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TB 10.1.2019 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2019-084 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF A <br />THERAPEUTIC CANINE FOR THE SANTA ANA POLICE <br />DEPARTMENT FROM JOHANNA SCILLIERI <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana ("City") hereby finds, <br />determines and declares as follows: <br />A. WHEREAS, the Santa Ana Police Department researched becoming the first <br />law enforcement agency in Orange County to have a full-time Therapeutic <br />Canine in its program; and <br />B. WHEREAS, Guide Dogs of the Desert trains canines to serve as guide animals <br />for the blind; and <br />C. WHEREAS, a two-year old female, black Labrador named, Shadow, was <br />unable to complete the training but has received foundational obedience <br />training that does not preclude Shadow from being a Therapeutic Canine; and <br />D. WHEREAS, community members donate various items to enhance the K-9 <br />program, including canines; and <br />E. WHEREAS, Police Volunteer Johanna Scillieri, who has a passion for animals <br />and Santa Ana Police Department's K-9 program, in particular, and has <br />previously donated to the City two (2) Police K-9's to the Santa Ana Police <br />Department; and <br />F. WHEREAS, Ms. Scilleri has acquired Shadow and now desires to donate <br />Shadow to the SAPD; and <br />G. WHEREAS, the total value to purchase Shadow is approximately $1,000. <br />Section 2. The City hereby accepts the donation of Shadow, to its ranks, for her <br />services to the Department as a Therapeutic Canine. <br />Section 3. If any surcharge or fee, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase <br />or word of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent <br />jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this <br />Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted <br />this Resolution, and each and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or <br />Resolution No. 2019-084 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />