HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-09-25; City Council; Resolution 2012-228Exhibit 1
RESOLUTION NO. 7ni 7-228
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AND
THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO FOR ANIMAL CONTROL
SERVICES
WHEREAS, animal control services have been provided to the City of Cartsbad
by the San Diego County Department of Animal Services; and
WHEREAS, the most recent agreement is effective through June 30, 2013; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable to continue providing animal control
services for the City of Cartsbad through the County Department of Animal Services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Cartsbad, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the agreement for animal control services attached hereto between
the City of Cartsbad and the County of San Diego, is hereby ratified.
3. That the City Manager of the City of Cartsbad is hereby authorized and
directed to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City of Cartsbad, California.
1 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
2 of the City of Cartsbad on the 25**^ day of September 2012, by the following vote to wit:
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AYES: Council Members Hall, Kulchin, Blackburn, Douglas, Packard.
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ABSENT: None.
11 MATT/HALL,'Mayor
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M. WOOD, City Clerk
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF
CARLSBAD AND COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 0^^^ day of ^Popt. , 20}7r
between the County of San Diego, a political subdivision of the State of Califomia^^
("COUNTY") and the City of Carlsbad, a chartered municipal corporation ("CITY").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, CITY is a chartered municipal corporation of the State of Califomia
within the County of San Diego and desires to obtain animal control services from
GOUNTY; AND
WHEREAS, COUNTY is a political subdivision of the State of Califomia and
through its Department of Animal Services ("ANIMAL SERVICES"), desires to provide
animal control services to CITY; and
WHEREAS, Section 500.4 of the Charter of the County of San Diego and
sections 51300 et seq. of the Government Code authorize COUNTY and CITY to
contract for the performance of animal control services within CITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein
and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency are hereby acknowledged,
CITY AND COUNTY agree as follows:
SECTION 1
TERM OF AGREEMENT
1. This Agreement shall take effect July 1, 2013 and shall terminate on June
30, 2018 unless terminated sooner as provided for herein. The agreement may be
extended beyond June 30, 2018 for additional five-year terms with written consent of the
parties.
SECTION 2
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, the words listed below shall have the definitions
as indicated.
1. The term "CITY" means the City of Carlsbad.
2. The term "Director" means the Director of the County Department of
Animal Services.
3. The term "Fiscal Year" means the 12-month period beginning on July 1
and ending the following year on June 30.
4. The term "Population" means the State Department of Finance's estimate
of each jurisdiction's most recent January population.
5. The term "Requests for Service" means specific requests from CITY
representatives or individual residents of the CITY for action or response by an Animal
Control Field Officer, as well as actions by Animal Control Officers to enforce animal
related laws based on the observations of Animal Control Officers.
6. The term "on-site veterinarian services" means emergency triage care; the
diagnosis and treatment of acute injuries and illnesses; the treatment of chronic illnesses
and injuries to the extent that the animals are kept comfortable; the prescribing of
analgesics to alleviate pain; and the spaying and neutering of adoption animals.
7. The term "dangerous dog" has the same meaning as the term is defined
under section 62.601 of the San Diego County Code of Regulatory Ordinances.
SECTION 3
SCOPE OF SERVICE
1. COUNTY, through ANIMAL SERVICES, shall provide general animal
control services within the corporate limits of CITY to the extent and in the manner
hereinafter set forth.
2. Such services shall be defined as those duties and functions of the type
coming within the jurisdiction of and customarily rendered by ANIMAL SERVICES
under the County of San Diego Code of Regulatory Ordinances and the statutes of the
State of Califomia. In providing services to CITY, COUNTY shall make its best efforts
to achieve service responses/service goals as defined in Section 5. The Director shall
have discretion in determining how the level of service shall be achieved by COUNTY.
CITY may provide input to the Director on the maimer in which services are provided to
CITY.
