Police Department
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Item # 11
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
November 7, 2023
TOPIC: Appropriation Adjustment for 2022 Proposition 69 DNA Identification Funds and Purchase of Forensic Camera Kits for the Santa Ana Police Department
AGENDA TITLE
Approve an Appropriation Adjustment Accepting the 2022 Proposition 69 – DNA Identification Funds and Award Purchase Order to Foster + Freeman for Crime-lite AUTO Camera Kits for the Santa Ana Police Department in the amount of $113,462 (Specification No.23-161) (Non-General Fund and General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $103,500 in the Police Special Revenue account and appropriate same to expenditure account. (Requires five affirmative votes)
2. Authorize a one-time purchase and payment of Purchase Order to Foster + Freeman for three Crime-lite AUTO camera kits in the amount of $113,462, subject to non- substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes
DISCUSSION
In November 2004, California voters passed Proposition 69, the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime, and Innocence Protection Act of 2004, to expand and modify state law regarding the collection and use of criminal offender DNA samples and palm print impressions. Proposition 69 established a guaranteed funding source for costs associated with the collection, verification, and/or management of DNA evidence.
On December 13, 2022, the County of Orange Prop 69 Committee approved the allocation of 2022 DNA Identification Fund revenues and estimated funding totaling $850,000. The Committee voted to allocate $848,343 county-wide in one-time funding requests to enhance the DNA program for local law enforcing entities and County Departments. The Santa Ana Police Department was awarded $103,500 to purchase three (3) Crime-lite AUTO camera kits for the Department’s Forensic Services Division.
Appropriation Adjustment for 2022 Proposition 69 DNA Identification Funds and Purchase of Forensic Camera Kits for the Santa Ana Police Department November 7, 2023
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The County Board of Supervisors approved the Prop 69 Committee’s recommendations at their April 25, 2023 meeting.
The Crime-lite AUTO camera kit combines forensic imaging technology with high- intensity, multi-spectral illumination, all in a compact handheld device. The device offers a complete solution for searching, detecting, and capturing evidence. It can reveal evidence, including body fluids (semen, saliva, urine, etc.), blood on dark fabrics, fingerprints, gunshot residue, and traces of physical evidence (fibers, hairs, glass, etc.).
These camera systems, with their built-in specialized lighting capabilities, will allow the Police Department’s Forensic Services personnel to detect, examine, and capture potential DNA evidence, both at crime scenes that cannot be transported to a secure lab environment, as well as in the lab. The handheld nature of the device makes it a complete and practical solution to light-based evidence detection, as it can easily be wielded by a single staff member in a timely fashion while maintaining full PPE and the integrity of the crime scene and items being processed.
The implementation of three Crime-lite AUTO camera kits will allow the Forensic Services Division to deploy a kit into each of the two shift lead units for continuous and convenient field access and deploy a kit in the lab for lab staff and field staff to process the multitude of items recovered from crime scenes.
Santa Ana Ordinance No. NS-3041 authorizes the City to make non-bid purchases or services, supplies, materials, and equipment whenever it shall appear that there is only one reasonably available source. The Crime-lite AUTO and the accompanying software is manufactured and sold exclusively from Foster & Freeman.
Staff researched available procurement options and product offerings in the market, and it was determined that Foster & Freeman’s Crime-lite AUTO camera kit meets the City’s specifications and can capture potential DNA evidence at a higher rate than other options in the market.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the appropriation adjustment will recognize $103,500 in the Police Special Revenues, OC Grants revenue account (no. 02414002-52030) and appropriate same to the Police Special Revenue – Programs expenditure account (no. 02414410- 66400). Funds for the purchase order will be available as follows:
Appropriation Adjustment for 2022 Proposition 69 DNA Identification Funds and Purchase of Forensic Camera Kits for the Santa Ana Police Department November 7, 2023
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Fiscal Year Accounting Unit –
Account No.
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit –
Account No.
Description
Amount
FY 23-24 02414410-66400 Police Activities
& Programs
Police Special
Revenue,
Machinery &
Equipment
$103,500
FY 23-24 01114455-66400 General Fund
Forensic Services,
Machinery &
Equipment
$ 9,962
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Award Notification and Amount
Submitted By: David Valentin, Police Chief
Approved By: Steven A. Mendoza, Acting City Manager