Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with PetData for Animal Licensing Services. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 08/24/2009 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with PetData for Animal Licensing Services. Contact Person/Dept.: Jeff Muir/Finance Phone Number: (310) 253 5865 Item Number: C 7 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes X No Public Hearing: Action Item: Attachments: Commission Action Required: Yes No Date: _______________ Public Notification: (E Mail) Meetings and Agendas City Council (08/19/09); (E Mail) PetData (08/19/09) Department Approval: Jeff Muir (08/19/09) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (08/19/09) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (08/19/09) City Manager Approval: Mark Scott (08/19/09) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve a professional services agreement with PetData for Animal Licensing Services. BACKGROUND: Approximately two years ago the City brought the process of animal licensing in house. Prior to that time this process was handled by the County of Los Angeles. Animal license processing was first handled by the City Manager s Office and subsequently moved the Finance Department. Animal licensing is a time and labor intensive activity which has taken significant time away from the Accounts Receivable staff that could be better spent on collection efforts and other opportunities for centralized billing. For this reason staff has researched options for outsourcing this activity to a vendor that specializes in animal licensing. DISCUSSION: Through its research staff has found that a company called PetData is the only full service animal licensing provider in the United States. Animal licensing is their sole business and they have a highly efficient process which takes advantage of economies of scale. PetData has been in the licensing business for 14 years and has processed 3 100 000 licenses for more than 27 cities nat...
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