REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ALMA G. TORRES, Interim Director
Animal Center Department
SUBJECT
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Approve the First Amendment to the service agreement with Animal Balance, a California Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporation, in the amount of $160,000 for a total contract amount of $342,200 for spay and neuter surgical services at the Fresno Animal Center and extend the term of the service agreement to October 31, 2024.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into the attached First Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Fresno (City) and Animal Balance, a California Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporation, for the spay and neuter services agreement. This would allow for additional cat and dog sterilization surgeries at the Fresno Animal Center.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On December 14, 2023, Council approved the services agreement with Animal Balance to provide cat and dog sterilization surgeries at the Fresno Animal Center, this agreement is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2024, through approval of these actions Council will allow for the service agreement to increase by $160,000, to $342,200, and extend the expiration date to October 31, 2024.
BACKGROUND
Due to the Veterinary Staffing shortage being experienced in the United States, the Fresno Animal Center entered into a services agreement with Animal Balance, a California Public Benefit Nonprofit Corporation, to provide sterilization surgeries for cats and dogs in the City of Fresno. Animal Balance provides out of area veterinarians and veterinary staff and performs 200 spays and neuters over the course of three days at the Fresno Animal Center monthly.
Initially, Animal Balance was only focused on the backlog of animals that were adopted by the Fresno Animal Center and were pending legally required sterilization to finalize the adoption process, however, most recently Animal Balance has been focusing on public owned ...
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