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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem J - Not Approvedv 11 AGENDA STAFF REPORT ` �'�g4FORNP DATE: February 27, 2017 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council THRU: Jill R. Ingram, City Manager FROM: Joe Miller, Acting Chief of Police SUBJECT: AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO PROVIDE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES SUMMARY OF REQUEST: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 6718 authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement between the City of Seal Beach and the City of Long Beach to ensure continuous animal control services, and to implement Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS: On July 1, 2010, an Agreement for Animal Control Services between the City of Long Beach and the City of Seal Beach commenced. The Agreement allowed the parties to extend the Agreement for two additional consecutive periods of two years each, upon parties mutually agreeing to the provisions of the extension. The parties would then execute an amendment to the Agreement. The City agreed to the First Amendment during the City Council meeting held August 13, 2012. The City agreed to the Second Amendment to the agreement at the City Council meeting held September 8, 2014. The Second Amendment to the agreement provided for a two year extension of the agreement from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2016. Attached is the new Agreement, which would be effective from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018. It also allows the parties to extend the Agreement for two additional consecutive periods of two years each upon parties mutually agreeing to the provisions of the extension. The new Agreement would increase the cost to the City from $150,657 to $158,190. This increase is in keeping with the original Agreement to adjust service costs based on the Los Angeles - Riverside- Orange County Area Consumer Price Index (CPI), as established by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The City of Long Beach agrees to provide animal control services as delineated in the Agreement. Over the years, Long Beach Animal Control has become familiar with the Seal Beach community including the Friends of the Seal Beach Agenda Item J Animal Care Center where strays are impounded. Overall, Long Beach Animal Control Services has been responsive to the needs of the Seal Beach community. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no environmental impact related to this item. LEGAL ANALYSIS: The City Attorney has reviewed and approved as to form. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The animal service costs would increase by $7,533 for FY16 -17 and increase in the range of 0 -8% in FY17 -18 based on the Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles- Riverside - Orange County Area. The adopted budget for FY16 -17 allocates $162,300 for Animal Services. It is anticipated that the final invoice from Long Beach Animal Services for FY16 -17 will fall at or below that number following the collection of animal license fees. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 6718 authorizing the City Manager to execute the new agreement between the City of Seal Beach and the City of Long Beach to ensure continuous animal control services, and to implement CPI adjustments. SUBMITTED BY: t Joe Mille , Acting Chief of Police NOTED AND APPROVED: Prepared by: Steve Bowles, Acting Support Services Commander Attachments: A. Agreement for Animal Control Services between the City of Long Beach and City of Seal Beach B. Resolution No. 6718 Page 2 "Attachment A" 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 > _8 W Ew LL 12 Z E t c°� a '-N QU 13 �z oQ 14 wYmv C a 9 0 15 v� Ow m o 16 t)0= yC LL =3° o n 17 n 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AGREEMENT FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered, in duplicate, as of to be effective as of July 1, 2016, for reference purposes only, pursuant to a minute order of the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting held June 14, 2016, and a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach adopted at its meeting held on , 2016, by and between the CITY OF LONG BEACH ( "Long Beach "), and the CITY OF SEAL BEACH ( "Seal Beach "), RECITALS WHEREAS, Seal Beach is a charter city authorized to provide animal control services to its residents; and WHEREAS, Seal Beach has historically provided said services and has contracted with Long Beach for emergency back -up services but Seal Beach now desires that Long Beach provide full -time animal control services rather than just emergency back -up services; and WHEREAS, the Long Beach Bureau of Animal Care Services is able and willing to provide said services for Seal Beach on the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement and, as a charter city, Long Beach is authorized by Section 111 of its Charter to provide these services to Seal Beach; and WHEREAS, Seal Beach desires to contract with Long Beach for performance of animal control services within the boundaries of Seal Beach, NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms and conditions in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows: 1. TERM, This Agreement shall effective as of 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2016, and shall terminate at midnight on June 30, 2018, unless sooner terminated or extended as provided herein. Seal Beach may extend the term of this Agreement for two 1 ADS:mb At6 -00455 Ltti.coS%CtyLow32lNlPDOa ID022VP028100685108.DOC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 T O W V FZ 12 Z E Ga 13 ¢ =EOm M �z�Q 14 U 2 0 U Wpm Q�5 15 a m O w O n C) W�g 16 _ J 0 17 M 1$ 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (2) consecutive additional periods of two (2) years each by giving notice of its desire to extend to Long Beach thirty (30) days prior to the end of the term or any individual extension period. Upon mutual agreement of the parties to the terms of the extension, the parties shall execute an amendment to this Agreement. 