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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute First Amendments to Agreement Nos. 31742 with the City of Cerritos, 31708 with the City of Los Alamitos, 31707 with the City of Seal Beach, and 31714 with the City of Signal Hill, and any related documents to extend the provision of services by the City of Long Beach’s Animal Care Services Bureau through June 30, 2014; establish a Compensation Schedule for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY 13); and provide for an adjustment to the Compensation Schedule to match the percent change in the Consumer Price Index in Fiscal Year 2014 (FY 14). (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
For the past 20 years, the City of Long Beach’s Animal Care Services Bureau (ACS) has provided various services, including sheltering, impounding, and calls for service (Services) to the cities of Cerritos, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Signal Hill (collectively referred to as Contract Cities). On July 8, 2010, the City Council authorized Agreement Nos. 31742 with the City of Cerritos, 31708 with the City of Los Alamitos, 31707 with the City of Seal Beach, and 31714 with the City of Signal Hill (Agreements), which established parameters for the City of Long Beach’s provision of Services to the Contract Cities, and established a Compensation Schedule based upon a Total Cost Allocation Model. This allowed the Contract Cities to pay only their respective share of ACS’ total budget for Services.
The above-mentioned Agreements will expire on June 30, 2012. In order to continue the provision of Services to the Contract Cities, it is necessary to amend the Term and Compensation Schedule provisions of the Agreements to extend each term through June 30, 2014, establish the Compensation Schedule for FY 13, and provide for an adjustment of the FY 14 Compensation Schedule based upon the percent change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) has worked with the Contract Cities and has received consent from each to proceed ...
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