Title
a. Adopt a Resolution to approve a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the County and the City of Salinas to create the Hitchcock Road Animal Services Agency to administer Animal Services.
b. Authorize the Chair of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors, or her designee, to execute the JPA on behalf of the County.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to:
a. Adopt a Resolution to approve a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the County and the City of Salinas to create the Hitchcock Road Animal Services Agency to administer Animal Services.
b. Authorize the Chair of the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors, or her designee, to execute the JPA on behalf of the County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The City of Salinas and the County of Monterey have been working together since 2015 to consolidate Animal Services. The physical location of both shelter facilities being located on Hitchcock Road as well as the paralleled services offered by each entity separately created an opportunity to bring both entities together for the benefit of all: the animals in our communities requiring services, residents, and taxpayers of both entities, as well as being able to employ common equipment, resources, and personnel.
Multiple studies, agreements, and amendments over the past seven years have allowed for shared staffing, facilities, and vendors while work to create a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) has progressed.
Summary of major activities:
? 2016 - Management Partners Report issued
? 2017 - Original Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) approved between the City of Salinas and County of Monterey
o Amendments executed on April 2, 2019, February 25, 2020, and July 1, 2021
? 2018 - Grand Jury Report released
? 2019 - Animal Services Administrator Evaluation and Recommendation Report issued
? 2020 - COVID-19 MOU authorizing both parties to work in one (County) facility
o Amendment through December 31, 2021
o 2021 -...
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