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City Manager’s 9/14/2018

WEEK-IN-REVIEW

This week, the City Council,

the Palm Coast Fire

Department Honor Guard,

City staff and guests, gathered

at City Hall to honor the

memory of those 2,975

Americans that lost their lives

in the terrorist attacks on

September 11th, 2001.

9/11 Memorial Ceremony

9/11 Memorial Ceremony

This past weekend, citizens young

and old participated in the City’s

11th Annual Intracoastal Waterway

Cleanup (IWC). Over 250

volunteers collected 2,053 pounds

of trash before returning to the

Palm Coast Community Center to

submit items for the Most Unique

Find contest. For more

information, see the attached

Community Development

Department Update.

This week marked the beginning of

the Palm Coast & the Flagler

Beaches Senior Games.

Registration remains open a couple

of days prior to events, so there is

still time to sign-up for the

remaining events at

www.parksandrec.fun/events.

Don’t forget, the public is invited to

attend. For all you spectators, don’t

miss your chance to cheer on your

favorite athletes for free! For more

information about all of the exciting

events, visit our website here

http://www.palmcoastgov.com/sen

iorgames for your event guide.

Annual Intracoastal Waterway Cleanup

IWC Participants

Let the Games Begin!

Friday, September 7 thru Thursday, September 23

Various Locations

Friday, September 14, 7:50pm Central Park in Town Center

Tuesday, September 18, 5pm Central Park at Town Center

Next Week:

Tuesday, September 18, City Council Business Mtg, 9am, City Hall – Community Wing, 160 Lake

Avenue

Tuesday, September 18, Planning & Land Development Regulation Board Mtg, 5:30pm, City

Hall – Community Wing, 160 Lake Avenue

Wednesday, September 19, City Council Special Mtg – Budget, 5:05pm, City Hall – Community

Wing, 160 Lake Avenue

Announcements

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

Fire Department Transfer of Command ceremony on Sept. 27

Road Closure on Empire Lane on Sept. 18

The start of Family Kickball and the REFIT Revolution Family Fitness program

Attachments

News Releases

ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-Beau Falgout, Assistant City Manager

Processed 6 public records requests.

Processed 3 litigation documents.

Prepared and processed 80 documents for recording.

Prepared 1 agenda item.

Prepared 2 proclamations.

Prepared and posted 2 agendas to the web.

Processed 1 bond.

Completed 1 Proof of Life document for a citizen.

Provided assistance to the Parks & Recreation Department and the Planning Division for their committee/board meetings.

City Clerk

Communications & Marketing This week’s social media focus was promoting National Preparedness Month for tropical weather – including frequent

updates shared from the Emergency Operation Center regarding Hurricane Florence. We also celebrated local businesses on

#NationalDayofEncouragement, reminding residents of the positive financial impact of shopping local. See below for the

Facebook Media Post of the Week! We also posted items to Instagram and Twitter and aired the Intracoastal Waterway

Cleanup awards ceremony on Facebook Live.

This week the Video Production Coordinator Tom Hanson was busy on location at the Palm Harbor Golf Course gathering

video footage for an upcoming promotional video being produced for the golf course. He also shadowed participating golfers

for just the right video and photos at the Senior Games event held at the course. Having taken lots of photos at last

weekend’s Intracoastal Waterway Cleanup, a short photo montage of the event’s highlights was also produced this week.

Digital Communications Coordinator Jason Giraulo had a busy week with graphic design. He’s working on an infographic

about stormwater projects, two new logos, a program for Mayor Canfield’s Farewell Reception (set for 2-4 p.m. Friday, Sept.

21 at City Hall), and a flier for the upcoming 90/90 Fitness Challenge. This week we staffed the Council Workshop and the

Sept. 11 commemoration held at the City Hall flag pole.

The new Fitness Challenge won’t start ‘til the New Year, but we’re already working on that and other events, including a

Mobility Week activity in early November.

A news release went out inviting residents to attend the Fire Department Transfer of Command ceremony on Sept. 27. Other

news distributed this week included a Road Closure on Empire Lane on Sept. 18 and the start of Family Kickball and the

REFIT Revolution Family Fitness program.

