Police Department
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Item # 18
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
July 21, 2026
TOPIC: Annual Military Equipment Use Report for 2025-26
AGENDA TITLE
Santa Ana Police Department’s Annual Military Equipment Use Report for 2025-26
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Receive and file the Santa Ana Police Department’s Annual Military Equipment Use report for 2025-26.
2. Review and affirm Santa Ana City Ordinance NS-3020.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
On May 17, 2022, the City of Santa Ana adopted an Ordinance Amending Section 2-809 of Article VII.II of Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code adopting a policy for the use of military equipment by the Santa Ana Police Department pursuant to California Assembly Bill 481 (Government Code Sections 7070 et seq.).
California Assembly Bill 481 and Santa Ana City Ordinance NS-3020 require the following actions:
1. The Santa Ana Police Department shall submit an annual Military Equipment Use Report containing the information required in Government Code Section 7072;
2. The Santa Ana Police Department shall post the annual report on the Department’s website;
3. Within 30 days of submitting and publicly posting the report, the Santa Ana Police Department shall hold a community engagement meeting;
4. The City Council shall review the ordinance and vote on whether to renew it.
In May 2022, the Santa Ana Police Department started tracking and documenting the use of designated military equipment, producing annual Military Equipment Use Reports. The Police Department presented the previous years’ Military Equipment Reports to the City
Annual Military Equipment Use Report for 2025-26
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Council on August 19, 2025. Additionally, the City Council reviewed and affirmed Santa Ana City Ordinance No. NS-3020.
On May 14, 2026, the Police Oversight Director presented modifications to the Police Department’s Military Equipment Policy (#707) to the Police Oversight Commission.
During that meeting, the Police Oversight Commission voted to accept the policy modifications, which were incorporated. The Police Department completed the 2025- 2026 Military Equipment Use report in May and posted it on the Department’s website, https://www.santa-ana.org/police-open-government-and-transparency-initiative/, on May 22, 2026. The revised version of the Military Equipment Policy was posted on the Department’s website on May 26, 2026. Finally, the Police Department held a community engagement meeting on June 15, 2026.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. 2025-26 Military Equipment Use Report
2. Ordinance No. NS-3020 (Use of Military Equipment by the Santa Ana Police Department
3. SAPD Policy 707
Submitted By: Robert Rodriguez, Police Chief
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager