Resolution No. 2025-XXX
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-xxx
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING DONATION OF
SURPLUS PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT TO SISTER
CITY, SAHUAYO DE MORELOS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows:
A. In 2022, the City of Santa Ana established a new sister city relationship with the city of Sahuayo de Morelos, Michoacán, Mexico (“Sahuayo”) to promote and encourage friendship, goodwill and charity and promote educational, cultural, environmental and business exchanges between the two municipalities.
B. Sahuayo faces challenges in inspection and maintaining its water and sewer utility infrastructure , as well as m etering customer water consumption. In addition, their water system lacks the valves necessary to manage their water supply and isolate sections of the distribution system to maintain pressure while making needed repairs.
C. The Public Works Agency Water Resources Division possesses surplus equipment that is no longer utilized due to age, obsolescence or incompatibility with current standards and/or processes. A full list of this equipment, in cluding quantifies and estimated value, is included as an Exhibit accompanying this item. This surplus equipment would typically be subject to destruction, recycling, or sent to auction. However, donation of this equipment could significantly improve Sahuayo’s ability to maintain, operate, and enhance its water and sewer system infrastructure, ensuring cleaner water and better services for their community.
D. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana believes that authorizing the donation of this equipment to Sahuayo would serve to promote friendship, goodwill and charity, as well as providing substantial enhancement to the infrastructure and maintenance of Sahuayo’s water and sewer systems.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes the donation of surplus equipment from the Public Works Agency Water Resources Division as outlined above. Such donation may include transfer via use of volunteer EXHIBIT 1
Resolution No. 2025-XXX
intermediaries, on terms as may b e acceptable to the City Manager a nd City Attorney. S uch terms shall inclu de an agreement an d releas e from liability.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon the signing of this Resolution by the City Council and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify this the vote adopting this Resolution.
SIGNED this day of _______________ , 2025.
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Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: Kyle Nellesen
Assistant City Attorney
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FICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
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FER L. HALL , City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2025-XXX to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on , 2025.
Date:
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City Clerk
City of Santa Ana