Social Media

POST OF THE WEEK

Central Services Division

Purchasing

Status Ref. # Project

Open ITB-UT-18-52 Master Price Agreement for Specialized Coagulant Chemical (Total Organic Carbon Removal)

Open RFS-IT-18-65 Request for Solutions (RFS) for City Wide Security Assessment and Master Plan

Open RFP-CD-18-68 Basin 9 (Pellicer Creek & Matanzas River) Freshwater Forested Wetland Mitigation Bank Credits

Open ITB-UT-18-72 Master Price Agreement Contract for Cleaning of three (3) Oxidation Ditches and two (2) Pump Stations at Waste Water Treatment Plant #1.

Open ITB-UT-18-70 Master Services Agreement Contract for Liquid Lime Sludge (Calcium Oxide) removal, hauling and disposal from Water Treatment Plant #1.

Open ITB-UT-18-71 Master Services Agreement Contract for Solid Dried Lime Sludge removal, hauling and disposal from Water Treatment Plant #1.

Open RFSQ-CD-18-10 Professional Stormwater and Environmental Engineering Services

Open ITB-PW-U-18-57 Sod Materials and Sod Installation

Evaluating RFP-PW-18-61 Request for Proposal (RFP) for Master Services Agreement Contract for Concrete Repair Services

Evaluating RFP-PW-18-62 Request for Proposal (RFP) for Master Services Agreement Contract for Guardrail Repair Services

Evaluating RFP-PW-18-63 Request for Proposal (RFP) for Master Services Agreement Contract for Asphalt Repair Services

Evaluating RFP-CD-18-60 Request for Proposal (RFP) for Master Services Contract for Weed Control of the Freshwater Stormwater Drainage System

Evaluating LOI-CD-18-69 Request for Letter of Interest (LOI) for Wastewater Treatment Plant # 1 to Blairsville Drive Force Main Improvements Engineering Services

Reopened

RFSQ-CD-18-49 / ITB-CD-18-49 Palm Coast City Hall Emergency Generator

Completed RFSQ-CD-18-41 Design Services for Lehigh Trail Trailhead at Belle Terre Parkway

Completed

RFSQ-CD-18-53 / ITB-CD-18-53 R-Section PEP Main Improvements, Phase 1

Completed ITB-UT-18-55 Master Price Agreement Contract for Sodium Hydroxide 25%

Completed ITB-UT-18-51 Master Price Agreement Contract for High Calcium Bulk Quicklime

Completed ITB-UT-18-54 Master Price Agreement Contract for NSF 60 neat Anionic Polymer

Completed ITB-CDBG-18-59 Community Development Block Grant

Completed ITB-UT-18-64 Master Price Agreement for Liquid Polymer

Contracts Processed:

GP Strategies Corporation – Agreement for Disaster Financial Recovery Services – RFP-P020-0-

2015/DF – 12/1/2018 – 12/1/2019

Coastal Cloud, LLC – Innovation Partnership Agreement related to a 311 System – 9/8/2018 –

9/8/2019

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER

BUSINESS CONSULTING

This Week – 15 Consulting Sessions, 44 Consulting Hours

Total for Month –20 Consulting Sessions,58 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

