HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2017-086RESOLUTION NO. 2017-086
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
C14ULA VISTA WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING
REQUIREMENT, APPROVING A CONTRACT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND DR. VANESSA FLORES,
VMD FOR RELIEF VETERINARY SERVICES AT THE
CHULA VISTA ANIMAL CARE FACILITY, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT AND UP TO THREE ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS
WHEREAS, the City owns and operates the Chula Vista Animal Care Facility, a
municipal animal care facility ("the Facility'') that serves the cities of Chula Vista, National City
and Lemon Grove; and
WHEREAS, the Facility requires on-site veterinary services, which include checking
animals for signs of disease/injury, providing or supervising treatment for sick/injured animals,
adhering to current medical protocols and ensuring that staff is informed of and acting in
accordance with such protocols, performing medical procedures requiring sedation, performing
general surgery as needed, and performing spay/neuter surgeries; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Vanessa Flores, VMD has provided these services on a relief basis in a
satisfactory manner since 2009, ensuring full veterinary coverage at the Facility; and
WHEREAS, the City Council most recently approved Dr. Flores' contract to provide
relief veterinary services on July 28, 2015 in Resolution No. 2015-184. This contract provided
for one-year administrative extensions through June 30, 2017, and a new contract is needed; and
WHEREAS, since 2009 Dr. Flores has been part of a veterinary team that enables the
City to meet a standard of care deemed necessary by County shelters and the Facility, as well as
to provide services in accordance with State and Federal Drug Enforcement Agency regulations
related to the care and treatment of animals; and
WHEREAS, shelter medicine is a unique area of veterinary medicine, due in part to a
high volume of spay -neuter surgeries, which are required for all shelter animals adopted in
California; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Flores has unique working knowledge and performance capabilities of
the Facility's procedures, policies, and staff as a result of her work with the City that would be
difficult to replace; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chula Vista Municipal Code §2.56.070, competitive
bidding requirements/sole source, Dr. Flores is selected to continue to provide relief veterinary
services at the Facility based on her experience and demonstrated satisfactory performance
capabilities in the unique practice area of shelter veterinary care and high-volume spay/neuter
surgeries; and
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WHEREAS, Dr. Flores has agreed to provide relief veterinary services at the Facility
under a two-year agreement that may be administratively extended up to three additional one-
year terms, at a daily or weekly rate not to exceed $35,000 per Fiscal Year, according to a work
schedule agreeable to both parties; and
WHEREAS, these funds are budgeted in the Facility's Fiscal Year 2017/2018 budget and
any future allocations will be considered as part of the annual budget process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it hereby waives the competitive bidding requirement in CVMC §2.56.070 as applied
to the Agreement Between The City of Chula Vista and Dr. Vanessa Flores, VMD For Relief
Veterinary Services at the Chula Vista Animal Care Facility, because the City's interests would
be better served and because Dr. Flores since 2009 has demonstrated satisfactory performance
capabilities in the unique practice area of shelter veterinary care and high-volume spay/neuter
surgeries; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council approves a two-year agreement
between The City of Chula Vista and Dr. Vanessa Flores, VMD For Relief Veterinary Services
at the Chula Vista Animal Care Facility, in the form presented, with such minor modifications as
may be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the
Office of the City Clerk, and authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute the same and up
to three one-year extensions of the agreement.
Presented by
Gary H lbert
City Manage
Approved as to form by
G1 n R. Go ins
Cit Attome
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 6th day of June 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, Padilla; and Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Sa . Mayor
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2017-086 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 6th day of June 2017.
Executed this 6th day of June 2017.
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk