SR 03-22-2016 3P
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: March 22, 2016
Agenda Item: 3.P
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marsha Moutrie, City Attorney, City Attorney's Office
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
General Services Agreement (GSA) with the County of Los Angeles for a five-year
period through June 30, 2021, covering a variety of services such as street
maintenance and engineering, emergency and health services.
Executive Summary
Since 1986, the City has repeatedly entered into an 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,
covering basic governmental services. Any specialized services would require 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 that time.
The City Council last approved a five-year General Services Agreement with the County
on April 12, 2011 as Contract Number 9355 (CCS).
Discussion
The City from time to time requires services from County agencies. These services,
may include street maintenance, animal control, tract map checking, health services,
engineering and emergency services, and are provided under an umbrella agreement
between the County and the City that allows the City to augment services provided by
the City itself. 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
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Angeles County will expire on June 30, 2016.
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 rates. The proposed General Services 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. There is no immediate financial impact or budget action necessary as a
result of the recommended action.
Prepared By:
Elsa Kapsinow, Executive Assistant to the City Attorney
Approved Forwarded to Council
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Reference:
GeneralServicesAgreement
No.
10274
(CCS)