City Manager’s 5/4/2018

WEEK-IN-REVIEW

2018 Photo Contest: Don’t miss your chance to participate

in the Find Your Florida 2018

Photography Contest, going on NOW

through May 31st. For information

about the contest, to see the list of

fabulous prizes, and to submit and

manage your entries, visit the City’s

website here

http://www.palmcoastgov.com/photo

contest.

Highlights

Palm Coast celebrates Public

Service Recognition Week:

This week the City celebrated Public

Service Recognition Week,

recognizing and hosting employees

with several events sponsored by the

BAM Team (Boost All Morale).

Monday, Tuesday and

Wednesday mornings, all

employees were treated to breakfast

served by Department Directors,

prepared by BAM Team Members

and hosted at Fire Station 25.

Thursday, employees celebrating

milestones, were recognized at the

annual employee luncheon.

And Friday, we celebrated “Take Our

Daughters and Sons to Work Day”.

Employees’ children enjoyed a day of

touring City sites, learning about City

jobs and career opportunities, with a

lot of fun times intertwined, while

their parents worked.

Highlights

Saturday, May 5, 9am to 2pm Central Park in Town Center

Friday, May 11, 8:20pm Central Park in Town Center

Tuesday, May 15, 5pm Central Park in Town Center

“Remembering America’s Heroes” ~ Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, May 28, 8am to 9am

Heroes Memorial Park

City Offices CLOSED, in Observance of Memorial Day Monday, May 28

Announcements

Next Week:

Tuesday, May 8, City Council Workshop, 9am, City Hall – Community Wing, 160 Lake Avenue

Wednesday, May 9, Leisure Services Advisory Committee Mtg, {CANCELLED}

Friday, May 11, Volunteer Firefighters’ Pension Board Mtg, 8:30am, City Hall – Community Wing, 160

Lake Avenue

Administrative Services & Economic Development Department Update

BAC Update

Public Works Department Update

Community Development Department Update

Fire Department Update

Parks & Recreation Department Update

Utility Department Update

Humane Society Update

Food Truck Tuesday (May 15 event)

the Fire Department has new bunker gear

Final month for 2018 Photo Contest entries

Tell the TPO Survey

Attachments

News Releases

ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-Beau Falgout, Assist. City Mgr.

Processed 22 public records requests.

Processed 2 litigation documents.

Prepared and processed 30 documents for recording.

Prepared and posted 1 agenda and 2 sets of approved meeting minutes to the web.

Processed 7 resolutions.

Completed 1 Proof of Life document for a citizen.

City Clerk

Communications & Marketing

This week was the final push for publicizing Saturday’s Arbor Day celebration, and most of our efforts centered around social

media and advertising. We provided printed materials, branded bags and promotional items for the Entry Tent and prizes for the

Mayor’s 30/30 Challenge completers. This week we created the event booklet and map for the event, which is available at the event

or online at www.palmcoastgov.com/ArborDay. Our team is staffing Arbor Day, manning the Recycling Booth, providing Beginner

Bird Walks, and doing photography, videography and social media. We’ll see you there!

Related to Arbor Day, we created a new blog post announcing that we are a Tree City USA. Read it on the Rooted in Nature page

at: www.palmcoastgov.com/discover.

The team is now focused on Monday’s start of the next Citizen’s Academy and on upcoming events including the Grand Opening

for Wastewater Treatment Plant 2 (June 5 event) and the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 1998 wildfires (at the

June 5 Council meeting). Graphic design was completed this week for fliers for Senior Games.

News releases distributed this week include Food Truck Tuesday (May 15 event), the Fire Department has new bunker gear and

Final month for 2018 Photo Contest entries. We also posted the Tell the TPO survey news release and added a tile to our website to

make it easy for Palm Coast residents to find the survey.

The Innovation Team had its first meeting this week, and several of the teams on which we serve had their Second Quarter reviews

with the City Manager this week. The Brand Plus Team met to go over possibilities for a new smartphone app.