2. SERVICES. A. Long Beach shall perform animal control services for Seal Beach and perform the functions of a Department of Animal Control as set forth in State law and Chapter 7.05 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code. In performing said services and functions, Long Beach shall have all of the powers of Seal Beach's Animal Control Officer, as if an employee or employees of Seal Beach were performing the services and functions. Long Beach agrees to provide such services to Seal Beach at the same level that it provides to the residents of Long Beach B. In performing the functions of a Department of Animal Control, the Animal Control Services Officer of Long Beach shall serve as the Animal Control Officer for Seal Beach and shall have the following duties pursuant to the Seal Beach Municipal Code: i. To enforce all Seal Beach ordinances and state laws within Seal Beach city limits with respect to the keeping and harboring of animals; ii. To patrol the streets and beaches of Seal Beach, whenever possible, to enforce the provisions of the Seal Beach Municipal Code relating to animal control. Emergency service will be available twenty -four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, iii. To investigate complaints of cruelty to animals brought to the attention of the Animal Control Officer; iv. To pick up and impound, on request from an authorized representative of Seal Beach or any resident of Seal Beach, any stray dogs 2 ADS mb A15 -00455 I L: wPP51QyLaw32 \WPDOa%D0221PO20100005109. DOC 1 2 3 4 51 6i 7 8 9' 10 11 z w, 12 G rao 13 a- 14 w�mU -a m u 15 v r. 0 L J w Q 16 LL = 0 o M 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 within the Seal Beach city limits and deliver them as described in sub- section 2.0 below, except that Long Beach shall have no obligation to accept stray animals or pets delivered to the Long Beach animal shelter by residents of Seal Beach; V. To promptly pick -up and care for injured animals and to pick -up and dispose of dead animals; vi. To issue license tags and license receipts to residents of Seal Beach; vii. To perform such duties with respect to the regulation and protection of animals within Seal Beach as are specified in Chapter 7.05 of the Municipal Code, or as may be directed ffom time to time by the City Manager of Seal Beach, or his /her designee; viii. To maintain a telephone with a listed number which will be answered twenty -four hours every day; ix. To canvass households in Seal Beach during the term of this Agreement to insure that all animals required to be licensed are, in fact, licensed. Long Beach will provide the services listed above for an amount of time that averages approximately three (3) hours per day, or twenty -one (21) hours per week, except that requests for resonses and telephone response services shall not be declined because Long Beach's services provided exceed the expected averages in any given week. C. Long Beach shall deliver to the Seal Beach Animal Care Center, 1700 Adolfo Lopez Drive, Seal Beach, CA 90740 all animals that Long Beach impounds in Seal Beach and all animals delivered to the Long Beach animal shelter which were found or kept within the City limits of Seal Beach. Pursuant to the contract identified in Section 6, the Seal Beach Animal Care Center shall hold the animals in accordance with Seal Beach ordinances and State 3 ADS= A15 -00455 L: lApps \CtyLaw3l1% ^YPDoakD022%PO2 8`,00885109. DOC i; W �s ZEc� O _¢° q N �U �o m 1L D, mU Xa oWom" U<yo M: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 , laws relating to the keeping, harboring and disposition of animals, except that the following animals will not be delivered to the Seal Beach Animal Care Center but will be handled by Long Beach: (1) animals that require quarantine; (ii) animals impounded as evidence in criminal cases; (iii) animals impounded in a case alleging that the animal is vicious; (iv) animals that are prohibited by federal, state or local law to be owned or kept by private citizens; and (v) animals in the class Aves (birds) or the class Mammalia (mammals) that are not normally domesticated in California or that are not native to California. D. Except as provided in paragraph C, above, Long Beach shall have no obligation under this Agreement to accept animals impounded in the city limits of Seal Beach or animals brought to the Long Beach animal shelter after being found or kept within the city limits of Seal Beach. E. Long Beach shall furnish and supply all labor, supervision, equipment and supplies necessary to furnish the level of service to be rendered hereunder. In the event that supplies, stationery, forms, decals, notices, citations, or any other material must be used that carries the name of Seal Beach, same shall be supplied by Seal Beach at its own cost and expense. F. With regards to coyotes, Long Beach ACS will respond to emergency situations involving public safety, sick or injured animals, provide data collection and monitoring, provide public education materials, and administrative support. Long Beach ACS will not perform or participate in any way with trapping and euthanizing coyotes in the City of Seal Beach unless there is a documented attack on a human and only in coordination with the Department of Fish and Wildlife. 