SECTION 4
LEVELS OF SERVICES
1. ANIMAL SERVICES shall provide the following animal control services,
unless the parties to this Agreement agree in writing to any changes in the provision of
such services:
A. Shelter Management Services:
(1) Operate, 24 hours per day, seven days per week, a holding shelter for the
feeding and care of CITY's lost, abandoned and impounded animals. COUNTY will
operate three holding shelters within the County of San Diego. One shelter will be
located in the north San Diego County region and another shelter will be located in the
south San Diego County region. COUNTY may, in its discretion, open additional
holding shelters to meet future animal control shelter needs. At the Director's discretion,
the shelter nearest to CITY shall provide for the feeding and care of CITY's lost
abandoned and impounded animals. If extraordinary circumstances arise that require the
placement of CITY animals in a shelter other than a shelter ne£irest to CITY, COUNTY
shall notify CITY of this fact. The shelters shall maintain on-site veterinarian services.
(2) COUNTY shall maintain its shelters in a humane maimer and shall keep
its shelters in a sanitary condition at all times. All services fumished by the COUNTY'S
shelters shall be provided in accordance with applicable state and local laws. COUNTY
shall use humane methods in the care and disposition of any animal coming under its
jurisdiction.
(3) COUNTY shall provide public access to shelters a minimum of 5 days
per week (40 hours per week), which shall include at least one weekend day, for
adoption services, humane euthanasia of animals, public nuisance hearings, general
impoundment and dangerous dog hearings. In establishing the days and times for public
access to shelters, the public interest and customer service shall be a primary
consideration.
B. Field Services:
COUNTY will provide the following Field Services for CITY:
(1) rescue injured animals and reptiles in CITY;
(2) pickup and impound stray animals and reptiles in CITY;
(3) quarantine biter animals that are in CITY;
(4) investigate reports of dangerous dogs in CITY;
(5) respond to requests for service and, when required, issue citations for
violations of local and state laws that occur within CITY'S jurisdiction;
(6) investigate matters that occur within CITY's jurisdiction regarding cmelty
or neglect to animals;
(7) retum lost dogs found in CITY to their owners in the field, if possible;
(8) present cases involving violations of animal-related laws that occur in
CITY to the District Attomey or City Attomey for prosecution; and
(9) investigate and license keimels (as defined in San Diego Code of
Regulatory Ordinances, section 62.601) located in CITY.
C. Licensing Services:
(1) maintain files of dog licenses and dog licenses that have expired and the
owners of these dogs who live in CITY's jurisdiction;
(2) issue new and renewed licenses to dog license applicants within CITY's
jurisdiction;
(3) conduct follow-up enforcement of vaccinated but unlicensed dogs and
unvaccinated and unlicensed dogs within CITY's jurisdiction. Such
enforcement efforts shall include, but are not limited to, written
correspondence and telephone communication with dog owners;
(4) with CITY, jointly organize and fund rabies vaccination clinics for animal
owners residing within CITY, which may be held at least annually within
CITY or within close proximity of CITY. Joint funding by CITY and
COUNTY may include provision of services or funds. Prior to
commencement of rabies vaccination clinics, COUNTY and CITY shall
agree as to the level of ftmding or scope of services each party shall
contribute for the operation of the rabies vaccination clinics;
(5) provide computer support for services provided to CITY under this
Agreement; and
(6) Provide dog owners with reasonable advance notice of the need for license
renewals prior to expiration of existing license.
D. Veterinary Medical Services:
(1) maintain on-site veterinarian services at shelters;
(2) contract for 24-hour emergency medical treatment for injured animals;
(3) inoculate animals in care of ANIMAL SERVICES;
(4) develop rabies control resources information for CITY; and
(5) monitor quarantined biter animals.
E. Dead animal pick-up services are specifically excluded from this
Agreement.
F. COUNTY, with cooperation from CITY, shall develop and implement a
marketing plan to encourage citizen participation in ANIMAL SERVICES' programs and
services. Such marketing plan may include, but is not be limited to, encouraging
responsible pet ownership including licensing and compliance with pet-related laws,
adoption of shelter animals, rabies vaccination and spaying and neutering of animals.
Such marketing plan may also include a public-private partnership with private entities to
jointly market ANIMAL SERVICES' programs and services. Such marketing program
shall include recommendations made by the Ad Hoc Committee described in Section 13.
G. Upon written request by CITY, COUNTY may provide additional services
not included in Section 4, paragraph A through F or may increase the level of existing
services specified in Section 4, paragraph A through F. The nature, scope and cost of
such additional services and/or increased level of services shall be mutually defined and
made a part of this Agreement under the Joint Operating and Financial Plan, as described
in Section 6, upon approval of COUNTY and CITY.
