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City of Palo Alto
City Manager's Report
HONOR."BLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: ponce
AGENDA DATE: lu .. e19,l995 CMR:199:95
SUBJECI': Renewal or Emergl!D"f Animal Control and Care Servke
Agreement wltll tile ToWl! or Los Allot Hills
REOUEST
This reporI requests Iha! the Council authorize the City Manager 10 execu1e the altDched
8gteeml!Dt wDh the Town of Los Altos Hills '" coo!inne cooIracIIOd emergency animal control
and =e services fa< aoo1her yellr.
RECOMMENDATIONS
In Augcst 1993. Council approved an agreement fur the Animal Service. Division 10 provide
Dwida!ed and essential animal control and care services 10 !he T owu of Los Altos Hills.
Staff rerommends !hat Council authorize the City Manager 10 enter inl" the attached
agreement Iha! will alJow Co< <ontinualion of;hese seni<:es with Los Altos Hills fo< the
period July .. 199510 Jnne 30, 1996.
POLICY lMPLiCA nONS
This agreement doe. not represent any cl!ange 10 existing policy.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On July I, 1993, Santa Clara Ccunty discontinued animal wntrol and <are services to
inrorporated cities in the County. Afu:r reviewing ~r options. the cities of Mounlain
VIeW. Los Altos and Los Altos Hills expressed a preferen<e for CODInICtiog with the City of
Palo Alto fa< mandated animal control and are semces. Staff devel<>ped proposals 10
provide limited or emergency services and calculated !be service levels ir each city, together
wDh Cbe impact on animal control service 10 residents of Palo Alto. As a result, a one-year
aw:eemcot WlIS signed wDh Los Altos Hills in AugusIl993. and was renewed Jlllle 16, 1994.
Staff will be reIumlng 10 Cooncil in August wDh \be agreements for Mountain VleW and Los
Altos.
~ has shown that animal control officers spend an average of six hours a week
providing service 10 Los Altos Hills, and !hat there has beeIl • negligible impact on !he
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response lime 10 coIls for "",ice from resiclellls 0( Palo Alto, !be number 0( onimaIs
. ilIIpollllcle<i. citations issnd in Palo Alto, or other (e~ "",-vice measurcs.
SIatr believes that the service levels for the lIpCOOlins year will remain relAtively ~oostaDt.
&sed CD these projeclioos, staffhas proposed thaI !be eon~t be increased from S29,4n
10 $3O.200 • ..mclI is en in=asc 0(2.5 percent above !be 1994-9S agreement This increase
includes salary adjustments made according 10 rost 0( living increasc. IS won as incr ......
ill m.ajor opera6n& expenses. soch IU uliliti<:s and insurance. The prorated expense 0( a
scascmaI animal cootrol of!kcr (temporal)' employ .. ). who will provide supplemental field
service during peak activity months of June through September in order to = limely
rc5pOIlSelo call. for seMce, ...... also added 10 lhis &gJeemCUl
The scope of sem.:e. provided 1IIIcIer !be terms of !be agreement woold remain the same &S
IfIc first two years.
FISCAl. IMPACT
'Ibe aI1lIclle<I agreement represelIIs full rost W'-<>very for proWling the senices. T o!al costs
10 provide these se~ are 53().200. CMs. including salary and benefits, equipment and
utilll)' costs and overhead, are prorated for each conlrac1ed city based UVO" the projected
Dumber of animals handled and !be relAtiv. amounI 0( lime: of field ~ provided by
animal COOIrd officen. Doring the pcri<>d of June I, 1994 10 May 31, 1995, 152 animals 0(
the 3,759 animals (.f perten1) cared for were from Los Altos Hills. S« the attached rost
juscification breakdown (Appendix A).
EN\'IRONMENIAL ASSESSMENT
This is not • proje<:t for whicII an Environmental Assessment is required.
