Marcia Mayeda, Director
February 12, 2024
Mr. Andrew Powers
City Manager
2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Dear Mr. Powers:
JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT FOR
ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SERVICES
FISCAL YEARS 2024-29
We hope this message finds you well. We would like to inform you that the current five - year Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (the "Agreement") for animal care and control services is set to expire on June 30, 2024. We are pleased to inform you that the new Agreement for Fiscal Year 2024 -2029 has now been finalized and is available for your review and signature.
New Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
As part of our commitment to maintaining effective collaboration, the County of Los Angeles (County) Depart ment of Animal Care and Control (Department) took proactive steps to ensure that the new Agreement reflects the needs and input of our partner cities. On October 16, 2023, we sent a draft of the new Agreement to your city for review and input , and on June 26, 2023, we conducted a survey to gather valuable feedback from our partnered cities to inform the development of this Agreement. We are immensely grateful for the feedback received ; it played a pivotal role in shaping the Agreement.
ATTACHMENT #2
Mr. Andrew Powers
February 12, 2024
Revisions to the Agreement are summarized below:
Attachment A – Description of Services
Revision Type Section Explanation
Updated Throughout the document. Updated general
language throughout to
align with current
Department practices and
vernacular. Examples
include changing
“impounded” to
“admitted” and “shelter”
to “animal care center.”
Added Section III. Alternatives to Care
Center Admissions and section on
Managed Intake (please refer to
Attachment A for the full language)
Provides language on the
Department’s philosophy
of Managed Intake,
implemented in 2020,
and the services provided
by the Department to
prevent owner surrenders
and to keep pets with
their families.
Revised Section IV. Individual Animal
Licensing Services
Pet owners may opt into a one- or
three-year license option for their pets.
Fees from one- and three-year licenses
collected will be credited to the City
monthly in arrears.
Updated language to
include the three-year
license option which was
previously not available.
Added Section IV. Individual Animal
Licensing Services
The Department’s animal licensing
services include:
• Maintaining the Rabies Vaccination
Certificate tool database that scans
rabies vaccination data reported by
private veterinary clinics to identify
unlicensed pets in our jurisdictions
and generate compliance notices to
pet owners.
Added the Department’s
new responsibility of
maintaining records via
the Rabies Vaccination
Certificate tool.
Mr. Andrew Powers
February 12, 2024
Please provide the signed agreement back by May 31, 2024. Your prompt attention will help ensure a seamless transition when the current Agreement expires on June 30, 2024, and the new Agreement takes effect on July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029. We will make our best effort, based on our available capacity, to attend any necessary council meetings needed to execute the Agreement.
Should you have any questions, require further clarification, or wish to discuss any aspect of the Agreement, please do not hesitate to reach out to Mr. Bradley Kim of our Contracts and Grants Division at [email protected] or (562) 379-9722.
We value your partnership and loo k forward to continuing our collaborative efforts in providing outstanding animal care and control services to your city. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.
Sincerely,
MARCIA MAYEDA
Director
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Attachment A – Description of Services
Revision Type Section Explanation
Revised VI. Records
Updated Government Code in relation
to the Public Records Act.
Updated for accuracy
Added VI. Records
12. Public Hours performed at a specific
Animal Care Center
Added Public Hours
report as a request option
for cities
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