3. INDEMNIFICATION. Pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, Long Beach shall indemnify, defend, and hold Seal Beach harmless from any liability imposed for injury (as defined by Government Code Section 810.8) occurring by reason of any acts or omissions on the part of Long Beach under or in connection with any work, 4 ADS:mP A16-00455 L:WPPSICIyLa W321W POPCS'D0221P028100685109.DOC > „o W U 4L Q. �U >� v V Y o U wpm a a my 0 W 0 R UC44�� 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 authority, or jurisdiction delegated to or performed by Long Beach under this Agreement and Seal Beach shall indemnify, defend, and hold Long Beach harmless from any liability imposed for injury (as defined by Government Code Section 810.8) occurring by reason of any acts or omissions on the part of Seal Beach under or in connection with any work, authority, or jurisdiction performed by to Seal Beach under this Agreement. 4. FEES. A. For and in consideration of the rendition of services pursuant to this Agreement, Long Beach shall be entitled to and shall retain any and all license fees and other fees authorized by the Seal Beach ordinances and resolutions relating to animal control. In addition, Long Beach shall be entitled to and shall retain all monies that it collects for the impounding, boarding, and placement of animals. The fees for the impounding, boarding, and placement of animals shall be those set forth in Long Beach's fee resolution, as periodically amended, and as adopted by the Long Beach City Council. Long Beach shall provide current copies of such free resolution to Seal Beach from time to time. B. Seal Beach shall retain all fines established by the Seal Beach Municipal Code for violations of animal control ordinances as set forth in Seal Beach's Municipal Code and /or Comprehensive Fee Resolution. C. Compensation Schedule. i. Year One (1). In the event and to the extent that the total amount of any and all fees retained by Long Beach does not equal or exceed One Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand One Hundred Ninety Dollars (5158,190.00) ( "Annual Compensation ") on June 30 of the first year period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, then Seal Beach shall pay to Long Beach the difference between the total fees as set forth in Section 4.A. and Annual Compensation. Payment of the difference shall be made on or before July 31 of that same year. In the event and to the extent that the total amount of all license fees retained by Long Beach exceeds Annual 5 ADS:mb AiS -00455 L -.W pps\CLyLaw921W PDOas \DG22 \P02 B \00fi05109.DOC Y > O W d LL QQ Z O q a =�m yV >� v U Y 3 j C a w �m3 owom W J �, a U Q a o 0 U ei 0 3 4 5 6 7 8' 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Compensation on June 30 of that same year, then the excess shall be divided equally between Long Beach and Seal Beach. ii. Year Two (2). Annual Compensation shall be adjusted by the percent change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers, All Items, Base Period 1982 -84 =100, for the Los Angeles - Riverside- Orange County, CA Area (February 2017 to February 2018), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (CUURA421SA0), which shall not be less than zero (0) and shall not exceed eight percent (8 %) ( "Adjusted Annual Compensation "). In the event and to the extent that the total amount of any and all fees retained by Long Beach does not equal or exceed Adjusted Annual Compensation on June 30 of the second year period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, then Seal Beach shall pay to Long Beach the difference between the total fee as set forth in Section 4.A. and Adjusted Annual Compensation. Payment of the difference shall be made on or before July 31 of that same year. In the event and to the extent that the total amount of all license fees retained by Long Beach exceeds Adjusted Annual Compensation on June 30 of that same year, then the excess shall be divided equally between Long Beach and Seal Beach." D. Compensation In the Event of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7 or Section 9, Long Beach shall retain fees as compensation for services provided by Long Beach through the effective date of the termination. Year One (1). In the event and to the extent that the total amount of any and all fees retained by Long Beach to the effective date of termination does not equal or exceed one twelfth (1112) of the Annual Compensation for each of the number of months that the Agreement has been in effect prior to June 30, 2017, then Seal Beach shall 6 ADSa'.0 A 16 -00455 L'.WppslCiy Law32\bVPDocs