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COUNCIL COMMUNICATION FORM Engineering & Infrastructure Memorandum NO. 2004 - 59 August 30, 2005 TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager 'M�� , Stephen Swanson, P.E.,Director of Engineering & Infrastructure�^if�; / SUBJECT: Downtown Bird Control SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by City staff that the City Council approve the attached resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement between the City and Soules Bird Repelent Company for the control of birds in downtown Decatur. BACKGROUND: The City's current 3-year agreement with the Soules Bird Repelent Company which was approved by the City Council on September 30, 2002, expires on September 30, 2005. This agreement is for the control of birds in the City's downtown area. The downtown area is described in the agreement as being the area bounded by Cerro Gordo on the north, Church Street on the west, Wood Street on the south and Franklin Street on the east. The purpose of controlling the birds is to minimize the health related problems, cleanup costs and nuisances associated with high numbers of birds flocking or roosting in the area City Staff has met with Mr. James Soules to discuss a new agreement for these services. A new 3-year agreement (copy attached) has been agreed to between staff and Mr. Soules. The new agreement will begin October 1, 2005 and extend through September 30, 2008. The boundaries of the downtown area remain as per the previous agreement. Payment is made annually for the year beginning on October 1 and ending on September 30 of the following year. The fee for the first and second years of the new agreement is for $14,000 per year and the third year of the agreement is for $15,000. The current agreement that is about to expire was for$13,000 for each of the first two years and$14,000 for the third year. This agreement is administered by the City's Department of Engineering& Infrastructure.