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DATE: December 7, 2005 CONSENT CALENDAR
SUBJECT: ACCEPT THE GRACIOUS DONATION FROM THE CIELO VISTA
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND PALM SPRINGS REISDENTS FRANK
AND DANA BOYD FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO POLICE
DEPARTMENT CANINES
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Police Department
SUMMARY
The City Council will consider a resolution accepting a donation of$17,800 to the Police
Department for the purchase of two police canines. The donation includes $7,000 from
the Cielo Vista Elementary School from their "Walk for Dogs" event, and $10,800 from
Palm Springs residents Frank and Dana Boyd.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. , "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING WITH GRATITUDE THE DONATION
FROM THE CIELO VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND PALM SPRINGS
RESIDENTS FRANK AND DANA BOYD FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO POLICE
DEPARTMENT CANINES."
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The Police Department's Police K-9 Unit is in need of two canines to bring the K-9 Unit
up to full staffing. The canines are generally purchased through donations from
citizens. Recently the Cielo Vista Elementary School staff and students held a "Walk for
the Dogs" event in which people pledged money based on either how far a student
walked or donated a certain amount to the student for his / her efforts, the proceeds of
their effort to go to the Palm Springs Police Department for the purchase of a new
canine. The Cielo Vista Elementary School staff and students raised $7,000 for the
purchase of a police canine whose name will be %Mos", a name selected by a vote of
Item No. 2. K .
City Council Staff Report
December 7, 2005— Page 2
Acceptance of Donation
the students. Upon hearing of our need, Frank and Dana Boyd, private citizens of Palm
Springs, donated $10,800 to purchase another canine, the name for which Mr. and Mrs.
Boyd will select at a later date.
FISCAL IMPACT: Finance Director Approval ,, -
$17,800 increase in revenue restricted to the use by the Police Department for the
Police K-9 Fund.
Gary Jea hief of Police David H. Ready, i y a er
Attachments:
Resolution
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING WITH GRATITUDE
THE DONATION FROM THE CIELO VISTA ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, AND PALM SPRINGS REISDENTS FRANK AND
DANA BOYD FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO POLICE
DEPARTMENT CANINES.
WHEREAS the Cielo Vista Elementary School, through their "Walk For the Dogs" event,
has donated $7,000 to the Police Department K-9 Fund for the purchase of a Police
Canine; and
WHEREAS Palm Springs residents Frank and Dana Boyd have donated $10,800 to
Police Department K-9 Fund for the purchase of a Police Canine; and
WHEREAS the police canine allows police officers added safety and is a force
multiplier, which enables officers to be more time efficient; and
WHEREAS the Police Department's Police K-9 Unit is currently operating with only two
canines in Patrol as opposed to the optimum four canines.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs,
that the City Council accepts the donation with gratitude and authorizes the City
Manager to accept this donation for use by the Police Department K-9 Fund for the
purchase of two Police Canines.
ADOPTED THIS 7" DAY OF DECEMBER, 2005.
David H. Ready, City Manager
ATTEST:
James Thompson, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on December 7, 2005, by
the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
James Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California