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�• �•� -! REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager March 14, 2005 Subject Amendments to Peninsula Humane Society and City's Contract for the provision of animal control services for the period June 30, 2006 through June 30, 2008. Recommendation The City is obligated to provide animal control services. Staff recommends that this contract extension be approved. Background The County has contracted with the Peninsula Humane Society (PHS) for Animal Control Services to all cities and the unincorporated areas of the County for over 45 years. The twenty cities of the County have historically contracted with the County for Animal Control Services. On June 17, 2003 the Board of Supervisors adopted resolution 066067 approving an Agreement with PHS for shelter and field Animal Control Services for the entire County, and resolution 066066 approving an Agreement with the twenty cities of the County to provide Animal Control Services. Both Agreements are three-year contracts ending June 30, 2006. The FY 2003-04 contract amount was $4,454,397 and the contract allows a 5% increase between fiscal years. The County has leased the land occupied by PHS since 1971 for the rate of $1 (one dollar) per year. The current lease terminates August 12, 2006. The County, Cities and Peninsula Humane Society wish to extend the Animal Control Services contract an additional two years through June 30, 2008. In order to do so, the PHS/County amendment also extends the land lease with PHS through June 30, 2008. The County and Cities have also requested savings on the Animal Control contract given the current budget reductions at the County and City level. Although the Amendments provide for a 5% increase for each additional year of service, PHS has agreed to $732,510 in savings over the five-year term. The PHS contract Amendment also requires PHS to provide investigation of all animal bites (rabies quarantines) which occur in the County. PHS will provide this service for an additional $75,000 for the remainder of FY 2004-05, $150,000 for FY 2005-06, $154,500 for FY 2006-07, and $159,135 for FY 2007-08, and provide the service under the direction of the County Health Officer. The payment for the quarantine services will be solely through the County Health Department, and cities will see no charge for these services and no interruption in services. The contract continues the current animal control service program in addition to requiring PHS to provide investigation of all animal bites (rabies quarantines). PHS will continue to provide: • Response to field service calls relating to biting and/or dangerous animals, dog packs, injured or sick animals, stray animals, and dead animal pick-up. • Issuance of citations for violations of any state statutes or local County/city