To: Board of Supervisors
From: Ben Winkleblack, Animal Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment with SAGE Veterinary Partners, LLC.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Animal Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with SAGE Veterinary Partners, LLC. to continue providing emergency veterinary care, with no change in the payment limit of $500,000, and extend the term through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this amendment will not impact the budgeted expenditures up to $500,000 funded by 58.4% City Contracts, 9.1% User Fees, 32.5% County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Animal Services Department has contracted with SAGE Veterinary Partners, LLC since 2017 and currently holds an agreement for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. With Board approval, this contract will be extended through June 30, 2026, to ensure continued access to 24-hour emergency veterinary services for sick, injured, stray, abandoned, or neglected animals. A Request for Proposal (RFP) is being developed with County Purchasing Services for future service provision. No increase in service costs is anticipated during the extension period, and the payment limit will remain at $500,000. The proposed amendment has been reviewed and approved as to form by County Counsel.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve this action would significantly limit the Department’s ability to provide veterinary medical care for sick and injured animals outside of regular business hours.