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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 7, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE AN APPROPRIATION <br />ADJUSTMENT ACCEPTING A <br />DONATION FROM HOAG MEMORIAL <br />HOSPITAL FOR THE POLICE <br />DEPARTMENT BLOODHOUND <br />PROGRAM {STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL <br />NO. 1, 1C} <br />ail i <br />�IYY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1r� Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2n1 Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing a donation from Hoag Memorial Hospital in the <br />amount of $15,000 in the Police Special Revenue - Programs revenue account and appropriate <br />same to expenditure account. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Police Department receives approximately 1,500 reports of missing persons each <br />year. Approximately 150 of these are deemed critical, involving children and the elderly. Quickly <br />locating missing persons will minimize risk exposure. Bloodhounds are a globally recognized, <br />valuable resource for locating people. The current procedure for utilizing a Bloodhound involves <br />requesting mutual aid from another agency, which generally creates a delay of at least two hours. <br />Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian's Community Benefit Program would like to donate $15,000 <br />to cover the cost of one Bloodhound, the first year of training, and miscellaneous equipment <br />necessary to implement a Santa Ana Police Department Bloodhound program. The Santa Ana <br />Police Department appreciates the support from Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian's <br />Community Benefit Program and recommends approval of the donation. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal # 1 Community Safety, Objective #1 <br />(Modernize the Community Policing philosophy to improve customer service, crime prevention <br />20A-1 <br />