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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 93-1981RESOLUTION NO. 93-81 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES AND SHELTER FACILITIES WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO that: BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco 1. Execution of Agreement. Execution of an Agreement entitled, "Agreement for Animal Control Services and Shelter Facilities with the City of South San Francisco" between the City and the County of San Mateo is hereby authorized, and a copy of said Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit "1." 2. Signatures. The Mayor is authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the City, and the City Clerk attest his signature thereto. I hereby certify that the foregoing ReSolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of August , 1981, by the following vote' AYES' NOES' Councilmen Ronald G. Acosta, Mark N. Addiego, Emanuele N. Damonte, Gus Nicolopulos; and Councilwoman Roberta Cerri Teglia None ABSENT: None i 6983Y EXHIBIT "l" TO RESOLUTION NO. 93-81 ADOPTED August 19, 1981 AGREEMENT FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES AND SHELTER FACILITIES WITH CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO , 1981 by and between the COUNTY OF O political subdivision of the State of hereinafter called "COUNTY", and the CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, hereinafter called "CITY"; W I TNE S SETH WHEREAS, the City has passed local ordinances governing the regulation, licensing and impounding of certain animals within the territorial limits of the City; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to contract with the county for the enforcement of many of these 'ordinances; .' NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows: A. DEFINITIONS , All definitions in Exhibit "A" attached hereto shall apply to the terms used in this Agreement. B. CITY'S RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Adoption of Animal Control Ordinance. City shall adopt and maintain an animal control ordinance substantially the same as and including all of the provisions of Sections 3330.0 through 3330.19 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, to be ":effective within the territorial limits of the City. ;~.~']/ '.]~:.2. Adoption of Fee Schedule. City shall adopt and tain a uniform fee schedule as outlined in Section 3330.1~':~;6f the above mentioned ordinance. 3. Desiqnat'ion of Animal Control Officer. City shall des- ignate the same officer, employee or agent as the County so designates as the animal control officer of the County. 4. Designation of Dog License Collector. The City agrees to designate the County's Director of Community Services or his agent as the official responsible for dog license collection and administration. C. COUNTY' S RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Provision of Animal Control. County shall provide · field enforcement and shelter services for City.in accordance~': with the terms and conditions of this agreement and pursuant to the provisions of sections 3330.0 through 3330.19 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code and all provisions of law relating. control and shelter services of the to animal abuse and animal State of California. Services shall be provided at the same level of service rendered in the unincorporated areas of the County of san Mateo. 2. Field Enforcement Services. Field enforcement services shall be staffed as described in Exhibit #B" attached hereto for the purpose of enforcing state and local ordinances per- raining to domestic animals,~shall consist of the activities contained in Exhibit "B". Saturation patrols shall be allo- cated to each city as described in Exhibit "C" attached hereto. 3. Shelter Services. Shelter services shall include the impounding, receiving of unwanted animals, housing, redemption, treatment, sale, adoption, destruction and disposal of animals. The shelter shall be staffed as described in Exhibit "D" attached hereto. The shelter and care for all stray and unwanted animals shall be provided. 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The office and counter shall be open to the public as described in Exhibit "D". -2- · 4. Treatment Services. In accordance with state law, treatment services to injured animals shall be provided or arranged to be provided as described in Exhibit "E" attached hereto. Staffing to provide in-house treatment services shall be in accordance with that identified in Exhibit "E#. 5. Excluded ServiCes. Services specifically excluded from enforcement by this animal control contract are: a. Number of animals per household. b. Exotic animal control. c. ResPonse t° barking dog Complaints, except as described in Exhibit "B" Paragraph 3. D. General Provisions 1. Previous Agreements. Upon execution of this Agreement, all previous Agreements between City and County for the provi- sion of animal control services will be terminated. Both Parties will be released from all obligations under the former con t r ac t. 2. Sub-contracting For Services. It is-expressly under- stood that the County shall sub-contract with the Peninsula Humane Society, a California. corporation, for the provision of the field enforcement, shelter and treatment services referred to herein. 