Agenda packet — Watsonville City Council, June 9, 2026 (part 2 of 2)

13 Properties become assessable after they have had their final map approved. Based upon the EDU’s to be assigned to each parcel, the table below summarizes the assessment by land use category based upon the maximum assessment rate per EDU that can be levied after completion of all improvements.

Maximum Annual Assessment
Rate per EDU by
Benefit Zone
Land Use
Number
of Units
EDU's
/Unit
Total
EDU's Zone A* Zone B*
Maximum
Assessment
/EDU*
Maximum
Rate per
Unit*
Maximum
Assessment
Revenue*
Single Family 173 1 173 $334.51 $271.78 $606.29 $606.29 $104,888.17 Townhome/
Condominium 80 0.8 64 $334.51 $271.78 $606.29 $485.03 $38,802.40 Apartment 135 0.5 67.5 $334.51 N/A $334.51 $167.26 $22,580.10 Totals 388 304.5 $166,270.67

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14 PART E

PROPERTY OWNER LIST & ASSESSMENT ROLL
A list of names and addresses of the owners of all parcels within the City of Watsonville's Vista Montaña Subdivision Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. PK 03-03 is shown on the last equalized Property Tax Roll of the Assessor of the County of Santa Cruz, which is hereby made a part of this report. This list is keyed to the Assessor's Parcel Numbers as shown on the Assessment Roll on file in the Office of the City Clerk The proposed assessments and the amount of assessments for FY 2026-27 apportioned to each lot or parcel, as shown on the latest roll at the Assessor's Office, are on file in the Office of the City Clerk. The description of each lot or parcel is part of the records of the Assessor of the County of Santa Cruz and these records are, by reference, made part of this Report.

The total proposed maximum assessment which may be levied for FY 2026-27 shall not be greater than $166,270.67.

The Assessment Roll for FY 2026-27 is included in Appendix B of this Report and is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

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15 APPENDIX A

ASSESSMENT DISTRICT DIAGRAM

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17 APPENDIX B
FY 2026-27

ASSESSMENT ROLL

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Reso No. ____ (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926 SWZ ______ TV ______ PCS ______
1 RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE ADOPTING A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ORDER

IMPROVEMENTS, LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS AND SET A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 7, 2026, TO CONSIDER THE

LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND
BUDGET FOR VISTA MONTAÑA SUBDIVISION LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. PK-03-03
(LLMAD) FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR
Assessment District No. PK-03-03
(Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972)
WHEREAS, the Vista Montaña Subdivision Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District was formed pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972; and
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 90-26 (CM) ordering the Engineer to prepare the 2026-2027 Annual Engineer's Report for the Vista Montaña Subdivision Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. This action does not meet CEQA’s definition of a “project”, because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

2. That the City Council intends to levy and collect assessments within the Vista Montaña Subdivision Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District, during the fiscal year 2026-2027 pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.

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Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926
2 3. That the improvements to be made in this assessment district are generally described as follows:
a. Regular maintenance, repair and replacement of all facilities within the agricultural buffer area (except the street, storm drain facilities and utilities) which shall include, but not be limited to, the landscaping, signage, perimeter wall, retaining walls, pedestrian path and erosion control plantings within or adjacent to the detention basins and drainage swale.
b. Operation, maintenance, repairs, replacement of and power for the street lighting within the District.
c. Regular maintenance, repair and replacement of the parkway strip and street trees on Cipres Street, Roble Street, Arce Street, Vista Montaña Drive, Manzana Street, Cirvelo Street, Cereze Street, Secoya Street, Franich Drive, and Marcela Drive.
d. Operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the erosion control measures within the agricultural buffer.
e. Regular maintenance, repair and replacement of the landscaping and perimeter wall along the Highway 152 frontage adjacent to the district boundaries, including graffiti removal..
f. Regular maintenance, repair and replacement of the pedestrian/bike path connecting McKenzie Avenue and the District.
g. Regular maintenance, repair and replacement of pedestrian pathways located at the end of Roble Street, at the end of Cirvelo Street, within the agricultural buffer area and parallel to Bridge Street, on the south

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Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926
3 side of the townhomes parallel to Franich Drive and on the west side of the townhomes parallel to Marcela Drive.
h. Administrative services to operate the District.

4. That in accordance with the City Council’s Resolution No. 90-26 (CM) the Engineer has filed with the City Clerk a report required by the Landscaping and Lighting
Act of 1972. All interested persons are referred to that report for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the assessment district and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the assessment district.

5. That the assessments in the Vista Montaña Subdivision Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District are proposed to be increased over the amount levied in the previous fiscal year from $161,428.44 to $166,270.67.

6. That on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as is practical, the City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed annual assessment. The public hearing will be held at the meeting place of the City Council, located in the City Council Chambers, 275 Main Street, (4th) Fourth Floor, Watsonville, California.

7. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of the hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. (Section 22552 and 22553 of the California Streets and Highways Code) **********************************

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Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926 SWZ ______ TV ______ PCS ______1
RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE ACCEPTING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE

GONZALES STREET ALLEYWAY LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. PK-94-1 (LLMAD) FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR
Assessment District No. PK-94-01
(Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972)
WHEREAS, the Gonzales Street Alleyway Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District was formed pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972; and
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 91-26 (CM) ordering the Engineer to prepare the 2026-2027 Annual Engineer's Report for the Gonzales Street Alleyway Subdivision Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution No. 91-26 (CM) the Engineer has prepared and filed with the City Clerk a report required by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

2. That the City Council hereby accepts the engineer's report prepared by the Engineer, a copy of which report is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 for the Gonzales

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Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926
2 Street Alleyway Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District for the 2026-2027 fiscal year levy of annual assessment.
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1 CITY OF WATSONVILLE
Santa Cruz County, California

GONZALES STREET ALLEYWAY LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. PK-94-1
ENGINEER’S REPORT
on the

LEVY OF AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT
2026/27
(Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972)
Prepared by

PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DEPARTMENT

MURRAY FONTES, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

CITY OF WATSONVILLE

CALIFORNIA
JUNE 2026

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2 ENGINEER'S REPORT

CITY OF WATSONVILLE

GONZALES STREET LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT No. PK-94-1
(Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972)
The undersigned respectfully submits the enclosed report as directed by the City Council.

DATED: _____________ MURRAY FONTES
Assistant Public Works/Utilities Director, Engineer of Work By:__________________________________
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer’s Report, together with Assessment and Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was filed with me on the _________day of______________, 2026.

IRWIN I. ORTIZ, City Clerk,
City of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California
By:__________________________________
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer’s Report, together with Assessment and Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was approved and confirmed by the City Council of the City of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, on the _________ day of _____________, 2026.

IRWIN I. ORTIZ, City Clerk,
City of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California
By:__________________________________

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the enclosed Engineer’s Report, together with Assessment and Assessment Diagram thereto attached, was filed with the County Auditor of the County of Santa Cruz on the _______________day of , 2026.

IRWIN I. ORTIZ, City Clerk,
City of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California
By:

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3 ENGINEER’S REPORT

GONZALES STREET ALLEYWAY LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. PK-94-1
City of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California
2026/27 Fiscal Year
(Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of l972)
The City of Watsonville’s Assistant Public Works & Utilities Director, Murray Fontes as City Engineer of Work for Gonzales Street Alleyway Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. PK-94-1, City of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, makes this report as directed by the City Council pursuant to Section 22500 of the Streets and Highways Code (Landscaping and Lighting Act of l972).

The improvements, which are the subject of this report, are briefly described as the installation, servicing and/or maintenance of public lighting, landscaping, park and recreational improvements within the assessment district.

This report consists of the following parts:

PART A: Plans and specifications for the improvements to be installed and maintained.

PART B: Land acquired for public use and Assessment District Diagram PART C: An estimate of the cost of the improvements for the 2026/2027 fiscal year.

PART D: A statement of the method by which the undersigned has determined the amount proposed be assessed against each parcel.

PART E: An assessment of the estimated cost of the improvement on each benefited parcel of land within the assessment district for the 2026/2027 fiscal year. The assessment numbers are the assessor’s parcel numbers as shown on the last equalized assessment roll for taxes, or as known to the Clerk.

PART F: A schedule setting forth the estimated total cost of improvements to be paid in installments including the number of installments, fiscal years which installments are to be collected, and the maximum amount of the annual installment in any year, if any.

PART G: A diagram showing all of the parcels of real property within this assessment district.

The diagram is keyed to Part E and Part F by assessment number.

PART H: A list of the owner of record and notification address for each parcel to be assessed.

The proposed assessments will be used exclusively to finance the maintenance and operation costs for the alleyway. Assessments are not proposed to be increased over the amount levied in the previous year.

Accordingly, the proposed assessments are exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in section 4 of Article XIII D of the State Constitution (Proposition 218).

Respectfully submitted,
MURRAY FONTES, Engineer of Work
Assistant Public Works & Utilities Director
City of Watsonville

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4 PART A

PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WORK
The work to be done consists of:

Annual Maintenance (ongoing)
a) Routine plant care and mowing
b) Alleyway Maintenance
Plans for the annual maintenance activities have not been prepared. The maintenance program for the alleyway, which describes the work to be done, is available in the office of the Director of Parks and Community Services and is included herein by reference.

PART B

LAND ACQUIRED FOR PUBLIC USE AND ASSESSMENT DISTRICT DIAGRAM Assessor’s Parcel Number 016-143-26 was donated to the City for public use at no cost to the City or property owners.

The parcel of land dedicated (the Gonzales Street Alleyway) is shown on the Assessment Diagram included as Part G. A detailed description of the lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel within the Maintenance Assessment District are those lines and dimensions shown on the maps of the Assessor of the County of Santa Cruz, which are incorporated herein by reference.

