REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of Mayor & City Manager
BY: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Assistant City Manger
Office of Mayor & City Manager
ALMA G. TORRES, Deputy City Manager
Office of Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Approve an agreement between the City of Fresno and Fresno Humane Animal Services to provide animal control services in the amount not to exceed $ 6,500,000 for a 14-month term beginning May 12, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the terms of the Agreement between the City of Fresno and Fresno Humane Animal Services (FHAS) for a 14-month term in an amount not to exceed $6,500,000 and authorize the City Manager to execute subject to City Attorney approval.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CCSPCA) has notified the City that effective June 30, 2022 it will no longer provide all animal control, pound master, veterinary and animal sheltering services, and facilities pursuant to a contract entered into in March 2014. As a result, the City requests approval from Council to enter into a 14-month contract with Fresno Humane Animal Services (FHAS) to provide these legally mandated services.
BACKGROUND
The Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CCSPCA), has provided all animal control, pound master, veterinary and sheltering services, facilities and related activities authorized and required by applicable law including California Food and Agriculture Code sections 31105, 31106, California Penal Code section 597f and Fresno Municipal Code sections 10-301 to 10-329 to the City of Fresno (City). The CCSPCA has previously notified the City of their desire to discontinue services as they transition to a new business model. In response to this notice, the City has been in the process of constructing a new an...
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