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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 16, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH <br />SERRANO ANIMAL & BIRD HOSPITAL <br />FOR VETERINARIAN SERVICES AT THE <br />SANTA ANA ZOO AT PRENTICE PARK <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 2,2E) <br />C MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd 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 an amendment to the agreement <br />with Serrano Animal & Bird Hospital to provide veterinary services at the Santa Ana Zoo by <br />increasing the agreement amount by $16,000 and extending the term two months through August <br />31, 2017 for a total agreement amount of $100,500 for the term of the agreement, subject to non - <br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency ( PRCSA) oversees the operations of the <br />Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park. The Santa Ana Zoo has established a comprehensive animal <br />health program to monitor the wellness of the animals residing at the Zoo. Through routine, <br />weekly zoo - facility visits to examine the animals' health and sanitation and maintenance of <br />medical history records for each animal, the veterinarian is able to provide preventative and <br />curative medical care for the entire zoo collection. Serrano Animal & Bird Hospital was awarded <br />a three -year agreement in 2014 and is set to expire June 30, 2017. PRCSA is in the process of <br />issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit veterinarian services. The two -month extension <br />will allow staff the time needed to finalize the RFP process to be able to award an agreement in <br />August 2017. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #2 — Youth, Education, Recreation, Objective <br />#2 (Expand youth programming), Strategy E (Partner with outside agencies and secure funding <br />to rehabilitate zoo exhibits and expand the Santa Ana Zoo). <br />25E -1 <br />