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5 PART C

ESTIMATE OF COST

1. Annual Maintenance Costs
a. Plant care, mowing and cleaning
3 hours per month @ $12.00 per hour x 12 months $ 432.00 b. Alleyway maintenance $ 168.00
Total Estimated Annual Maintenance Costs $ 600.00

2. Incidental Expense (by City) 0.00
Estimated Total Annual Cost 2026/2027 FY $ 600.00
As of June 30, 2025, the District has a reserve balance of $22,111.00 from previous fiscal years. The surplus of assessment revenue at the end of any fiscal year may be allocated to the operating reserve or offset the costs identified in the Estimate of Cost.

PART D

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
There are 18 parcels within the block surrounded by High Street, Gonzales Street, Brennan Street, Freedom Boulevard and Sudden Street. Seventeen of these parcels will benefit from the maintenance and upkeep of the alleyway within this block. The 18th parcel, the alleyway, was dedicated to public use and does not benefit.

The benefits to be derived include but are not limited to additional parking, access to garages, open space uses security, and the improvement of the appearance of the adjacent land along back yard property lines.

In the opinion of the Engineer, each of the 17 parcels within the block will share these benefits equally with the exception of Parcel Number 016-143-10 that does not “tack” along the alleyway. Therefore, 16 parcels were assessed an equal unit of assessment and Parcel 016-143-10 was assessed 0.75 unit due to the lack of backyard “frontage”.

The amount of a unit of assessment for annual maintenance was calculated by dividing the total estimated annual maintenance cost by the total number of units (16.75).

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6 PART E
A list of names and addresses of the owners of all parcels within the City of Watsonville's Gonzales Street Alleyway Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District PK-94-1 is shown on the last equalized Property Tax Roll of the Assessor of the County of Santa Cruz, which is hereby made a part of this report.

Assessment Roll
For the 2026/2027 Fiscal Year
Assessor’s Parcel No. Annual Maintenance
016-143-01 35.82
016-143-02 35.82
016-143-03 35.82
016-143-04 35.82
016-143-05 35.82
016-143-07 35.82
016-143-08 35.82
016-143-09 35.82
016-143-10 26.88
016-143-11 35.82
016-143-12 35.82
016-143-13 35.82
016-143-17 35.82
016-143-19 35.82
016-143-21 35.82
016-143-24 35.82
016-143-25 35.82
016-143-26 0 (Alleyway)

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7 PART F
No schedule needed

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9 PART H
Gonzales Street Alleyway Landscaping and Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District No. PK-03-03
Assessment Roll
For the 2026/2027 Fiscal Year
Annual Maintenance

ASSESSMENT
NO. APN OWNER NAME OWNER ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIPCODE

ASSESSMENT
AMOUNT
1001 01614301 11 WEST HIGH ST WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1002 01614302 855 FREEDOM BLVD WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1003 01614303 845 FREEDOM BLVD WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1004 01614304 PO BOX 448 WATSONVILLE CA 95077 $ 35.82
1005 01614305 833 FREEDOM BLVD WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1006 01614307 95 LILLY WAY WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1007 01614308 819 FREEDOM BLVD WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1008 01614309 813 FREEDOM BLVD WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1009 01614310 9909 HUENNEKENS ST STE 225 San Diego CA 92121 $ 26.88 1010 01614311 PO BOX 207 WATSONVILLE CA 95077 $ 35.82
1011 01614312 322 BRENNAN ST WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1012 01614313 1871 ORANGE GROVE DR SAN JOSE CA 95124 $ 35.82 1013 01614317 PO BOX 207 WATSONVILLE CA 95077 $ 35.82
1014 01614319 24 GONZALES ST WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1015 01614321 32 GONZALES ST WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1016 01614324 925 FREEDOM BLVD WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1017 01614325 827 FREEDOM BLVD WATSONVILLE CA 95076 $ 35.82 1018 01614326 P O BOX 50000 WATSONVILLE CA 95077 $ -
TOTAL ASSESSMENT FY 26/27 $ 600.00

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Reso No. (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926 SWZ ______ TV ______ PCS ______1
RESOLUTION NO.__________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE ADOPTING A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ORDER

IMPROVEMENTS, LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS AND SET A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 7, 2026, TO CONSIDER THE

LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND

BUDGET FOR GONZALES STREET ALLEYWAY LANDSCAPING AND
LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. PK-94-1
(LLMAD) FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR
Assessment District No. PK-94-1
(Pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972)
WHEREAS, the Gonzales Street Alleyway Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District was formed pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972; and
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 91-26 (CM) ordering the Engineer to prepare the 2026-2027 Annual Engineer's Report for the Gonzales Street Alleyway Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

2. That the City Council intends to levy and collect assessments within the Gonzales Street Alleyway Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District, during the fiscal year 2026-2027 pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.

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Meeting Date: 060926
2 3. That the improvements to be made in this assessment district are generally described as follows:
a. Plant care, mowing and cleaning.
b. Alleyway maintenance.

4. That in accordance with the City Council’s Resolution No. 91-26 (CM) the Engineer has filed with the City Clerk a report required by the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972. All interested persons are referred to that report for a full and detailed description of the improvements, the boundaries of the assessment district and the proposed assessments upon assessable lots and parcels of land within the assessment district.

5. That the assessments in the Gonzales Street Alleyway Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District are not proposed to be increased over the amount levied in the previous fiscal year.

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1 Reso No. ______ (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926 SWZ ______ TV ______ CC ______
RESOLUTION NO. (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE AUTHORIZING THE DISPLAY OF THE PORTUGUESE
FLAG AT THE WATSONVILLE CIVIC PLAZA FROM JUNE 10 THROUGH JUNE 19, 2026, IN COMMEMORATION OF PORTUGUESE HERITAGE
MONTH
WHEREAS, Portuguese Heritage Month is a time to celebrate culture, traditions, and history of Portugal and its diaspora; and
WHEREAS, the City of Watsonville established a Sister City Partnership with Velas, Sáo Jorge Island, Azore Islands, Portugal in 2021; and WHEREAS, Council Member Dutra has requested that the Portuguese Flag be displayed at the Civic Plaza pursuant to the City’s Flag Policy from June 10 to June 19, 2026.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. Adopting a resolution authorizing display of flags does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

2. That the Council hereby authorizes the display of the Flag of Portugal at the Watsonville Civic Plaza from June 10 through 19, 2026, in accordance with the Council Policy for Outdoor Display of Commemorative Flags and follow United States Flag etiquette.

3. That the Pride Flag being displayed during the month of June, as required by Resolution No. 36-21 (CM), be temporarily relocated under the California Flag to allow the Portuguese Flag to be flown as required by Federal Law. ***********************************

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1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: Monday, June 9, 2025
TO: CITY COUNCIL
WRITTEN BY: POLICE CAPTAIN FULGONI
RECOMMENDED BY: POLICE CHIEF SHAB
APPROVED BY: TAMARA VIDES, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORT RENEWAL OF ORDINANCE 4-13 AND WATSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY
RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution renewing Chapter 4-13 of the Watsonville Municipal Code, Watsonville Military Equipment Use Policy 708, and finding that the Annual Military Equipment Report complies with the standard of approval outlined in Government Code Section 7071(d).

BACKGROUND:

Effective January 1, 2022, Assembly Bill 481 (codified in Government Code §§7070, et seq.) requires legislative bodies to adopt ordinances approving military equipment use policies before law enforcement agencies can continue to engage in specified activities related to the use of what the state legislature has now defined as “military equipment” in Government Code §7070. The Council approved the Watsonville Police Department Military Equipment Use Policy and Equipment List on June 14, 2022.

Government Code §7071(e)(1) states that the governing body shall review any ordinance that it has adopted pursuant to this section approving the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment at least annually and, subject to paragraph (e)(2), vote on whether to renew the ordinance at a regular meeting.

Paragraph (e)(2) of Government Code §7071 states that the governing body shall determine, based on the annual military equipment report, whether each type of military equipment identified in that report has complied with the standards for approval outlined in subdivision (d) of §7071, which reads as follows:
(A) The military equipment is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety.

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2 (B) The proposed military equipment use policy will safeguard the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights and civil liberties.
(C) If purchasing the equipment, the equipment is reasonably cost-effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety. (D) Prior military equipment uses complied with the military equipment use policy that was in effect at the time, or if prior uses did not comply with the accompanying military equipment use policy, corrective action has been taken to remedy nonconforming uses and ensure future compliance.

If the governing body determines that a type of military equipment identified in that annual military equipment report has not complied with the standards for approval set forth above, the governing body shall either disapprove a renewal of the authorization for that type of military equipment or require modifications to the military equipment use policy to resolve the lack of compliance.

Government Code §7072 requires that any law enforcement agency that receives approval for a military equipment use policy pursuant to §7071 shall submit to the governing body an annual military equipment report for each type of military equipment approved by the governing body within one year of approval, and annually thereafter for as long as the military equipment is available for use. The law enforcement agency shall also make each annual military equipment report required by this section publicly available on its website for as long as the military equipment is available for use. The annual military equipment report shall, at a minimum, include the following information for the immediately preceding calendar year for each type of military equipment:
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment. (3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.
(4) The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment. (6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

A copy of the annual military equipment annual report is attached hereto as Attachment 1.

DISCUSSION:

The proposed ordinance and Military Equipment Use Policy were brought to Council for approval on April 26, 2022. On May 10, 2022, the ordinance and policy were brought back to Council for passage.

