HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-052- Authorizing the Agreement between Police Officer Gripentrog and the City Relating to the Purchase of K-9 and Accepting DonationTB 8.01.2023
RESOLUTION NO.2023-052
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
POLICE OFFICER GRIPENTROG AND THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF A POLICE
K-9 AND ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF A POLICE K-9,
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, Corporal Joshua Gripentrog ("Officer") is a police officer with the
Santa Ana Police Department ("SAPD") and was assigned to the Canine Unit
as a K-9 officer; and
B. WHEREAS, the City assigned a dog named Marko to be used in the K-9 Unit
and Marko was assigned to Officer; and
C. WHEREAS, Marko has served SAPID for several years and is 9 years old, a
normal retirement age for police service dogs. Based on his age and current
physical condition, it would be impractical to reassign Marko to a new K-9
handler to attend Basic Handlers Course and to put Marko back in service; and
D. WHEREAS, Officer has requested permission to purchase Marko; and the
City is agreeable to selling Marko to Officer due to their relationship; and
E. WHEREAS, SAPD's Canine Unit is replacing Marko with a newly donated K-9
named Wick; and
F. WHEREAS, community members contribute funding and supplies to enhance the
K-9 program, Police Volunteer Johanna Scillieri, who volunteers in SAPD's
Investigations Bureau, and who has a passion for animals, and SAPD's K-9
program, wishes to donate to the City one (1) Police K-9 named Wick, to be
assigned to SAPD's K-9 Program; and
H. WHEREAS, the total value if Wick was purchased, including of
equipment and supplies, which is being is being donated by Ms. Scillieri, is
approximately $12,930.
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Section 2. The City has declared Marko to be surplus property and due to the
nature of Officer's relationship with Marko, the City Council authorizes the City Manager
to enter into an Agreement with Officer on behalf of the City to sell Marko for $1.00 (one -
dollar) under terms and conditions acceptable to the City Attorney.
Section 3. The City hereby accepts the donation of Wick, to its ranks, and the
equipment and supplies for this 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 1 st day of August 2023.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: +Ck"4A)�
Tamara Bogosian
. Senior Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
Amezcua, Bacerra, Hernandez, LoPez
Penaloza, Phan, Vazquez (7)
None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, JENNIFER L. HALL, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution
No. 2023-052 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana on August 01, 2023.
Date:
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erk
City of Santa Ana
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