Twisted Minds Entertainment LLC – 1000 Palm Coast Pkwy – Entertainment Service

Comm Source Data Inc – 3 Hargrove Grade – Sales & Marketing

Lavender Mermaid Spa LLC – 395 Palm Coast Pkwy SW – Massage Therapy

NEW PALM COAST HOME BASED BUSINESSES

Ismail Holdings Inc – Consultant

Ismail Holdings Inc – Entertainment Service

Ten Toes Down Inc – Non-Profit

Lea Creative Group – Photography/Video

Michael Moreno – Handyman Service

Adrenaline Services LLC – Handyman Service

In Re

3,711 91 2,366 100 22,250 5 2

GRADED RESIDENTIAL

SWALE MAINT -LF

CULVERT PIPE CLEANING

# PIPE

CULVERT PIPE CLEANING - LF

REPLACE DRAINAGE PIPES

- LF

DITCH MAINT LF

INSPECT DITCH DRAINAGE PROBLEMS

WASHOUTS REPAIRED

Stormwater Division

PUBLIC WORKS – Nestor Abreu, Director

7.49

158

9

98

31

173

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

Installing new plants – City Hall

Installing new stormwater pipe

Laguna Forest Trail

Baseball field maintenance

Holland Park

Anchoring goals for

upcoming soccer games

ITSC

Stormwater ditch

maintenance - Matanzas

Woods

Repairing asphalt

St Joe’s Walkway Moving soccer goals - ITSC

Sidewalk maintenance

Old Kings South

Swale grading

Prince Michael Ln

Maintaining right-of-way

Palm Coast Pkwy/ I-95

Fertilizing

medians

Palm Coast Pkwy

Erosion control- F section

Hazard tree removal

Prichard Drive

Fire mitigation- Prichard Drive

FPL path

2,400

35 70 2 8 1 3 34 4 7

Streets Division

Site distance trimming LF Curb & gutter swept # of miles 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 - RD CALLS

HAND EQUIP & MOWERS - REPAIRS

HAND EQUIP & MOWERS - PM'S

2

12

2

18

10

10

1

53

6

Facility & Fleet Service

City Fleet Fire

Roof repair – Tennis Center

Preventative maintenance on City vehicle

Spreading new mulch

Palm Harbor Parkway

Setting up MOT for asphalt road

patch – Belle Terre Parkway

Pouring and finishing concrete for pathway repair – Belle Terre Parkway

Maintaining right-of-way – Seminole Woods Boulevard

Repairing hole in pathway

Pine Lakes Parkway

Repairing wellsite roadways

1755 Palm Harbor Pkwy unit A Interior Alteration-Salty Dog Petcare JGS Design Associates, LLC $17,600.00

10 Commerce Blvd Interior Alteration-Conference Room Commercial Construction Inc $48,750.00

5600 State Hwy 100 unit E Site Development- Convenience Store S.E. Cline Construction $429,294.16

309 Palm Coast Pkwy NE Addition and Renovation- Florida Health Care ML Underwood Construction Inc $275,000.00

1244 Palm Coast Pkwy SW Interior Alteration-Tru Tech TV Kenly McGee Inc $24,000.00

1000 Palm Coast Pkwy SW unit #202 Interior Alteration-Barber Shop 3D Contracting Inc $1,500.00

160 Cypress Point Pkwy C-216 Recruiting Services Group Inc

3 Hargrove Grade unit #2F Comm Source Data Inc

395 Palm Coast Pkwy SW unit #4 Lavender Mermaid Spa LLC/Skin Care Julia Hanna Seepensad

28 Old Kings Rd N #B Trulieve Dispensary- Medical Cannabis Stellar Construction Management LLC $103,000.00

250 Palm Coast Pkwy NE unit#212 Interior Alteration- Big Frog Custom T-Shirts Jones-Hiatt LLC $10,000.00

$320,095,326.00

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Whitney Hodges

Steve Kayworth

Commercial Permits Applied

Occupancy Permits Issued

Commercial Permit Issued

Certificate of Occupancy Issued

Construction value improvements  from October 1, 2017 to date

Residential Single Family / Duplex Residences

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT – Stephen Flanagan, Director

Intracoastal Waterway Cleanup

On September 8th, the 11th Annual

Intracoastal Waterway Cleanup

was conducted. 262 Volunteers

participated and collected 2053

lbs. of trash. Volunteers enjoyed

post-event festivities at the newly

renovated Community

Center. The event incorporated

numerous contests including Most

Unique FIND, Most Trash

Collected, Litter Bingo and Low

Waste Raffle. Volunteers also

enjoyed refreshments and a

multitude of exhibitors. Event

results will be presented to City

Council on October 16th.