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3 During this meeting, the Council postponed passage of the ordinance and policy. On June 14, 2022, the City Council unanimously passed the ordinance and approved the policy.

On April 17th, 2026, the WPD publicized the date, time and location of the Community Engagement Meeting related to the 2025 Annual Military Equipment Annual Report Draft set for May 11th, 2026, through social media platforms and the City of Watsonville email marketing database. This email database is comprised of 14,000 plus email addresses and this specific email was opened by 11,000 plus users.

On May 7th, 2026, the WPD posted the 2025 Annual Military Equipment Annual Report Draft to their website. The WPD publicized the release and provided a reminder of the Community Engagement meeting set for May 11th, 2026, through social media platforms and City of Watsonville email marketing database.

The Annual Report is meant to provide yearly information about each type of military equipment that was approved by Council. The report contains a summary of how it was used, any complaints or concerns received and any associated costs related to their use. The report is asking for resupply of used equipment and to consider the procurement of new equipment (Section II of Attachment 1).

On May 11, 2026, the WPD held the well-publicized community meeting from 4p-6p in the Civic Plaza Community Room to discuss AB 481 and the Annual Report. Six (6) people attended the meeting.

The June 9, 2026 Council Meeting will serve as another opportunity for community members to provide comment on the Annual Report.

State law requires the City review and renew its ordinance and policy on an annual basis. Staff is suggesting no changes to the ordinance or policy.

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION:

The City Council has previously found that Chapter 4-13 of the Watsonville Municipal Code and Watsonville Military Equipment Use Policy 708 are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because they will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and are not a “project,” as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

Public Safety
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

There would be no new, unplanned direct fiscal impacts to continuing the use of equipment already in the Department’s inventory or to continuing to collaborate with other law enforcement agencies, including in mutual aid circumstances. Maintenance costs of existing equipment are within the Department’s budget. There will be staff time associated with compliance, annual review, reporting, and

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4 community engagement meetings, all of which are required pursuant to applicable provisions of the Government Code.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

Council could make changes to the Military Equipment Use Policy and/or ordinance or If Council determines that a type of military equipment identified in the annual military equipment report has not complied with the standards for approval set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 7071, Council can either disapprove a renewal of the authorization for that type of military equipment or require modifications to the military equipment use policy in a manner that will resolve the lack of compliance.

ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (IF ANY):

1. WPD Annual Military Equipment Report for calendar year 2025

2. City Ordinance Chapter 4-13

3. WPD Military Equipment Use Policy and Inventory List

4. Text of California Assembly Bill 481 (AB 481)

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Watsonville Police Department
AB 481 Military Equipment – Annual Report (DRAFT)
January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Attachment 1

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AB 481 Military Equipment Annual Report
2 1. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial vehicle a. Axon Air, DJI Avata Pro-View Combo
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

The drones have been a vital asset to Watsonville PD as they have been deployed during many different situations. The drones have helped increase operational efficiency by reducing the amount of personnel and time it would take to search large areas. Also, the drones have increased both officer and public safety. It was deployed 15 times. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

None
(4) The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.

This drone is one of four included in a 5-year contract with Axon in the amount of $114,740.70. The contract began in September 2023.

The Drone Team is comprised of one (1) Sergeant and nine (9) officers. The team trained on 3/11/25, 5/13/25, 6/17/25, 8/12/25 and 12/15/25.

The officers combined for 180 hours at $67.50 /hr and 108 hours at $101/hr. $23,058. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.

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3 15 deployments at $67.50 per average deployment cost of $1,012.50.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

One (1)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

See Section II

2. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial vehicle a. Axon Air, Skydio 2+ Enterprise
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

The drones have been a vital asset to Watsonville PD as they have been deployed during many different situations. The drones have helped increase operational efficiency by reducing the amount of personnel and time it would take to search large areas. Also, the drones have increased both officer and public safety.
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

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4 This drone is one of four included in a 5-year contract with Axon in the amount of $114,740.70. The contract began in September 2023.

The Drone Team is comprised of one (1) Sergeant and nine (9) officers. The team trained on 3/11/25, 5/13/25, 6/17/25, 8/12/25 and 12/15/25.

The officers combined for 180 hours at $67.50 /hr and 108 hours at $101/hr. $23,058. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

One (1)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

See Section II

3. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial vehicle a. Axon Air, DJI Matrice 30T SP Plus
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

The drones have been a vital asset to Watsonville PD as they have been deployed during many different situations. The drones have helped increase operational efficiency by reducing the amount of personnel and time it would take to search large areas. Also, the drones have increased both officer and public safety. It was deployed 59 times. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
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5 (3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

This drone is one of four included in a 5-year contract with Axon in the amount of $114,740.70. The contract began in September 2023.

The Drone Team is comprised of one (1) Sergeant and nine (9) officers. The team trained on 3/11/25, 5/13/25, 6/17/25, 8/12/25 and 12/15/25.

The officers combined for 180 hours at $67.50 /hr and 108 hours at $101/hr. $23,058. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.
59 deployments at $67.50 per average deployment cost of $3,982.50.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

One (1)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

See Section II

4. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial vehicle a. Axon Air, DJI Mavic 3 Thermal SP Plus
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

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6 The drones have been a vital asset to Watsonville PD as they have been deployed during many different situations. The drones have helped increase operational efficiency by reducing the amount of personnel and time it would take to search large areas. Also, the drones have increased both officer and public safety. It was deployed 35 times. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

This drone is one of four included in a 5-year contract with Axon in the amount of $114,740.70. The contract began in September 2023.

The Drone Team is comprised of one (1) Sergeant and nine (9) officers. The team trained on 3/11/25, 5/13/25, 6/17/25, 8/12/25 and 12/15/25.

The officers combined for 180 hours at $67.50 /hr and 108 hours at $101/hr. $23,058. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.
35 deployments at $67.50 per average deployment cost of $2,362.50.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

One (1)
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7 (6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

See Section II

5. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, ground vehicle a. Throwbot XT
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Not used
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

None
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

One (1)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

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6. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
a. Department Issued Colt LE6920 Carbine Rifle
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Patrol Rifles put into service with each officer, every patrol shift.

SWAT Training and qualifications on 2/4/25, 6/10/25, 7/15/25, and 12/16/25. Two (2) SWAT Officers attended Basic SWAT School 4/20/25-5/1/25.

New Officer Rifle 16-hour training course. Three (3) officers and one (1) instructor on 4/15/25-4/16/25, 8/11/25-8/12/25 & 11/4/25- 11/5/25
Lateral Officer Rifle 4-hour Qualification course. Two (2) officers and one (1) instructor on 2/3/2, 3/18/25 & 12/5/25.
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

Over 20 years old. Reliability issues. Safety equipment. These rifles have been replaced with the MK111 Mod2 Rifles.
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

Rifles removed from inventory.
(4) The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.

Nine (9) trainee officers combined for 144 hours at $67.50/hr and three (3) instructors at $101/hr combined for 48 hours. $14,568.

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9 Twenty-eight (28) officers combined for 40 hours of training at $101/hr = $113,120. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.
20,000 practice rounds were purchased in 2025 for a total cost of $10,745. Source funds came from Specialized Department Equipment Budget.

Annual inspections of each rifle, approximately 1 hour per rifle, total of 17 hours X $101/ hour = $1,717. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Seventeen (17) – no longer in our inventory.
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None.

7. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
a. Department Issued Primary Weapon Systems (PWS) MK111 Mod2 Rifles (1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Purchased in 2025, but not put into service until 2026. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None.
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

None.

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10 (4) The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.
30 new rifles, sound suppressor, electro-optics, weapon mounted lights and switches, back-up iron sights, and slings totaling $90,029.

Source funds CIRA Flexible Spending Funds.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Thirty (30)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None.

8. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
a. Spartan Precision Bolt Action Rifle .308 cal.
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Two (2) officers attending twelve (12) five (5) hour training exercises for a total of sixty (60) hours per officer.
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

None
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11 (4) The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.

Two (2) officers combined for 60 hours of training at $101/hr = $6,060. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y. (5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Four (4)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

9. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
a. Daniel Defense V3 Semi-Auto Rifle .308 cal.
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Two (2) officers attending four (4) one (1) hours training exercises for a total of eight (8) hours per officer.
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

None
(4) The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, Attachment 1

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12 upgrade, and other ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.

Two (2) officers combined for 16 hours of training at $101/hr = $1,616. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y. (5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

One (1)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

10. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
a. Hornady .308 168gr AMAX TAP 20 250
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Two (2) officers attended twelve (12) training exercises and utilized approximately 120 rounds per training. Approximately, 1,200 rounds were used for training exercises.
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

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13 provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.

Twelve (12) training exercises for five (5) hours x two (2) officers x avg. $101/hr = $11,400. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Approximately 1,440 rounds are currently in inventory.
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

11. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
a. Federal Cartridge .308 Win Tactical Bonded Tip 168 Grain Duty Ammunition (1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

None
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

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(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Approximately 300 rounds are currently in inventory.
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

12. Section 11 – Firearm or firearm accessory that is designated to launch explosive projectiles a. Remington 870, pump action shotgun
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Eight (8) officers received three (3) hours of training during one training exercise.
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

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15 Three (3) officers for three (3) hour x avg. $101/hr = $909. Five (5) officers for three (3) hour x avg. $67.50/hr = $1012.50. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Two (2)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

13. Section 11 – Firearm or firearm accessory that is designated to launch explosive projectiles a. Combined Systems Technology Launching Cup
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Eight (8) officers received three (3) hours of training. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

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16 Three (3) officers for three (3) hours x avg. $101/hr = $909. Five (5) officers for three (3) hours x avg. $67.50/hr = $1012.5. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Two (2)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

14. Section 12 – Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools a. BP2 NFDD (Non-Firing Distraction Device) Straight Delivery Pole with Clamp Head Delivery
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

None
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

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(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

One (1)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

15. Section 12 – Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools a. Combat Tactical Systems (CTS), 7290M Mini Flash-Bang distraction device (1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Nineteen (19) NFDD were used for training in 2025. Three (3) were successfully deployed in two separate SWAT operations. The NFDDs were collected and properly documented in a police report. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

Training for Fifty (50) officers x Eight (8) hours x avg. $67.50/hr = $27,000. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.