D0221P028\00565109. DOC Y T_O W C w O L ((Op < v rho > U > m u z5a wYmU N C< @ U @ owom w a w a U < y o UUM n 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 pay to Long Beach the difference between the total fees as set forth in Section 4.A. to the effective date of termination and the dollar figure obtained by multiplying one twelfth (1/12) of the Annual Compensation times the number of months the Agreement was in effect between July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. A partial month shall be deemed a full month. Payment of the difference shall be made within thirty (30) days after the effective date of termination. Any excess fees shall be paid to Seal Beach within thirty (30) days of the effective date of termination. ii. Year Two (2). In the event and to the extent that the total amount of any and all fees retained by Long Beach to the effective date of termination but prior to June 30, 2018 does not equal or exceed one twelfth (1/12) of the Adjusted Annual Compensation for each month that the Agreement has been in effect until June 30, 2018, then Seal Beach shall pay to Long Beach the difference between the total fees as set forth in Section 4.A. to the effective date of termination and the dollar figure obtained by multiplying one twelfth (1/12) of the Adjusted Annual Compensation times the number of months the Agreement was in effect between July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. A partial month shall be deemed a full month. Payment of the difference shall be made within thirty (30) days after the effective date of termination. Any excess fees shall be paid to Seal Beach within thirty (30) days of the effective date of termination." E. Payments. Long Beach shall prepare and submit a bill to Seal Beach every quarter, the first quarterly bill being submitted to Seal Beach on or about October 1, 2016. Upon receipt of these quarterly bills, Seal Beach agrees to make timely payments to Long Beach. In like manner, Long Beach agrees to make timely payments to Seal Beach upon receipt of its bill for any amounts owed to it as part of this Agreement. 7 ADS:mb A16�00455 L:appslCtyLa•.321V /PD=t 00221P0281A0665105. DOC > „8 w N lL Z E a.O p v zs< wYm °U o: oW o J U K u a u7 SUM M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5. ENFORCEMENT. Seal Beach shall cooperate with Long Beach to the fullest extent possible to enforce all Seal Beach ordinances relating to animal control and to enable Long Beach to collect the fees due to Long Beach pursuant to this Agreement. 6. SEAL BEACH ANIMAL CARE CENTER. During the term of this Agreement, Seal Beach will enter and keep in effect a contract with The Friends of the Seal Beach Animal Care Center, or other suitable entity, that requires the Seal Beach Animal Care Center to accept animals from employees working in the Long Beach Bureau of Animal Care Services, requires the Seal Beach Animal Care Center to hold the animals in accordance with Seal Beach ordinances and State laws relating to the keeping, harboring and disposition of animals, except as described in Section 2.0 above, and requires the Seal Beach Animal Care Center to provide kennels, animal shelters, and related services to enable Seal Beach to meet its obligations under this Agreement to accept animals impounded by Long Beach within the city limits of Seal Beach and to accept animals brought to the Long Beach animal shelter which were found within the city limits of Seal Beach. Seal Beach will give any notices required by law regarding destruction of animals and use humane methods in their destruction. Failure of Seal Beach to enforce its contract with the Seal Beach Animal Care Center within three (3) days after notice from Long Beach that the Seal Beach Animal Care Center has refused to accept animals from Long Beach as described above shall be a material breach of this Agreement between Seal Beach and Long Beach which entitles Long Beach to terminate this Agreement. 7. ORDINANCES. A. The Long Beach Municipal Code regulating animals will have no force or effect or application to the services provided by Long Beach in Seal Beach under this Agreement. B. If the animal control ordinances of Seal Beach are amended during the term of this Agreement, then Seal Beach shall, within ten (10) days after 8 ADS:mb A16 -00455 L'.1Apps\C tyLaw02WPOms1D0221P026100685109, DOC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Y ° 2 v� LL v 12 v 13 N <�po Y O > m ~zee 14 wYmO 15 O w co w� „Q 16 L' = y J 0 M 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 the effective date of the amendment(s), give notice to Long Beach of such changes. Long Beach shall notify Seal Beach of any objections to the amendments. If Seal Beach and Long Beach cannot come to a mutually acceptable agreement concerning the amendments within thirty (30) days after the original notice from Seal Beach, then Long Beach shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days notice to Seal Beach. In the event of termination, neither party shall have any further obligation under this Agreement except as provided in Section 4. 