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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH DR. SCOTT WELDY TO <br />PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES FOR <br />THE SANTA ANA ZOO AT PRENTICE PARK <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15` Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For` <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the <br />attached agreement with Dr. Scott Weldy for the provision of veterinary <br />services at the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park in the amount of $75, 000 <br />for a one-year term, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the <br />City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park is required by the United States <br />Department of Agriculture and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) <br />to provide veterinary services for the collection of animals maintained <br />at the Zoo. Dr. Scott Weldy was selected through an interview process in <br />2008, and has completed the first year as the Zoo's veterinarian. Dr. <br />Weldy has more than 20 years of zoo experience with exotic animal <br />veterinarian medicine and has extensive knowledge of the Santa Ana Zoo's <br />animal collection. Prior to his selection last year, Dr. Weldy performed <br />satisfactorily as backup veterinarian for ten years. <br />Dr. Weldy will provide a comprehensive program of preventative and <br />curative medical care for the entire Zoo collection, including the exotic <br />animals. Dr. Weldy will visit Zoo facilities a minimum of 12 hours per <br />week to examine the animals' health and sanitation, and assist with <br />maintaining complete medical history records for each animal in the <br />animal collection. <br />25B-1 <br />