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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO (1)
ACCEPT A GI FT OF IN -KIND SERVICES VALUED AT UP TO ONE
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR A
PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FROM FRIENDS OF OAKLAND ANIMAL
SERVICES (FOAS) TO PROVIDE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT FOAS
EMPLOYEES TO WORK AT OAKLAND ANIMAL SERVICES (OAS) TO
SUPPORT OAS’S EFFORTS TO FACILITATE ADOPTIONS OF
ANIMALS; AND (2) NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN FOAS AND THE CITY REGARDING THE
CITY’S RECEIPT OF THESE SERVICES FROM FOAS
WHEREAS, friends of Animal Services ( FOAS) is a nonprofit organization , founded in 2005, to raise funds to increase lifesaving of shelter animals from Oakland Animal Services (OAS); and
WHEREAS, FOAS focused originally on providing funding for veterinary services for shelter animals who were at-risk for euthanasia for treatable medical conditions, and has grown its capacity and currently funds the foster and adoption program at OAS, as well as other supports for shelter animals; and
WHEREAS, FOAS has been providing full time equivalent ( FTE) FOAS employees to work in the following non-City positions at the OAS: Adoption Coordinator, Bilingual Adoption Coordinator, Adoption Program Assistant , Community Cat Coordinator , Cat Program Coordinator, Cat Foster Coordinator , Dog Playgroup Coordinator , Dog Behavior Coordinator , Dog Foster Coordinator, Dog Foster Program Assistant, Small Animal Program Coordinator, and Community Programs Coordinator; and
WHEREAS, the FOAS-funded positions are separate and distinct from OAS City classifications; and
2 WHEREAS, the FOAS employees working in the FOAS-funded positions perform work that City employees do not perform and the FOAS-funded positions do not replace City bargaining unit positions; and
WHEREAS, the FOAS-funded positions have resulted in OAS achieving its highest adoption rate and lowest euthanasia rate in its history, and have brought over 1,000 new volunteers to the foster programs; and
WHEREAS, the total value of the in -kind services FOAS currently provides is approximately $900,000 per year and may increase to up to $1,500,000 per year within the next five years for FTE FOAS employees working at OAS in the FOAS-funded non-City positions; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Oakland Municipal Code section 2.04.160, the City Council must accept gifts and donations to the City in amounts over $50,000; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts a gift of in-kind services valued at up to $1,500,000 per year for five years from FOAS in the form of FTE FOAS employees placed at OAS to work in various non -City positions to support OAS’s efforts to facilitate adoption of animals; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with FOAS regarding the City’s receipt of the above-referenced in-kind services from FOAS; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to complete all required negotiations and documentation required to modify, extend, and/or amend the above - referenced memorandum of understanding, consistent with the purposes of this Resolution.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California