ATTACHMENTS
Agreement (oc onimaI control. seMceS for the period fuIy I. 199510 June 30. 1996
Exlu1>iI A: Scope 0( Ser-vices
Appendix A· Proposed Fees for Animal Control and Sheltering Service for Los Altos Hills
PREPARED BY,
DEP AllTMENT HEAD REVIEW,
OTY MANAGER APPItOV AL:
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APPENDIXA.
Facili1ies
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Mministnti<m
TOTAL
PROPO~ED FEES FOR ANIMAL CONTROL AND
SBlLTERING SERVICE FOR LOS ALTOS HILLS
Animal~ Animal Coolrol Total
$1,531 $1.S31
$1,201 $12,398 SI9,S99
$2,110 $2,210
$1,911 $227 $2,138
$2,129 $2,593 S4.712
$12,721 517,428 S30,200
AtD, •• RWl" POll ~DfCY ANIMAL CONTltOL AND SllltLTPIJJO SBRVICBS
BB'1'IIXIIIf TIIII CITY OF PM-O ALTO AHl>
TIIB TO!nf 0" LOS AL'!'OS IIIt.LS
This Agreement for Emergency Animal ~ontrol and
Sheltering Services i. ~d~ this ___ day of • 1~95. by
and between the City of Palo Alto (-Palo Alto·' and the Town of Los
Altos Bills (IAge~I·}-
lfHERBAS, animal control and sbeltering service.-a:
previously provided by the County of Saot ... Clara.-"specif ieally
those-a&socie.ted with doge running at large and -with rabies
prevention, arE req.Jired by State La.... to be provide<! by the
Incor.porated cities; abd
WHEREAS., Palo Alto has an established aojma! cootrol a.nd
shelter operation. and
WHEREAS., Agency has no current facilities or ability to
prOY1~ those required animal services, and has requested that Palo
Alt.o provide animal c:ont.rol and sheltering services within the
jurisdiction of Agency, and for ~he citizens of Agency; and
WHBRBAS. Palo Alto has thE" capacit.y to provide such
service!J, .to Agency as are hereinafter described .. and is willing to
do so;
NOW., THEREFORB'. in consideration o·f the following
covenants, terms I and conditions s the parties agree:
SECilOl! 1. hm·
The t.erm of this Agreement shall cOUJnence on July L
1995. and shall tem.!nate O<l June 30. 1996. My party may
.te.rsni.rl;a.te t.his agreemen·t by giving thirty f30) days· prior written
~ice of terminat.ion at any time during the term of this
AgreemeDt~
SECTION 2. ~ of Services.
Palo Alto shall perform those services set fort.h in
Exhibit ·A·, entitled "Scope of SerVices .. • attached hereto and
incorporated hereIn by reference.
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Sl!kTIQN 1. Agency~B Obli9at~.
3.~ Agency hereby warrants that it bas, by duly enacced
legiela.tiOD" designated Palo Alto to perform .. on behalf of Agency ..
all the duties that Palo Alto has agreed to per-form in Section 2.
3.2 .Agency further 'Warrants that Palo Alto's designat,ed
animal control employees.. as described in Section 2.. ~ay legally
enfoc~e those sections of Agency's ~unicipal code that they have
agreed ~o enforce in Section 2. Such code provisions specifically
include.. but· are not neceea-a.rily limited to,. violations of
licensing prOVisloos and violations of provisions prohibiting dogs
frCXI. runniIl9 at large.
1.3 Agency ac~ledges and agrees that it shall provide
any legal services deemed necessary (in Agen.cY·!II reasonable
diecretioo) to proeec~~e cri~nal actions commenced by Palo Alto·s
an~l CODtrol employeee .. as described in Sec~ion 2.
3.. Agency sball process and carry out its Obligations
witb respect to its cwo locally enacted requirements for
administra.tive hearings with respec't. to impoundment, dangerous
a!.i.imals and other si.milar circumstances; provided.. however.,. that
Palo Alto will cooperate ~th ~~ assist Agency, as set forth in
section 2 ..
