FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
WEST END ANIMAL SERVICES AGENCY
JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement of the West End Animal Services Agency (“First Amendment”) is made and entered into by and between those certain public agencies, hereinafter referred to as the “Parties” or “Member Agencies,” which have duly executed the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the West End Animal Services Agency (“Agency”). This First Amendment is effective as of the last date of execution of the First Amendment by the Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the West End Animal Services Agency (“Agreement”) between the City of Ontario and City of Chino was executed as of July 16, 2024, and effective as of August 1, 2024, for the purposes of providing animal control, animal shelter, and related animal services within the jurisdiction of the Member Agencies and such agencies as the Agency may contract with for such services; and WHEREAS, Section 19.10 of the Agreement provides that the Agreement may be modified or amended by a subsequent written agreement approved by the governing body of each Member Agency and executed by the Member Agencies; and WHEREAS, on January 16, 2025, the Agency’s Board of Directors voted to request that the Member Agencies approve an amendment to the Agreement changing the Agency’s name from “West End Animal Services Agency” to “Animal Resource Center of the Inland Empire”.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the Parties to amend the Agreement, as follows:
1. Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated into the body of this First Amendment as though expressly set forth herein.
2. Amendment of Agreement to Change Agency Name. The Agreement is hereby amended to change the name of the Agency to “Animal Resource Center of the Inland Empire.” All references to “West End Animal Services Agency,” including but not limited to the references set out in the title of the Agreement, Section 4.1(a) (Confirmation of Agency Name), and in all other places throughout the Agreement, shall be changed to “Animal Resource Center of the Inland Empire.”
3. Full Force. Except as specifically amended herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
4. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, all other sections, provisions, exhibits and commitments of the Agreement remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, including facsimile counterparts, each of which shall, for all purposes, be deemed an original and all such counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this First Amendment as of the date of the last signature below.
CITY OF ONTARIO
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Name: Scott Ochoa
Title: City Manager
Date: ________________________________
CITY OF CHINO
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Name: Dr. Linda Reich
Title: City Manager
Date: _______________________________
ATTEST:
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Claudia Isbel, Assistant City Clerk
ATTEST:
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Natalie Gonzaga, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ruben Duran, City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Fred Galante, City Attorney
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