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
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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
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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".
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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8. Effective Period. The term of this agreement shall be
for a period of three 7ears, co~nmencing july 1, 1981,'except
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that the legislative body of either party may terminate this
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agreement on any January 1 or July 1 provided that six-month
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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
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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.
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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
ATTEST:
C~firman, Board of Supervisors
Clerk of Said Board
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
Mayor
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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~..~:
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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
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2.35
.66
1.71
3.06
1.91
2.84
.51
5.06
2.80
7.65
5.05
.77
50.00