1.5 Ag~rtCy shall provide Palo Alto-with a list 0.[ its
duly established fees for the foll~ing serviCES: Impoundment,
Board, Disposal of dead: owned pets,. and Dog Licenses. Agency shall
provide_at'least thirty ~~O) days written notice to Pa~o A1to prior
to the effective date of any fee increase.
SECTION" . Compensation.
".1 Agency shall pay to Palo Alto to:-all services
provided under this agreement,. the amount of Thirty Thousand Two
lIundredand IlOIl()O Dollars ($l~. :<00.00) payable in equal quarterly
payments of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Fifty and Noj10{) Dollars
{$7,,5S0 .. 00}. The first quarterly payment shall be due ..,ithin
tbirty (30) days after the date of execution of this agreement.
The suc~ediD9 quarterly payments shall be payable on or before the
last days of December 1995~ ~rch 1996~ and May 1996,. respectively.
~alo ~to shall submit ~~arterly billir~ statements to Agency~ as
a courteey remtnder~ bu~ inadvertent failure or lateness of such
billing ~~ll ~ alter AgerlCY·s Obligation to make any payment in
a t imel y manner. .
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In the event of early te~ination of this agreement in
accordance witb Sect.ion 1,. .Palo Alto shall refu,nd to Agency a
pro-rata amount of the quarterly payment made by Agency tr.at covers
the ~Jarter during which such termination is effective.
4.2 A breakdown of the amounts owing by Agency is set
forth on EXhibit -B·. attacbed hereto and incorporated herein by
reference. The costs-described in Exhibit "B'I' include record
keeping. for.ms and logs; citation filing; dispatching of calls to
field units; telecocmunicat.ioo. equipment; training of Animal
~trol Officers; ~lntenance of office equipment; miscellaneous
office supplies; overhead. in~luding general City administrative
C08ts associated with personnel. payroll and accounting. Agency
hereby ac.knowledges and agrees that the amount owing by Agency is
based upon ~ertain projected estimates cf ~h@ time that will be
required to perform the services eet forth in Section 2~ and agrees
that if the number ot animals handled from Agency e}lceeds the
projected 100 animals per year by more than thirty percent (30t}.
or if the time spent by animal cODtrol officers providing service
to Ageo'Cy elCceeds the projected <6 hours per: week by more than
twenty percent (20\1. Palo Alto shall have the right to increase
the -amount. Qwins by AgenCy. ~ens\lrate with such incr-ease in
worltloacL [0 addition to such an increase ... Palo Alto does not
anticipate t.bat. this agreement will 1:-equire any major capital
expenditures for shelter improvements; however~ if the increase in
services exceeds t.he expected volume to sucb an ex'C-e."1t. that shelter
impravemen~s are t.bereby deemed reasonably nece9sary~ Palo Alto
shall have the right to require Agency to pay its prorata share of
the costs of such future improvements. if such improvements are
agreed to in advance by Agency. The amount of Agency·s obligations
to pay for any capital improvements would be subject to further
negotiation by the parties.
4.3 At the end of each quarter~ Palo Alto shall pay to
Agency any fees it has collected from individual. citizens in
accorda.zl.ce with Section 2,. for the following services: dog (but
DOt cat) licenses. impoundment fees~ board fees and services feee
for disposal of owned dead pets~ Paymen·t shall be by check from
Palo Alto aM snall not. be a set off or deducti.on from the
quarterly payments owing by Agen<:y to Palo Alto_
SECTION 5. In4emnificatiQQ and Hold Harmless.
Agency acknowledges that it is required by law to provide
some of the services set forth in Section 2~ and that its ~itlz~nry
desires provision of all services set lor~h in Sectioo 2,. but that
it baa no present ability to provide those services aDd has
requested that Palo Alto provide sucb services. Therefore. Agency
expressly agrees ~o defend. indemnify and bold harmless Palo Alto~
ita officere~ employees. and agents from any and a11 demaoo9~
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cla~. liabiliti~s~ losses. charges~ C09ts~ Or damages caused by
or ari.ing out of Palo ~to's negligent 3cts Or omissions in the
performance ot this agreement. except wbere tbe ~aUBe arises from
Palo Alto's sole negligence, w11ful rolscond~ct or criminal act.
