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c;cyor City Council Report
Santa Monica°
City Council Meeting: April 12, 2011
Agenda Item: 31.
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marsha Jones Moutrie, City Attorney
Subject: General Services Agreement between the City of Santa Monica and the
County of Los Angeles
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the
attached General Services Agreement (GSA) with the County of Los Angeles for afive-
year period through June 30, 2016.
Executive Summary
Since 1986, the City repeatedly has entered into umbrella five year General Services
Agreements with Los Angeles County under which the County is available to provide
services requested by the City on an "as needed" basis. The GSA is general in nature,
and does not cover specific services for which the City and County have negotiated
separate agreements.
Background
The City first entered into a five year General Services Agreement with Los Angeles
County in 1986 and has renewed such an Agreement every five years since then. The
City Council last approved afive-year General Services Agreement with the County on
April 11, 2006 as Contract No. 8571(CCS).
Discussion
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, are provided under an umbrella
agreement between the County and the City. Such agreements have been executed in
prior years to allow the City to engage County services quickly on an "as needed" basis.
The current GSA with Los Angeles County will expire June 30, 2011.
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The GSA is general in nature and provides authority for the County to provide requested
services, specifies the method by which the City requests and pays for a service, and
provides for the annual adjustment of rates. The proposed General S~roices
Agreement does not cover specific services for which the City and County have
negotiated separate agreements, such as for lifeguard services. In the past, 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 it reviews and agrees 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 charged in past years were
reasonable.
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Departments which use County services charge the costs to already budgeted
accounts. The execution of this agreement has no additional budget/financial impact.
Prepared by: Alan Seltzer, Chief Deputy City Attorney
Approved: Forwarded to
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Rod Gould
City Manager
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Reference Contract No.
9355 (CCS).