Public Works Agency
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Item # 23
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
May 20, 2025
TOPIC: Resolution Authorizing Donation of Surplus Public Works Equipment to Sister City Sahuayo de Morelos, Michoacán, Mexico
AGENDA TITLE
Resolution Authorizing the City of Santa Ana to Donate Surplus Public Works Equipment to Sister City, Sahuayo de Morelos, Michoacán, Mexico
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City of Santa Ana to donate surplus Public Works equipment to Sister City Sahuayo de Morelos, Michoacán, Mexico.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX entitled 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
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
In 2022, the City of Santa Ana established a new sister city relationship with Sahuayo de Morelos, Michoacán, Mexico (Sahuayo) to foster friendship, goodwill, and charitable collaboration. This partnership also supports educational, cultural, environmental, and business exchanges between the two cities. Like many growing communities, Sahuayo faces significant challenges in maintaining its water and sewer infrastructure, and in meeting the demand for clean, potable water. For this reason, limited resources have made it difficult for Sahuayo to regularly inspect and maintain its systems or to track water usage through customer metering. Additionally, their water system lacks essential valves needed to manage supply and maintain adequate water pressure during repairs.
The Public Works Agency’s Water Resources Division possesses surplus equipment that is no longer utilized due to age, obsolescence, or incompatibility with current standards and/or processes within the City. This surplus equipment would typically be subject to destruction, recycling, or sent to auction. However, the 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.
Resolution Authorizing Donation of Surplus Public Works Equipment May 20, 2025
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Staff recommends donation of the surplus equipment (Exhibit 1 and 2) to the City of Sahuayo de Morelos, Michoacán, Mexico to further the collaborative efforts between the two cities.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with the action.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated value of the surplus equipment is $35,370 (Exhibit 2).
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Resolution
2. Equipment List
Submitted By: Nabil Saba, P.E., Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager