Title
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Animal Shelter Operator Agreement with the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter, increasing Compensation for Services by $186,000 for a Total Agreement Amount Not-to-Exceed $11,760,639 over the 10-Year Term, due to a Significant Increase in Animal Intakes Causing Costs for Staff and Medical Care to Increase. (City Manager 10021030)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Fiscal Year, the City of Alameda's (City) contract with the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) did not keep pace with the true costs for core, state-mandated Animal Care services primarily due to an increase in animal intakes resulting in the need for additional animal care staffing. The annual intake of total animals increased 37% from 462 in FY 2021-22 to 632 animals in FY 2022-23 and increased an additional 16% to 733 animals in FY 2023-24. Despite the significant increase in the number of animals, FAAS continued to provide a high level of care, maintaining an average live release rate of over 96%. Staff recommends increasing compensation to FAAS by $186,000 to cover the actual costs for these core, Animal Care services that are state mandated for the City to provide.
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.
On July 20, 2021, City Council approved an Animal Shelter Operator Agreement (Agreement) with 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). On Novembe...
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