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°444. r � t � STAFF REPORT
Office of the City Manager
DATE: March 1, 2011
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Donald Penman, City Manage
By: Linda Garcia, Communications, Marketing and Special
Projects Manager
SUBJECT: RENEWAL OF GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Recommendation: Approve
SUMMARY
The General Services Agreement between the City of Arcadia and the County of Los
Angeles will expire on June 30, 2011. To ensure continuation of this "umbrella"
Agreement, and to retain the ability to add or augment services in the future, we need to
execute a new Agreement with the County before June 30. The County has requested
that our signed copies of the Agreement be returned to them by April 18, 2011 in order
to allow sufficient time for the Board of Supervisors to process the document on their
end. Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Mayor to execute the
referenced General Services Agreement on behalf of the City of Arcadia.
DISCUSSION
The General Services Agreement ( "GSA ") between the City of Arcadia and the County
of Los Angeles will expire on June 30, 2011. The GSA is a formal Agreement between
these two entities covering all general services that could be provided by the County at
the request of the City. Arcadia has had this type of an Agreement with the County
since 1976, renewing it every five years. The GSA is general in nature and provides
authority for the County to provide services requested by the City. Having it 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 the Board of Supervisors.
For the most part, the GSA covers miscellaneous services that cities and other public
entities request from the County on an "as needed" basis. These functions include such
things as direct assessment collection, predatory animal control and a variety of public
works services. These services would be requested on an as needed basis, which
would most likely be 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 care and
Mayor and City Council — County GSA
March 1, 2011
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control, as these are handled through the appropriate County departments using a
Specific Service Agreement.
Execution of the 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. The Agreement is simply a means to
facilitate the use of County services should we choose to do so.
There are no significant changes between the proposed Agreement and the existing
Agreement. If approved, the new Agreement will expire on June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Mayor to execute the
referenced General Services Agreement between the City of Arcadia and the
County of Los Angeles.