REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ALMA G. TORRES, Deputy City Manager
Office of Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the first amendment to the animal control services agreement between the City of Fresno and Fresno Humane Animal Services to allow the City to advance a one-time payment of $300,000 for future reimbursements (cash account.)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the first amendment to the animal control services agreement between the City of Fresno and Fresno Humane Animal Services (FHAS) to allow the city to advance a one-time payment of $300,000 for future reimbursements (cash account.)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In May of 2022, the city entered into a 14-month agreement with Fresno Humane Animal Services for the legally mandated animal control services and operation City's Animal Center. The contract allowed for reimbursements of actual expenditures for services provided by FHAS. As a small non-profit, this process has created a cashflow issue for FHAS. Through the approval of this amendment to the agreement, the City will advance a one-time payment of up to $300,000 to a cash account that will allow the organization to draw down reimbursements from this account until such time they receive reimbursement from the city for actual expenses and will utilize those reimbursements to replenish this cash account.
BACKGROUND
In May of 2022, the city entered into a 14-month agreement with Fresno Humane Animal Services to provide provided all animal control, pound master, veterinary and sheltering services, operation of the Animal Center facility 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). Under the term of this agreement FHAS agreed to provide their animal shelter operational expertise on an ac...
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