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THE CITY OF 4M City Ooun¢il AS NTONo staff Report 05-247 September 6, 2005 Police Department SUBJECT Purchase of replacement Police Canine. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Purchase canine from police canine vendor (CJ's Police K-9's). Use approximately $12,000 from contingency funds for thc purchase of the dog and associated training expenses. SUMMARY Police Canine Pasco was fatally injured during a police K-9 training in July 2005. In order to maintain the current service level provided by the Police Department's Canine Program we are seeking contingency funding for this unfortunate and unplanned occurrence. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND Canine Camo will replace fatally injured canine Pasco. Canine Camo will be similarly crossed trained as a patrol dog and a drug identification dog. In this role canine Camo will be routinely and directly involved in the enforcement of illicit drug laws in the City of Pleasanton and the general surrounding area. The department has traditionally not used a biding process for the purchase of police canines. The selection of a canine with the proper temperament, personality and drive is critical to the success of the canine and handler. Traditionally the department's contracted trainer has identified available dogs meeting the department's criteria, evaluated those dogs and made a recommendation to the department. On August 12, 2005 we received a report from Jim Faggiano, our contracted trainer, who evaluated canine Camo along with Officer Tim Martens. Based on his evaluation we have selected Canine Camo~ a Dutch Shepherd, from police canine vendor, CJ's Police K-9s. SR 05 247