Spotlight Projects

IWC volunteers displaying

Most Unique FIND

Volunteers enjoying refreshment and ICW

informational video

FIRE– M.C. Beadle, Fire Chief

COMMUNITY OUTREACH Basic First Aid & CPR: October 27th 3 openings November 17th 12 openings December 22nd 12 openings

Healthcare Provider: December 7th 8 openings

DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Flagler Palm Coast High School students and Volunteer Firefighter Intern applicants have a total of 38 “Ride-Along” hours this week. Lieutenant Randy Holmes celebrated his 25th Anniversary with the Palm Coast Fire Department. This makes him the most senior personnel on the line. Palm Coast Fire Department Honor Guard participated in several community ceremonies memorializing the 17th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks. The Palm Coast Fire Department launched its official Facebook Page. You can visit the page at www.facebook.com/palmcoastfire.

Tip of the Month:

It is National Preparedness Month!

Do you know your evacuation zones?

Deputy Fire Chief Forte explains why

new evacuation signs are going up

around Palm Coast intersections. Hint:

There is a difference between Palm

Coast's neighborhood Section letters

(W, C, F, B etc.,)...and Evacuation Zone

letters, which have always held their

own designations, related to

emergencies.

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

61XJntBc

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

GUIDANCE

Battalion Chief Ron Petrillo represents the Palm Coast Fire Department by presenting a Memorial Wreath at

the Palm Coast Elks 9/11 Memorial

Volunteer Fire Associate Coordinator Howard Peiffer had a surprise visit from FF Patrick Juliano

(Former PCFD E-222 is pictured)

Palm Coast Firefighters are

everywhere…

Volunteer Fire Coordinator

Howard Peiffer has a great passion

for Fire Trucks. He volunteered

his time at the Milford, CT fire

department muster. While show

casing a former Palm Coast Fire

Engine 222 he was surprised by FF

Juliano who was on vacation in the

area.

We Remember 9/11

The Palm Coast Fire Department

honored the victims of the

September 11th Terrorist Attacks at

several ceremonies. They

presented the colors at the Knights

of Inferno Motorcycle Club 9/11

Ride, City Hall and the Palm Coast

Elks Lodge 2709. Battalion Chief

Ron Petrillo represented the

department by presenting the

memorial wreath to the Elks 9/11

Memorial. Their memorial is

created from recovery steel from

the World Trade Center.

25 Years of Service

Congratulations to Lieutenant

Randy Holmes who celebrated his

25th Anniversary with the Palm

Coast Fire Department. After

retirements this fall, he becomes

the longest serving personnel.

HIGHLIGHTS

Palm Coast Fire Department Honor Guard presents the colors at the Palm Coast Elks 9/11 Memorial

Captain Berryhill, Station 22 & Station 24 crews join in celebrating 25 years of service to Lt. Randy Holmes

Parks & Recreation – Alex Boyer, Director

Our 2018 Palm Coast & the Flagler Beach Senior Games kicked off this week with the Tennis (singles,

doubles, and mixed doubles), Archery, and Cornhole events. We award first, second, and third place

winners in each age division. Age divisions for sanctioned events (Archery, Horseshoes, Pickleball, Tennis,

and Golf) are 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95-99, 100+. Age divisions

for non-sanctioned events (Sailboat Racing, Bridge, Cribbage, Cornhole, and Ballroom Dancing) are 50-61,

62-69, 70+. Registration remains open a couple of days prior to the event, so there is still time to sign up

for the remaining events at www.parksandrec.fun/events. We hope that everyone can #findyourgame this

year.

This week was totally toddlers with several toddler programs starting for the fall season. These include

returning programs, Creepy Crawlies and Playground Pals, and new programs, Monday Funday and

Awesome Alphabet Outing.

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

Online Registration & Activities List http://www.parksandrec.fun

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Daily Program Attendance (Sept. 6-12)

Adult/Senior Weekly Senior Social Programs Line Dancing Coffee Series Learn the Basics of Your Computer Women’s Self-Defense Critic’s Choice Dinner Club Health & Wellness Couch to 5K Challenge Better Balance through Tai Chi Aquatics Aqua Zumba Kid’s Kayaking Class Athletics Adult Open Gym Volleyball Adult Open Gym Basketball Open Pickleball Beginners’ Pickleball Tennis - Adults Beginner’s Tennis Cardio Tennis Morning Blast Tennis Doubles Skills Tennis Round Robins Tennis - Youth Tennis Tots Rookie Rallies Red Rallies Orange Rallies Green Rallies Junior Development Youth/Toddler Musical Munchkins Little Kickers Soccer Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program Freaky Fridays Monday Funday Awesome Alphabet Outing Playground Pals Creepy Crawlies Teen Palm Coast Shredders Mountain Biking Special Events Senior Games

