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ORANGE COUNTY Bi~ARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 18, 2003 Action Agenda Item No. ~ - q SUBJECT: Proposal Award ant Contract Negotiation with APS for Interim Management and Operation Sen~ices for the Orange County Animal Shelter DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Letter to APS APS Reply Cost Summary APS Presentation County Proposed Budget Detall for Animal Shelter Operations INFORMATION CONTACT: John Link, ext. 2300 Gwen Harvey, ext. 2300 Rosemary Summers, ext. 2411 Pam Jones, ext. 2650 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider awarding a proposal and entering into a contract with the Animal Protection Society (APS) for interim management and operations of the Orange County Animal Shelter beginning February 1, 2004 through June 30, 2004, with a provision for possible extension, in an amount not to excE~ed $ 49,470 per month. BACKGROUND: At its meeting on October 21, 2003, the Board of County Commissioners directed the staff to: 1. Convey to the APS Board of Director's its decision to allocate an additional $4,229 on a monthly basis for shelter operations through January 31, 2004, effective October 1, 2003, and request a formal viritten response from APS no later than November 5, 2003 Attached is the letter from the C~~unty Manager and the response from APS accepting those terms and conditions. 2. Issue a Request for Proposal for Interim Animal Shelter Management and Operation Services, with key elements ;~s approved by the Board of County Commissioners, in sufficient time for staff to rec~;ive bids and prepare a recommendation for consideration at the Board meeting on November 18, 2003.