HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005 01 10 Consent Item 200 Tuscawilla Home Owners Association canine PD
COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM
200
CONSENT X
INFORMATIONAL
PUBLIC HEARING
REGULAR
January 10, 2003
Meeting
MGR~ IDEPT~
Authorization
REQUEST: Police Department requesting Commission approval and acceptance of a
donation from Tuscawilla Home Owners Association in the amount of $5,000 to purchase
an additional full service canine.
PURPOSE: This agenda item is needed to acquire Commission approval of the above
mentioned donation.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Tuscawilla Home Owners Association is requesting to
make a donation to the Winter Springs Police Department in the amount of $5,000 to
purchase a second full service canine. The second canine is necessary to provide seven
day a week coverage to our community. By implementing an additional canine, response
times to our citizens and community will be reduced. Both dogs would be fully trained
for the following duties;
. Missing person searches
. Suspect searches
. Evidence collection
. Building searches
. Crowd regulation at large events
Our current canine is cross trained in drug detection. The new canine will be cross trained
for explosives detection. Traditionally, a bomb threat to a facility requires evacuation of
the building and department personal spending several hours searching on scene.
Implementing an explosive trained canine would allow less time searching the facility by
personal and expedite returning them to duty.
With our assigned vehicle program all officers have assigned vehicles and we would be
able to assign the handler to an existing vehicle causing no impact on Department budget.
January 10, 2005
Consent Agenda 200
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Dr. Jerry Eans of Winter Springs Veterinarian Clinic has continued to provide
veterinarian services at no charge to the City. The only charges have been for any
medications or vaccination required for the canine. He has also provided first responder
training for our current handler in the event of injury during a tour of duty.
The Police Department will provide the training of canine and handler with current funds
available in the Police Education Trust fund. The additional funds required for this new
canines supplies and equipment would be taken from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund
with no impact on current budget.
FUNDING: There will be no funding required for canine, training and all associated
equipment will come from existing trust funds.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the donation from Tuscawilla Home Owner
Association for Police canine in the amount of$5,000.00.
IMPLEMENT ATION SCHEDULE:
Immediately upon approval by Commission.
ATTACHMENTS: None.
COMMISSION ACTION:
Tuscawilla Homeowners Association
p.o. Box 195666 · Winter Springs, FL 32719-5666
cLemore, City Manager
of Winter Springs
East SR 434
ter Springs, FL 32708
e Tuscawilla Homeowners Association is pleased to inform you that our board of
ectors has unanimously voted to fund the procurement of a second police canine for
Winter Springs Police Department. We understand this canine will be train in bomb-
ffing skills and will be used by the WSPD in their on going enforcement role. We are
ud to be a part of this community effort.
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iel Torres, President
cawilla Homeowners Association
iel Kerr, Police Chief
prings Police Department
Moss Road
prings, FL 32708
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