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18 (5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Seventy-eight (78)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None.

16. Section 12 – Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray
a. Combined Tactical Systems Baffled Riot CS Smoke
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Eight (8) officers received five (5) hours of training during one training exercise.
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

Training exercise was five (5) hours x five (5) officers x avg. $67.50/hr = $1,687.50. Training exercise with additional three (3) Attachment 1

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19 officers x five (5) hours x avg. $101/hr = $1,515. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Forty (40)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None.

17. Section 12 – Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service issued handheld pepper spray
a. Defense Technology Stinger CS Rubber Ball Grenade
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

None
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

None
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20 (5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

None
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

18. Section 14 – Projectile Launch Platform and Munition a. Defense Technology 40MM Tactical Single Shot Launcher (1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.
50 Officers (including instructors) attended 4-hour Department trainings on 11/12/25 or 11/19/25. Each Officer fired one (1) live round each.

Training for eleven (11) lateral and police officers' trainees on 2/6/25, 3/19/25, 4/25/25, 8/18/25 and 12/2/25. Each Officer fired two (2) live rounds each.

SWAT Training for seven (7) Officers firing two (2) or three (3) rounds each from the 6-shot multi launcher on 11/18/25. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

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21 provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.

Department training for 50 officers (including instructors) for four (4) hour training at $67.50/hr, totaling $13,500. Source funds from General Fund.

New officer training for four (4) hours x seven (7) officers at $67.50/hr = $2,970 and one (1) instructor at $101/hr for twenty (20) hours ($2,020) totaling $9,990. Source funds come from the General Fund.

SWAT Training eight (8) officers for five (5) hours at $101/hr = $4,040. Source funds from General fund.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Twenty-six (26)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

19. Sections 14 – Projectile Launch Platform and Munition a. Defense Technology, Exact Impact 40 MM Standard Range Sponge Round (1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

A total of forty-seven (47) rounds were fired on 11/12/25 and 11/19/25 during training exercises.

A total of fourteen (14) rounds were fired during new officer training, on 2/6/25, 3/19/25, 4/25/25, 8/18/25 and 12/2/25.

A total of twenty (20) rounds were fired on the 11/18/25 at SWAT Training.

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22 (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

Eighty-nine (89) rounds were used in 2025 for training at a cost of approx. $34 per round, total cost $3,026. Source funds come from Specialized Department Equipment budget.

Ninety-five (95) new duty rounds were purchase to replace rounds going out of manufacturer warranty. The old rounds were used in the above described trainings. Twenty (20) additional reusable training round nose cones were also purchased for the above-mentioned trainings. The total cost for the above munitions was $3,380.20. (5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

One hundred seventy-four (174) Exact Impact 40mm munitions (6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

Department training scheduled for 2027. As part of the training each officer will fire three (3) practice reloadable rounds and one (1) or two (2) live round. To replace the rounds used as part of this training, approximately sixty (60) new duty rounds at $34 each = $2,040 and one (1) fifty (50) round reloadable practice ammo kit at $325 will need to be purchased to replace ammo used during the 2027 training courses. Due Attachment 1

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23 to production and delivery lead time these rounds need to be purchased in 2026.

20. Sections 12 / 14 – Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray. Projectile Launch Platforms
a. Ferret 40 MM is filled with CS powder chemical agent (1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Eight (8) officers received five (5) hours of training during one training exercise.
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

Three (3) officers for five (5) hours x avg. $101/hr = $1505. Five (5) officers for five (5) hours x avg. $67.50/hr = $1687.50. Source funds come from General Fund and Measure Y.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

Nine (9) OC
Zero (0) CS
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24 (6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.
30 CS Ferret rounds

21. Section 12 – Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools a. Vulcan II munitions police manufactured by Kaiser Precision LLC (1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Vulcan II Munitions Pole is a telescoping, hardened aluminum tool designed to safely deliver chemical agent canisters and/or noise flash diversion devices in structures or vehicles. The Vulcan II can deploy from a safe distance and has break points at the end specifically designed for breaking windows.
(2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

Vulcan II Munitions Pole cost approximately $3,100.00 to acquire.

Five (5) officers for one (1) hour @ an average of $67.50 per hour = $337.50. Four (4) officers for one (1) @ an average of $101 =$404.

Sources come from general fund and Measure Y.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

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25 One (1)
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

22. Section 14- Projectile launch platforms and their associated munitions: specialty impact munition (SIM) weapons.
a. PepperBall TAC-SA PRO launcher
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Purchased in 2025, but not put into service until 2026. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

Two (2)
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26 (6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

None

23. Sections 12 - Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray.
a. PepperBall INERT rounds
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Purchased in 2025, but not put into service until 2026. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

About Six-hundred (600) rounds
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

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27 About three-thousand (3,000) rounds

24. Sections 12 - Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray.
a. PepperBall Live Maxx rounds
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

Purchased in 2025, but not put into service until 2026. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment.

None.
(3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

None.
(4) The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.
$662 per 90ct. General Fund.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

One hundred seventy-five (175) rounds
(6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

One hundred eighty (180) rounds
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28 Section II: Qualifying Equipment to be procured by the Watsonville Police Department

1. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial vehicle - Drones and Drones as First Responder (DFR)
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Chapter 13

MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE
Sections:
4-13.01 Name of chapter.
4-13.02 Definitions.
4-13.03 Military equipment use policy requirement.
4-13.04 Use in exigent circumstances.
4-13.05 Reports on the use of military equipment.
4-13.01 Name of chapter.

This chapter shall be known as the military equipment use ordinance. (§ 1, Ord. 1434-22 (CM), eff. July 14, 2022)
4-13.02 Definitions.
(a) “Military equipment” includes all of the following (per California Government Code Section 7070):
(1) Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles. (2) Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers. However, police versions of standard consumer vehicles are specifically excluded from this chapter. (3) High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), commonly referred to as Humvees, two and one-half (2 1/2) ton trucks, five (5) ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached. However, unarmored all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motorized dirt bikes are specifically excluded from this chapter.
(4) Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants and utilize a tracked system instead of wheels for forward motion.
(5) Command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the operational control and direction of public safety units.
(6) Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind. (7) Battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature. However, items designed to remove a lock, such as bolt cutters, or a handheld ram designed to be operated by one (1) person, are specifically excluded from this chapter.

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(8) Firearms of 0.50 caliber or greater. However, standard issue shotguns are specifically excluded from this chapter.
(9) Ammunition of 0.50 caliber or greater. However, standard issue shotgun ammunition is specifically excluded from this chapter.
(10) Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than 0.50 caliber, including assault weapons as defined in Sections 30510 and 30515 of the Penal Code, with the exception of standard issue service weapons and ammunition of less than 0.50 caliber that are issued to officers, agents, or employees of a law enforcement agency or a State agency. (11) Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles. (12) “Flashbang” grenades and explosive breaching tools, “tear gas,” and “pepper balls,” excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray. (13) Taser Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and the long range acoustic device (LRAD).
(14) The following projectile launch platforms and their associated munitions: forty (40) mm projectile launchers, “bean bag,” rubber bullet, and specialty impact munition (SIM) weapons. (15) Any other equipment as determined by a governing body or a State agency to require additional oversight.
(16) Notwithstanding subsections (a)(1) through (15) of this section, “military equipment” does not include general equipment not designated as prohibited or controlled by the Federal Defense Logistics Agency.
(b) “City” shall mean any department, agency, bureau, and/or subordinate division of the City of Watsonville.
(c) “Police Department” shall mean any division, section, bureau, employee, volunteer and/or contractor of the Watsonville Police Department.
(d) “City Council” shall mean the governing body that is the Watsonville City Council. (e) “Military equipment use policy” shall mean a publicly released, written document that includes, at a minimum, all of the following:

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(1) A description of each type of military equipment, the quantity sought, its capabilities, expected lifespan, and product descriptions from the manufacturer of the military equipment. (2) The purposes and authorized uses for which the law enforcement agency or the State agency proposes to use each type of military equipment.
(3) The fiscal impact of each type of military equipment, including the initial costs of obtaining the equipment and estimated annual costs of maintaining the equipment. (4) The legal and procedural rules that govern each authorized use. (5) The training, including any course required by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, that must be completed before any officer, agent, or employee of the law enforcement agency or the State agency is allowed to use each specific type of military equipment to ensure the full protection of the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties and full adherence to the military equipment use policy.
(6) The mechanisms to ensure compliance with the military equipment use policy, including which independent persons or entities have oversight authority, and, if applicable, what legally enforceable sanctions are put in place for violations of the policy. (7) For a law enforcement agency, the procedures by which members of the public may register complaints or concerns or submit questions about the use of each specific type of military equipment, and how the law enforcement agency will ensure that each complaint, concern, or question receives a response in a timely manner.
(f) “Exigent circumstances” shall mean a law enforcement agency’s good faith belief that an emergency involving the danger of, or imminent threat of death or serious physical injury to any person is occurring, has occurred, or is about to occur.
(g) “State agency” shall mean the law enforcement division of every State office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other State body or agency, except those agencies provided for in Article IV (except Section 20 thereof) or Article VI of the California Constitution. (h) “Type” shall mean each item that shares the same manufacturer model number. (§ 1, Ord. 1434-22 (CM), eff. July 14, 2022)
4-13.03 Military equipment use policy requirement.

