City Council

A. ORDINANCE NO. 720 – APPROVING A SERVICE CONTRACT WITH THE LOS\nANGELES COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT\nThe City of San Gabriel uses the Los Angeles County Public Health Code as the\n“Health Code” for the City. The Los Angeles County Department of Public\nHealth has approached all 85 cities within Los Angeles County, including San\nGabriel, about updating the agreement that provides updated public health\nservices for cities. Generally, the Los Angeles County Department of Public\nHealth administers local public health services to the City of San Gabriel and\nother municipalities at no cost. For entities that require a public health permit,\nthe proposed agreement authorizes the County to collect the applicable permit\nfees directly from the applicant. Specifically, the proposed contract permits the\nDepartment of Public Health to charge cost-recovery fees to San Gabriel, or any\nother city, for the following purposes:\n1. Conducting inspections of City-owned or City-operated detention facilities,\nin accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 101045; and\n2. Providing additional public health administrative or inspection services\nrequested by the City that fall outside the scope of the standard services\ncovered under this agreement.\nAny costs associated with inspection services specifically requested by the City\nwill be absorbed withing existing budget allocations. Otherwise, the proposed\nordinance and the associated Public Services Contract with the Department of\nPublic Health will not result in any fiscal impact. Public health services that do\nnot require specific fees or permits will continue to be provided to the City at\nno cost. Should the City elect not to utilize the County’s public health services,\nit would be required to establish an independent Health Department. Doing so\nwould entail substantial financial commitments, including but not limited to\ncosts associated with personnel, equipment, laboratory testing, facilities, and\nrelated infrastructure. Although a portion of these expenses could potentially\nbe offset through service fees, a considerable share would remain unfunded,\nresulting in significant net expenditures for the City of San Gabriel.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to approve\nthe agreement with Los Angeles County for Public Health Services.