We videotaped and aired live the City Council meeting, and worked on preproduction for upcoming video projects. We posted to

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Social Media

POST OF THE WEEK

Central Services Division

Purchasing:

Status Ref. # Project

Open RFSQ-CD-18-41 Design Services for Lehigh Trail Trailhead at Belle Terre Parkway Open ITB-CD-CME-18-04 SR 100 at Seminole Woods Blvd Intersections Improvement Project

Open RFP-UT-18-47 Biofiltration System

Evaluating RFS-ADM-18-25 Executive Search Firm

Evaluating LOI-CD-18-31 Professional Services for Citation Parkway Improvements

Evaluating RFSQ-CD-18-43 Recreation Center Master Plan

Evaluating RFQ-CD-18-45 Pipe Replacement and Rehabilitation Project

Reopened ITB-CD-CME-17-39 Construction of Lakeview Boulevard Multi-Use Path

Completed ITB-UT-18-14 Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 1 Odor Control Improvements Project

Completed RFSQ Lakeview Boulevard Path & Seminole Woods Intersection Improvements

Completed ITB-UT-18-24 Wastewater Residuals Management Services

Completed RFP-IT-18-36 FiberNet OSP Operations and Maintenance

Completed RFSQ-CD-18-42 Grant Compliance Services

Completed ITB-UT-18-30 PEP Tank Pump Panel Assemblies

Completed RFQ-CD-18-46 Seawall Installation

Contracts Processed:

Florida Department of Law Enforcement – Agreement for fingerprint submission and background

checks, 4/30/18

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER

BUSINESS CONSULTING

This Week – 10 Consulting Sessions, 33 Consulting Hours

Total for Month – 10 Consulting Sessions, 33 Consulting Hours

PALM COAST BAC IMPACT

Economic Impact This Fiscal Year - $2,324,000

Economic Impact to Date- $28 Million

Return on Investment - $86 per Tax Dollar Invested

NEW PALM COAST COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES

American Hero Construction LLC – 15 Cypress Branch Way – Certified Residential Contractor

American Hero Construction LLC – 15 Cypress Branch Way – Certified Roofing Contractor

Steel Beauty Hair Spa – 121 Flagler Plaza Drive - Salon

NEW PALM COAST HOME BASED BUSINESSES

Jet Logistics LLC – Trucking Company Shelby-Safe Training LLC – Unclassified Personal Service J & J Coatings LLC – Painting/Wall Coverings J & P Remodeling LLC – Handyman Service Michelle Lamin Pet Care – Pet Sitting J & M Home Revitalization LLC – Unclassified Personal Service Hamann’s Housecleaning LLC – Janitorial Service E & J Trans Inc – Trucking Company Serenity Realty Group Inc – Real Estate Broker Semper Handy Services – Handyman Service Rat Man Inc – Retail Sales