SECtION 6. Notices.
All r~tices shall ~ &ubmitted~ 10 writing, and sent by
the united States mail, certified and postage prepaid, by private
exPress delivery s.ervice ... by facsimile transmiesIon followed by
delivery of hard copy, or by any othec process JllUtually acceptable
to the part.ies t.o the addresses stated below or to any other
address ~lced in writing.
PALO ALTO,
1\GENa':
S&C1'ION 7.
Superintendent of Ani!T\al Services
12S1 East Baysbore ~oad
Palo Alto .. CA 94303
Jeff PetereOD~ City Manager
2~.l79 Fremont. :Road
Los Altos Hill ... CA 9'022
Miscellaneous.
']I ~ }; This Agreement shall be goverc.ed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of tbe scate of California.
"1.2 This Agreement .may be executed in any number of
COWlterpartB. each of Which eMIl be an original, but: all of which
~ogetber shall constitute ~e and tbe same instrument.
'1.3: Palo Alto shall not be deemed in default. 00. account
·of any delay or f~ilure to perfo~ any obligations in accordance
witb Agency laws, the laws of tbe State of California, the Palo
Alto Municipal Code... and the tert1\8 of t.his Agreement, 'Which
direct.ly results from. an k::t of God, includiZlg, vi tbout limitatiDn f
the act of a superior legal authority or an ~CUrreoce of· nature.
7.4 The headingB are no< a part of this Agreement and
sbal.l have DO eff&et upoo the conBtruction or interpretation. of any
part of this Agreement.
7.5 This Agreement cocstltutes t.he entire agreement
betV'efl'-D the parties coocerning it£! subject matt.er. and there are no
~her oral or written agreements between the parties not
incorporated in this Agreement.
7.6 This Agreement shall not be modified. unless the
par~ie. first agree co and approve of such modification in writing.
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7.7 If a court of competent jurisdiction finds or rules
t.hat arty proviaiCin of t.his Agreement i8 void or unenforceable. t.be
unatf~cted provisions of t.his Agreement shall remain in effect~
1.. The prevailing party in any action brO<lght to
enf~ce the terms of this agreement may reccver from the o<ber
party its reasonable costs and attorneys" fees e.xpoe:nded in
coonectlon with such an action.
IX WITNEss WHEREOF. the parties have executed tbIs
Agreement in Palo Alto. County of Santa Clara. California, 00 ~he
date first aboVe stated.
"PALO ALTO--AGENCY·
eI TY OF PALO ALTO TOWN OF LOS AM'OS HI L[,S
June Fleming" City Manager Jeff Peterson~ City Manager
APPROVED AS TO l'ORM: APPROVlID AS TO FOI<l4:
Benlor ABet. City Attorney City Att.orney
Chief of police
Director of Finan~e
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SCOPE Of" SERVIC-"
Palo ~to shall provide emergency animal control and
sheltering ee.nrices ,"0 Agen.cy. as hereinafter set fort.h~ The
servlce$ to be provided are descri~d as Animal Control Services_
which are essentially State mandated services,. and Animal Care
(sheltering} Services.
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Agency.
&n'm1 Control Se:cvicgs ~ Palo. Al to ellall provide Animal
services to cover the entire incorporated jurisdiction of
as followB=
a. Palo A1to shall schedule an Animal Control Officer
t.o provIde regula.r field coverage. 00 a -request:. for service
basis. seven days per veek¥ betw~en the boors of 8:30 a.m. and S:>O
p.lI!. Aft.er hoUrs services shall be provided by one oo~cal1
officer r who ~ll service Agency's entire service area.