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(a) The Watsonville Police Department shall obtain approval of the City Council, by a resolution adopting a military equipment use policy (MEUP) at a regular meeting of the City Council held pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code) prior to engaging in any of the following:
(1) Requesting military equipment made available pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Section 2576a. (2) Seeking funds for military equipment, including, but not limited to, applying for a grant, soliciting or accepting private, local, State, or Federal funds, in-kind donations, or other donations or transfers.
(3) Acquiring military equipment either permanently or temporarily, including by borrowing or leasing.
(4) Collaborating with another law enforcement agency in the deployment or other use of military equipment within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Watsonville. (5) Using any new or existing military equipment for a purpose, in a manner, or by a person not previously approved by the governing body pursuant to this chapter. (6) Soliciting or responding to a proposal for, or entering into an agreement with, any other person or entity to seek funds for, apply to receive, acquire, use, or collaborate in the use of, military equipment.
(7) Acquiring military equipment through any means not provided by this section. (b) No later than May 1, 2022, if seeking to continue the use of any military equipment that was acquired prior to January 1, 2022, the Watsonville Police Department shall commence a City Council approval process in accordance with this section. If the City Council does not approve the continuing use of military equipment, including by adoption pursuant to a military equipment use policy submitted pursuant to this Code, within one hundred eighty (180) days of submission of the proposed military equipment use policy to City Council, the Watsonville Police Department shall cease its use of the military equipment until it receives the approval of City Council in accordance with this Code. (c) In seeking the approval of City Council, the Watsonville Police Department shall submit a proposed military equipment use policy to the City Council and make those documents available on the Police Department’s internet website at least thirty (30) days prior to any public hearing concerning the military equipment at issue.

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(d) The City Council shall only approve a military equipment use policy pursuant to this chapter if it determines all of the following:
(1) The military equipment is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety. (2) The proposed military equipment use policy will safeguard the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties.
(3) If purchasing the equipment, the equipment is reasonably cost effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety. (4) Prior military equipment use complied with the military equipment use policy that was in effect at the time, or if prior uses did not comply with the accompanying military equipment use policy, corrective action has been taken to remedy nonconforming uses and ensure future compliance. (e) In order to facilitate public participation, any proposed or final military equipment use policy shall be made publicly available on the internet website of the Police Department for as long as the military equipment is available for use.
(f) The City Council shall review this chapter at least annually and vote on whether to renew it at a regular meeting held pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 commencing with Section 54950 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code). (§ 1, Ord. 1434-22 (CM), eff. July 14, 2022)
4-13.04 Use in exigent circumstances.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the Police Department may acquire, borrow and/or use military equipment in exigent circumstances without following the requirements of this Code. (b) If the Police Department acquires, borrows, and/or uses military equipment in exigent circumstances, in accordance with this section, it must take all of the following actions:
(1) Provide written notice of that acquisition or use to the City Council within thirty (30) days following the commencement of such exigent circumstance, unless such information is confidential or privileged under local, State or Federal law.
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following the borrowing, acquisition and/or use, and receive approval, as applicable, from the City Council.
(3) Include the military equipment in the Police Department’s next annual military equipment report.
(§ 1, Ord. 1434-22 (CM), eff. July 14, 2022)
4-13.05 Reports on the use of military equipment.
(a) The Police Department shall submit to City Council an annual military equipment report for each type of military equipment approved by the City Council within one (1) year of approval, and annually thereafter for as long as the military equipment is available for use. (b) The Police Department shall also make each annual military equipment report required by this section publicly available on its internet website for as long as the military equipment is available for use. (c) The annual military equipment report shall, at a minimum, include the following information for the immediately preceding calendar year for each type of military equipment:
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment. (3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy and any actions taken in response.
(4) The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.
(5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment. (6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment. (d) Within thirty (30) days of submitting and publicly releasing an annual military equipment report pursuant to this section, the Police Department shall hold at least one (1) well-publicized and conveniently located community engagement meeting, at which the general public may discuss and ask questions Attachment 2

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regarding the annual military equipment report and the law enforcement agency’s funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment.
(e) The City Council shall determine, based on the annual military equipment report submitted pursuant to this section, whether each type of military equipment identified in that report has complied with the standards for approval set forth in this Code and the military equipment use policy. If the City Council determines that a type of military equipment identified in that annual military equipment report has not complied with the standards for approval, the City Council shall either disapprove a renewal of the authorization for that type of military equipment or require modifications to the military equipment use policy in a manner that will resolve the lack of compliance. (§ 1, Ord. 1434-22 (CM), eff. July 14, 2022)
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708.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the approval, acquisition, and reporting requirements of military equipment (California Government Code §§ 7070, 7071 & 7072). This is further required by Watsonville City Municipal Code Chapter 4-13.

The Watsonville Police Department (WPD) does not possess any tactical equipment that it has obtained from the military and has not acquired any equipment through military surplus programs such as the 1033 Program. Notwithstanding the foregoing, California Government Code § 7071(b) requires that law enforcement agencies submit a proposed Military Equipment Use Policy to their governing board for approval.

California Government Code § 7070 provides a list of equipment types that are considered to be "military equipment" for purposes of this policy requirement, and this Military Equipment Use Policy includes information for any such equipment types that are possessed by the WPD, or reasonably likely to be deployed in Watsonville by other law enforcement partners. 708.1.1 DEFINITIONS
Definitions related to this policy include (Government Code § 7070):

Governing body – The elected or appointed body that oversees the Department.

Military equipment – Includes but is not limited to the following:
• Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles. • Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers. • High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), two-and-one-half-ton trucks, five-ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached. • Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants. • Command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the operational control and direction of public safety units. • Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind. • Battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature. This does not include a handheld, one-person ram.
• Firearms and ammunition of_.50 caliber or greater, excluding standard-issue shotguns and standard-issue shotgun ammunition.
• Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than_.50 caliber, including firearms and accessories identified as assault weapons in Penal Code § 30510 and Penal Code § 30515, with the exception of standard-issue firearms.
• Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles. • Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools. Attachment 3

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• Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray.
• Area denial electroshock devices, microwave weapons, water cannons, long-range acoustic devices (LRADs), acoustic hailing devices, and sound cannons. • Kinetic energy weapons and munitions.
• Any other equipment as determined by a governing body or a state agency to require additional oversight.
708.2 POLICY
It is the policy of the Watsonville Police Department that members of this department comply with the provisions of Government Code § 7071 with respect to military equipment. 708.3 MILITARY EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR
The Chief of Police designates the Professional Standards Division Captain to act as the military equipment coordinator. The responsibilities of the military equipment coordinator include but are not limited to:
(a) Acting as liaison to the governing body for matters related to the requirements of this policy.
(b) Identifying department equipment that qualifies as military equipment in the current possession of the Department, or the equipment the Department intends to acquire that requires approval by the governing body.
(c) Conducting an inventory of all military equipment at least annually. (d) Collaborating with any allied agency that may use military equipment within the jurisdiction of Watsonville Police Department (Government Code § 7071). (e) Preparing for, scheduling, and coordinating the annual community engagement meeting to include:

1. Publicizing the details of the meeting.

2. Preparing for public questions regarding the department's funding, acquisition, and use of equipment.
(f) Preparing the annual military equipment report for submission to the Chief of Police and ensuring that the report is made available on the department website (Government Code § 7072).
(g) Coordinating the process for a person to register a complaint, concern, or question about the use of a type of military equipment. The Department will respond promptly.

A complaint, concern, or question related to Military Equipment utilization by the Watsonville Police Department can be made:

1. Via email to: [email protected]

2. Via phone call to: (831) 768-3399
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3. Via mail sent to: Watsonville Police Department; Attn: Military Equipment Coordinator; 215 Union Street: Watsonville, CA 95076
708.4 APPROVAL

1. The Chief of Police or the authorized designee shall obtain approval from the governing body by way of an ordinance adopting the military equipment policy. As part of the approval process, the Chief of Police or the authorized designee shall ensure the proposed military equipment policy is submitted to the governing body and is available on the department website at least 30 days prior to any public hearing concerning the military equipment at issue (Government Code § 7071).

The military equipment policy must be approved by the governing body prior to engaging in any of the following (Government Code § 7071):
(a) Requesting military equipment made available pursuant to 10 USC § 2576a. (b) Seeking funds for military equipment, including but not limited to applying for a grant, soliciting or accepting private, local, state, or federal funds, in-kind donations, or other donations or transfers.
(c) Acquiring military equipment either permanently or temporarily, including by borrowing or leasing.
(d) Collaborating with another law enforcement agency in the deployment or other use of military equipment within the jurisdiction of this department. (e) Using any new or existing military equipment for a purpose, in a manner, or by a person not previously approved by the governing body.
(f) Soliciting or responding to a proposal for, or entering into an agreement with, any other person or entity to seek funds for, apply to receive, acquire, use, or collaborate in the use of military equipment.
(g) Acquiring military equipment through any means not provided above.

