HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-038 - Authorizing Purchase of Retired K-9 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-038
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
CORPORAL RYAN JOHNSON AND THE CITY OF SANTA
ANA RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF A RETIRED
SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT K-9
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, Corporal Ryan Johnson ("Officer") is a current police officer
with the City of Santa Ana and is assigned to the Canine Unit as a K-9
officer; and
B. WHEREAS, the City assigned a dog named Kaylee to be used in the K-
9 program and Kaylee was assigned to Officer; and
C. WHEREAS, Kaylee has served the department for seven (7) years as a
police service dog and Kaylee is 11 years old, a normal retirement age
for police service dogs. Based upon her age and current physical
condition, it would be impractical to Keep her in service and transfer her
to a new K-9 officer; and
D. WHEREAS, Officer has requested permission to purchase Kaylee and
the City is agreeable to selling Kaylee to Officer due to their relationship
as Kaylee's handler.
Section 2. The City has declared Kaylee to be surplus property and due to the
nature of Officer's relationship with Kaylee, the City Council authorizes the City Manager
to enter into an Agreement with Officer on behalf of the City to sell Kaylee for $1 under
terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney.
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 this Resolution, and each and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact that
one or more provisions may be declared invalid.
Resolution No. 2025-038
Page 1 of 2
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this
Resolution. `
ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 2025.
)VarieA ezcua
or
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City A rney
By: / vi� ��, L
Tam ra B gas a
Senior Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers Amezcua Bacerra Hernandez Lopez,
Penaloza Phan Vaz uez 7
NOES: Councilmembers None 0
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None 0
ABSENT: Councilmembers None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, JENNIFER L. HALL, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution
No. 2025-038 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana on August 19,_2025. ..NJ
l
Date:
Jennifer I
City Clerk
o San na
Resolution No. 2025-038
Page 2 of 2