b~ Palo Al-to shall investigate all arliJMl bite
incidents according to section 1920 of the California Health and
Safety Code. An Ani1r>.al Control Officer shall respond to t.t~e scene
of the_bitE, capture the biting animal (if it is cunning at large,_
impound aDd t.ransfe"C t.he animal t.o Palo Alto's Animal Services
Center where t.be animal shall be held for rabies ooservat ioo
(quarantine).. The officer shall coo·t.a.ct t.'he vict.im t.o investigate
the circumstances of the bite and shall con,tact. tbe animal "8 owner~
if knoWn, to determine 'Whether t.he animal is vaCf:-inated or
licensed. At the cOiloClusioo of the quarantine. both the animal "8
cwt::Ier and: vIct.im. shall be notified by tbe officer. If A.gency·s
local laws require or provide for an administrative hearing in
comlectioo_ 'Wit.h, impoundrnen·t.. da.ngerO\ls anima1.9, or other
circumst~es, the Animal Control Officer will act as a witness and
~herviae cooperate vith Agency in carrying out its administrative
Obliga~ions under its own laws.
c. Palo AIto shall provide for the cootrol of rabies
through quaran~ine and testing of animals suspected of rabies" in
a -manner consistent with provisions of the California Health and
Safety Code.. If an animal becomes sick or dies during quarantine_
the Animal COil·trol Officer shall euthanize t.he animal if not dead ..
and shall decapitate the ani"sal and t.ra.nsport the specimen. to the
Sdnta Clara County Health Department for rabies testing. The pet.
owner and victim sball be promptly notified of any animal that
becomes sick or dies during the quarantine period. Palo AI to-shall
be responsible for filing an Annual Report of Loca.l ~abies Control
Activities and Statement of Enforcement ~th the California State
Depaxtment of Health Services.
d* Pale ~to shall provide the residents of Agency a
dog license program and rabies vaccination clinic. Components of
the dog license program shall indude,
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1_ Availability of dog licensee either in
per-SOD a.t the An.imal Services Center .. by mail. or by phone or tax.
Palo ~to will acce~ payment by visa and ~Btercard, as well as
cash.
ii. Licenses receive~ by mail shall be
proCessed within five ¥orklng days of receipt by palo Alto.
iii. Dog owners may choose licenses with
1I1lryiDg' effective t:erms. trOO\ six GlOOths to t.hree years,. d-epending
upon the effective term of the rabies vaccinations~
tv. Renewal reminder not-ices shall be mailed
prIor to t.be expiration ~f the license and again on the deadline of
~he license,. i£.&~ previously reD~ved~
v. A COCtIplete owner r~ {alphabettcally
arriJngedJ and address print.out of all licenees iSSUed within
Agency's jurisdiction shall be prcvid~ annually by Palo Alto to
Agency.
vi. Palo Alto shall provide one clinic fo-r dog
owners residing ~thln Agency's jurisdiction where they can receive
an -actual-'Cost rabies vacc!..nation for their dogs. Palo Alto
shall report annually to Agency and to t.he State of" CalifornIa
~partmen,t, of Bealth Services the nu.'"l'tber of 'actual -cost· public
lraccination clinics provided and the oumber of animals vaccinated
and licensed at t-he clinic. The cost of ·actual cost III rabies
vaccinations shall be dict.ated by t.he State of Ca,ltforoia.
vii. Palo Alto shall provide owners of lost
pets 'With information about anlJl\als impounded by it in accordance
with section 32~Ol of th~ C&liforni& Food and Agriculture Code.
Palo Al.to shall main,tAin recorda 00 public display at t.he Anlmal
services Center of all animals impounded~ in~luding those animals
impounded dead on arrival ..
viii. Upon receiving a call fer services~ Pa10
Alto shall convey abandoned 6 injured or sick dogs and cats to a
veterinarian for care.. tJpoQ receiviD9 a ca.ll for services". an
Arlimal Control Officer shall respond to the scene of any sick or
injured dog Qr cat and ~ransport ~he animal to medical attention
for care and treatment.