H. COUNTY shall be excused from performance of its obligations under this
Agreement to the extent that it is prevented from performing any services as a result of
delays caused by an act of God, war, civil disturbance, court order, governmental action.
laws, orders, or as a result of events such as public enemies, fires, earthquakes, floods,
strikes or other labor disturbances of COUNTY or CITY, or other cause beyond its
reasonable control that could not have been prevented by reasonable precautions, and,
except as set forth herein, such nonperformance shall not be a default hereunder or a
ground for termination. If COUNTY'S cost of providing services to CITY decreases as a
resuh of the above, CITY may be entitled to a proportionate reduction in the cost of
services for the period of fime in which services were not provided.
SECTION 5
SERVICE RESPONSES/SERVICE GOALS
1. COUNTY shall make its best effort to respond to Priority 1 calls within
one hour. Priority 1 calls are defined in Attachment A.
2. COUNTY shall make its best effort to respond with a minimum of 85%
efficiency to Priority 2, 3 and 4 calls within 12, 24 and 72 hours respectively. Priority 2,
3 and 4 calls are defined in Attachment A.
3. COUNTY shall make its best effort to increase the percentage of animals
that are claimed by their owners and to increase the percentage of animals that are
adopted.
4. COUNTY shall make its best effort to decrease the percentage of animals
that are euthanized.
5. COUNTY shall make its best effort with assistance firom the CITY to
increase the per capita rate of licensed dogs.
6. COUNTY shall make its best effort to increase the percentage of licensed
dogs that are ahered each fiscal year.
7. COUNTY shall make its best effort to ensure that all alterable animals are
spayed or neutered prior to adoption from COUNTY shelters.
SECTION 6
JOINT OPERATING AND FINANCIAL PLAN
1. Throughout the term of this Agreement, CITY and COUNTY shall, on a
fiscal year basis, prepare a written Joint Operating and Financial Plan for the services to
be provided under Sections 3 through 4. The Joint Operating and Financial Plan shall
state the total gross cost, estimated revenues and the net cost for the services specified
under Sections 3 through 4. The gross cost, estimated revenues and net cost shall be
calculated according to paragraphs 2 and 3 of Section 6. CITY shall pay COUNTY the
net cost for animal control services provided under this Agreement. The annual written
Joint Operating and Financial Plans shall be approved by CITY and COUNTY prior to
the beginning of each fiscal year and shall be effective for the applicable fiscal year. The
annual Joint Operating and Financial Plan shall be made a part of this Agreement as
Attachment B. Successive annual Joint Operating and Financial Plans shall supercede
and replace the preceding Joint Operating and Financial Plans. By Febmary 1 of each
fiscal year, COUNTY shall provide CITY a preliminary estimate for the next fiscal year
of the gross cost, estimated revenues and net cost for animal control services for the next
fiscal year.
2. COUNTY shall calculate on a fiscal year basis the gross cost of providing
animal control services to CITY using the 50/50 Costing Methodology as follows:
COUNTY shall determine its budgeted fiscal year total cost to provide animal control
services to its entire service area, excluding overhead costs that COUNTY would
otherwise incur regardless of whether COUNTY provides services to the contract cities.
The budgeted fiscal year total cost shall include those indirect costs specified in Federal
Circular A-87. One-half of CITY'S gross cost shall be determined by CITY'S
proportionate share of ANIMAL SERVICE'S total service area population multiplied by
one-half of the budgeted fiscal year total cost. The remaining 50% of the gross cost will
be calculated based upon CITY'S proportionate share of the prior year's total requests
for service received by ANIMAL SERVICES from its entire service area muhiplied by
one-half of the budgeted fiscal year total cost.
3. COUNTY shall receive and collect throughout the term of this
Agreement license and other fees specified under COUNTY'S Animal Control Services
Fee Resolution that are paid by residents of CITY. COUNTY will calculate on an
annual basis an estimate of the actual amounts expected to be received and collected by
COUNTY as payment of license and other fees by residents of CITY. COUNTY shall
subtract from the aimual gross cost the annual estimated revenues collected within CITY
to arrive at an annual net cost. CITY will pay COUNTY the annual net cost for
providing animal control services as stated in the annual Joint Operating and Financial
Plan. Spay/Neuter Deposit Forfeiture Account funds will be excluded from this
calculation and will be allocated according to State law. Any amounts that may be
retained by private persons and private and non-profit entities for processing or issuing
licenses or for marketing ANIMAL SERVICES' programs and services under Section 4,
subdivision F shall be excluded from the calculation of estimated or actual revenues.
