Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout03959ORDINANCE NO. 3959 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PUEBLO COUNTY, COLORADO, RELATING TO THE CONSTRUC- TION AND OPERATION OF AN ANIMAL SHELTER AND DOG AND ANIMAL CONTROL PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO SIGN SAME BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that: SECTION 1. The Agreement dated December 11, 1974 between the City of Pueblo, a municipal corporation, and the Board of County Commissioners of Pueblo County, Colorado, relating to the construction and operation of an animal shelter and dog and animal control program, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, having been ap- proved by the City Attorney is hereby approved. SECTION 2. The president of the City Council is hereby authorized and directed to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City of Pueblo and the City Clerk is directed to attest same and affix the seal of the City thereto. INTRODUCED December 23, 1974 By RICHARD N. ANGLUND Councilman APPROVE ' President of the Council ATTEST: City Clerk 'i A G R E E M E N T THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 11th day of December, 1974 by and between Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation herein called City and the Board of County Commissioners of Pueblo County, Colorado, herein called County. W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, City is the owner of certain property near City's sewage treatment facilities upon which the construction of an animal shelter would be feasible, and WHEREAS, a need exists within the City of Pueblo and the County of Pueblo for an animal shelter building and an effective program for dog control including the disposal of unwanted animals and the collection and disposing of dead animals, and WHEREAS, City and County have determined that it would be in the best interest of the citizens of both the City and County to enter into an agreement under the authority of Article 2, Chapter 88, C.R.S. 1963, as amended (Intergovernmental Relations Act) and Section 3 -8 of the Charter of City to jointly contract for the construction, maintenance and operation of an animal shelter and animal control program for the benefit and service of the residents of the City and Couunty, NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and mutual covenants herein contained the parties agree as follows: 1. City and County shall jointly construct upon land owned by the City near City's sewage treatment facilities an animal shelter in accordance with the plans and specifications hereto- fore approved by City and County. The cost of constructing the animal shelter including site preparation, grading, utility exten- sions, right -of -way acquisition, road installation, landscaping and parking area improvements shall be shared equally by the City and County, each party paying one -half of the costs thereof within 30 days after final construction of the animal shelter building. 2. The annual cost of operating the animal shelter and con- trol program including but not limited to employees' salaries and benefits, equipment, utilities, building and equipment maintenance and repairs, dog licenses and tags, office supplies and insurance premiums shall be shared and paid as follows: eighty percent (80 %) thereof by City and twenty percent (20 %) thereof by County. County shall pay to City its twenty percent (20 %) share of annual oper- ating costs on or before March lst of each year during the effec- tive period of this agreement commencing March 1, 1975. It is hereby agreed that County's share of the 1975 annual operating costs is $18,600.00. 3. The operation of the animal shelter and dog and animal control program shall be under the general supervision and con- trol of the City Manager of City or his designee and all personnel employed in the operation of the animal shelter and control pro- gram shall be employees of the City. County does hereby appoint and designate the City Manager of City or his designee as the en- forcement agent and as the official to be appointed by County under Article 12, Chapter 36, C.R.S. 1963, as amended. 4. County shall adopt a dog restraint and control resolution and order pursuant to the authority vested in County by Article 12, Chapter 36, C.R.S. 1963, as amended, which resolution shall become effective March 1, 1975. 5. City and County shall jointly adopt such resolutions rea- sonably required and necessary for the operation of the animal shelter and for an effective dog and animal control program within Pueblo County and the City of Pueblo including the imposition and collection of fees for impounding and keeping of dogs and animals. Until amended or modified by joint resolution of the City and County the following fees shall be made and collected at the animal -2- shelter and shall be used for the operation of the animal shelter: (a) For impounding any dog or animal ------------------- $2.00 (b) Charge for keeping any dog or animal --------------- $1.00 per day (c) Kennel license fee -------------------------------- $35.00 per year 6. The dog and animal control program including the seizing and impounding of dogs shall be enforced as herein provided within the City of Pueblo and within the County of Pueblo in the areas specifi- cally designated by the County in its dog restraint and registration resolution. 7. At any time after 10 years from date hereof, either County or City, upon giving to the other party 12 months prior written notice specifying the date of termination, shall have the right to terminate this agreement at the end of any calendar year. Upon termination City shall no longer enforce the dog and animal control program outside its corporate limits and County shall not there- after contribute to the annual operating costs of the animal shelter and dog and animal control program. Title to the animal shelter building and all equipment used therefor shall remain with the City subject to the right of the County and its residents so long as City oeprates said building as an animal shelter to use the facilities of the animal shelter subject to payment of a reasonable fee and in accordance with City's rules and regulations relating thereto. 8. This agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of City and County and their successors. EXECUTED at Pueblo, Colorado the day and year first above written. B Commissione BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PUEBLO COUNTY, COLORADO PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION By V4 ` J"V� . President of the Council ATTEST: ity Clerk v' APPROVED: City f At racy` ME