RESOLUTION NO. 11609
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE, RENEWING ITS
MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY
WHEREAS, 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 WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, AB 481 requires the Orange Police Department to submit to the City Council an annual military equipment report for each type of military equipment approved by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, the City Council shall determine, based on the Annual Military Equipment report submitted, whether each type of military equipment identified in the annual report has complied with the standards for approval set forth in its Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the Annual Military Report submitted by the Orange Police Department and determined the military equipment has complied with the standards for approval set forth in its Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council voted to renew Ordinance No. 03-22 by resolution of the City Council as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Orange 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 Orange Ordinance No. 03-22 is hereby renewed.
SECTION 3 . The City Council finds that this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA 2 Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to passage and adoption thereof.
ADOPTED this ____ day of ____________________, 2025
Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wayne W. Winthers
Interim City Attorney, City of Orange
Attachments: Ordinance No. 03-22
Updated Orange Police Department Policy 706
2025 Annual Military Equipment Report
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I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of , 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange