HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11g - Los Angeles County General Services Agreement
DATE: March 2, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dominic Lazzaretto, City Manager
By: Laena Shakarian, Management Analyst
SUBJECT: RENEWAL OF A GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Recommendation: Approve
SUMMARY
The General Services Agreement (“Agreement”) between the City of Arcadia and the
County of Los Angeles (“County”) will expire on June 30, 2021. To ensure continuation
of this “umbrella” agreement, and to retain the ability to add or augment services in the
future, the City Council must authorize and direct the Mayor to execute the attached
General Services Agreement with the County of Los Angeles for a five-year period
commencing July 1, 2021, and continuing through June 30, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The current General Services Agreement between the City of Arcadia and the County of
Los Angeles will expire on June 30, 2021. The GSA is broad in scope and authorizes
the County to provide services at the request of the City. Having this Agreement in
place allows the City to request services from the County without having to prepare
individual contracts for approval by both the City Council and Board of Supervisors.
The City has had this type of an Agreement with the County since 1976, with renewals
every five years.
DISCUSSION
The GSA covers miscellaneous services that cities and other public entities request
from the County on an “as needed” basis. These miscellaneous services include direct
assessment collection, predatory animal control, prosecution of City ordinances, and a
variety of public works type services. These services are requested of the County on an
as needed basis, most often if/when a sudden need or emergency arises. The GSA
does not cover ongoing and specific services such as police and fire services, or animal
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care and control, as these are handled through the appropriate County departments
using a specific service agreement.
Approval and execution of the attached General Services Agreement does not bind the
City to utilize any of the available County services, nor does it require a City expenditure
until such time as County services are requested by the City as approved by the City
Council or City Manager. The Agreement simply facilitates the use of County services
should the City chose to do so.
There are no significant changes between the proposed General Services Agreement
and the existing GSA approved by the City Council in 2016. The County has requested
that the signed Agreement be returned to them no later than April 30, 2021, in order to
allow sufficient time for the County Board of Supervisors to approve renewal of the
City’s current GSA.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The proposed action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental
Quality Act (“CEQA”) and can be seen with certainty that it will have no impact on the
environment. Thus, this matter is exempt under CEQA
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund by approving this Agreement.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council determine that this action does not constitute a
project and is therefore exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act
(“CEQA”); and authorize and direct the Mayor to execute a General Services
Agreement with the County of Los Angeles for a five-year period commencing July 1,
2021, and continuing through June 30, 2026.
Attachment: Proposed General Services Agreement