include fees for spaying and neutering and other public veterinary care. Fee ranges are based on procedure length, supply cost and complexity. Fee Item Last Revised Current Proposed Fee Item Last Revised Current Proposed Cat Neuter 2024 $80 Examination, Initial 2024 $65 Cat Spay 2024 $100 Examination, Recheck New 2024 $45 Dog Neuter (Small) 2024 $130 Difficult Handling New 2024 $50 - $150 Dog Neuter (Large) 2024 $170 Radiographs, First View 2024 $90 Dog Spay (Small) 2024 $160 Radiographs, Add'l Views 2024 $60 Dog Spay (Large) 2024 $190 Testing, Lab Work 2024 $30 - $150 ea Rabbit Neuter 2024 $190 Treatment/Procedure 2024 $10 - $150 ea Rabbit Spay 2024 $210 Medication 2024 $15 - $100 ea Difficult Surgery Fee 2024 $20 - $100 Dental Procedure 2024 $200 - $600 Hernia Repair 2024 $40 General Surgery 2024 $75 - $3000 Vaccinations 2024 $20 Histopathology New 2024 $100 - $300 RHDV-2 Rabbit Vaccine New 2024 $35 Decapitation, Small New 2024 $100 Topical Parasite Treatmt 2024 $15 Decapitation, Large New 2024 $200 Oral Parasite Treatment 2024 $10 - $30 Nail Trim 2024 $10 Inj. Parasite Treatment New 2024 $20 - $50 Cardboard Carrier 2024 $10 Microchip Implantation 2011 $40 E - Collar 2024 $15 Microchip with Procedure $25 5 effective 8/1/24  CITY OF EVERETT ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET TITLE: Adoption Staff G. Frederiksen Adoptability criteria Recommendation Phone 425-257-6013 development – initial Discussion Date April 28, 2026 discussion Information Other DESCRIPTION SUMMARY: Animal shelters nationwide grapple with how to consistently define “adoptability” and appropriate placement outcomes within an open-admission, municipal framework. While there is broad agreement on the goals of public safety, animal welfare, and maximizing positive outcomes, there is less consistency in how these principles are applied in day-to-day decision-making. Several links to examples of behavioral and medical policy and decision-making documents used by other organizations to determine placement or euthanasia are included as examples, below. These criteria will vary by community and organizational resources. Board members will be asked to review the materials provided and consider what specific, measurable criteria may be appropriate for EAS. Many more examples may be found online. This will be discussed at the July 28, 2026 meeting. Following the meeting, staff will draft a decision-making framework incorporating these concepts, which will be presented for detailed review and input. References: • https://www.aspcapro.org/behaviorpathway • https://journal.iaabcfoundation.org/euthanasia-in-shelters/ • https://www.asapmetro.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ASAP-Pet-Evaluation-Matrix-UPDATED- 2022.pdf • https://apdt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ian-dunbar-dog-bite-scale.pdf • https://shelter-library.uw-network.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ASV-Guidelines-Second- Edition.pdf RECOMMENDATION Review information in the provided links for future discussion.