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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-077
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
FORMER POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL HEITMANN AND
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA RELATING TO HIS PURCHASE
OF A POLICE K-9 AND ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF
POLICE K-9 ANIMAL, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 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, former Officer Michael Heitman ("former Officer") was a police
officer with the City of Santa Ana and was assigned as a K-9 Officer in the Canine Unit;
and
B. WHEREAS, the City assigned a dog named Pepper to the K-9 program and
Pepper was assigned to former Officer; and
C. WHEREAS, Pepper has served the Santa Ana Police Department for several
years g and Pepper is 10 years old, a normal retirement age for police service dogs.
Based upon her age and current physical condition, it would be impractical to reassign
Pepper to a new canine handler to attend Basic Handlers Course and to put Pepper
back in service; and
D. WHEREAS, former Officer requested permission to purchase Pepper and the
City is agreeable to selling Pepper to Officer due to their relationship as Pepper's handler;
and
E. WHEREAS, the Police K-9 program is replacing Pepper with new donated
K-9, Baldur; and
F. WHEREAS, community members contribute funding and supplies to enhance
the K-9 program and Police Volunteer Johanna Scillieri, who volunteers up to 30 hours
per week in the Investigations Division at Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) and
who has a passion for animals and the Department's K-9 program, wishes to donate to
one Police K-9, Baldur, to the Santa Ana Police Department; and
G. WHEREAS, Baldur will be trained and certified under the SAPD's program with
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Adlerhorst International, LLC, and will serve in the Department's K-9 program; and
H. WHEREAS, the total value to purchase Baldur, including equipment and
supplies donated by Ms. Scillieri is approximately $15,000.
Section 2. The City has declared Pepper to be surplus property and due to the
nature of officer's relationship with Pepper, the City Council authorizes the City Manager
to enter into an Agreement with former officer on behalf of the City to sell Pepper for $1.00
(one -dollar) under terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 3. The City hereby accepts the donation of Baldur, to its ranks, and the
equipment and supplies for this K-9.
Section 4. If 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.
Section 5. 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 6th day of October. 2020.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: /UUVVVvby,
Tamara Bogosian
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers Bacerra, Mendoza, Penaloza, Pulido, Sarmiento,
Solorio, Villegas (7)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2020-077 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on October 6, 2020
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Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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