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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCL 22-02 ,,050 Cw¡ o~ REPORT TO COUNCIL FROM: Bruce Taylor, AMCT, CMM City Clerk DATE: June 17, 2002 - REPORT NUMBER: CL 22-02 SUBJECT: Pickering! Ajax/Whitby Joint Animal Control and Service Agreements RECOMMENDATION: 1. That Clerk's Report CL 22-02 regarding the status of the Pickering! Ajax/Whitby Joint Animal Control and Service Agreements be received for information. ORIGIN: Resolution passed by Town of Ajax dated June 10, 2002 AUTHORITY: -. Section 210 of the Municipal Act FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Not applicable EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The purpose of this Report is to extend the time limit set out in Resolution #46/02 passed on March 4, 2002 to withdraw ftom the PAW Animal Control Service on condition that the Town of Ajax partners with the City of Pickering on establishing an animal control service. BACKGROUND: - Please be advised that Council passed the following resolution at its regular meeting of March 4, 2002: WHEREAS in 1982, the municipalities of Pickering, Ajax and Whitby purchased the Animal Control Centre located at 4680 Thickson Road North in the Town of Whitby from the Ontario Humane Society but continued to allow the Ontario Humane Society to provide animal control services under contract to the three municipalities; and .. . .12 Subject: PAW Joint Animal Control and Service Agreements Date: June 17, 2002 (1 51 Page 2 . Report to Council CL 22-02 WHEREAS in 1985, due to increasing costs and decreasing service, the municipalities of Pickering, Ajax and Whitby decided to jointly undertake the entire animal control operation and entered into agreements to provide for such service; and - WHEREAS in a Servicing Agreement dated December 31, 1985, the Town of Whitby agreed to provide the services of pound-keeper and animal control officer for the three municipalities; and WHEREAS this Servicing Agreement may be terminated on December 31st in any year by any of the three municipalities upon six month's prior written notice; and WHEREAS in an Animal Control Agreement dated December 31, 1985, the responsibilities of the three municipalities respecting the establishment of a joint animal control service and a joint board of management, in addition to criteria related to the premises, contract services, indemnification and agreement termination are set out; and WHEREAS this Animal Control Agreement may be terminated on December 31st in any year by any of the three municipalities upon six month's prior written notice; and WHEREAS the Animal Control Agreement provides for the equal distribution of property and related assets; and - WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering would like to improve the level of service to our residents and their animals particularly in areas such as adoptions, enforcement, animal disposal, public relations and education; and WHEREAS the animal control operation can be operated at a cost saving to residents if the Town of Ajax partnered with the City of Pickering to provide such an operation; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation hereby resolves that subject to the Council of the Town of Ajax agreeing to partner with the City of Pickering to provide an animal control service that: 1. Pursuant to Section 19(1)(b) of the Servicing Agreement, notice is hereby given that the City of Pickering wishes to terminate the Agreement on December 31, 2002. 2. Pursuant to Section 15(1)(b) of the Animal Control Agreement, notice is hereby given that the City of Pickering wishes to terminate the Agreement on December 31,2002. - AND FURTHER THAT prior to the deadline of June 30, 2002 to terminate the Servicing Agreement and the Animal Control Agreement, that the Councils of the Town of Ajax and the City of Pickering come to an agreement on such issues as the location and ownership of the animal shelter, the management of the shelter, the level of service to be provided by the staff of the animal shelter and the staff of the shelter; ....13 . Report to Council CL 22.02 Date: June 17, 2002 (¡52 Subject: PAW Joint Animal Control and Service Agreements Page 3 AND FURTHER THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Council of the Town of Ajax to seek its agreement to partner with the City of Pickering in providing an animal control service commencing January 1, 2003. - Since the passage of the above resolution, the Chief Administrative Officers and Clerks of the three municipalities have met twice to discuss improvements to the PAW Animal Control Service and have agreed to continue to meet in the Fall to discuss further improvements. Also, the PAW Joint Animal Control Committee endorsed a wide range of service improvements at its meeting of March 20,2002 which Pickering Council approved at its regular meeting of April 15, 2002. Attached to this Report is a letter ftom the Clerk of the Town of Ajax dated June 13, 2002 advising of a resolution passed by Ajax Council advising that it does not endorse Pickering's resolution to withdraw ftom the PAW service agreement at this time, in order to allow for staff to review and for recommendations to be made later in 2002. It is important to note that the resolution passed by Pickering Council on March 4, 2002 to withdraw ftom the PAW Animal Control Service was conditional upon the Town of Ajax agreeing to partner with Pickering in the establishment of a joint animal control service. Further, the resolution goes on to state that prior to the deadline of June 30, 2002 to terminate the Servicing Agreement and the Animal Control Agreement, that the Councils of the Town of Ajax and the City of Pickering come to an agreement on such issues as the location and ownership of the animal shelter, the management of the shelter, the level of service to be provided by the staff of the animal shelter and the staff of the shelter. Since the Ajax Council has deferred any decision on withdrawing ftom the PAW animal control service and partnering with the City of Pickering on the establishment of a joint service, the various deadlines set out in the resolution passed by Pickering Council on March 4, 2002 are no longer valid. - I would recommend that Council receive this Report for information and await the final decision of Ajax Council, which should be made later in 2002. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Letter ftom the Town of Ajax dated June 10, 2002 Prepared By: "¡ /;;;;:/ //y /,/:~~;~~~:--I // / ~ Bruce Taylor - Attachments Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council - Town of Ajax ùntariQ's First ISO 9001 Qualùy CommlwiJy 65 HaI:WoOd Avenue S. Aja..-... OIltario L1 S 2H9 (905) 683-4550 www.townofajax.com (905) 619-2529, ext. 336 d erond@tov;.'Uofajax.com - - ATTACHMENT # ~ TO REPORT #..5..::..... -Z '2- - 6 þ- 05:3 JlUle 13,2002 City of Pickering Attn: Broce Taylor 1 The Esplauade Pickering, Ontario Ll V 6K7 Dear Mr. Taylor: Re: fkkeringLAja.x!Whitby Animal Control At their meeting Jl.me 10, 2002, Ajax Town Council approved the following resolution: "That Pickering and Whitby Councils be respectfully advised that Ajax Council will not endorse the Pickering resolution to withdraw from the PAW service agreement at this time, in order to allow for staff to review and for recommendations to be made later in 2002; and Thát the service improvement recollU11endations (1 to 10, inclusive), approved by the PAW Co;rmnittee in March, 2002, be endorsed", Please note that Ajax Council has also endorsed service improvement recommendations 1 to 10, approved by the PAW Committee earlier this year. With respect to item 10 re; pet registration, howevert the Town of Ajax reserves the right to continue its annual regístration program rather than adopting a lifetime registration program. The Town will monitor the experience of Whitby with the lifetime program before making a final decision with respect to this matter. ;~ M. de Rond Clerk los co Councillor P. Brown, Ajax Council PAW Representative D. McKay, Town of Whitby R Parisotto. C.A.O.