HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7444 2023-09-11 RESOLUTION 7444
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT FOR
EMERGENCY ANIMAL VETERINARY SERVICES WITH
COMPASSION-FIRST PET HOSPITALS - AVIM LP d/b/a
PACIFIC CARE PET EMERGENCY AND SPECIALITY.
WHEREAS, in May 2022, the Seal Beach City Council directed the Seal Beach Police
Department to provide in-house animal control services for the Seal Beach community;
and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Seal Beach City Charter, Seal Beach Municipal Code
Chapter 3.20 establishes a central purchasing system including procedures for
competitive bidding and exemptions from competitive bidding; and,
WHEREAS, Seal Beach Municipal Code Section 3.20.025(C) provides for an exemption
from competitive bidding requirements for purchases of professional services, including
without limitation, architectural services; bond services; election services; engineering
services; insurance services; legal services; public relations services; real estate
services; and solid waste disposal services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach (City) previously selected the Wetlands and Wildlife
Care Center (WAGS) to provide an animal shelter and certain wildlife animal services for
the City; and
WHEREAS, as part of the transition to in-house animal control services, the City needed
to locate an emergency veterinary provider to provide emergency services during hours
in which the City's dedicated animal shelter (WAGS) has no emergency veterinary on-
duty, such as during nights, weekends, and holidays; and Compassion-First Pet Hospitals
- AVIM LP d/b/a Pacific Care Pet Emergency and Specialty (Pacific Care Pet Emergency)
was selected as the best provider for Seal Beach animal emergency veterinary services;
and
WHEREAS, the City will utilize Pacific Care Pet Emergency to provide emergency
veterinary care to sick and/or injured animals; and,
WHEREAS, all treatment provided to any sick or injured animal will be approved first by
a member of the Seal Beach Police Department Animal Control Command Staff and will
be evaluated on a case-by-case basis; and
WHEREAS, City and Pacific Care Pet Emergency desire to enter into an Agreement for
to provide emergency animal veterinary services for the City for a one-year term.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the Agreement for Emergency Animal
Veterinary Services with Pacific Care Pet Emergency as set forth in Exhibit
"A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as though
set forth in full, with a one-year term extending from September 12, 2023
through June 30, 2024, in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in the
Agreement and in a total not-to-exceed amount of $40,000 for the Original
Term.
Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to approve additional
services in the cumulative not-to-exceed amount of $10,000 in connection
with the provision of emergency animal veterinary services under the
Agreement for the Original Term.
Section 3. The Council hereby directs the City Manager to execute the Agreement for
Emergency Animal Veterinary Services with Pacific Care Pet Emergency
on behalf of the City.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular
meeting held on the 11th day of September, 2023 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members: Kalmick, Landau, Moore, Steele, Sustarsic
NOES: Council Members: None
ABSENT: Council Members: None
ABSTAIN: Council Members: None
Thomas Moore, Mayor
ATTEST: �A1 d EAt.
Gl.ria D. HarpeirCity Cler 49q�°°cj'iBER
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7444 on file in the office of the City
Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on
the 11th day of September, 2023.
loria D. HarpT, City lerk