3. Fiscal and Program Monitoring. City may participate in quarterly monitoring meetings between the Peninsula Humane Society and County to review year to date expenditures and to discuss any financial or programmatic problems that any party -3- may have. More frequent meetings may be called by County. The scheduled meetings shall be each September, December, March, and June. i 4. Purpose of Quarterly Monitorinq. It is the intention of the County to form a monitoring committee to consist of three police chief representatives, five city manager repre- sentatives, and one representative from the CountY. Cities without formal representation or appointment may attend and fully participate in all meetings. The monitoring committee may adopt its own rules of conduct. Responsibilities of the monitoring committee shall include but not be limited to: a. Review the distribution of saturation patrols. Any change in the distribution of patrols identified in Exhibit must be recommended by this committee and proposed, to the City Manager's Association. At no time, however, shall any city's allocation of saturation patrols be reduced by more than one patrol from the base and no city shall receive less than twb patrols each fiscal year. Exhibit #C" shall be used as the base allocation of saturation patrols. b. Review program and fiscal implications if a city termi- nates its participation in the county-wide animal control pro- gram. The committee will be asked to make recommendations to the county and cities. c. Review existing local animal control ordinances and make recommendations for appropriate changes to the county and cities. d. Review dog licensing activities. e. Review citation activities. f. Review programmatic complaints of any city and program- matic data provided by the Peninsula Humane Society. -4- g. Review revenues and expenditures relating to animal control services. h. Review the city cost sharing formula. 5. Use of Proqram Revenue. The City agrees that dog li- cense fees and animal fines and forfeitures collected by the County shall be used for the support of the animal control pro- gram. It is further Understood that any fees collected for re- demption or sale of impounded animals shall be retained by the COunty and/or the Peninsula Humane Society in accordance with-' the provisions, of said contract between the County and the .. Peninsula Humane Society, and such fees Shall be Used for the support of the animal control program. 6. Method of Payment. The City agrees to pay to the County prior to November 1st of each fiscal year and following the receipt of an invoice from the county, the City's share of the cost of the animal control program. The City's share of the cost will be a percentage of the total cost of the contract between the County and the Peninsula Humane Society less any revenue received as described in Section D Paragraph 5. Each City's percentage share is based on a formula of one-half rela- tive population and one-half relative assessed valuation and shall be equal to that outlined in Exhibit "F", attached hereto. 7. Maintenance of Records. Records of animals impounded' including the description of each animal, date of receipt, date and manner of disposal, treatment received, the name of the person redeeming or adopting the animal, and the fees, charges and proceeds of adoption shall be maintained. In addition, in- formation shall be provided on a monthly basis to the City sum- marizing various field enforcement activities occuring in the City and shelter activities initiated by residents of the City. -5- · · · 8. Effective Period. The term of this agreement shall be for a period of three 7ears, co~nmencing july 1, 1981,'except . . that the legislative body of either party may terminate this · agreement on any January 1 or July 1 provided that six-month · prior written notice is given. City may terminate its partici- pation in either the county-wide field enforcement or shelter service program or both as long as 'the City assumes the financial and programmatic responsibility for the provision of field enforcement and/or shelter services. 9. Amendments. Any amendments to thi's agreement-must~-be in writing and approved by the governing board of .every juris- diction. 10. Additional Services. Nothing contained herein shall preclude City from contracting directly with the Peninsula Humane Society for the provision of a higher level of service. Any contract increasing the level of services will be supple- mental to this agreement and will not affect the level of service provided for in this agreement, the agreement between the County and any other city, or the' agreement between the County and the Peninsula Humane Society. 11. Notices. Any notices required to be given pursuant to this agreement shall be given in writing and shall be mailed to the parties hereto at the addresses of each of the parties, as follows; To City: To County: Attention: City Manager City of South San Francisco 400 Grand Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 Director of Community Services County of San Mateo 590 Hamilton Street Redwood City, CA 94063 -6- IN WITNESS~WHEREOF, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo has caused this agreement to be subscribed by its Chairman and attested by its Clerk, and the City of 'South San Francisco has caused this agreement to be subscribed by its duly authorized officer and attested by its Clerk. - ;. COUNTY OF SAN MATEO ATTEST: C~firman, Board of Supervisors Clerk of Said Board CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Mayor -7- EXHIBIT DEFINITIONS Saturation Patrol= a concentrated sweep, by two or more animal control vehicles, of each street in a designated area to en- force animal control laws and local ordinances. A patrol is to concentrate on controlling the problem of stray dogs roaming the street and shall consist of at least 8 man-hours'. Adoption: the plaCement of an unwanted animal in a new home. Impounded Doq: one that has been picked up by an animal control officer or other public official' because of being in violation of a local ordinance or by a person and deposited .. the shelter for redemption by owner. Surrendered Dog: an unwanted dog that has been turned over to an animal control officer or taken to the shelter by its owner. ' [ EXHIBIT Staffing shall be defined in terms of full time equivalent (FTE) positions. One FTE equals 40 work hours per week. FIELD ENFORCEMENT STAFFING AND SERVICES i21.5 FTE positions shall staff the field enforcement program unit. This shall consist of: 1. No less than 16.5 FTE Animal Control Officers. 