2. The military equipment use policy, and any amendments thereto, shall be approved by the governing body in accordance with Chapter 12.8 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, if the governing body determines all of the following (Government Code § 7071(d)(1)):
(a) The military equipment is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety. (b) The proposed military equipment use policy will safeguard the public's welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties.
(c) If purchasing the equipment, the equipment is reasonably cost effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety. (d) Prior military equipment use complied with the military equipment use policy that was in effect at the time, or if prior uses did not comply with the accompanying military equipment use policy, corrective action has been taken to remedy nonconforming uses and ensure future compliance. Attachment 3

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3. The military equipment use policy shall be reviewed and approved by the governing body at least annually through the adoption of a resolution. In the absence of such review and approval, the military equipment use policy shall expire one (1) year from the last approval date.

4. As part of the annual review, or from time to time as may be needed, the military equipment use policy may be amended through the adoption of a resolution by the governing body. 708.5 COORDINATION WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS
Military equipment used by any member of this Department shall be approved for use and in accordance with this Departmental policy. Military equipment used by other jurisdictions that are providing mutual aid to this Department, or otherwise engaged in a law enforcement operation in this jurisdiction, shall comply with their respective military equipment use policies in rendering mutual aid.
708.6 ANNUAL REPORT
Upon approval of a military equipment policy, the Chief of Police or the authorized designee should submit a military equipment report to the governing body for each type of military equipment approved within one year of approval, and annually thereafter for as long as the military equipment is available for use (Government Code § 7072).

The Chief of Police or the authorized designee should also make each annual military equipment report publicly available on the department website for as long as the military equipment is available for use. The report shall include all information required by Government Code § 7072 for the preceding calendar year for each type of military equipment in department inventory. 708.7 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Within 30 days of submitting and publicly releasing the annual report, the Department shall hold at least one well-publicized and conveniently located community engagement meeting, at which the Department should discuss the report and respond to public questions regarding the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment.
708.8 MILITARY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
The attached list is divided into two sections.

Section I - lists qualifying equipment that is owned and/or utilized by the Watsonville Police Department
Section II - lists qualifying equipment that the Watsonville Police Department will be procuring, with anticipated dates of procurement
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Military Equipment Inventory Attachment
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Section I – Lists qualifying equipment that is owned and/or utilized by the Watsonville Police Department.

1. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial vehicle Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Axon Air, DJI Avata Pro-View Combo (Drone).

This drone is one of four included in a 5-year contract with Axon in the amount of $114,740.70. Quantity: 1
The DJI Avata is a compact and lightweight drone, built to maneuver in tight spaces, mainly indoors.

Purpose:

To quickly gain situational awareness during high-risk operations, search and rescue missions, scene/evidence identification, and calls for service.

Authorized Use:

This device may be used in numerous situations such as public safety emergencies, natural disaster response and management, tactical operations and responding to calls for service.

Expected Lifespan:
5 years.

Fiscal Impact:

The only fiscal impact would be advanced officer/pilot training. The drones are covered under warranty for repairs and/or replacement.

Training:

All pilots must complete the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 training and certification. Pilots must demonstrate the ability to operate it safely and effectively.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

It is the policy of this agency to utilize drones only for official law enforcement purposes, and in a manner that respects the privacy of our community, pursuant to State and Federal law.

2. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial vehicle Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Axon Air, Skydio 2+ Enterprise (Drone).

This drone is one of four included in a 5-year contract with Axon in the amount of $114,740.70. Quantity: 1
The Skydio 2+ Enterprise is a compact drone paired with obstacle avoidance.

Additionally, it is equipped with 3D Scan for accident and scene reconstruction.

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Purpose:

To quickly gain situational awareness during high-risk operations, search and rescue missions, scene/evidence identification, and calls for service.

Authorized Use:

This device may be used in numerous situations, such as public safety emergencies, natural disaster response and management, tactical operations, and responding to calls for service.

Expected Lifespan:
5 years.

Fiscal Impact:

The only fiscal impact would be advanced officer/pilot training. The drones are covered under warranty for repairs and/or replacement.

Training:

All pilots must complete the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 training and certification. Pilots must demonstrate the ability to operate it safely and effectively.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

It is the policy of this agency to utilize drones only for official law enforcement purposes, and in a manner that respects the privacy of our community, pursuant to State and Federal law.

3. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial vehicle Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Axon Air, DJI Matrice 30T SP Plus (Drone).

This drone is one of four included in a 5-year contract with Axon in the amount of $114,740.70. Quantity: 1
The DJI Matrice 30T SP Plus offers an enhanced size, airframe and propulsion system that allows it to operate more efficiently at a further distance, and in harsh weather conditions.

Purpose:

To quickly gain situational awareness during high-risk operations, search and rescue missions, scene/evidence identification, and calls for service.

Authorized Use:

This device may be used in numerous situations, such as public safety emergencies, natural disaster response and management, tactical operations, and responding to calls for service.

Expected Lifespan:
5 years.

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Fiscal Impact:

The only fiscal impact would be advanced officer/pilot training. The drones are covered under warranty for repairs and/or replacement.

Training:

All pilots must complete the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 training and certification. Pilots must demonstrate the ability to operate it safely and effectively.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

It is the policy of this agency to utilize drones only for official law enforcement purposes, and in a manner that respects the privacy of our community, pursuant to State and Federal law.

4. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial vehicle Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Axon Air, DJI Mavic 3 Thermal SP Plus (Drone).

This drone is one of four included in a 5-year contract with Axon in the amount of $114,740.70. Quantity: 1
The DJI Mavic 3 SP Plus is a streamlined, compact, and lightweight drone that can be deployed at a moment’s notice, making it the primary option for responding to active calls for service. It comes equipped with thermal imaging.

Purpose:

To quickly gain situational awareness during high-risk operations, search and rescue missions, scene/evidence identification, and calls for service.

Authorized Use:

This device may be used in numerous situations, such as public safety emergencies, natural disaster response and management, tactical operations, and responding to calls for service.

Expected Lifespan:
5 years.

Fiscal Impact:

The only fiscal impact would be advanced officer/pilot training. The drones are covered under warranty for repairs and/or replacement.

Training:

All pilots must complete the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 training and certification. Pilots must demonstrate the ability to operate it safely and effectively.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

It is the policy of this agency to utilize drones only for official law enforcement purposes, and in a manner that respects the privacy of our community, pursuant to State and Federal law.

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5. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, ground vehicle Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Throwbot XT
Cost: $15,000. Quantity: 1
The 1.2-Lb Micro-Robot provides both video and audio reconnaissance capabilities. The Throwbot XT is a throwable, mobile micro-robot that provides both audio and video reconnaissance of dangerous environments.

Purpose:

To quickly gain situational awareness during high-risk operations. To help locate armed subjects, confirm the presence of hostages or innocent civilians, and reveal the layout of rooms.

Authorized Use:

This device may be used when a subject is barricaded or hiding, when hostages are present, or when it would be unsafe for an officer to enter a structure to obtain tactical information.

Expected Lifespan:
10-15 years.

Fiscal Impact:

The only fiscal impact would be replacement or repair cost. WPD has had this device since 2017 and have no related costs.

Training:

All operators must complete user training. Operators must demonstrate the ability to operate it safely and effectively.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

It is the policy of this agency to utilize the Throwbot XL only for official law enforcement purposes, and in a manner that respects the privacy of our community, pursuant to State and Federal law.

6. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

The Department Issued primary weapon system MK11 Mod2 rifle.

Cost: $3,200 each. Quantity: 30
This semi-automatic rifle is chambered in .223 Wylde, features a long stroke gas-piston operating system, with adjustable stock, Aimpoint Duty RDS (Red dot sight) electrooptic, Magpul Back-up Iron Sights (BUIS), Surefire Scout rail mounted flashlight and activation pressure pad, a 11.85” barrel, HuxWRX sound suppressor, and adjustable two-point sling.

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ These rifles are standard issue service weapons for our officers and therefore exempted from this Military Equipment Use Policy per California Government Code §7070(c)(10).

They have been included in this document in the interest of transparency and will be removed from the 2026 annual report.

Purpose:

Situations where the officer reasonably anticipates an armed encounter. When an officer is faced with a situation that may require the delivery of accurate and effective fire at long range.

Authorized Use:

Officers may deploy the patrol rifle in any circumstance where the officer can articulate a reasonable expectation that the rifle may be needed. Examples of some general guidelines for deploying the patrol rifle may include, but are not limited to:
• Situations where an officer reasonably expects the need to meet or exceed a suspect's firepower.
• When an officer reasonably believes that there may be a need to deliver fire on a barricaded suspect or a suspect with a hostage.
• When an officer reasonably believes that a suspect may be wearing body armor. • When authorized or requested by a supervisor.
• When needed to euthanize an animal.

Expected Lifespan:
10 years
Fiscal Impact:

Yearly maintenance and repair cost averages $2,000.

Training:

Officers must complete a CA POST certified 16-hour patrol rifle course and semi-annual department firearms training and qualifications as required by law and policy. WPD provides a 20-hour CA POST certified training.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

WPD Policy 300, 432

7. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Spartan Precision Bolt Action Rifle .308 cal.

Cost: $5,550.00 each. Quantity: 4
The rifle is a bolt-action .308 caliber rifle used by the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team.

Purpose:

To be used as precision weapons to address a threat with more precision and/or greater distances than a handgun, if present and feasible.

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Authorized Use:

Expected Lifespan:
15 years
Fiscal Impact:

Annual maintenance cost of approximately $100 per rifle.

Training:

Prior to using a rifle, officers must be certified by POST instructors in the operation of the rifle by attending a 40-hour training course. Additionally, all members that operate this rifle are required to pass a range qualification four times each year.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

Use is established under WPD’s Policy 300. It is the policy of this agency to utilize rifles only for official law enforcement purposes, and pursuant to State and Federal law regarding the use of force.

8. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Daniel Defense V3 Semi-Auto Rifle .308 cal.

Cost: $0 each (retained for Department use from Evidence Unit). Quantity: 1 The rifle is a semi-automatic .308 caliber rifle used by the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team.

Purpose:

To be used as precision weapons to address a threat with more precision and/or greater distances than a handgun, if present and feasible.

Authorized Use:

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ • When an officer reasonably believes that a suspect may be wearing body armor. • When authorized or requested by a supervisor.

Expected Lifespan:
15 years
Fiscal Impact:

Annual maintenance cost of approximately $100 per rifle.

Training:

Legal and Procedural Rules:

9. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Hornady 308 168gr AMAX TAP 20 250.

Cost: $33.49 x box of 20. Quantity: 1440
The 168 gr. A-MAX® bullet is a traditional match grade bullet with the performance advantages of a polymer tip. This bullet demonstrates an increase in penetration and retained weight over the 155 gr. A-MAX® bullet. Standard barrier performance is exemplary and this load demonstrates controlled and impressive soft tissue expansion without over penetration. The Hornady® 168 gr. A-MAX® TAP Precision® offers industry leading all-around performance for law enforcement precision marksmen providing the ability to stop a threat.

Purpose:

To be used with precision weapons to address a threat with more precision and/or greater distances than a handgun, if present and feasible.

Authorized Use:

Expected Lifespan:

No expiration.

Fiscal Impact:

No annual maintenance cost. Replacement cost for training is about $640 each year.

Training:

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Officers must complete a CA POST certified 16-hour patrol rifle course and semi-annual department firearms training and qualifications as required by law and policy. WPD provides a 20-hour POST certified training.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

10. Section 10 – Specialized Firearms and Ammunition
Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Federal Cartridge .308 Win Tactical Bonded Tip 168 Grain Duty Ammunition.

Cost: $65.99 x box of 20. Quantity: 300
Federal Cartridge .308 Win Tactical Bonded Tip 168 Grain Duty Ammunition is made exclusively for law enforcement and achieves accuracy and terminal performance unmatched by any other ammunition. Designed to defeat the toughest barriers with minimal deflection, Tactical Bonded Tip ammo has quickly become the choice for some of the most intense conditions.

Purpose:

To be used with precision weapons to address a threat with more precision and/or greater distances than a handgun, if present and feasible Authorized Use:

No expiration.

Fiscal Impact:

No annual maintenance cost. Replacement cost for training is about $280 each year.

Training:

Legal and Procedural Rules:

11. Section 11 – Firearm or firearm accessory that is designated to launch explosive projectiles Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Remington 870, pump action shotgun.

Cost: $454. Quantity: 2
This shotgun deploys a frangible 12-gauge round. The Remington Model 870 Pump Shotgun is a reliable 12-gauge with double-action bars for smooth pump operation. A steel-lined/grooved fore-end provides a stronger grip, while the Flexitab feeding system provides positive and easier cycling.

Purpose:

These are used to quickly dislodge hinges from doors / frames during critical incidents in order to gain entry and provide tactical advantage
Authorized Use:

Circumstances justifying the use of the breaching shotgun may include, but not be limited to:
• Barricaded subject and/or hostage situations
• High-risk warrant services
• Situations wherein the Incident Commander or on-scene Supervisor deems their use necessary to safely resolve the incident.

Expected Lifespan:
25 years
Fiscal Impact:

No yearly maintenance is required. Replacement cost would be the only fiscal impact.

Training:

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) members receive 8-hours of training from certified trainers. Yearly training and qualifications.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

Use is established under WPD’s Policy. It is the policy of this agency to utilize these devices only for official law enforcement purposes, and pursuant to State and Federal law regarding the use of force, including the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

12. Section 11 – Firearm or firearm accessory that is designated to launch explosive projectiles Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Combined Systems Technology Launching cup.

Cost $180 per cup. Quantity: 2
Designed for 5200 series grenades. Cups can be attached to any 12-gauge shotgun and the munition launched with our model 2600 launching cartridge.

Purpose:

To limit the escalation of conflict where employment of lethal force is prohibited or undesirable
Authorized Use:

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Tear gas may be used for crowd control, crowd dispersal or against barricaded suspects based on the circumstances. Only the Incident Commander may authorize the delivery and use of tear gas, and only after evaluating all conditions known at the time and determining that such force reasonably appears justified and necessary.

Expected Lifespan:
5 Years
Fiscal Impact:

Annual replacement cost varies based on usage for training and critical incidents. On average about $360 each year.

Training:

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) members receive 8-hours of training from certified trainers. Yearly training and qualifications.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

Use is established under WPD’s Policy. It is the policy of this agency to utilize chemical agents only for official law enforcement purposes, and pursuant to State and Federal law regarding the use of force. WPD Policy 308.

13. Section 12 – Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

BP2 NFDD (Non-Firing Distraction Device) Straight Delivery Pole with Clamp Head Delivery.

Cost: $1050. Quantity: 1
Purpose
The Pole allows a diversionary device to be mounted to it allowing department members to breach door handles from a relatively safe distance.

Authorized Use:

Circumstances justifying the use of BP2 NFDD may include, but not be limited to:
• Barricaded subject and/or hostage situations
• High-risk warrant services
• Situations wherein the Incident Commander or on-scene Supervisor deems their use necessary to safely resolve the incident.

Expected Lifespan:
25+ years.

Fiscal Impact:

No fiscal impact is anticipated.

Training:

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) members receive 8-hours of training from certified trainers. Yearly training and qualifications.

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Legal and Procedural Rules:

14. Section 12 – Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Combat Tactical Systems (CTS) 7290M mini flash-bang, non-reloadable DD.

Cost: $61.80 each, Quantity: 78
A Noise Flash Diversionary Device (NFDD) is a device that creates a bright flash and loud sound to temporarily divert the attention of subjects in the immediate area.

Purpose:

NFDD are used to distract and temporarily incapacitate dangerous suspects by overwhelming their senses of vision and hearing. The distraction allows officers to seize a moment of opportunity to take control of high-risk situations. They produce atmospheric overpressure and brilliant white light and, as a result, can cause short-term (6 - 8 seconds) physiological/psychological sensory deprivation to give officers a tactical advantage.

Authorized Use:

Circumstances justifying the use of flash/sound diversionary devices may include, but not be limited to:
• Barricaded subject and/or hostage situations
• High-risk warrant services
• Discouraging dangerous animals from attacking
• Riotous situations
• Circumstances wherein distraction of violent and/or emotionally disturbed persons and/or those under the influence of alcohol/drugs is believed necessary to facilitate apprehension/custody
• Situations wherein the Incident Commander or on-scene Supervisor deems their use necessary to safely resolve the incident.

Expected Lifespan:
5 years
Fiscal Impact:

Annual replacement cost varies based on usage for training and critical incidents. On average about $1000 each year.

Training:

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) members receive 8-hours of training from certified trainers. Yearly training and qualifications.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Use is established under WPD’s Policy. It is the policy of this agency to utilize these devices only for official law enforcement purposes, and pursuant to State and Federal law regarding the use of force. WPD Policy 415.

15. Section 12 - Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray.

Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Combined Tactical Systems Buffeted Riot CS Smoke (Model #5230B).

Cost: $47.50 each. Quantity: 40
The Combined Systems Technology Baffled Riot CS Smoke is a pyrotechnic grenade designed for indoor/outdoor use delivering a maximum amount of irritant smoke throughout multiple rooms with minimal risk of fire. It can be hand thrown or launched.

CS (2-Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile) is an irritating agent and lachrymator (irritates the eyes and causes tears to flow).

Purpose:

To limit the escalation of conflict where employment of lethal force is prohibited or undesirable.

Authorized Use:

Tear gas may be used for crowd control, crowd dispersal or against barricaded suspects based on the circumstances. Only the Incident Commander may authorize the delivery and use of tear gas, and only after evaluating all conditions known at the time and determining that such force reasonably appears justified and necessary.

Expected Lifespan:
5 years
Fiscal Impact:

Annual replacement cost varies based on usage for training and critical incidents. On average about $1000 each year
Training:

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) members receive 8-hours of training from certified trainers. Yearly training and qualifications.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

16. Section 12 - Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray.

Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Defense Technology Stinger CS Rubber Ball Grenade.

Cost: $47.20. Quantity: 0
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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Maximum effect device that delivers 4 stimuli for psychological and physiological effects; rubber pellets, light, sound, and CS. CS (2-Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile) is an irritating agent and lachrymator (irritates the eyes and causes tears to flow).

Purpose:

To limit the escalation of conflict where employment of lethal force is prohibited or undesirable. Situations for use of the less lethal weapon systems may include, but are not limited to: Self-destructive, dangerous and/or combative individuals, riot/crowd control and civil unrest incidents, and department training exercises.

Authorized Use:

Only SWAT members who have received training by certified instructors in the use of chemical agents are authorized to use them. Tear gas may be used for crowd control, crowd dispersal or against barricaded suspects based on the circumstances. Only the Incident Commander may authorize the delivery and use of tear gas, and only after evaluating all conditions known at the time and determining that such force reasonably appears justified and necessary.

Expected Lifespan:
5 years
Fiscal Impact:

Annual replacement cost varies based on usage for training and critical incidents.

Training:

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) members receive 8-hours of training from certified trainers. Yearly training and qualifications.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

Use is established under WPD Policy. It is the policy of this agency to utilize chemical agents only for official law enforcement purposes, and pursuant to State and Federal law regarding the use of force. WPD Policy 300, 415.

