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Item No: 08J MOUNDS Virw Meeting Date:04/14/2025 lJ�V1J 1.�� Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: City or Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Ben Zender, Chief of Police Item Title/Subject: Resolution 10086, Authorizing the Purchase of One Dual Purpose Police K9 and to Attend the TAC 21 Patrol Dog Certification Training to Replace K9 Ace who is being Medically Retired. Introduction: The Police Department needs to replace K9 Ace following an unscheduled and unexpected medical retirement. This replacement is necessary to the Mounds View Police Department and the MVPD K9 Program in order to maintain two canine teams. Discussion: The department is requesting the purchase of one dual purpose police canine and to attend TAC 21 police canine training through MN Canine Consulting LLC. MN Canine Consulting LLC are the canine trainers we currently use. The police department currently has two working canine teams (K9 Grizz & Sgt. Schultes and K9 Ace & Officer Aase). Due to reoccurring medical issues, K9 Ace needs to be medically retired. K9 Ace was acquired in the Spring of 2022 and completed TAC 21 patrol dog certification training in the Summer of 2022. Since then, K9 Ace has had reoccurring medical issues related to his elbows. The medical issues have been addressed through surgery and shots; however, these have not corrected the underlining problem. I discussed this situation with veterinarians who have treated K9 Ace and I reached out to subject matter experts in the police canine field as well. In the best interest of the City of Mounds View, the Mounds View Police Department, the MVPD K9 program, and K9 Ace, I made the decision to medically retire K9 Ace. This will occur in the fall of 2025. With that said, in order to maintain two canine teams, a replacement canine is needed. The responsibility, ownership, and liability of K9 Ace will be transferred from the City of Mounds View to his current handler Officer Alex Aase. The City of Mounds View will then assume responsibility, ownership, and liability of the new canine. The purchasing cost for a replacement canine is approximately $12,500 and we will be using MN Canine Consulting LLC to select and purchase the canine. The purchasing cost of the TAC 21 police K9 training is approximately $6,000. The total purchasing cost for the one dual purpose police K9 and TAC 21 patrol dog certification is approximately $18,500 from Account 480-4200-3630 (Public Safety Aid Fund).