Item 1-D
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City Council Meeting: July 10, 2001 |
Santa Monica, California |
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TO: |
Mayor and City Council |
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FROM: |
City Staff |
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SUBJECT: |
General Services Agreement Between the City of Santa Monica and the County of Los Angeles |
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council
authorize the City Manager to negotiate a General Services Agreement with the
County of Los Angeles for a five-year period, through June 30, 2006.
Background
The City from time to time requires services
from County agencies. These services, which may include street maintenance,
animal control, tract map checking, health services, engineering and emergency
services, among others, are provided under an umbrella agreement between the
County and the City. Such agreements were executed in prior years, allowing the
City to engage County services quickly when needed. This General Services
Agreement does not cover services such as lifeguard services, for which the
City and County have negotiated separate agreements.
Discussion
As a practical matter, the City has not made
extensive use of County services. The City is under no obligation to make use
of County services unless and until they review and agree to the rates charged
by the County at the time services are requested. The County Auditor-Controller
determines the costs of individual services annually. Rates proposed in past
years were reasonable.
Budget/Financial Impact
Departments, which use County services, are
budgeted for the necessary expenditures and the execution of this agreement has
no additional budget/financial impact.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council
authorize the City Manager to execute the General Services Agreement with the
County of Los Angeles for the next five years, through June 30, 2006.
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Prepared by: |
Craig Perkins, Director of Environmental
and Public Works Management |