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RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR CLINICAL AND SUPERVISORY SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR THE COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE SAME AND TO EXERCISE ANY AND ALL PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN

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WHEREAS, the County desires to increase the live release rate of shelter pets; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to improve spay/neuter services and veterinary medical programs through application of progressive, scientifically-based methods of individual animal and shelter management; and
WHEREAS, the County, desires to establish an unparalleled collaboration between the veterinary medical profession; academic veterinary medicine and the animal welfare community; and
WHEREAS, the County is desirous of collaborating with the University of Florida (�UF�), the state�s only public College of Veterinary Medicine; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to accomplish this collaboration by entering into the attached Agreement with the University of Florida Board of Trustees (�UFBT�), for clinical and supervisory services in the field of veterinary medicine; and
WHEREAS, Under Article IX, � 7 (a) of the Florida Constitution, UF�s �mission� is to achieve excellence through: 1) teaching students, 2) advancing research, and 3) providing public service for the benefit of the state�s citizens; and

WHEREAS, the provision of UF�s services within the scope of this Agreement operates to further these important goals by providing a public service to the County by assisting with the performance of spay and neuter surgeries and shelter medicine training; and
WHEREAS, UF will benefit from this collaboration with a nationally recognized animal shelter and a clinical veterinary facility in Miami, which will enhance UF�s veterinary program and educational activities; and
WHEREAS, UF, through its educational programs for the development of veterinary medical professionals, has responsibility for the training of students and resident veterinarians who require clinical education in various veterinary medical disciplines to complete their professional development; and
WHEREAS, UF, commensurate with its tri-fold mission of education, research and service, has a Shelter Medicine Externship arrangement in which the County is a participating shelter so that the County may serve as a training site for UF veterinary students; and
WHEREAS, the County is in need of a qualified faculty veterinarian to provide supervision of UF students and residents who provide clinical services as a part of their rotation at the County�s animal shelter, and UF is willing to provide such services in exchange for payment as outlined in the attached Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the attached Agreement, UF will provide services for shelter pets, pets of low-income residents and free roaming and trap/neuter/return (TNR) community cats, which shall include spay/neuter services, veterinary medical care to injured or diseased dogs, wellness care as needed to include vaccinations, heartworm preventative and anthelmintics, administration of oral, injectable and/or topical medications prescribed by a licensed veterinarian, maintenance of complete medical histories for each pet treated pursuant to the Agreement and veterinary technician staff support; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution Nos. R-583-12 and R-476-13, the programs outlined in the attached Agreement are aligned with the County�s plan to achieve a no-kill shelter,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board hereby approves the attached Agreement with the University of Florida Board of Trustees for clinical and supervisory Services in the field of veterinary medicine; authorizes the County Mayor or the County Mayor�s designee to execute same; and to exercise any and all other rights conferred therein.