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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-006
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
POLICE OFFICER RYAN SHIFFLETT AND THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA RELATING TO THE 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, Officer Ryan Shifflett 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 Clyde to be used in the K-9
program and Clyde was assigned to Officer; and
C. WHEREAS, Clyde has served the department for five years as a police
service dog and Clyde is 9 years old, a normal retirement age for police
service dogs. Based upon his age and current physical condition, it would be
impractical to keep him in service; and
D. WHEREAS, Officer has requested permission to purchase Clyde and the City
is agreeable to selling Clyde to Officer due to their relationship as Clyde's
handler; and
E. WHEREAS, the Police K-9 program is replacing Clyde with a new donated K-
9, Robbie; and
F. WHEREAS, community members contribute funding and supplies to enhance
the K-9 program, Police Volunteer Johanna Scillieri, whom volunteers up to
30 hours per week in support of the Investigations Bureau at Santa Ana
Police Department ("SAPD"), and who has a passion for animals, and the
SAPD's K-9 program in particular, Ms. Scillieri wishes to donate to the City
one (1) Police K-9, Robbie, to the Santa Ana Police Department; and
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G. WHEREAS, Robbie will be trained and certified under the SAPD's program with
Adlerhorst International, LLC, and will serve in the Department's K-9 program;
and
H. WHEREAS, the total value to purchase Robbie, and the inclusion of the
equipment and supplies donated by Ms. Scillieri is approximately $15,000.
Section 2. The City has declared Clyde to be surplus property and due to the
nature of officer's relationship with Clyde, the City Council authorizes the City Manager to
enter into an Agreement with officer on behalf of the City to sell Clyde for $1 under terms
and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 3. The City hereby accepts the donation of Robbie, to its ranks, and the
equipment and supplies for this donated K-9.
Section 4. 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.
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 2"d day of February. 2021.
Vicente Sarmiento
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:_1I,AA1 9I—_-----
Tamara Bogosian
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
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AYES:
Councilmembers
Bacerra. Hernandez, Lopez Mendoza,
Phan,
Penaloza. Sarmiento (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. 2021-006 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on February 2, 2021.
Date: 02/03/2021
Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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