4. If at the end of the fiscal year, COUNTY does not collect the annual
estimated amount of revenues, CITY shall pay COUNTY the difference between the
actual annual amount of revenues collected and the annual estimated amount of revenues
within 60 days of written notice of deficiency of revenues from COUNTY. If COUNTY
collects revenues in excess of the estimated amount of revenues, COUNTY will refund
the excess revenues to CITY within 60 days of written notice of surplus. COUNTY shall
provide written notice of surplus or deficiency to CITY within 30 days after the end of
each fiscal year. Upon receipt of written notice, CITY may instmct COUNTY to apply
excess revenues against future gross cost.
5. CITY shall pay the net cost to COUNTY by making quarterly payments of
the total net cost per fiscal year for animal control services rendered pursuant to this
Agreement and the approved Joint Operating and Financial Plan. Such payments shall be
made by July 15, October 15, January 15 and April 15. Failure to provide payment by
the due date shall relieve ANIMAL SERVICES of its obligations to provide animal
control services to CITY. COUNTY shall send CITY an invoice for animal control
services 30 days before the quarterly due dates for payment.
6. If payments provided for in Section 6 are not delivered to COUNTY
within 45 days of the due date for payment, as stated in paragraph 5 above, COUNTY is
entitled to recover interest thereon. Interest shall be calculated at the rate of 10% per
annum on any unpaid portion thereof calculated from the last day of the montii in which
the services were performed.
7. If such payments are not delivered to COUNTY office at the address listed
below within 45 days of the due date for payment, COUNTY may offset such
indebtedness, including interest thereon, from property tax fimds of CITY on deposit with
COUNTY in accordance with Government Code 907, as may be amended from time to
time.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES
5480 GAINES STREET
SAN DIEGO, CA92110
8. Failure by COUNTY and/or CITY to approve the annual Joint Operating
and Financial Plan prior to the beginning of the fiscal year (July 1), is grounds for
termination of this Agreement. Such termination shall be under the same terms and
conditions as Section 12, "Termination For Convenience." As such, COUNTY shall
continue to provide animal control services for one fiscal year ending the following Juiie
30 under the terms of this Agreement and the last approved Joint Operating and Financial
Plan. CITY shall pay COUNTY for animal control services rendered under the terms of
this Agreement and the last approved Joint Operating and Financial Plan through the
effective date of the termination.
SECTION 7
RECORD KEEPING
1. COUNTY shall keep separate records for CITY in such form and manner
as the County Auditor & Controller shall specify. COUNTY shall give CITY, at a
minimum, monthly reports of information including impounds, claims, dog licenses sold
for altered/unaltered dogs, revenues, requests for services, adoptions and animals
euthanized from CITY. The monthly report shall include CITY and regional
information.
2. All non-confidential records maintained by COUNTY evidencing animal
control services provided to CITY shall be open for copying, examination and audit by
CITY during all business hours. COUNTY shall retain these records for a minimum of
three years.
SECTION 8
SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM
1 COUNTY and CITY shall establish a spay/neuter program for CITY. To
finance the spay/neuter program, COUNTY, at the sole discretion of tiie Director, will
allocate an amount equivalent to 5% of all license fee revenues collected by COUNTY
for deposit into a separate tmst ftmd account ("Spay/Neuter Surcharge Tmst Fund").
Funds deposited into or expenditures made from die Spay/Neuter Surcharge Tmst Fund
shall not be considered in calculating estimated revenues or costs under Section 6.
2. Funds deposited in the Spay/Neuter Surcharge Tmst Fund may be used
only for encouraging the spaying or neutering of pets owned by residents of CITY.
COUNTY shall operate a spay/neuter program or contract with a responsible provider to
operate a spay/neuter program for the direct benefit of CITY'S residents. COUNTY and
the CITY with recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committee, as descnbed in Section
13, shall determine how the portion of Spay/Neuter Tmst Funds contributed by residents
of CITY shall be allocated.