3,710 30 780 180 27,775 2

GRADED RESIDENTIAL SWALE

MAINTENANCE-LINEAR FEET

CULVERT PIPE CLEANING

# PIPE

CULVERT PIPE CLEANING

LINEAR FEET

REPLACE DRAINAGE PIPES - LINEAR FEET

DITCH MAINTENANCE LINEAR FEET

INSPECT DITCH DRAINAGE PROBLEMS

Stormwater Division

PUBLIC WORKS – Nestor Abreu, Director

7.55

234

13

123

41

148

5

PARKS & HIKING TRAILS INSPECTIONS # MILES

PARKS & TRAILS SIGN INSPECTIONS

ATHLETIC FIELDS PAINTED

INSPECT PKS & ATHLETIC FIELD IRRIGATION ZONES

PARKWAY MEDIAN MAINTENANCE

INSPECT MEDIAN IRRIGATION ZONES

CLEAN - HOLLAND PK

Parks & Medians Division

Replacing plants – City Hall

Stormwater improvements – Rae Drive

Replacing plants – City Hall

Trail rehab – Graham Swamp

Increasing ditch capacity

Ramblewood Drive

Mowing – Tennis Center

Swale grading

Colorado Drive

Pruning Canary Island Date Palms – Belle Terre Parkway South

Erosion control- F section

Hazard tree removal

Prichard Drive

Fire mitigation- Prichard Drive

FPL path

1

20

3

15

1 1 1

7 10

3

8

Streets Division

Site distance trimming LF Curb & gutter swept # of miles Edge of roadway repair

Sidewalk Repair- Linear Feet Pot holes repaired Traffic signal work

Traffic control for special events Repair signs Street light inspections

After hours call Special Projects

CITYWIDE FACILITY REQUESTS

ROAD CALLS

VEHICLES - REPAIR

VEHICLES - INSPECTIONS

VEHICLES - PM'S

HAND EQUIP & MOWERS-REPAIRS

HAND EQUIP & MOWERS-PM'S

1

4

2

2

24

2

15

8

8

32

2

Facility & Fleet Service

City Fleet Fire

Installing new ice machine

Public Works Facility

Compacting pipe crossing

Sesame phase 5

Replacing dashboard in City

truck

Installing new pipe crossing - Sesame phase 5

Edge of road repair

Eric Drive

Rolling/compacting pipe crossing

Sesame phase 5

Installing new pipe crossing

Sesame phase 5

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10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

WatercrestMemory Care

CreeksideCommercial

IHOP at Island Walk Gioia Sails Hidden Lakes Phase1 Section 2B

Matanzas LakeEstates

Developer Projects Under Construction

1210 Palm Coast Parkway SW Interior Renovation - Ollie's Discount Store Anchor Construction of Tampa $450,000.00

2 Riverview Bend N 20 x 20 Pavillion (Tidelands Condominium) SE Cline Construction $25,000

1200 Palm Harbor Parkway Repair/Rebuild walkway, stairs, deck (Portuguese American Club) Amaral Custom Homes $18,000

15 Cypress Branch Way 201 American Hero Construction LLC - roofing contractor

19 Old Kings Road N C101-102 Palm Coast Cardiovascular Institute

Subdivision Modification Hidden Lakes Section 2B

Technical Site Plan Tier 1 Palm Town Center (WAWA Site)

363

17

$192,124,930

Katherine Harnest

Domenic Marini

Commercial Permits Applied

Certificate of Occupancy Issued

Construction value improvements  from October 1, 2017 to date

Residential Single Family/Duplex Residences

Occupancy Permits Issued

Permitting Activities

Total Permits Issues:

Development Applications

Gulfstream Design Group, LLC

Tearoc of Florida

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – Stephen Flanagan, Director

FIRE– M.C. Beadle, Fire Chief

COMMUNITY OUTREACH Basic First Aid & CPR: May 5th REGISTRATION CLOSED June 16th 11 openings

DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Please take note, if you see wildfire/flames, walk or drive away from it immediately and call 911. Wildfires spread quickly and can change direction with the wind. Do not call the fire department, call 911! Flagler Palm Coast High School students have completed 42 hours in Ride Alongs for the week. Officer Quarterly Training was held this week. Guest speakers were present. Fire Station 25 hosted the annual Employee Breakfast this week. Children toured Station 25 for “Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day”. They enjoyed speaking with the Firefighters and checking out the big blue and red fire engines!

Tip of the Month:

Water Safety Awareness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx

bd0CXTCZY

Download CodeRED to be notified of

emergencies that may impact your

safety:

http://www.palmcoastgov.com/emerge

ncy/codered

Volunteer Intern

“Become a Volunteer”

http://www.palmcoastgov.com/govern

ment/fire/volunteer

Register for Basic First Aid & CPR or

Healthcare Provider:

http://www.palmcoastgov.com/govern

ment/fire/cpr

Car Seat Installs/Education:

Please call 386-986-2300 or stop by any

of our fire stations

GUIDANCE

(L-R) Deputy Chief Forte, Lt. Mugford, FF McBride, Lt. Poeira and Lt. Wagner recognized for their time

in service with the City of Palm Coast

Annual Employee Breakfast

Battalion Chief Valentik and

Deputy Chief Forte assisted with

the Annual Employee Breakfast

this week. They graciously

whipped up scrambled eggs and

pancakes for all City employees to

enjoy! Firefighters are great chefs

as well!

Officer Quarterly Training was

held this week. The training

focused on various conditions such

as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s,

dementia, etc. that firefighters may

encounter in the field other than

fire calls. This is an effort to

diversify their training and provide

a broad spectrum of information

on many subject matters by

outside experts.

(Pictured L-R)

Kay Spears, Administrative

Assistant/FIRE, Tim Wilsey,

Senior Staff Assistant & Volunteer

Fire Captain, and Laura Bukolt,

Compensation Specialist/HR all

graduated this past Saturday from

Flagler College – Public

Administration Program.

Kay Spears earned Summa Cum

Laude and the David B. Shoar

Award for Academic Achievement

in Public Administration.

HIGHLIGHTS

Officer Quarterly Training

City of Palm Coast Flagler Graduates – Public Administration Program

Parks & Recreation – Alex Boyer, Director

Parks & Recreation is excited to welcome our intern for the summer. She currently attends Flagler College and is

majoring in Media Production. She will be helping our Recreation Supervisor of Marketing in developing flyer

templates, working on a senior newsletter/calendar, and developing materials for the fall season. She will also

assist with our July is Parks & Recreation Month and other summer programs/events.

Frieda Zamba Swimming Pool wrapped up their first session of Parent and Child Level 1 Swim Lessons. Our

Youth staff hosted another exciting Teddy Bear Picnic at Holland Park.

Summer 2018 Activity Guide http://www.palmcoastgov.com/recreation

Online Registration & Activities List http://www.palmcoastgov.com/register

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Weekly Program Attendance(Apr. 26-May 2)

Adult/Senior Lunch N’ Lecture Game Day Social Wood Carvers Senior Social Corner Sit, Stitch, N’ Give Color Me Happy Mah Jongg Open Art Studio Pinochle Aquatics Aqua Zumba Parent and Child Level 1 Swim Lessons Learn to Swim Level 1 Swim Lessons Adults/Teens Level Swim Lessons Athletic Open Pickleball Beginner’s Pickleball Pickleball Ladder League Open Gym Volleyball Open Gym Basketball Tennis - Adults Beginners Cardio Tennis Doubles Clinics Round Robins Tennis - Youth Rookie Rallies Red Rallies Orange Rallies Green Rallies Junior Development Toddler/Youth Musical Munchkins Teddy Bear Picnic

Programs Offered this Week

COMING UP

Movies in the Park – May 11, June 8 Dive-in Movies – June 22 Food Truck Tuesday – May 15, June 19

Teddy Bear Picnic

Parent and Child Level 1 Swim Lesson

5-3-2018

The average water demand for the week was 7.858 million gallons per day.

The average wastewater flow for the week was 7.040 million gallons per day.

Crews installed 10 new water meters, 1 new reuse meter and 3 new PEP tanks.

Crews replaced 1 PEP tank. There are 17 new PEP tanks pending and 20 PEP tank replacements pending.

Contractor replaced 1 PEP tank and installed 4 new PEP tanks. Currently all new tanks are being installed within 3 days of site ready.

There are 256 new meter installations pending, with 72 cleared and an average installation time of 3 weeks.

Wastewater crews installed 8 new PEP pumps, 13 PEP electrical assemblies and 4 risers.

Replaced 18 PEP pumps, 24 floats, 2 back lids, 1 ball valve, 1 box and 9 cleanout caps.

There were 51 calls after hours.

Water Distribution crews repaired 1 water service line, 2 manifolds, replaced 4 water service lines and completed 11 meter pit adjustments and replacements. Tested and repaired 116 backflow preventers.

Wastewater crews inspected via CCTV 7,838 feet of gravity sewer, 35 manholes and 1 pump station.

