HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7678 2025-07-28 RESOLUTION 7678
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT
FOR ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES WITH WESTMINSTER
ADOPTION GROUP AND SERVICES (WAGS) FOR ANIMAL
SHELTER AND EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach ("City") and Westminster Adopting Group and
Services (WAGS) ("Contractor") are parties to an Agreement for Animal Shelter Services
entered into on June 26, 2023, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated July 22, 2024
(collectively the "original agreement") pursuant to which Contractor provides animal
shelter services, including veterinary care services, to City; and,
WHEREAS, the original agreement provides for an initial term of two years extending
from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025, and further provides that City may elect to
exercise an option to renew the agreement for up to three additional one-year extensions;
and,
WHEREAS, due to the increased cost of veterinary services, City and Contractor desire
to adopt a new agreement updating and superseding the original agreement with respect
to compensation based on the lesser of inflation or 5% each year; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Seal Beach City Council does resolve, declare, determine and
order as follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the Amended and Restated Agreement
for Animal Shelter Services ("Agreement") with Westminster Adoption
Group and Services (WAGS) ("Contractor") as set forth in Exhibit "A",
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as though set
forth in full, as follows: (i) for a three-year term extending from July 1, 2025
through June 30, 2028, with the option to extend the Agreement for up to
two additional one-year terms; (ii) providing Contractor with compensation
for basic animal shelter services in the not-to-exceed amount of $138,000
for the first year of the term; (iii) providing Contractor with compensation for
basic animal shelter services for each subsequent year for the not-to-
exceed amount of $138,000 as adjusted by the lesser of inflation or 5% for
each additional year; and (iv) and for Contractor to further provide
emergency veterinary care services for a not-to-exceed amount of$40,000
per year; and (v) for a TNR Program as elected by the City at the not-to-
exceed total amount of$5,000 per year; and (vi) authorizing the Interim City
Manager to an additional $10,000 per year for emergency care at the
Interim City Manager's discretion; and (vii) authorizing the Interim City
Manager to authorize payments in the not-to-exceed amounts as outlined
in the event of hoarder/breeder animals.
Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the Interim City Manager and City
Attorney to make minor revisions to the Agreement that do not increase the
non-to-exceed amounts for services set forth above.
Section 3. The Council hereby directs the Interim City Manager to execute the
Agreement for Animal Shelter Services with Contractor on behalf of the City.
Section 4. Upon the effective date of the Agreement, the Agreement shall supersede
the original agreement in its entirety, and the original agreement shall have
no further force and effect.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular
meeting held on the 28th day of July, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Kalmick, Wong, Seneca!, Steele, Landau
NOES: Council Members
ABSENT: Council Members
ABSTAIN: Council Members
Lisa L n au, yor
ATTEST: 'r� " �
•
Gloria D. H per, City Clerk eyz, ,,`'-
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 7678 on file in the office of the City
Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on
the 28th day of July, 2025.
- /
Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk