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Home My WebLink About2000-149ORDINANCE NO a" - P I AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE CITY OF CORINTH FOR THE IMPOUNDMENT AND DISPOSITION OF DOGS AND CATS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SAID AGREEMENT, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That the Mayor, or in his absence, the Mayor Pro Tern, is hereby authorized to execute an Agreement between the City of Denton and the City of Corinth for the impoundment and disposition of dogs and cats, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein SECTION II That the City Council authorizes the collection of all fees as provided pursuant to the provisions of said Agreement SECTION III That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of 2000 iILLER, M�AYOR JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY e. \ . ...� ' )O _ d ... r • AS TO LEGAL FORM PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY BY g"j MI S \Our D cummb\0rdmnncm\00\mm\A mimnl ="I dm STATE OF TEXAS § & INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT COUNTY OF DENTON This Agreement made and entered into by and between the City of Denton, Texas, acting herein by and through its Mayor, duly authorized by resolution of the City Council of said City (hereinafter called "Denton"), and the City of Corinth, Texas, acting herein by and through its Mayor, duly authorized by resolution of the City Council of said City (hereafter called "Corinth") WHEREAS, Denton and Corinth are both local governments with the authority and power to contract, and WHEREAS, Denton is engaged in the services of holding and disposing of dogs and cats for the benefit of the citizens of Denton, and WHEREAS, Denton is the owner of certain facilities and equipment designed for the holding and disposition of dogs and cats and has in its employ trained personnel whose duties are related to the use of such facilities and equipment, and WHEREAS, Corinth desires to obtain impoundment and disposition services for dogs and cats rendered by Denton, as more fully hereafter described, for the benefit of the residents of Corinth, Texas, and WHEREAS, Corinth and Denton mutually desire to be subject to the provisions of Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, the Interlocal Cooperation Act and contract pursuant thereto, and WHEREAS, Corinth and Denton have the authority to perform the services set forth in this Agreement individually in accordance with Texas Government Code §791 011(c), and WHEREAS, Corinth will make all payments for services out of available current revenues and Denton agrees that the payments made by Corinth hereunder will fairly compensate it for the services provided, NOW, THEREFORE, Corinth and Denton, for the mutual consideration hereinafter stated, agree as follows A COVENANTS OF THE CITY OF DENTON Holding of Dogs and Cats Denton agrees to accept and hold dogs and cats lawfully impounded by authorized representatives of Corinth under the following terms and conditions 1) Holding Period for Dogs and Cats Denton agrees to hold such dogs and cats for a period of 96 hours from the time they are accepted by the Animal Control Center in order to allow the owners of the impounded animal a reasonable amount of time to reclaim the impounded animal If the animal is not reclaimed within the 96-hour period, the ownership of the animal shall revert to the Animal Control Center Animals will be humanely destroyed or placed for adoption at the discretion of the Animal Control staff 2) Holding Fees for Impounded Dogs and Cats For the purpose of this Agreement, Denton will charge fifteen dollars ($15 00) for first day or part of a day and five dollars ($5 00) for each subsequent day holding fee that an animal is held at the Animal Control Center In determining the meaning of the term "animal' as used herein, it is agreed that a pregnant animal which has its litter while being held, or an animal which is nursing its litter and is being kept in the same cage, will be considered one animal for the assessment of charges provided for in this Agreement This fee will be assessed against the owner of the animal at the time the animal is reclaimed No animal will be released until all applicable fees are paid in full 3) Holding of Quarantine Animals Denton agrees to accept and hold rabid suspects in quarantine for Corinth when conditions permit, and such action is authorized by a representative of Corinth 4) Holding Fees for Quarantined Animals The holding fee for quarantined ammals shall be fifteen dollars ($15 00) for the first day or part of a day and five dollars ($5 00) for each subsequent day that the animal is held 5) Head Shipments and Rabies Testing Upon request of Corinth, Denton will provide for the removal and shipment of heads of rabid suspects for clinical rabies testing at the Texas Department of Health The fee for this service shall be thirty-five dollars ($35 00) for each head shipped B COVENANTS OF THE CITY OF CORINTH 1) Financial Responsibilities In order to reimburse Denton for its costs incurred under this Agreement, Corinth agrees to pay for the holding fees and euthanasia fees on dogs and cats received from Corinth or its authorized agent if the animal(s) is not reclaimed by the owner These fees will be assessed on the following basis a Euthanized Animal fifteen dollars ($15 00) for the first day or part of a day and five dollars ($5 00) for each subsequent day holding fee for each animal as determined herein, plus $15 00 euthanasia fee b Adopted Animal Adopted Animal fifteen dollars ($15 00) for the first day or part of a day and five dollars ($5 00) for each subsequent day holding fee for each animal as determined herein c Head Shipments $35 00 shipping fee Page 2 2) Denton will collect impound fees duly authonzed by Corinth and as specified in this paragraph from the owners of dogs and cats received from Corinth Impound fee monies will be applied to fees owed Denton by Corinth for animals not reclaimed by the owner IMPOUND FEE l't Impoundment - $20 00 2M Impoundment - $30 00 Yd Impoundment - $45 00 4d' Impoundment - $70 00 3) Corinth agrees payment shall be made within 45 days of receipt of invoice by Corinth Denton agrees to and accepts full responsibility for the acts, negligence, and/or omissions of all Denton's employees and agents, Denton's subcontractors and/or contract laborers doing work under a contract or agreement with Denton in performance of this Agreement with Corinth Corinth agrees to and accepts full responsibility for the acts, negligence, and/or omissions of all Corinth's employees and agents, Corinth's subcontractors and/or contract laborers doing work under a contract or agreement with Corinth in performance of this Agreement with Denton It is further agreed that if claim or liability shall arise from the joint or concurring negligence of both parties hereto, it shall be borne by them comparatively in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas This paragraph shall not be construed as a waiver by either party of any defenses available to it under the laws of the State of Texas It is understood that it is not the intention of the parties hereto to create liability for the benefit of third parties, but that this Agreement shall be for the benefit of the parties hereto The fact that Corinth and Denton accept certain responsibilities relating to the collection and impounding of dogs and cats under this Agreement as part of their responsibility for providing protection for the public health and welfare and, therefore, makes it imperative that the performance of these vital services be recognized as a governmental immunity shall be, and is hereby invoked to the full extent possible under the law Neither Denton nor Corinth waives or shall be deemed hereby to waive any immunity or defense that would otherwise be available to it against the claims ansing from the exercise of governmental functions The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of one year, commencing as of February 1, 2000 and ending January 31, 2001 Thereafter, this Agreement shall be renewed for successive additional one year terms commencing on February 1 of each year if Corinth and Denton agree in writing on or before the first day of February to a successive term and the amount of Page 3 consideration to be paid hereunder for each successive term, provided, however, either party may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days' written notice to the other This Agreement represents the entire and integrated agreement between Denton and Corinth and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations, and/or agreements, either written or oral This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by both Denton and Corinth This Agreement and any of its terms or provisions, as well as the rights and duties of the parties hereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas In the event that any portion of this Agreement shall be found to be contrary to law, It Is the intent of the parties hereto that the remaining portions shall remain valid and in full force and effect to the extent possible The undersigned officer and/or agents of the parties hereto are the properly authorized officials and have the necessary authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the parties hereto, and each party hereby certifies to the other that any necessary resolutions extending said authority have been duly passed and are now in full force and effect EXECUTED in duplicate originals this the /0'Oday of 2000 CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY By Jh , APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM BY /� Page 4 ATTEST CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM CITY ATTORNEY S \Our control wnmM1 d- CITY OF CORINTH, TEXAS Page 5