2. No more than: 1 FTE Program Unit Manager I 2 FTE Field Supervisors I 1.4 FTE Dispatchers } .6 FTE Secretary !Field enforcement services shall include the follOWing: . ! 1 Society shall conduct an average of three (3) satura- tion patrols per week in selected areas of the County (156 patrols per year), with at least two (2) saturation patrols per .year provided in each city and in the unincorporated area of the County. The allocation of the saturation patrols will be in accordance with Exhibit "C". Such patrols shall be coordi- nated with a designated official of each city covered by this contract and the County. 2. Society shall, to the best of its ability, respond to all calls pertaining to biting and/or vicious animals and dog packs within two (2) hours from the time the call is received by the Society. Calls pertaining to other biting, vicious injured or sick animals contained stray animals and dog packs shall be responded to within eight {8) hours of receiving the call and to calls pertaining to quarantines, cruelty, stray 'loose dogs, or dead animal pick-up, within 'twentY-four {24) hours of receiving the call. Exception: only complaints per- taining to bites, vicious, injured or sick animals or contained stray animals will be responded to on Sundays, holidays and after regular patrol hours. The field enforcement shift schedule will be provided to the County by the Society as well as any modifications to it. 3. Society shall refer calls pertaining to barking dog complaints to the appropriate local governmental agencies and being available to handle barking dog complaints where there is suspicion of cruelty, injury or other problems pertaining to the welfare of the animal. Assistance will be provided to local agencies, by Society, when the barking becomes excessive ~as determined by the designated official of each city or the county. That designated official shall make all requests for assistance to the manager of animal control or his designated official. Assistance shall include a field investigation, pro- viding a report and/or issuing a citation. 4. Society shall issue citations to any person whose animal is in violation of any state statute or county or city ordinance. ALLOCATION City Ather t°n Belmont Brisbane Burlingame Colma Daly City Foster City Half Moon Bay Hillsborough Menlo Par k Millbrae Pacifica Por tola Valley Redwood City San Br uno San Car los San Mateo So.. San Francisco Woodside City Sub Total Unicorpor ated County TOTAL EXHIBIT OF SATURATION PATROLS Patrols 4 6 3 8 13 6 . 3 5 8 5 8 3 11 8 8 16 11 3 131 25 156 EXHIBIT "D" l~Staffing shall be defined in terms of full time equivalent (FTE) positions. One FTE equals 40 work hours per week. SHELTER SERVICES STAFFING AND HOURS ! I 23 FTE positions shall staff the shelter and administrative iprogram unit. This shall consist Of: I 1 FTE Shelter Manager ~ 1 FTE Animal Attendant Supervisor 9 FTE Animal Attendants ~ 1 FTE Office Manager , 1 FTE Service Representative Supervisor , 8 FTE Service Representatives 1 FTE Accountant 1 FTE Account Clerk 'For Shelter and Administrative Services and 'Treatment Services' only, the actual number of FTE positions in each classification imay be adjusted by Society upon prior written notice to County. 'SHELTER HOURS* 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday ~1 COUNTER HOURS* 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday ,: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturday -ADMINISTRATION HOURS* 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday !* HOLIDAYS EXCEPTED ; !1 . · ~.. EXHIBIT TREATMENT STAFFING AND SERVICES Staffing shall be defined in terms of full time equivalent (FTE) positions. One FTE equals 40 work hours per week. 3.5 FTE positions shall staff the treatment program unit. This shall consist of: I FTE Veterinarian .5 FTE Veterinarian Technician 2 FTE Animal Health Technicians Animal Control Officers will bring all injured or sick cats and dogs found without an owner in a public place or confined by a citizen directly to a veterinarian in the community-or to the Peninsula Humane Society shelter where it will be determined whether said animals should be immediately destroyed or be ho~..~: . ~. pitalized under proper care and 'given emergency treatment. Injured or sick animals will only be transported to the shelter if staff is.available to treat said animals-. On holidays., weekends and between 5:00 P.M. and 9:00 A.M. Monday- Friday all 'injured or sick animals will be taken to an emergency . I veterinarian clinic. An injured or sick stray animal brought into the shelter or an animal that becomes sick or is injured at the shelter will be treated by the Society's veterinarian staff, if available. If ithe staff is not available-to treat said animal it will be transported to a veterinary hospital if it is an emergency and the animal needs immediate treatment. If the owner of an injured or sick stray animal redeems same, the owner will be required to pay all medical and impound fees incurred.. EXHIBIT City/County Cost Formula ICity Belmont Bt isbane Burlin~ame iColma .' ! Daly.City Foster City Half Moon Bay i Hillsborough Menlo Park Millbrae Pacifica Pot tola Valley Redwood City San Bruno San Car los San Mateo So. San Francisco Woodsi de Unicorporated County Cost Ratio Percentage 1.07 2.35 .30 3.03 .09 --; 5-.64- 2.35 .66 1.71 3.06 1.91 2.84 .51 5.06 2.80 7.65 5.05 .77 50.00