REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 10, 2018
FROM: WILMA QUAN-SCHECTER, City Manager
Mayor and & City Manager's Office
LAURA GLORIA, Deputy City Manager
Mayor and & City Manager's Office
SUBJECT
Title
Approval of a First Amendment to the Agreement entered between the City of Fresno and the Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve an extension to the Agreement entered between the City of Fresno and the Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for one year effective June 30, 2018.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CCSPCA) provides the City of Fresno (City) with all animal control, pound master, veterinary and animal sheltering services, and facilities per a contract entered in March of 2014 renewable annually through June 30, 2018. The City and the CCSPCA have been reviewing the terms of the contract since late 2017 but need additional time to continue to negotiate the details as well as draft a comprehensive plan for animal control. As such, staff recommends that the Council approve a one year "as is" extension to allow discussions to continue as well as give Council appropriate time to consider the new proposed contract.
BACKGROUND
The current agreement with the CCSPCA has been in effect since March of 2014, since then, the CSSPCA has continued to provide the City with animal control services including animal control, pound master, veterinary and animal sheltering services as required of the City and enforceable under federal, state, and local law. These services include enforcement of the City's dog licensing ordinance, enforcement of the City's ordinance prohibiting unrestrained animals running at large, operations and maintenance of a safe and adequate shelter for the humane confinement treatment and disposal of all animals, emergency response, disposal of a...
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