Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Amend Services Contract between City of Port St. Lucie and the Humane Society of St. Lucie County
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Submitted By: John A. Bolduc, Chief of Police
Strategic Plan Link: The City’s Mission to provide exceptional municipal services.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Lee Baggett, Deputy City Attorney/Police Advisor
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Humane Society of St. Lucie County
3. Purpose: Establishes spay and neuter services with Humane Society of St. Lucie County and provides an increase in the contract amount based upon the City of Port St. Lucie’s population.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: Modified
5. Duration: October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: Provides a full-time veterinarian and spay/neuter services by the St. Lucie Humane Society.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): $500,500 per annum for shelter, board and care of animals. This is an increase in the contract of $50,500 based upon the new services added, as well as the City’s population increase.
Presentation Information: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the amended Humane Society of St. Lucie County service contact.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve the amended HSSLC service contract.
2. Move that the Council not approve the service contract and provide feedback to staff.
Background: To be responsive to the residents of the City of Port St. Lucie, the Port St. Lucie Department’s Animal Control Division worked closely with Melissa McInturff and Dan Wire with the HSSLC, a not-for-profit, to initiate an agreement for animal shelter, board and care. This agreement ensures the protection of the health, safety and welfare of animal within our jurisdiction, as well as takes into custody or impounds animals to provide them shelter, care and adoption and other provisions and services to the City’s Animal Control Division and citizens.
Issues/Analysis: The contract was amended to include the requirement of a full-time veterinarian and spay and neuter services by the Humane Society of St. Lucie County. The contract was also amended to cover the City of Port St. Lucie’s population increase.
Financial Information: $500,500 per annum for shelter, board and care of animals. This is an increase in the contract of $50,500 based upon the new services added, as well as the City’s population increase.
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: Humane Society of St. Lucie County
Attachments:
1. Amendment to Agreement for Animal Shelter, Board and Care between the City of Port St. Lucie and the Humane Society of St. Lucie County. A final version is attached along with a draft version which reflects the tracked changes identifying each of the additions/revisions.
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 5111
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Lee J. Baggett, Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by James D. Stokes, City Attorney.