Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 10/07/2025
ITEM NO: 15
ADDENDUM
DATE: October 7, 2025
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Chris Constantin, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Pursuant to Assembly Bill 481, renew Ordinance Approving Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition, and Use Policy and Determine that Use of Military Equipment Identified in Annual Report Complies with Standards.
RECOMMENDATION: Pursuant to Assembly Bill 481, renew Ordinance Approving Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition, and Use Policy and Determine that Use of Military Equipment Identified in Annual Report Complies with Standards.
REMARKS:
Attachment 6 contains the staff presentation.
Attachments Received with the Staff Report:
1. Assembly Bill 481
2. LGMSPD Lexipol Policy 704 inclusive of a hyperlink to AB 481 Defined List of Military Equipment in LGMSPD Possession
3. LGMSPD Military Equipment Report 2025
4. Ordinance
5. Resolution to Renew Ordinance
Attachments Received with this Addendum:
6. Staff Presentation
Presented by Captain Rebecca Albin
-2025-
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
FUNDING,
ACQUISITION, AND
USE POLICY
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 481
Presented by Captain Rebecca Albin
ATTACHMENT 6
The Bill was intended to increase transparency,
accountability, oversight for acquisition and use of
specified equipment
Requirements of AB 481 include an annual report concerning Equipment Usage / Updates and Documentation of Internal Concerns (if any)
Create a public forum for input and engagement
COMMUNITY
MEETING
DISCUSSION OF
AB 481: MILITARY
EQUIPMENT FUNDING,
ACQUISITION AND USE
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 @12pm – 1pm
Los Gatos Library (Technology Room)
100 Villa Avenue, Los Gatos, CA.
AB 481
Equipment
Categories
Of 15 Reportable Categories, LGMSPD has
equipment in the following:
CATEGORY 1: Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered
aerial or ground vehicles (Robot, UAV’s aka Drones)
CATEGORY 10: Specialized firearms and ammunition of
less that .50 caliber (Rifles and Ammunition)
CATEGORY 12: Noise-flash diversionary devices and
explosive breaching tools, munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld
pepper spray (Noise Flash Diversionary Device and Tear
Gas)
CATEGORY 14: Kinetic energy weapons and munitions
(40 millimeter Less Lethal Launcher)
Equipment
Category
Reportable
Item(s)
Funding Source
for Acquisition
Prior Council
Approval
In Use Since…
1 Robot Operating Budget
(LGMS Police Foundation)
Yes 2010
1 Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (UAV) Operating Budget
(LGMS Police Foundation)
Yes 2021
1 Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (UAV) Operating Budget
(LGMS Police Foundation)
Yes 2021
1 Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle (UAV) Operating Budget
(LGMS Police Foundation)
Yes 2021
10 Rifles &
Ammunition Operating Budget
(LGMS Police Foundation)
Yes 1985
12 Noise Flash
Diversionary
Device & Tear Gas
Operating Budget
(LGMS Police Foundation)
Yes 2015
14 40 mm Less Lethal
Launcher
Operating Budget
(LGMS Police Foundation)
Yes 2016
LGMSPD has NOT sought out or received the transfer
of Department of Defense equipment that qualifies
under AB 481 through the 1208 or 1033 Programs.
Town Council renews
the AB 481 Ordinance
Next Steps…
LGMSPD will have
continued access to each
of the resources currently
available. In addition, the
corresponding policies and
procedures would remain
in effect; including the
ability to provide and
receive mutual aid
Town Council does not renew
the AB 481 Ordinance
LGMSPD would cease use of
equipment designated by AB 481
and would be required to redesign
policies, procedures and
operations for critical incident
response; including the ability to
provide and receive mutual aid,
which in turn would negatively
impact public safety.
“Within 30 days of submitting and
publicly releasing an annual military
equipment report pursuant to this
section, the law enforcement agency
shall hold at least one wellpublicized and conveniently located community engagement meeting, at
which the general public may discuss
and ask questions regarding the
annual military equipment report and
the law enforcement agency’s
funding, acquisition, or use of military
equipment.”
- CA Legislature (AB 481)
COMMUNITY
MEETING
DISCUSSION OF
AB 481: MILITARY
EQUIPMENT FUNDING,
ACQUISITION AND USE
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 @12pm – 1pm
Los Gatos Library (Technology Room)
100 Villa Avenue, Los Gatos, CA.