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Report regarding a resolution amending an existing agreement with the County of San Mateo for continued facilitation and coordination of animal control and licensing services for an additional one-year term beginning July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment. (Sharon Ranals, Assistant City Manager)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution amending an existing Agreement with the County of San Mateo for continued facilitation and coordination of Animal Control and Licensing Services for an additional one-year term beginning July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment, at an estimated cost for fiscal year 2020-21 of $708,050.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
An agreement with the County related to animal control services was last adopted by City Council on March 25, 2015, with a five-year term which expires on June 30, 2020. The Staff Report from 2015 provides the following background:
Animal Control has been one of the longest running regional/shared services in San Mateo County. Since 1952, the County has contracted with the Peninsula Humane Society (PHS) for animal control field and sheltering service. All twenty cities in the County have in turn contracted with the County for these services. Historically, cities have taken advantage of the economies of pooling resources in order to realize lower costs for services than each city could likely achieve by providing its own services.
Cities participating in the Animal Control agreement include: Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Pacifica, Portola Valley, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo, South San Francisco, and Woodside.
The current Animal Control agreement includes the following services:
* Rescue injured animals
* Capture of at-large or st...
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