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Alto s~ll pick up
property or streets ..
upon receIvIng a ~all for services, Palo
dead. uIl~laimed dogs a.nd cats frona public
x~ upon receiving a call for services~ Palo
Alt.o sbal.l relocate 'Wild. animals 'Which are knovn to present a
hazard to human safety Ce .. g., bObcats, rattlesnakes, etc.). with
the exce~lon of mountain lions ..
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2. Animal Care Services. Palo Alto agrees to accept and
bouse animals received f~om residents of Agency. as well as those
animals picked up by its Ani~al Control Officers within Agency's
jurisdiction. at its Animal Services and Placement Center
'-Center-). P810 Alto agrees to receive ar~ care for up to 100
live animal. annually .. under the following tem.s and conditions:
a. The {:ell~er vill be open to tb .. public M::><lday tbrOU<"'~
saturday during hours which are convenient to the public.
b. Palo Alto shall a.ccept caeh, check or -Visa or-
Mastercard for all services and products.
c. Fees for i.q>oundrnl::nt, board .. disposal of owned dead
pets.. and dog, (but not eat) licensing shall be at the rates
established by Agency_All other fees for sez-..ricee under this
agreement sbal1 be .t the rates established by Palo Alto.
d. Palo Alto sMll provide all necessary forms to
receive animals and will take responsibility for compi1ing recorda
from t.hese intpOund records.
e. Palo Alto shall provide kenneled animals with
adequate roan for the animal t.o move around and exercise.
f. The Palo Alto Animal Centrol Officer shall be
responsible tor kenneling the animals delivered to the Center.
g. Palo Alto shall provide .. and Animal COrl-trol Officers
shall administer, vaccinations to each tractable live dog or cat
t.bat is brought to the Cen·ter. Dogs shall receive a combInation
Canine Distemper-Infectious Hepatitis-L~~osplrosis,parainfluenza
PalVOVirus vaccination.. and cats shall receive a Feline Viral
~~nocracheiti3-Calicl-Distemper vaccination before the animal is
kenneled.
h; Palo Alto shall pr-o\dde medical supervision of all
housed animals. Any anl.mal.s exhibl.tiIl9 ayIrptcrns of disease shall
. be isolated by palo ~to staff in an isolation ward and ~reated by
either t.be Pale Alto City Veterinarian or a v~teI:inaria.n und.er
contract with the City of Palo Alto.
I. The Palo Alto City Veterinarian shall provide
supervision of Ageocy~s animal health.. bygien1! and nutrition
programs to enSUI:e the well-being of all sheltered animals. ~l
animals shall be fed once each day an adequat.e and balanced. diet.
1. Palo ~~O shall provide secure and isolated kenne1s
and cages for animals suspected: of having rabies. These
~arantiDed animals shall be examined by either an animal control
officer or tl:le City Veterinarian at. t.he conclusion of -their
~arantine to certify ~he animal is no< rabid.
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k. All cages and
disinfected on a daily basis
~ransmdssion of disease.
k~nnels· shall be cleaned and
by Palo Alto 8taff to prevent
1. Palo Alto shall provide a veterinary medical
facility i~ Palo ~lto vhere injured dogs and cats can be delivered
for ·emergency treatment 24 hours each day.. For the pur:-poses of
this agreement .. 'Emergency trea1:ment .. shall be defined as t:reatmen·t
of shock, control of bleeding, stitching of open wounds, splinting
of broken boDes, the administration of medicine to fight infection
and stabilizing the animal until tile pet'. owner can be located.
m~ Palo Alto sh~ll hold stray domestic animals for a
'stray holding period' o·f five ~ 5) days .. not. including the day the
animal is .ilr.po9c.ded or days when the facility is closed to the
public.
n 4 Palo Alto staff shall attempt to trace any
identification on L~y impounded stray animal iD order to contact
tbe pet ~ S ovner.
o. At the conclusion of the stray holding period. stray
animals may either be placed up for adoption or destroyed at Palo
Alto~. discretion. Palo Alto 8~aff shall keep ~lear and detailed
records concerning every animal destroyed including the reason for
eut,haJ::la.ala, the person who aut.horized the -destruction of the animal
and the date the animal was destroyed~
p. Palo Alto ghall provide for the disposal of all dead
animals by rendering. Individual arrangements may be wade with the
owner of pets for private or coc:mru·nal cremations at cost to t.he
ovney ..