SECTION 9
CITY ASSISTANCE
1. In performing the services pursuant to this Agreement, COUNTY shall
have all the powers of CITY and shall receive all cooperation possible from CITY, its
officers, agents and employees to enable efficient enforcement of such local and state
laws as specified in this Agreement and to effectuate collections called for hereunder.
2. For the purpose of performing animal control services under this
Agreement, COUNTY shall fiimish and supply all necessary personnel, labor,
supervision, equipment and supplies necessary to maintain the level of service to be
rendered hereunder. COUNTY will notify CITY of any changes in ANIMAL
SERVICE'S executive staff
3. All persons employed in the performance of such services and fimctions
for CITY pursuant to this Agreement shall be COUNTY employees. No CITY
employees shall perform services or fimctions that COUNTY is obligated to provide
under this Agreement. All persons employed by COUNTY to perform the services
pursuant to this Agreement shall be entitied solely to the rights and privileges given to
COUNTY employees and shall not be entitied, as a resuh of providing services pursuant
to this Agreement, to any additional rights and privileges given to CITY employees.
4. COUNTY is an independent contractor, and no agency relationship, either
expressed or implied, is created by the execution of this Agreement.
5. CITY shall not be liable for the direct payment of any salaries, wages or
other compensation to any COUNTY personnel performing services hereunder for
COUNTY or any liability other than that provided for in this Agreement.
6. Except as specified otherwise, CITY shall not be liable for compensation
or indemnity to any COUNTY employee for injury or sickness or any other claims
arising out of his or her employment.
7. CITY shall adopt an ordinance identical to, or adopt by reference, the
provisions of Chapter 6 and 7, Division 2, Titie 6 of the San Diego County Code of
Regulatory Ordinances and any amendments to such ordinances and the COUNTY'S
most current fee resolution, unless any deviations are specifically agreed to in writing by
the Director.
SECTION 10
DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION
1. COUNTY shall defend and indemnify CITY, its agents, officers and
employees (collectively, "CITY"), from any claim, action or proceeding against
CITY, arising solely out of the acts or omissions of COUNTY in the performance
of this Agreement. At its sole discretion, CITY may participate at its own expense
in the defense of any claim, action or proceeding, but such participation shall not
relieve COUNTY of any obligation imposed by this Agreement. CITY shall
notify COUNTY promptly of any claim, action or proceeding and cooperate fully
in the defense.
2. CITY shall defend and indemnify COUNTY, its agents, officers and
employees (collectively, "COUNTY") from any claim, action or proceeding
against COUNTY, arising solely out of the acts or omissions of CITY in the
performance of this Agreement. At its sole discretion, COUNTY may participate
at its own expense in the defense of any such claim, action or proceeding, but such
participation shall not relieve CITY of any obligation imposed by this Agreement.
COUNTY shall notify CITY promptly of any claim, action or proceeding and
cooperate fully in the defense.
3. COUNTY shall defend itself, and CITY shall defend itself, from any
claim, action or proceeding arising out of the concurrent acts or omissions of
COUNTY and CITY. In such cases, COUNTY and CITY shall retain their own
legal counsel, bear their own defense costs, and waive their right to seek
reimbursement of such costs, except as provided in paragraph 5 below.
4. Notwithstanding paragraph 3 above, in cases where COUNTY and
CITY agree in writing to a joint defense, COUNTY and CITY may appoint joint
defense counsel to defend the claim, action or proceeding arising out of the
concurrent acts or omissions of COUNTY and ^JY^^^^l^'^e^^^^^^
be selected by mutual agreement of COUNTY and CITY. ^OWTY a^^^^^^
shall share the costs of such joint defense ^d any «g!;^^«f Jfil^^^^^^^^^^^
amounts, except as provided in paragraph 5 below. COUNTY and CITY forther
aSee that neither may bind the other to a settlement agreement w.thout the
written consent of both COUNTY and CITY.
5 Where a trial verdict or arbitration award allocates or determines the
comoarative fault of the parties, COUNTY and CITY may seek reimbursement
a^ZSocation of defense costs, settlement payments, judgments and awards,
consistent with such comparative fault.
SECTION 11
TERMINATION
1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, this
Agreement shaU b '^nated'at m time that CITY fails to enact or adopt by reference
to mltain in full force and effect, including the amount of fees provided m the
SmTTsmo ?cu^ent fee resolution, an ordinance identical to the provisions of
Lnd 7 Di^sion 2 Title 6 of the San Diego County Code of Regulatory
aid ordinance and such amendments are not made within 90 days of this request.
