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i <br />172089.8 /7 <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATS: <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Mark E. Bernhardson, City Adininistrato <br />January 3, 19i <br />c{;u:icn mf?:ting <br />JAN 81390 <br />onv 0^’ rmm <br />SOBJECT: Canine Program <br />Attachment:A. Canine P* <br />Attachme <br />B. Chief KilL <br />C. Minnesota .. <br />mo Dated 12/7/89 (Plus selected <br />D3ted 12/22/89 <br />Chief Article Excerpt j.2/89 <br />ISSUE - Determination as to whether the Council desires to go <br />ahead with initiation of a canine program. <br />INTRODUCTION - At the Council's December 11, 1989 Council meeting <br />the issue o£ a canine program was presented for Council's initial <br />consideration. At that meeting it was indicated that it be <br />tabled until the January 8, 1990 meeting to determine the <br />Council's position on the matter. <br />DISCUS ^ - Requests for financing the costs have been made to <br />■ side sources as noted in Attachment B. <br />Apart from the initial funding, the annual cost is estimated to <br />be $1,000/year (Attachment A incorrectly stated $100/year). <br />Whi)» not a necessity a canine unit would be beneficial in the <br />foil -wing areas; <br />Officer Friendly/Jchoo 1 Programs - (Currently use <br />Wayzata's on a limited basis) <br />Building/Alarm searches 2u0/year while on duty) <br />Search for persons (3-10/yr) <br />Tracking of suspects (10-30/yr) <br />Large event control (Corn Days) <br />Large teenage parties ^i-6/year) <br />Drug searches (5-10/year) has had to share about <br />$1,000 in forfeiture monies 1989 with Wayzata as we <br />had to use their dog on searching for drugs in a house.) <br />Training for dog and handler are in the areas of Officer <br />protection, suspect pursuit and detention, tracking and drug <br />searching. Not all dogs are equally skilled in a.^ 1 areas and <br />depends on the dog assigned as to capabilities.