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REPORT • �J I To the Honorable .Mayor and City Council From the City Manager July 21, 2003 Subject Contract agreement with the County of San Mateo for the provision of animal control services for the period of July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2006. Recommendation The City is obligated to provide animal control services. Staff does not recommend this contract but the City has no alternative. Background Animal control services are provided to all cities in the County through the Peninsula Humane Society/Society for the Prevention of Crueltyto Animals (PHS /SPCA). The County has a master contract with PHS /SPCA and individual contracts with all 20 cities. This arrangement has been in place since the 1950's. The current three -year contract expired June 30, 2003. Animal Control Services The contract continues the current animal control service program. 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 ordinances. • Provision of shelter services, including impounding, receiving, housing, redeeming, providing veterinary treatment, adopting, euthanasia, and disposing of animals. Peninsula Humane Society is reducing services cities used to receive: PHS will no longer play a role in barking dog or noise nuisance animal complaints. The County and each city will need to make provision for these complaints. (Under the current contract, each city was first responder, with PHS responding on the third call.) PHS will not complete phone quarantines. The County will perform this service. Cities will not see any interruption of services. • PHS will not provide regular patrol of public parks and beaches. PHS will only respond to service calls in these areas. Cities wishing to provide routine patrol may do so at their own expense through contract with PHS.