•7 Tf COUNTY fails to provide animal control services, as required under
this Agreement and/or in the Joint Operating and Financial Plan, CITY W-v^de
w ttef notification to COUNTY of such failure to provide ™„ ^OUNTY^^^^^^ be
J^ven 30 days from the date of-ipt ofwri«^^^
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additional written notice.
3 In the event of termination under Section 11, CITY shall pay COUNTY
on a pro'ated basis for animal control services rendered consistent with this Agreement
Z!SL Operating and Financial Plan through the date of temiination.
SECTION 12
TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE
1 CITY acknowledges that in order to provide animal control sen^ices
V.^ fi^ic Aareement COUNTY must conduct long range planning for funding,
rrsS^r J Xmen^ i^^^^^ -t-^jtanding any o«ier
"^li WOviS of this Agreement, either party may temiinate this Agreement by
giving a one-year advance written notice of intention to terminate.
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SECTION 13
AD HOC COMMITTEE
1 COUNTY shall form an Ad Hoc Committee consisting of a representative
from each of the cities to which COUNTY provides animal control services by contract.
Sch memSr of the Ad Hoc Committee shall have the opporttmity to provide input
regarding animal control services, fiiUire fees and fee changes.
SECTION 14
FUNDING BY CITY
1 If CITY fails to appropriate fimds for this Agreement, such action shaU
not be considered a breach of this Agreement. Under no circumstances shall CITY fail to
a™^^^^^^ for this Agreement for the purpose of obtaining animal control services
S SeSvife or to Lablish its own animal control sewices d^^^^^^^^ without
providing COUNTY with one year notification as specified m Section 12.
SECTION 15
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
1 COUNTY designates the Director or his/her designated representative to
represent COUNTY in all matters pertaining to the administration of this Agreement
2 CITY designates its City Manager or designated repr^sentati^^ to
represent CITY in all matters pertaining to this Agreement on behalf ot CI 1Y.
3 Any notice or notices provided for by this Agreement or by law to be
given or served upon COUNTY may be given or served in person or by letter deposited
in the United States mail, postage prepaid and addressed to:
DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES
5480 GAINES STREET
SAN DIEGO, CA92110
4 Any notice or notices provided for by this Agreement or by law to be
given or served upon CITY may be given or served in person or by letter deposited m the
United States mail, postage prepaid and addressed to:
Chief Gary W. Mnrri^^Ti
City of Carlsbad
2560 Orion Wav. Carlsbad CA 92010
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CITY, by resolution duly adopted by its City Council,
has approved the execution of this Agreement by its City Manager, and COUNTY, by
order of its Board of Supervisors, has approved the execution of this contract by the Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego, this ^day of
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CITY COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
B By:
Director of Animal Services
Approved as to form and legality Approved as to form and legality
County Counsel
By:.
Senior Deputy
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ATTACHMENT A
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES
RESPONSE PRIORITY LEVELS
RESPONSE PRIORITY LEVEL
TYPE OF SERVICE IN PROGRESS NOT IN PROGRESS
Threatening Dangerous Animal 1 3
Possible Rabid/Biter Animal 1 3
Major Injury to Animal 1 3
Threat from Wild Animal 1 3
Cruelty 1 3
Animal Inside Vehicle 1 3
Fighting Animals 1 3
Dogs harassing Livestock 1 3
Sick/Minor Injury Animal 2 3
Animal Welfare 2 3
Isolation of Biting Animal for Rabies
Examination 3 N/A
Confined Stray Animal 3 N/A
Relinquished Animal 3 4
Restraint of Animal 3 4
Wild Animal _____ 3 4
Misc. Patrol Services 3 4
PRIORITY
LEVEL
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
RESPONSE GUIDELINES
First priority; response objective is within one hour. Officer responds before all
lower priority calls.
Second Priority; response objective is within 12 hours of receipt.
Third Priority; response objective is within 24 hours of receipt.
Fourth Priority; response objective is within 72 hours of receipt.