8. REPORTS. A. Long Beach shall keep and maintain during the term of this Agreement books and records pertaining to the licensing of animals, collection of fees, impounding of animals, citations issued, warnings issued, and the destruction of animals as these items relate to animals within the city limits of Seal Beach. Said books and records shall be available for audit and examination by Seal Beach during normal business hours of Long Beach and on reasonable notice. B. Each month during the term of this Agreement Long Beach will provide to the City Manager of Seal Beach a written record of the total dollar amount of license fees collected. C. Long Beach shall maintain a record of all complaints received and furnish to the City Manager of Seal Beach a written record of the complaints and the way in which complaints were handled. Long Beach will furnish this information, along with a written report on the operation of the Long Beach Bureau of Animal Care Services as it pertains to Seal Beach, monthly to Seal Beach. 9. TERMINATION. Either party may terminate this Agreement by giving the other party thirty (30) days prior notice, as described in Section 10 below. 10. NOTICE. Any notice hereunder by either party shall be in writing and personally delivered or deposited in the U.S. Postal Service, first class, postage 9 ADS'. m0 A16 -00455 L '.'APPS \CtyLaw32 \VJPDoOS D022 \P026100685109 -DOC Y r O W N LL v Z C L`D O <�q N rn W== Y O U F a m U oWom J N a L)=30 con M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 prepaid, addressed to Long Beach at 333 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90802 Attn: Bureau of Animal Care Services and to Seal Beach at 211 8th Street, Seal Beach, California 90740 Attn: City Manager. Notice shall be deemed given on the date deposited in the mail or on the date personal delivery is made, whichever first occurs. 11. AMENDMENT. This Agreement shall not be amended, nor any provision or breach waived, except in writing signed by the parties which expressly refers to this Agreement. 12. PROHIBITION AGAINST SUBCONTRACTORS OR ASSIGNMENT. Long Beach shall not contract with any entity to perform in whole or in part the work or services required hereunder without the written approval of Seal Beach. Neither this Agreement nor any interest in this Agreement may be assigned or transferred, voluntarily or by operation of law, without the prior written approval of Seal Beach. Any such prohibited assignment or transfer shall be void. 13. NON - LIABILITY OF CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. No officer or employee of Seal Beach shall be personally liable to Long Beach, or any successor in interest, in the event of any default or breach by Seal Beach or for any amount which may become due to Long Beach or its successor, or for breach of any obligation of the terms of this Agreement: nor shall any officer or employee of Long Beach be personally liable to Seal Beach, or any successor in interest, in the event of default or breach by Long Beach or for any amount which may become due to Seal Beach or its successor, or for breach of any obligation of the terms of this Agreement. 14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties and supersedes all other agreements, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter herein. 15. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. In performing services hereunder, Long Beach is an independent contractor and its employees are not employees or agents of Seal Beach. In that regard, Seal Beach will not withhold taxes of any kind from fees payable to Long Beach, will not obtain workers' compensation for or on behalf of 10 AD&mb A16 -00455 LaPDS CtyLa•u321W PDOaOO ^21PO26100685109.DOC 1 2 3 4 51 6 7 8 9 10! 11 Y o z��� 12 0 13 N <.TV Y U � rn ~z;< 14 u20U 0 =a MU 15 cW'om W� ^yo 16 �a3 "� 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 employees of Long Beach, and will not provide any of the usual and customary benefits or privileges for employees of Long Beach, including but not limited to compensation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this document to be duly executed with all formalities required by law as of the date first stated above. CITY OF SEAL BEACH, a municipal corporation 2016 By. City Manager "Seal Beach" This Agreement is approved as to form on 2016. By City Attorney CITY OF LONG BEACH, a municipal corporation 2016 By City Manager "Long Beach" This Agreement is approved as to form on 2016. ADS:mb A16 -00455 L'. wDPSlCiyLaw02W VPDacsID0221P026100 '085109. DOC CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney By Deputy 11 Attach.m. ont k18,, RESOLUTION NUMBER 6718 A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH PROVIDING ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the Agreement between the City of Seal Beach and the City of Long Beach for contract animal control services and to allow for two additional consecutive two year extensions to the agreement if mutually agreed upon by both parties. Section 2. The Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute the New Agreement on behalf of the City. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of February, 2017 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members NOES: Council Membe ABSENT: Council Membe ABSTAIN: Council Members Sandra Massa - Lavitt, Mayor ATTEST: Robin L. Roberts, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Robin L. Roberts, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 6718 on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 27th day of February, 2017. Robin L. Roberts, City Clerk