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To BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: RICHARD K. RAINEY Contra
SHERIFF-CORONER Coda
DATE: APRIL 9, 1987 Couy
SUBJECT: DONATION FROM CHEVRON U.S.A. , INC.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(.S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
The Board authorize the Sheriff-Coroner, or his designee, to accept a
donation of $ 20,000, on behalf of the County, from Chevron U.S.A. for
the purchase of an A.R.E.S. II Police Robot, and approve necessary
budget adjustments to make the purchase.
BACKGROUND
The A.R.E.S. II Police Robot is an effective educational tool used in
child safety presentations such as "Danger-Stranger." It also has
tremendous potential for programs on drug abuse prevention and as an
"interviewer" of young children involved in traumatic incidents.
After previewing the robot' s uses, and seeing its potential benefit to
the children of this County, Chevron U.S.A. has offered to donate
$ 20,000 for its purchase.
JUSTIFICATION
Drug abuse is becoming a problem, even among relatively young children.
Current efforts to educate them in prevention are hampered by a lack of
a suitable medium for providing that information; a form of education
they can relate to. The A.R.E.S. II Police Robot provides such a tool .
It has been used, with significant success, by a number of agencies.
Obtaining it, at no cost to the County, will provide a much needed
means of reaching children at the earliest age possible, before they
become susceptible to the allurements of drugs.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE; V tc_
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(SI:
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 21 , 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
The Board ACCEPTED `the donation and APPROVED an Appropriation Adjustment
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT _ AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TARN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: Chevron U.S.A. ATTESTED April 21 , 1987
County Administrator,: PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY ,DEPUTY