On April 26th 2018, Ring Power was onsite performing annual service and load bank testing to the plants emergency generators. Ring Power performed annual generator service at wellsites SW125 and SW126.

Miller Pipeline onsite to start annual gravity sewer lining project. Completed 1,707’ of 12’ gravity sewer on Florida Park Dr.

On May 1st 2018, Paralee Company was onsite to install the Variable Frequency Drive for high service pump #5 located at Water Plant # 2.

T Wayne Hill Trucking started the pilot study of collecting the lime sludge directly from the thickener. The study will be used to determine the cost of this disposal method, as opposed to the cost of the current method.

Utility – Richard Adams, Director

NEWS RELEASE – City of Palm Coast Contact: Cindi Lane, Communications & Marketing Manager 386-986-3708; cell 386-214-4729 April 30, 2018

May 15 will be Food Truck Tuesday at Palm Coast’s Town Center

Palm Coast – Get outdoors to enjoy the spring weather at the next Food Truck Tuesday on May 15 – featuring a variety of food trucks and entertainment by DJ Vern. The event will be 5-8 p.m. along Park Street next to Central Park in Town Center. The address of Central Park is 975 Central Ave., Palm Coast.

Each Food Truck Tuesday, presented by the City of Palm Coast, features free entertainment and a variety of food trucks – mobile kitchens, canteens and catering trucks that offer up gourmet foods including appetizers, main dishes, side dishes and desserts. Many menus are kid-friendly. The food trucks signed up for May include: Lee’s Famous Cheesesteaks, London Fish & Chippy, Wingin’ It, It’s All Greek to Me, Monsta Lobsta, Cool Beans BBQ and Catering, Woodson’s Wrap Shack, Ramon’s Personal Chef, Arrested Appetite, Kona Ice and Tiki T’s Mini Donuts. Food Truck Tuesdays are held every month, on the third Tuesday of the month, through October. Food Truck Tuesdays is presented by the City of Palm Coast Parks & Recreation Department. For more information, call 386-986-2323 or visit www.palmcoastgov.com/foodtruck.

PHOTOS:

From left, Palm Coast Fire Capt. Thomas Ascone and firefighters Emerigh Mini and Anton Tagintsev wear

their new bunker gear at Fire Station 25.

AND

Palm Coast Fire Driver Engineer Daniel Bouillon trains on the use of the new bunker gear’s Class 2 Seat

Harness, with Lt. Joey Paci, standing on the ground, assisting.

NEWS RELEASE – City of Palm Coast Contact: Cindi Lane, Communications & Marketing Manager 386-986-3708; cell 386-214-4729 May 1, 2018

Palm Coast Fire Department ‘bunker gear’ has a new look, added safety features Palm Coast – The Palm Coast Fire Department is making the switch to new personal protective equipment – widely known as “bunker gear” – with more safety features and a modern look. The new Morning Pride Tails bunker gear is black with diamond-plated reflective striping for greater visibility when firefighters are working roadside emergencies at night. Lt. Rich Cline, the department’s longtime quartermaster, said the new look is in keeping with Palm Coast Fire’s rebranding, which also includes painting the tops of new fire apparatus “Palm Coast blue.” (The lower half of the trucks is traditional red.) Firefighters began training with the new bunker gear last week. Each set is equipped with a Class 2 Seat Harness, built into the internal components of the trousers, that would allow a firefighter to safety bail out of an upper-story window in the event of an overwhelmingly dangerous situation where traditional means of escape such as a ladder were not available. The new gear also features a Drag Rescue Device in the jacket that would allow a firefighter to drag an incapacitated firefighter to safety. “Bunker gear” is called that because it’s traditionally kept by the firefighter’s bunk at the fire station, readily available for an emergency. Bunker gear is made up of trousers, suspenders and a jacket with three layers – a thermal layer, moisture barrier and the outer shell. It’s a tough, durable material that also provides breathability to minimize fatigue and heat stress. For many years, Palm Coast firefighters wore tan personal protective equipment. The new bunker gear has been issued to most of the City’s firefighters, with just a handful waiting to receive theirs during the replacement cycle. A set of bunker gear is typically worn five years, then rotated to volunteers for use during Fire Academy training.

