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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents including any necessary amendments, with Platt College Los Angeles, LLC, of Los Angeles, CA, to facilitate student internship opportunities with the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, Animal Care Services Bureau, at no cost to the City, from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2026.
(District 5)
DISCUSSION
On December 1, 2017, the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department (PRM) entered into Agreement No. 34891 with Platt College Los Angeles, LLC (Platt), to host student internships at the Long Beach Animal Care Services (LBACS) facility to provide services at no cost to the City of Long Beach (City). The current four-year agreement is expiring on November 30, 2021 and PRM is requesting to enter into a new agreement.
The proposed action enables PRM and Platt to continue providing interns with an opportunity to perform various professional skills and tasks of competence under direct supervision of a Registered Veterinary Technician or a licensed Veterinarian. Clinical training is an integral component of the Veterinary Technology program curriculum at Platt. Interns assist LBACS technicians and doctors with a wide variety of clinical tasks, including preparing animals for surgery, monitoring anesthesia, support animals’ physical exams, collecting and analyzing laboratory samples, performing shelter rounds, assisting with taking X-rays, performing treatments and vaccinations, cleaning, walking and feeding animals, preparing surgical instrument packs, and sanitizing hospital work areas. These skills are essential for students to master to be successful in their clinical career as veterinary technicians.
Interns are an invaluable asset to the LBACS medical team, who consistently have a large caseload. PRM benefits from the additional help interns provide to keep animals healthy and enhance operations. All Platt students who have interned or ...
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