Agmt15 County of San Mateo Animal Control Services

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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Inter -Departmental Correspondence Health System Date Board Meeting Date Special Notice / Hearing To: Honorable Board of Supervisors From: Jean S. Fraser, Chief, Health System James C. Porter, Director, Public Works Attachment 3 page 1 of 34 new, July 8, 2014 September 9, 2014 None Vote Required: Majority Subject: Approve the Memorandum of Agreement with All Cities in San Mateo County to Build an Animal Care Shelter RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution to approve the Memorandum of Agreement with all cities in San Mateo County to construct a new Animal Care Shelter at Airport Boulevard in the city of San Mateo and to provide a 30 -year lease agreement for the use of the shelter by all cities, and the County. BACKGROUND: Since 1951, San Mateo County (County) has managed animal control field and sheltering services for all cities in the County, through a contract with the Peninsula Humane Society / Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PHS/SPCA). PHS/SPCA provides animal sheltering services in a PHS/SPCA-owned building, located on County property at Airport Boulevard. The PHS/SPCA building has been evaluated twice in recent years by the County Public Works Department. PHS/SPCA has informed the County that its building is inadequate to meet the current standards for animal care. The Public Works Department has further determined that it is not viable to significantly repair or upgrade the current building. PHS/SPCA has determined that it will not construct a new building for services provided exclusively to the County and cities. On February 15, 2013, your Board requested a list of capital projects required to improve the condition of the County's existing buildings. The list was presented as the Five Year Facilities Capital Plan to your Board on August 6, 2013, and included was a new animal shelter building with a total estimated cost of $20 million.