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Recommendation to Clarify that the Previously Approved Animal Shelter Operator Agreement with Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter Includes an Annual Increase Based on the Percentage Change in the Consumer Price Index for a Total 10-Year Compensation Estimate of $11,574,639. (City Manager 10021030) [Continued from October 17, 2023]
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On July 20, 2021, City Council approved an agreement with the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) to operate the Alameda Animal Shelter (Shelter) for an initial term of two years and an extension term for a total of up to ten years (File No. 2021-1068). This staff report is intended to clarify the total 10-year compensation in the approved 2021 Agreement as an estimated $11,574,639, including an annual increase based on the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index. Funding for Shelter operations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 was included in the FY 2023-2025 budget approved on June 20, 2023. City Council will approve future annual appropriations as part of the regular budget approval process.
BACKGROUND
Animal control shelters are regulated under the California Food and Agriculture Code and the California Civil and Penal codes. Those regulations mandate that city and county animal control shelters and/or its agencies provide care to animals housed in an animal control shelter to prevent spread of disease, to protect the animals, and protect the public good.
Prior to 2012, Alameda's animal shelter and animal control services were managed by the City of Alameda (City) and operated by the Alameda Police Department (APD). Following budget cuts during the recession, FAAS took over animal shelter services in 2012, with animal control remaining under APD. In 2017, the City and FAAS renegotiated their contract to continue to provide this service to the community, including a lease between the ...
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