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City oJArts &Innovation <br />REVISED <br />Date: 5-3-22 <br />Item No.: 15 <br />City Council Memorandum <br />IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: MAY 3, 2022 <br />FROM: POLICE DEPARTMENT WARDS: ALL <br />SUBJECT: DECLARE POLICE SERVICE DOG "FINN" AS RETIRED AND SURPLUS <br />PROPERTY, APPROVE DONATION OF "FINN" TO HANDLER, AND ACCEPT <br />GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,500 FROM AKC REUNITE ADOPT A K- <br />9 COP MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM — SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION <br />ISSUES: <br />ADeclare Police Service Dog Finn as rctircd and surplus property to thc nerds of thc Police <br />ccept grant funds in the <br />amount of $7,500 from AKC Reunite Adopt a K-9 Cop Matching Grant Program to aid in the <br />purchase a new PSD and provide required handlers training and equipment. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the City Council: <br />• <br />1. Declare Police Service Dog Finn as rctircd and surplus property to thc nccds of the <br />Police Department; <br />2. Approve the donation of Police Service Dog Finn to his current handler, Officer Larkin, <br />at no cost to the City; <br />31. Approve the acceptance of grant funding in the amount of $7,500 from AKC <br />Reunite Adopt a K-9 Cop Matching Grant Program; and <br />With five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to <br />record an increase in revenues and appropriate expenditures in the amount of $7,500 <br />into the Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, Police -Field Operations, AKC Reunite <br />K-9 Grant Program. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The mission of the Riverside Police Department (RPD) K-9 Unit is to support all divisions within <br />the Department. Specifically, Police Service Dog (PSD) Finn provides support to the Field <br />Operations Division, Patrol, Special Operations Division, SWAT/Metro, and Post -Release <br />Accountability & Compliance Team (PACT). Finn is used to search for and apprehend suspects <br />and locate evidence. Deploying a PSD reduces manpower and time required to search scenes to <br />