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C I T Y O F
CARLSBAD
Police Department
Memorandum
Sept. 24, 2012
Date:_
Dittribiitibn
City Clerk
Asst. City Clerk
Deputy Clerk
Book
To:
From:
Via:
Re:
Lisa Hildabrand, City Manager
Gary W. Morrison; Chief of Police
Fiona Everett, Management Analyst
Animal Control Contract for FY 2012-13 through FY 2017-18
A renewal of the city's five-year contract with the County of San Diego Department of Animal
Services is on the City Council agenda for approval on Sept. 25, 2012. The following information
includes a summary of the services provided by the contract, a comparison of the cost of these
services to other cities in San Diego County, and finally, a discussion of alternatives to the
contract.
Summary of Animal Control Services for the City of Carlsbad
• The contract with County of San Diego Department of Animal Services is a five-year contract
extending from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2018, with a Joint Operating and Financial
Plan prepared and approved by the city and county as an attachment to the contract each
fiscal year. The contract cost varies from year to year due to fluctuations in Carlsbad's
population as a percentage of the service population, requests for service, and changes in
administrative costs.
o FY 2010-11: $515,740
o FY 2011-12: $485,215
o FY 2012-13: $515,867
• The contract amount is determined by utilizing the 50/50 costing methodology. The
formula is based 50 percent on population and 50 percent on requests for service from the
previous year.
• A FY 2011-12 customer satisfaction survey conducted by the Department of Animal Services
shows an overall customer satisfaction rating of 4.67 out of 5, indicating a high level of
satisfaction with their services.
Police Department
2560 Orion Way I Carlsbad, CA 92010 I 760-931-2131 i 760-931-8473 fax
IVIs. Hildabrand
Sept. 24, 2012
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Revenues from FY 2010-11 to FY 2011-12 increased by 3 percent.
FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12
License Fees $103,845 $114,645
Other Revenues $40,769 $34,791
Services provided by the county include:
o Shelter operation 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
o Public access to shelter for adoption services, humane euthanasia of animals,
public nuisance hearings, general impoundment, and dangerous dog hearings,
o Field services 24 hours per day, seven days per week:
Rescue city's injured animals and reptiles.
Pickup and impound city's stray animals and reptiles.
Quarantine city's biter animals and investigate reports of dangerous
dogs.
Respond to requests for service and issue citations as needed.
Investigate reports of cruelty or neglect to animals.
Return lost animals to owners when possible.
Present cases to DA for prosecution of animal-related violations.
Investigate and license any kennels within the city,
o Licensing services including the issuing of new and renewal licenses,
o Veterinary medical services for injured animals, develop rabies control
resources, and monitor quarantined biter animals,
o Marketing plan development in partnership with the city encouraging
responsible pet ownership, compliance with licensing and pet-related laws,
adoption of shelter animals, rabies vaccination, and spay/neuter,
o Operation of a spay/neuter program and fund in partnership with the city.
• City of Carlsbad service requests increased 11 percent from FY 2010-11 to FY 2011-12.
FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12
Priority 1 (respond within 1 hour) 211 238
Priority 2 (respond within 12 hours) 182 231
Priority 3 (respond within 24 hours) 479 512
Priority 4 (respond within 72 hours) 56 53
Total 928 1,034
• In the City of Carlsbad between FY 2010-11 and FY 2011-12, 4 percent more animals
were impounded, 10 percent more animals were claimed, 12 percent fewer animals
were adopted, and 6 percent fewer animals were euthanized.
FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12
Animals Impounded 1,075 1,115
Animals Claimed 221 243
Animals Adopted 562 492
Animals Euthanized 221 207
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• Nine percent more licenses were sold in the City of Carlsbad from FY 2010-11 to FY
2011-12.
o FY 2010-11: 3,282
o FY 2011-12: 3,587
Comparison of Animal Control Services by City (San Diego County)
A spreadsheet is attached, summarizing the cost of animal control services by city in San Diego
County. The information was obtained from each city's published budget documents.
• Six cities contract with the county for services, including Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas,
San Diego, Santee, and Soiana Beach.
• Four cities in south county - Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National City, and Lemon
Grove - contract with Chula Vista Animal Care Facility.
• Escondido, Poway and San Marcos contract with the Escondido Humane Society.
• Oceanside and Vista contract with the San Diego Humane Society.
