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19-9111IW4i7LO7 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-xxx A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF A THERAPEUTIC CANINE FOR THE SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM JOHANNA SCILLIERI BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana ("City") hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. WHEREAS, the Santa Ana Police Department researched becoming the first law enforcement agency in Orange County to have a full-time Therapeutic Canine in its program; and B. WHEREAS, Guide Dogs of the Desert trains canines to serve as guide animals for the blind; and C. WHEREAS, a two-year old female, black Labrador named, Shadow, was unable to complete the training but has received foundational obedience training that does not preclude Shadow from being a Therapeutic Canine; and D. WHEREAS, community members donate various items to enhance the K-9 program, including canines; and E. WHEREAS, Police Volunteer Johanna Scillieri, who has a passion for animals and Santa Ana Police Department's K-9 program, in particular, and has previously donated to the City two (2) Police K-9's to the Santa Ana Police Department; and F. WHEREAS, Ms. Scilleri has acquired Shadow and now desires to donate Shadow to the SAPID; and G. WHEREAS, the total value to purchase Shadow is approximately $1,000. Section 2. The City hereby accepts the donation of Shadow, to its ranks, for her services to the Department as a Therapeutic Canine. Section 3. If any surcharge or fee, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted #9938v1 Resolution No. 2019-xx 55B-3 Page 1 of 2