City Council
MEETING DATE: 6/8/2016
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Riverside County Animal Control Field and Shelter Services Contract
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FROM:
George Crum, Chief of Police
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve a four year contract with Riverside County for Animal Control services.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Cathedral City has contracted Field and Shelter Services through the Riverside County Health Agency, Department of Animal Services since FY 2005. Our last multiyear contract expired at the end of FY 14/15 when a one year contract was entered into with Riverside County for these services. Staff was directed to seek other alternatives to provide Animal Services to our community members. The only other alternative identified was the City of Palm Springs, who is the only municipality in the Coachella Valley that provides Field and Shelter Services to their residents with the remaining cities contracting with Riverside County respectively for their Animal Control Field and Shelter Services. We have had several conversations with the City of Palm Springs Animal Services and they are at capacity in their shelter. With discussing our call volume and animal impounds Palm Springs is not in a position to take on Field or Shelter Services for Cathedral City at this time.
Staff recommends entering into a four year Field and Shelter Animal Services contract with Riverside County through the end of FY 19/20.
DISCUSSION:
The Police Department has budgeted for FY 16/17 for half time Field Services for $103,024 (to include, overtime, operation and maintenance, license processing) and for Shelter Service cost at $186,880 for a total cost of $289,904.
Presented in this staff report are two contract options to select Field Services:
Option one: Half time (50%) Field Services FY 16/17 $63,513
Three quarters (75%) Field Services FY 17/18 $95,270
Three quarters (75%) or Fulltime (100%) FY 18/19 $95,270 / $127,026
Full time...
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