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Item No: 08B <br />M�O7 TNDS VI W Meeting Date:09/08/2025 <br />V1V1J L.�� Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: <br />City or Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Ben Zender, Chief of Police <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 10147, Authorizing the Purchase of One Dual <br />Purpose Police K9 and to Attend the TAC 21 Patrol Dog <br />Certification Training to Replace K9 Grizz <br />Introduction: <br />The Police Department needs to replace K9 Grizz following an unexpected medical <br />emergency where he needed to be put down. This replacement is necessary to the <br />Mounds View Police Department and the MVPD K9 Program in order to maintain two <br />canine teams. <br />Discussion: <br />The department is requesting the purchase of one dual purpose police canine and to <br />attend TAC 21 police canine training through MN Canine Consulting LLC. MN Canine <br />Consulting LLC are the canine trainers we currently use. The police department's goal <br />is to maintain two working canine teams. The Police Department needs to replace K9 <br />Grizz following an unexpected medical emergency where he needed to be put down. <br />This replacement is necessary to the Mounds View Police Department and the MVPD <br />K9 Program in order to maintain two canine teams. <br />This purchase was originally budgeted for in 2026 but can be adjusted to the 2025 <br />operating budget. The canine is still being trained in Canada but will be available for the <br />2026 spring training course. That said, a new handler will also need to be selected for <br />this canine. This allows for additional opportunities for our officers. Once the canine <br />(and new handler) have completed training, the Mounds View Police Department K9 <br />Unit will be back to two canine teams. <br />The purchasing cost for a replacement canine is approximately $12,500 and we will be <br />using MN Canine Consulting LLC to select and purchase the canine. The purchasing <br />cost of the TAC 21 police K9 training is approximately $6,000. The total purchasing cost <br />for the one dual purpose police K9 and TAC 21 patrol dog certification is approximately <br />$18,500 from Account 100-4200-3630 from the 2025 operating budget. <br />