The Aurora City Council is set to vote on a conditional use to establish a wellness center for pets which would include an indoor dog park, a groomer, rehabilitation programs and more.

Aldermen will vote at the June 28 regular meeting on the proposed All Pets Wellness Center at 1975 Melissa Lane on the far West Side, something Ald. Carl Franco, 5th Ward, described as becoming “quite the unique experience.”

The center would be “a first of its kind for us,” according to Jim Minick, All Pets Wellness director of operations.

“We’re putting everything under one roof,” Minick, who has run several pet facilities, told the City Council’s Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee recently.

The center would be for small animals, although Minick said it could eventually be able to handle horses, too.

It would include a cafe; indoor dog park; an outdoor animal pen; a doggie day care; training; a dog groomer; a rehabilitation aspect with water treadmills and acupuncture; a transportation service for pick up and drop off; and a health care component that includes an animal hospital.

Minick, who said the concept for this has been 13 years in the making, said the key to the business will be “the customer service experience.”

“It’s the way we engage the clientele,” he said.

According to the company’s website, the Minicks - Mary Ann Minick is the president and CEO of All Pets Wellness - started caring for senior dogs in 2005.

In 2008, the two “began the journey to develop a veterinary clinic model that even today does not exist in the 23,000-plus clinics across America.”

They have developed a platform which can support small breed animals and, eventually, exotic animals, birds and limited veterinary medicine for horses, according to the website.

Jim Minick theorized that at full capacity, there would be anywhere from 30 to 50 people working at the Aurora facility. But he added that the developers are unsure because “it’s never been done before.”

“We’ve done things like this, but not all in one building,” he said. “We’ve spent a tremendous amount of time with this building.”

Aldermen put the item on unfinished business for the council meeting, meaning it could be discussed further before a vote.