Programs Offered this Week

COMING UP

Sept. 18 – Food Truck Tuesday Sept. 17 – Florida Hospital Flagler Wellness Workshop Sept. 19 – Florida Hospital Flagler Wellness Screening Sept. 21 – Lunch N’ Lecture Oct. 5 – Coffee Series Oct. 12 – Discover Trip Oct. 12 – Movies in the Park Oct. 14 – Pink Army 5K Oct. 16 – Food Truck Tuesday Oct. 17 – Florida Hospital Flagler Wellness Screening Oct. 19 – Lunch N’ Lecture Oct. 29 – Florida Hospital Flagler Wellness Workshop

2018 Senior Games – tennis event

Toddler Programs

9-13-2018

In order to maintain the reliability of the water distribution system serving our customers, the Utility Department will temporarily change the disinfection process for the water supply. From September 19, through October 9, 2018 the utility will disinfect the water with free chlorine rather than combined chlorine/ammonia (chloramines). During this period, customers may experience a slight increase in the taste and odor of chlorine.

The average water demand for this week was 8.457 million gallons per day.

The average wastewater flow for the week was 7.009 million gallons per day.

Crews installed 34 new water meters, 4 reuse meters and 1 irrigation meter.

There are 235 new meter installations pending, with 50 cleared and an average installation time of 4 weeks.

Installed 10 new PEP tanks and replaced 5 tanks.

There are 32 new PEP tanks pending and 10 PEP tank replacements pending. Currently all new tanks are being installed within 7 days of site ready.

There were 38 calls after hours.

Water Distribution crews repaired 4 water service lines, 5 manifolds, completed 14 meter pit adjustments/replacements, 2 water service line replacements and tested and repaired 77 backflow preventers.

Wastewater crews installed 10 PEP pumps, 3 risers, replaced 20 PEP pumps, 29 floats, 8 cleanout caps, 3 back lids, 2 ball valves and boxes and 2 PEP panels. Also repaired 2 service laterals and 1 PEP main.

September 11th, Water Treatment Plant #2 started the pilot of specialty coagulant #801 from Chemical Systems of Orlando. This chemical is being utilized in the Zero Liquid Discharge process for a 3-day trial run to compare Total Organic Carbon reduction results against the current product.

Staff met with Guardian Fueling Technologies to perform the Annual

Operability Testing for the City’s fuel storage tanks at the following

locations: Matanzas Woods Master Pump Station, Old Kings Road Master

Pump Station, Water Treatment Plant 1 and 3, Wellsites 125-146, Public

Works Street Division, Fire Stations #21, #24, and #25, and Wastewater

Plant #1.

Brian Matthews, Environmental Compliance Manager, was selected by the

Flagler Technical Institute to chair their Water Technology Advisory

Committee.

Unidirectional flushing to remove mineral deposits and sediment that accumulate in the water mains continues. This week Water Quality crews were flushing in the Pine Grove section. They will start next week in the Parkview section.

Utility – Richard Adams, Director

The average water demand for the week was

8.457 million gallons per day.

The average wastewater flow was

7.009 million gallons per day

NEWS RELEASE – City of Palm Coast Contact: Cindi Lane, Communications & Marketing Manager 386-986-3708; cell 386-214-4729 Sept. 13, 2018 Fire Chief Beadle to retire, Chief-Elect Forte to be promoted at Sept. 27 ceremony

