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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
OCTOBER 1, 2019
TITLE:
ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE
DONATION OF A POLICE THERAPEUTIC
CANINE FROM VOLUNTEER JOHANNA
SCILLIERI FOR THE SANTA ANA POLICE
DEPARTMENT
{STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL NO. 1, C}
/S/ Kristine
CITY MANAGER
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Adopt a resolution accepting the donation of a Police Therapeutic Canine from Johanna Scillieri for
the Santa Ana Police Department.
DISCUSSION
The Santa Ana Police Department has become the first municipal law enforcement agency in
Orange County to have apprehension canines, a Blood Hound, and a full-time Therapeutic Canine.
Recently, Police Volunteer Johanna Scillieri donated a Therapeutic Canine ("Shadow") to the Police
Department as an additional resource for the Santa Ana community and Police Department
personnel. Shadow is a two-year old female Labrador Retriever born November 27, 2016. Shadow
comes to the Santa Ana Police Department from Guide Dogs of the Desert, an organization that
breeds, raises and trains dogs to serve as guides and companions to the blind/visually impaired.
Through Guide Dogs of the Desert, Shadow has already received many hours of foundational
obedience training, which will benefit her as a Therapeutic Canine. With her extensive training,
Shadow will serve the Santa Ana Police Department and the community as a therapy dog.
Shadow's primary function will be to provide comfort and emotional support to the community and
SAPID personnel during life's difficult moments and experiences. The acquisition of Shadow was
made possible through a generous private donation from Ms. Scillieri who has continuously
supported the Police Department for many years. The total value to purchase Shadow is
approximately $1,000. Shadow will live at the Police Department full-time.
Currently, the Santa Ana Police Department Canine Unit has six apprehension canines and one
Bloodhound. This resolution would enable the Department to expand the size of the Canine Unit to
include one Therapeutic Canine.
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #1 Community Safety - Objective #1
(Modernize the Community Policing philosophy to improve customer service, crime prevention and
traffic/pedestrian/bicycle safety), Strategy C (Deliver crime prevention/community policing
programs based on the community policing plan).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
David Valentin
Chief of Police
Santa Ana Police Department
Exhibit: 1. Resolution
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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
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this Resolution, and each and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or
more provisions may be declared invalid.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this
Resolution.
ADOPTED this
day of October, 2019.
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
So a .Carvalho, City Attorney
By; I'�� Al ...Mm.__._
Tamara Bogosia
Assistant City Attorney
AYES:
NOES:
NOT PRESENT:
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Council
Council
Council
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2019-XXX to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of
the City of Santa Ana on
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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