HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-30 - Renewing Military Equipment PolicyRESOLUTION NO.2023-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, RENEWING ITS MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY
RECITALS
A. On September 30, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill
481 ("AB 481"), adding Chapter 12.8, "Funding, Acquisition and Use of Military
Equipment', to Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code (sections 7070 —
7075), relating to the use of military equipment by California law enforcement
agencies; and
B. AB 481 seeks to provide transparency, oversight, and an opportunity for
meaningful public input on decisions regarding whether and how military
equipment is funded, acquired, or used; and
C. AB 481 requires, inter alia, the Police Department submit to the City Council an
annual military equipment report for each type of military equipment approved by
the City Council; and
D. The City Council shall review its Ordinance approving the funding, acquisition, or
use of military equipment at least annually and vote on whether to renew the
Ordinance at a regular meeting; and
E. The City Council shall determine, based on the annual military equipment report
submitted, whether each type of military equipment identified in that report has
complied with the standards for approval set forth in its Ordinance; and
F. The City Council has reviewed the annual military report submitted by the Police
Department and determined the military equipment has complied with the
standards for approval set forth in its Ordinance; and
G. The City Council voted to renew Ordinance No. 2022-03 by resolution of the City
Council set forth below.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantial part of
this resolution.
SECTION 2. City of Costa Mesa Ordinance No. 2022-03 is hereby renewed.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to passage and adoption thereof.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6t" day of June, 2023.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 2023-30 and was duly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 6th day
of June, 2023, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: CHAVEZ, GAMEROS, MARR, HARLAN, AND STEPHENS.
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: HARPER AND REYNOLDS.
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of
Costa Mesa this 7th day of June, 2023.
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Brenda Green, C Clerk
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