Palm Coast – Longtime Palm Coast Fire Chief Michael C. Beadle will retire and Deputy Chief Gerard “Jerry” Forte will become the City’s fire chief at a Transfer of Command ceremony set for 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, to be held at Palm Coast Fire Station 25, 1250 Belle Terre Pkwy. Parking will be limited, so please carpool if possible. The ceremony promises the pomp and circumstance fitting of the fire service tradition. The Palm Coast Fire Department Honor Guard will present colors and several formal presentations will be made before Chief Forte is sworn in. Both Beadle and Forte will speak. Chief Beadle became the City of Palm Coast’s first fire chief in 2000, not long after the City incorporated, and he has overseen tremendous growth in both the size and breadth of services offered by the Fire Department. He started as a volunteer firefighter here in 1988 and, two years later, became a career firefighter. Chief Forte has served as Palm Coast Fire Department’s deputy chief for nine years. He started as a Palm Coast volunteer firefighter in 1990, becoming a career member as a firefighter/EMT in 1992. He rose through the ranks and has served as Deputy Fire Chief since 2009. For more information, contact Communications & Marketing Manager Cindi Lane at [email protected] and 386-986-3708.

Sept. 18, 2018 Temporary road closure: Empire Lane on Tuesday, Sept. 18 Palm Coast – The City of Palm Coast Public Works Department is planning a temporary road closure in front of 10 Empire Lane from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, for an emergency drainage pipe replacement. Residents will have access to their homes, but the road will be closed to through traffic during the daytime hours. The City of Palm Coast appreciates the patience and cooperation of residents and motorists during these important drainage project. For more information, call Customer Service at 386-986-2360.

NEWS RELEASE – City of Palm Coast Contact: Cindi Lane, Communications & Marketing Manager 386-986-3708; cell 386-214-4729 Sept. 11, 2018

Families work out together while having fun at Family Kickball & Family Fitness Palm Coast – The family that plays together stays together! Family Kickball starts Sept. 20, and the new REFIT Revolution Family Fitness program starts Sept. 21. Registration is now open at www.parksandrec.fun/wellness. With Family Kickball, let’s kick off fall with a playground favorite that will keep the whole family active and having fun. The program will be 5-6 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 20 to Oct. 25, at Holland Park, 18 Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast. Palm Coast Parks & Recreation will group families into teams for recreational games of kickball. Rules will be adapted to allow everyone in the family to play and make it competitive for all levels of ability. The cost is only $1 per person per week. REFIT Revolution Family Fitness will be 5-6 p.m. Fridays, Sept. 21 to Dec. 14, at the Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Pkwy. NE. REFIT is a judgment-free fitness experience that uses powerful movements and positive music combined with resistance-training elements to give you and your family a total-body workout! There will be no class on Nov. 23. This new program is free, but pre-registration is required. Follow us to the fun! For more information, contact Parks & Rec at 386-986-2323.

Recently, Flagler Humane Society (FHS) collaborated with the author of the popular children’s book, Perfectly Maggie, written by Meg Maguire. Maguire was a guest of the FHS radio show, “Speaking of Animals”, on WNZF 88.5 and discussed how her book promotes positive self-esteem in children through Maggie’s story and all the other dogs at Kind More Kennel. It was through these our discussions that we came to the consensus that pets can drastically impact children’s life, especially during more developmental periods. Having a pet, especially an active pet, encourages a more active lifestyle in children. The next time the family dog needs to talk a walk, it’s best to let children take responsibly of that task. Not only does this get children moving and away from a screen, but it also reinforces the importance of obligation and accountability. 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. Call for our new store location where we will soon be collecting donations. “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, PetSmart, Pet Supermarket and Tractor Supply in Palm Coast. Stop by and see our adoptable pets! 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 [email protected]. Adoption Specials: Check out the FHS Facebook for upcoming adoption specials. Upcoming Fundraisers/Events: See the FHS Website for information on our upcoming events. 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 [email protected] 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. 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 [email protected].

Animals ready for homes

Adoption specialist: Katrina Geigley [email protected] Outreach Manager: Katie Share [email protected]

Elizabeth Swan

Elizabeth Swan is a beautiful approximately 5 years old female domestic short hair. She came to FHS as a stray with her litter of kittens. They were left outside to fend for themselves and this had caused them to be a little on the shy side. Elizabeth is fond of petting after a short get to know you period. She is a quiet cat that doesn’t seem to mind other cats. She is currently available for adoption along with a few of her children. If you are interested in Ms. Swan then you would be able to adopt her and get one of her children’s adoption fee waived!

Pet of the Week