Item 26 - Donation of a Police K-9 Animal

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Resolution 2022-xxx Page 1 of 3 TB 1.18.2022 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-xxx A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF A POLICE K-9 ANIMAL FROM JOHANNA SCILLIERI FOR THE SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT K - 9 PROGRAM 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 hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. WHEREAS, the Santa Ana Police Department (“Department”) currently maintains a K-9 Program (“Program”) and has implemented the use of such K-9 resources via the assistance of neighboring law enforcement agencies; and B. WHEREAS, the Departments K-9 Program provides a valuable resource to assist the Department’s Field Operations and Investigations Bureaus; and C. WHEREAS, the addition of this police service dog will further assist in providing officers with additional safety options when apprehending suspects and enhance the Canine Unit operational status in assisting other Department bureaus and in continuing a 7- day week coverage for the City of Santa Ana; and D. WHEREAS, the addition of this police service dog will further assist in performing public relation activities with community members; and E. WHEREAS, community members contribute funding and sup plies to enhance the K-9 program and Police Volunteer Johanna Scillieri, who volunteers up to 30 hours per week in the Investigations Bureau at Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) and who has a passion for animals and the Department’s K-9 program, wishes to donate one Police K-9, Nick, to the Santa Ana Police Department; and F. WHEREAS, Nick will be trained and certified under the SAPD’s program with Adlerhorst International K-9 Training and will serve in the Department’s K-9 Program; and G. WHEREAS, the total cost to Ms. Scillieri to purchase Nick, which she will donate to SAPD, is approximately $12,930.