SR-500-002
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City Council Meeting: July 10, 2001 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
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
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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.
Prepared by: Craig Perkins, Director of Environmental and Public Works
Management
Anthony Antich, P.E., City Engineer
Ruth Odell (Firestone), Engineering Support Services Supervisor
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