Lt. Cline led the process in selecting the new bunker gear. Several firefighters road-tested bunker gear from various manufacturers, and the department’s Safety Team also weighed in. Each set costs $2,400 and is funded through the department’s equipment fund. For more information, contact the City of Palm Coast at 386-986-3708.

NEWS RELEASE – City of Palm Coast Contact: Cindi Lane, Communications & Marketing Manager 386-986-3708; cell 386-214-4729 May 2, 2018

May is final month to enter Palm Coast’s Find Your Florida Photo Contest

Palm Coast – May in National Photo Month. What better way to celebrate than to submit your

favorite Palm Coast photo to the City of Palm Coast’s Find Your Florida 2018 Photography

Contest!

Entries are due by midnight Thursday, May 31. More than $500 in prizes will be awarded! It’s

free to enter, and photographers may submit up to 20 photos using the City website:

www.palmcoastgov.com/photocontest.

The theme of the contest is “Find Your Florida in Palm Coast.” Winning photos will illustrate

what makes Palm Coast special. Examples of what the City is looking for include: family fun at

festivals and special events, sports activities, cultural clubs and organizations, and on our parks

and trails; active lifestyle such as walking/running/bicycling, sports, swimming, fishing and

boating; and nature such as beautiful landscapes, birds and other wildlife, and waterways.

First, second and third place will be awarded, plus special awards for a new people-focused

category, “Palm Coasters” and for the Best Photo taken by a youth age 17 and younger.

For the first time, a concurrent photo contest on Instagram is being held, and prizes will be

awarded for the best Instagram photos, too. To enter via Instagram, be sure to use the hashtag

“PCpics2018” and include the photo location (where in Palm Coast?) in the caption.

Gift certificates to local businesses will be awarded in the following amounts: First Prize, $200;

Second Prize, $100; Third Prize, $50; Instagram winner, $100; “Palm Coasters” winner, $50;

and Youth winner, $50. Gift certificates will be offered to a variety of businesses, and winners

will be able to select from the list. In addition, honorable mentions will be awarded as

determined by the judges. Winning photographs will be displayed on the City’s website, and

winning photographers will be recognized at a meeting of the Palm Coast City Council.

Photographs submitted for the contest must be taken in the City of Palm Coast. The

photographs will be used by the City for marketing, promotional and public relations purposes

such as publications, videos and websites, and at City facilities, to promote the City of Palm

Coast. All submissions will become the property of the City of Palm Coast.

For complete guidelines and online entry info, visit www.palmcoastgov.com/photocontest.

For more information, contact Cindi Lane, Palm Coast communications & marketing manager,

at 386-986-3708 or clane@palmcoastgov.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pamela Blankenship Phone: 386-226-0422 ext. 20416 Email: PBlankenship@r2ctpo.org

River to Sea Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)

2018 “TELL THE TPO” SURVEY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES

Daytona Beach FL: The River to Sea TPO (R2CTPO), www.R2CTPO.org, is actively seeking public input as we plan transportation improvements for the Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA), which includes all of Volusia County and portions of Flagler County, including Beverly Beach and Flagler Beach as well as portions of the cities of Palm Coast and Bunnell. The R2CTPO will officially launch the 2018 “Tell the TPO” Community Transportation Survey Campaign on April 30, 2018 and the survey will be open through June 30, 2018. This survey is conducted every two years and helps to provide insights for the TPO as it makes decisions on transportation priorities.

To ensure the highest possible survey response rate, the survey is available online at www.TelltheTPO.com (PC and mobile-device friendly); hard copies are also available, both in Spanish and English. Each person who completes the survey by June 30, 2018 can choose to be entered into a drawing to win a 3 day/2 night hotel stay for 2!