q. Palo Alto shall ask all pr09pectivl!: pet adopters to
C<:ItI'lete a pre~adoption application to ensure that the pet will be
a~equately cared for after adopt-ion and w1l1 not. be allO'Wed to
become a public nuisan<::e. Upon request Palo Alto shall provide
information OIl the disposition of all animals delivered to t.he
Center by residents or ofticers of Ageocy.
r. on tbe fifth day of each mon·th a statistical report
sball be provided to Agency listing the number of animals received
by falo Alto ... bow the animals were received (stray VB. Bur-render,
officer va. citizen} and the disposition of these anima1s (deaO OD
arrival ... a~ed .. returned to owner. euthanized ... released). The
report shall be de~ailed by type of animal (<Sogs, cats and other).
s. Ho animals. vbetber dead or alive) handled by Palo
1tl.to shall be knowingly _ released or 90l~ for any type 0",
experimental purposes.
t.. Humane box traps in assorted sizes shall be made
available. -to resident.s of Ageocy for rent for the ca.pture of cats ..
The tr~pe· shall be rented from and returned to the Center in Palo
Alto. The cost of chis service shall be paid by t.he resident.
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u. Palo ~to shall provide information on responsible
pet ownership. care. training and hEalth.
v. Educational tours of the Center shall be available
tree o~ ~harge to the publIc by appointr.ent.
V& Palo Alto shall provide two published telephone
mmi>era to the pubHc. OOe of these DurOOers shall be equipped with
a -roll-over-line, designed to avoid busy signals.
3.. FaCiliti@s. Animals cared for under Uds agreemeo-t. ehall
either be housed. at the Center .. 3291 East Bayshore Road .. Palo Alto ..
or at a veterinary facility contracted by Palo Alto to care for
injured or quarantined animals. Liveatock animals may be housed at
a. facility COSltracted for by iJalo Alto... .bleb has suitable
facilities for boarding livestOCk.
.... Pep'ponel. Animal Control Off"icers are employees of Palo
~to. They are uniformed office~s cbarged vlth the responsibility
~ enforcing stat~ laws and city ordinances related to the care and
proeectl00 of animals and Froperty. Each officer is a graduate of
both the California State Humane officer Academy and the Humane
Society Of the United States Animal Cootrol Academy. Officers
shall receive four hours of advanced enforcemeot and customer
relatione training t~om Palo Alto each year.
SUpervision of the Animal Control Officers~ ~ennel Attendant
aDd supplemental office staff is the responsibility of the
SUpervisor of Animal Services. Thie full-time employee is
responsible to the SUperintendent of Animal services~ and together
with the SUperlntenden~. shall a~sure responsive supervisIon sevee
days a week.. The SUperio·tendent shall address policy issues of
Interest to Agency officials and staff~ and ac~ as liaisoo with
Palo Alto staff and ~ficia18. and shall be ~esponsible for overall
contract compliance.
UDder this agreement, Animal Control Officers shall respond to
emergency s~rvice, and ehall endeavor to arrive at the scene within
thirty (30) minutes r Palo Alto shall provide the necessary
personnel to service Agency as set ou~ in Section 1 of the Exhibitr
s. Equippent. Palo Alto shall provide its staft use o·f an
animal control vehicle. fully equipped with a mobile radio, ~ages
and safety equipment, designed tor animal CODtrol and
transportation.
The door and hood of each vehicle shall be clearly marked with
the words ·ANIMAL CONTROL.· The vehicles used shall be three
quarter ton trucks, with specially built caging areas separate from
the officer.· Compartment. The offi~ers shall be equipped by the
city of Palo Alto with radios which can transmit to and from the
home base and palo ~to Communications~ as necessary for immediate
response to service requests and emergenCies.
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