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1 CHANHASSEN
1 690 COULTER DRIVE • P.O. BOX 147 • CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA 55317
(612) 937 -1900 • FAX (612) 937 -5739
I MEMORANDUM Action by City AdministfalOI
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I TO: Don Chmiel, Mayor Modified
City Councilmembers Rejected
Don Ashworth, City Manager Date 6.-1/797--
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1 FROM: Scott Harr Public Safety Director �`
Dote Sutmitiied to Council
DATE: June 9, 1992 (0 22 - 9L
I SUBJ: 1993 Animal Control Contract
II This memo is to request direction from the Council regarding the
City of Chanhassen entering into a contract with the cities of
I Shorewood, Victoria, Greenwood, Tonka Bay and Excelsior to provide
them with animal control services.
1 BACKGROUND
In 1989, the City of Chanhassen agreed to enter into contractual
I relationships with the neighboring cities to provide animal control
services for the remainder of 1989 and the following three years.
Having completed our initial agreement, the issue here is whether
1 we should continue this arrangement.
ANALYSIS
1 This program has worked well to the benefit of all. In addition to
the program permitting additional access to Community Service
1 Officers by the City of Chanhassen while these officers are
performing contractual duties to the neighboring cities, the
contract has paid one half of the•CSO truck as well as resulting in
I approximately $5,000.00 of uncommitted revenue.
Procedurally, the program has worked very smoothly. Community
Service Officer Bob Zydowsky has been of great assistance in
I keeping the program running smoothly, and the relationships
developed between our CSOs and the neighboring cities, the Carver
County Sheriff's Department and South Lake Minnetonka Police have
I been excellent. Everyone involved with the service has been most
appreciative. Administratively, the program has also worked
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smoothly, with Betty Eidam, Account Clerk, providing a great deal 1
of assistance with billing and other financial considerations.
Simply, the program runs smoothly. 1
The Public Safety Commission has reviewed this issue, and has
unanimously endorsed our continuing this relationship for 1993. I
However, I addressed the fact that as the City continues to grow,
Chanhassen itself relies more and more on work performed by the
Community Service Officers. I can see a point in the
I not - too - distant future that Chanhassen will be needing the services
of our 3 CSOs, at which point a determination will need to be made
whether we would want to hire additional personnel or discontinue
the contract. As a point of information, approximately seven years II ago, Chanhassen was involved with "Tri City Animal Control ", which
included a cooperative arrangement with the cities of Chanhassen,
Eden Prairie and Chaska. As each city grew, they determined that II the cities had enough work for their own Community Service Officers
without having them involved with other cities. Eventually, I see
this occurring here as well.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of the Public Safety Commission and staff 1
that the City Council authorize the Public Safety Director to
advise the cities of Shorewood, Victoria, Greenwood, Tonka Bay and
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Excelsior that Chanhassen intends to continue the animal control
contract relationship for 1993, with a sufficient increase in fees
to meet our costs.
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