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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 18, 2008 TITLE: AGREEMENT WITH DR. SCOTT WELDY TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES FOR THE SANTA ANA ZOO AT PRENTICE PARK ~/ CITY MANAGER CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1St Reading ^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the attached agreement with Dr. Scott Weldy for the services at the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park for a one-year term, subject to non-substantive City Manager and City Attorney. Council to execute the provision of veterinary in the amount of $68, 000 changes approved by the ~, DISCUSSION The Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park is required by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to provide veterinary services for the collection of animals maintained at the Zoo. Due to the resignation of the Zoo's contract veterinarian the Zoo Manager and Zoo Curator contacted and interviewed veterinarians that had previously expressed interest or had experience in zoo veterinary practice. Four candidates were selected for final interviews. Dr. Scott Weldy was selected as the most qualified candidate. Dr. Weldy has more than 20 years of zoo experience with exotic animal veterinarian medicine. Further, Dr. Weldy has performed satisfactorily for the past ten years as backup vet for the Zoo's contract veterinarian and often filled in as the Zoo veterinarian during the regular contract veterinarian's absence. Dr. Weldy will provide a comprehensive program of preventative and curative medical care for the entire Zoo collection, including the exotic animals. Dr. Weldy will visit Zoo facilities a minimum of 12 hours per week to examine the animals' health and sanitation, and assist with maintaining complete medical history records for each animal in the animal collection. 25M-1