DATE: April 23, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Public Works Department
TITLE: ANIMAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND S.P.C.A. TO PROVIDE ANIMAL SHELTER AND ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve an Animal Services Agreement with the San Diego Humane Society and S.P.C.A. for animal shelter and animal control services throughout the City of Oceanside from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028 at a cost of $2,329,260 for the first year and a total amount not to exceed $7,635,547 over the three-year term; appropriate $46,530 from Unassigned General Fund to the Humane Society account; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
North County Humane Society who merged with San Diego Humane Society and S.P.C.A. (Humane Society) in 2010, has been providing animal sheltering and animal control services to the City of Oceanside (City) since 1963, pursuant to a number of previous Animal Service Agreements. The Humane Society provides proactive, timely responses to animal control issues and addresses residents' concerns, while providing for the humane treatment of animals, and maintaining a suitable animal shelter in accord with applicable laws.
On June 17, 2020, the City entered into the most recent Animal Services Agreement (2020 Agreement) with the Humane Society for animal services at 2905 San Luis Rey Road and at 572 Airport Road. The 2020 Agreement was for a term of five years from July 1, 2020, and is set to expire on June 30, 2025.
At this time, Humane Society has requested to enter into the proposed Animal Services Agreement (Agreement) for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, with two optional one-year extensions. The Agreement provides that either party has the right to terminate with or without cause upon providing a one-year prior written n...
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