• The cities of Coronado and El Cajon provide their own animal control services, including
a shelter facility. La Mesa provides its own animal control services, but contracts with El
Cajon for shelter services. La Mesa's cost per capita does not include shelter service
costs, which were not available.
• The average cost per capita for all San Diego County cities is $5.36. Carlsbad's cost per
capita is less than that, at $4.79.
• Both of the shelters who provide their own service entirely have a high cost per capita
compared to Carlsbad - Coronado's is $9.75 and El Cajon's is $6.02.
Alternatives to County of San Diego Department of Animal Services
• The City of Carlsbad is mandated by the State of California to provide animal control
services, including the shelter of lost or abandoned animals.
• The police department contacted the director of the North Campus of the San Diego
Humane Society (SDHS) to explore whether they could provide an alternative service.
The response was the SDHS cannot accommodate additional contract cities at any time
in the next several years. Their shelter is at capacity and their board of directors does
not support any plans for expansion.
• In order to provide our own animal control services, the City of Carlsbad would need to
construct a shelter facility, and staff it with administrative, animal care, veterinary, and
enforcement personnel. Further study is needed to estimate the actual cost of this
alternative. It is safe to say the cost of the capital project alone would be in the millions.
In conclusion, The County of San Diego Department of Animal Services provides a valuable
service at a competitive price. Carlsbad's cost per capita is less than the county average.
Alternatives to the service are not readily available or are very costly to implement.
Community members give the Department of Animal Services a favorable review. Carlsbad
residents love their animals, as evidenced by requests for more dog parks and other dog
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friendly facilities. It is vital that the city maintains the high level of service provided by the
County Department of Animal Services.
If you have any questions about this information, feel free to contact Management Analyst,
Fiona Everett at x2279.
Attachment
Animal Control Services - FY12-13
By City
City Provider Notes Population Served* Budget** Revenue Net Cost Cost Per Capita
Carlsbad County of SD, Dept of Animal Svs
County of SD, Dept of Animal Svs
Contract Svc 107,674 $ 515,867 $ 515,867 1 $ 4.79
Del Mar
County of SD, Dept of Animal Svs
County of SD, Dept of Animal Svs Contract Svc 4,194 $ 26,306 $ 26,306 1 $ 6.27
Encinitas County of SD, Dept of Animal Svs Contract Svc 60,346 $ 292,907 $ 292,907 1 $ 4.8b
San Diego County of SD, Dept of Animal Svs Contract Svc 1,321,315 $ 8,177,851 $ 8,177,851 i $ 6.19
Santee County of SD, Dept of Animal Svs Contract Svc 54,643 $ 302,518 $ 302,518 $ 5.54
Soiana Beach County of SD, Dept of Animal Svs Contract Svc 13,000 $ 60,046 $ 60,046 1 $ 4.62
. ... • Chula Vista Chula Vista Animal Care Facility Contract Svc 249,382 i $ -
Imperial Beach Chula Vista Animal Care Facility Contract Svc 26,609 j $ -
National City Chula Vista Animal Care Facility Contract Svc 58,967 $ -
Lemon Grove Chula Vista Animal Care Facility Contract Svc 25,603 $ -
Chula Vista Facility Total - cost per city not available 360,561 $ 2,366,595 T 1,114,985 $ 1,251,610 ' $ 3.47
, 1 .•
Escondido Escondido Humane Society Contract Svc 146,064 $ 938,585 $ 938,585 $ 6.43
Poway Escondido Humane Society Contract Svc 48,382 $ 220,000 $ 220,000 \ $ 4.55
San Marcos Escondido Humane Society Contract Svc 85,569 $ 455,700 $ 455,700 \ 5.33
, t ...... ^ 1
Oceanside San Diego Humane Society Contract Svc 169,319 N/A N/A \ N/A
Vista San Diego Humane Society Contract Svc 95,036 $ 434,108 T 434,108 \ $ 4.57
...... • -i Coronado Self 23,187 $ 236,087 $ 10,000 $ 226,087 \ $ 9.75
El Cajon Self 100,562 $ 750,271 $ 145,000 $ 605,271 ! $ 6.02
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La Mesa Self Shelter - El Cajon*** 58,296 $ 194,590 $ 37,400 $ 157,190 \ $ 2.70
•Source-SANDAG 2012
**FY12-13 published budget documents
***Cost N/A
Average Cost Per Capita: $ 5.36