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<br />Item 04 <br />August 1, 2011, Work Session <br />Page 5 <br /> <br /> <br />Partnering with the St Paul Police Department to arrange a dog purchase and attendance <br />at their highly established and regarded canine handler school, as well as the generous <br />foundation grant offer, would be the recommended course to follow, should this program <br />be approved. Considering the $6000 grant offer from the St Paul foundation, this still <br />leaves approximately $12,000 to raise through private fundraising, donations and <br />potentially utilizing the police forfeiture fund. Annual costs to provide vet care, food and <br />overtime expenses can also be projected at $5500-$9500. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff seeks direction from the council on whether this K9 program is of interest for the <br />city. If so desired, further information and research can be obtained. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />__________________ <br />Thomas Kinney <br />Chief of Police <br />