Specifically, the River to Sea TPO would like to ask:

o INDIVIDUALS: Visit www.TelltheTPO.com and click the link to fill out the survey to tell us what you think about transportation in Volusia and Flagler Counties.

o EMPLOYERS: Email the www.TelltheTPO.com link to your employees, clients and contact lists.

o ORGANIZATIONS: Include this information in your next newsletter and/or email the www.TelltheTPO.com link to your members and contact lists.

o GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: Place the www.TelltheTPO.com link on your website, in newsletters and/or in emails to your employees and stakeholders.

There is an online Tool Kit available at www.TelltheTPO.com that includes suggested email and social media blast language and graphics, printable surveys, an outreach flyer and other items to help you help us get the word out! Thank you for your support of the River to Sea TPO’s 2018 “Tell the TPO” Survey Campaign!

For more information, please contact: Pamela Blankenship, R2CTPO Community Outreach Coordinator 386-226-0422 ext. 20416 PBlankenship@r2ctpo.org

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Seniors need loving homes too! If you can’t commit to a pet for 15 years then getting a senior pet is the solution to this. You could offer a home to a senior that may only have a few years left without the commitment of a younger pet. Seniors tend to be well behaved and already house trained. They are past the chewing stage and don’t really require a lot of food. They are great for a person that works a lot as they sleep away most of the day. There are so many pros to older pets that we can’t even begin to touch on most of them. Oldie but goodies are what Flagler Humane Society calls them. These oldies are so deserving of loving homes after they have been thrown away. Imagine being in the same home for most of your life and then getting the boot. This is traumatic for them and most of them do not adjust well to shelter life. They need to find homes as soon as possible before they slip into depression. Can you offer a home to a Golden Oldie? Donation Opportunities: The Flagler Humane Society Thrift Store always accepts donations. They cannot take in any computers/printers or large appliances. Call 386-597-2839 and leave a message. We are collecting shoes again! Bring your used shoes (any condition) to us to turn in for money! “General Donations” can be dropped off anytime at your convenience. FHS appreciates all donations, especially those from our Wish List (available at flaglerhumanesociety.org/wish-list). You can also purchase items via the Amazon.com link on the FHS website and ship them directly to the shelter. Outreach Adoption Events: Don’t forget that FHS have volunteers and adoptable pets at Petco in Palm Coast on Sundays and at PetSmart in Palm Coast on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays. Want to be a volunteer? Attend an orientation! Orientations are held at noon in the Humane Society education room every second Saturday of the month. Applications can be found on the FHS website. Interested in fostering? Contact our adoption specialist at adopt@flaglerhumanesociety.org. Adoption Specials: Check the FHS Facebook for any Adoption Specials. Upcoming Fundraisers/Events: See the FHS Website for information on our upcoming Spring Fling. Offered Services: The Flagler Humane Society has a variety of Subsidized Spay & Neuter Programs for members of the community that need to have their pets or community pets sterilized. Please call FHS at 386-445-1814, email info@flaglerhumanesociety.org for questions. FHS has a Wellness Clinic for minor veterinary issues. Call 386-445-1814 for Appointments. Low Cost Vaccination Clinics are held on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month from 1pm-3pm. No appointments are necessary for the Low Cost Vaccination Clinics. FHS also offers a “Pet Food Pantry” for those that are in need of assistance. Please call for more information. To keep up with Flagler Humane Society happenings – visit us on the FHS Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Website at www.flaglerhumanesociety.org, or via email at info@flaglerhumanesociety.org.

Animals ready for homes

Adoption specialist: Katrina Geigley adopt@flaglerhumanesociety.org Outreach Manager: Katie Share kshare@flaglerhumanesociety.org

TETO

Teto is a special older gentleman who is selective in his friends –

both human and canine. Once you are in his inner circle, you will have the best little buddy ever!

He is very housebroken and loves to play (don’t let his grey face

fool you)! He doesn’t mind most dogs and cats. Come and meet

him today!

Pet of the Week