17. Section 14 – Projectile Launch Platforms
Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Defense Technology 40MM Tactical Single Shot Launcher.

Cost: $920.65 each. Quantity: 26
The 40MM launchers are a single shot break-open frame launcher with a fixed stock.

These launchers are used to launch soft foam projectiles and chemical agent projectiles to resolve critical incidents involving barricaded persons.

Purpose:

The launcher is used to launch soft foam projectiles or chemical agent projectiles during high-risk incidents to resolve the conflict with less lethal measures. The soft foam projectiles can be further used to port windows after chemical agents have been deployed. To reduce the potential for violent confrontations. Projectiles, when used Attachment 3

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ properly, are less likely to result in death or serious physical injury and can be used in an attempt to de-escalate a potentially deadly situation.

Authorized Use:

Circumstances appropriate for deployment include, but are not limited to, situations in which:
• The suspect is armed with a weapon and the tactical circumstances allow for the safe application of approved munitions.
• The suspect has made credible threats to harm him/herself or others. • The suspect is engaged in riotous behavior or is throwing rocks, bottles or other dangerous projectiles at people and/or officers.
• There is probable cause to believe that the suspect has already committed a crime of violence and is refusing to comply with lawful orders.

Expected Lifespan:
25 years
Fiscal Impact:

No annual maintenance. Fiscal impact would be for additional devices or replacement.

Training:

Patrol officers utilizing the 40mm launcher are required to attend a 4-hour certified training course.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

Use is established under WPD Policy. It is the policy of this agency to utilize 40mm launchers only for official law enforcement purposes, and pursuant to State and Federal law regarding the use of force. WPD Policy 308.

18. Section 14 – Projectile Launch Platform and Munition Description, quantity, capabilities and purchase cost:

Defense Technology, Exact Impact 40 MM Standard Range Sponge Round.

Cost: $32 each. Quantity: 174
This is a point-of-aim, point-of-impact direct-fire round. This lightweight, high-speed projectile consisting of a plastic body and sponge nose that is spin stabilized via the incorporated rifling collar and the 40 mm launcher’s rifled barrel. The round utilizes smokeless powder as the propellant, and therefore, have velocities that are extremely consistent.

Purpose:

The launcher is used to launch soft foam projectiles during high-risk incidents to resolve the conflict with less lethal measures. The soft foam projectiles can be further used to port windows after chemical agents have been deployed. To reduce the potential for violent confrontations. Projectiles, when used properly, are less likely to result in death or serious physical injury and can be used in an attempt to de-escalate a potentially deadly situation.

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Authorized Use:

Expected Lifespan:
5 years
Fiscal Impact:

Annual replacement cost varies based on usage for training and critical incidents.

Training:

Patrol officers utilizing the 40mm launcher are required to attend a 4-hour certified training course.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

19. Sections 12/14 - Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray. Projectile Launch Platforms.

Description, quantity, capabilities and purchase cost:

The Ferret 40mm is filled with a CS powder chemical agent.

Cost: $19.66 each Quantity: 9
The frangible projectile that is spin stabilized utilizing barrel rifling. It is non-burning and designed to penetrate barriers. Primarily used to dislodge barricaded subjects.

Purpose:

To limit the escalation of conflict where employment of lethal force is prohibited or undesirable.

Authorized Use:

The Ferret round may be used against barricaded suspects based on the circumstances.

Only the Incident Commander may authorize the delivery and use of Ferret rounds, and only after evaluating all conditions known at the time and determining that such force reasonably appears justified and necessary.

Expected Lifespan:
5 years
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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Fiscal Impact:

Annual replacement cost varies based on usage for training and critical incidents. On average about $500 each year.

Training:

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) members receive 8-hours of training from certified trainers. Yearly training and qualifications.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

20. Section 12 – Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

Vulcan II munitions pole manufactured by Kaiser Precision LLC.

Cost: $3100. Quantity: 1
Vulcan II Munitions Pole is a telescoping, hardened aluminum tool designed to safely deliver chemical agent canisters and/or noise flash diversion devices in structures or vehicles. The Vulcan II can deploy from a safe distance and has break points at the end specifically designed for breaking windows
Purpose
The pole allows a diversionary device or other munitions to be inserted allowing department members to introduce NFDD’s or other munitions from a relatively safe distance.

Authorized Use:

Circumstances justifying the use of Vulcan II munitions pole may include, but not be limited to:
• Barricaded subject and/or hostage situations
• High-risk warrant services
• Situations wherein the Incident Commander or on-scene Supervisor deems their use necessary to safely resolve the incident.

Expected Lifespan:
25+ years.

Fiscal Impact:

Annual replacement cost varies based on usage for training and critical incidents. None anticipated.

Training:

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) members receive training yearly.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

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21. Section 14 – Projectile Launch Platform and Munition Description, quantity, capabilities and purchase cost:

Pepper Ball TAC-SA Pro launcher.

Cost: $1,116 each. Quantity: 2
The TAC-SA PRO, is a semi-automatic projectile launcher that is tailored for high-intensity situations such as daily patrol, crowd management, and riot-control scenarios. It is powered by high pressure air, has a capacity of 160 rounds and a range of 5-100 feet.

Purpose:

Designed to provide officers with a non-lethal solution to de-escalate conflict and resolve situations with the least amount of force. The launcher is powered by carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen, or compressed air, enabling effective projectile deployment without being classified as a firearm.

Authorized Use:

Expected Lifespan:
5 years
Fiscal Impact:

About $500 per year.

Training:

Officers utilizing the PepperBall launcher are required to attend an 8-hour certified training course.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

Use is established under WPD Policy. It is the policy of this agency to utilize PepperBall launchers only for official law enforcement purposes, and pursuant to State and Federal law regarding the use of force. WPD Policy 308.

22. Section 12 – Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard service-issued handheld pepper spray.

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

PepperBall INERT rounds
Cost: $328 per 375ct. Quantity: 600
Purpose
These small round projectiles are used during training ONLY. They contain a harmless, scented powder.

Authorized Use:

Circumstances appropriate for deployment include, but are not limited to, situations in which:
• During department training ONLY.

Expected Lifespan:
3 years from opening or 5 years from date of purchase.

Fiscal Impact:

Annual replacement cost varies based on usage for training. On average about $1000 each year.

Training:

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) members receive 8-hours of training from certified trainers. Yearly training and qualifications.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

23. Section 12 – Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard service-issued handheld pepper spray.

Description, quantity, capabilities, and purchase cost:

PepperBall Live Maxx rounds
Cost: $662 per 90 ct. Quantity: 180
Purpose
These small round projectiles containing 2.5g of payload with 5% MAXSAICIN PAVA powder. They may be used during high-risk incidents to attempt to resolve the conflict with non-deadly measures. To reduce the potential for violent confrontations.

Projectiles, when used properly, can be used in an attempt to de-escalate a potentially dangerous situation from distance.

Authorized Use:

Circumstances appropriate for deployment include, but are not limited to, situations in which:

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ • The suspect is armed with a weapon and the tactical circumstances allow for the safe application of approved munitions.
• The suspect has made credible threats to harm him/herself or others. • The suspect is engaged in riotous behavior or is throwing rocks, bottles or other dangerous projectiles at people and/or officers.
• There is probable cause to believe that the suspect has already committed a crime of violence and is refusing to comply with lawful orders.

Expected Lifespan:
3 years from opening or 5 years from date of purchase.

Fiscal Impact:

Annual replacement cost varies based on usage for training and critical incidents. On average about $500 each year.

Training:

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) members receive 8-hours of training from certified trainers. Yearly training and qualifications.

Legal and Procedural Rules:

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_____________________________________________________________________________________ Section II: Qualifying Equipment to be procured by the Watsonville Police Department

1. Section 1 – Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial vehicle • Drones and/or Drone as First Responder (DFR)
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AB-481 Law enforcement and state agencies: military equipment: funding, acquisition, and use. (2021-20 Assembly Bill No. 481
CHAPTER 406
An act to add Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070) to Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, relating to military equipment.
[ Approved by Governor September 30, 2021. Filed with Secretary of State September 30, 2021. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 481, Chiu. Law enforcement and state agencies: military equipment: funding, acquisition, and use.

Existing law designates the Department of General Services as the agency for the State of California responsible for distribution of federal surplus personal property, excepting food commodities, and requires the department to, among other things, do all things necessary to the execution of its powers and duties as the state agency for the distribution of federal personal surplus property, excepting food commodities, in accordance with specified federal law. Existing law, the Federal Surplus Property Acquisition Law of 1945, authorizes a local agency, as defined, to acquire surplus federal property without regard to any law which requires posting of notices or advertising for bids, inviting or receiving bids, or delivery of purchases before payment, or which prevents the local agency from bidding on federal surplus property. Existing federal law authorizes the Department of Defense to transfer surplus personal property, including arms and ammunition, to federal or state agencies for use in law enforcement activities, subject to specified conditions, at no cost to the acquiring agency.

This bill would require a law enforcement agency, defined to include specified entities, to obtain approval of the applicable governing body, by adoption of a military equipment use policy, as specified, by ordinance at a regular meeting held pursuant to specified open meeting laws, prior to taking certain actions relating to the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment, as defined. The bill would also require similar approval for the continued use of military equipment acquired prior to January 1, 2022. The bill would allow the governing body to approve the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment within its jurisdiction only if it determines that the military equipment meets specified standards. The bill would require the governing body to annually review the ordinance and to either disapprove a renewal of the authorization for a type, as defined, of military equipment or amend the military equipment use policy if it determines, based on an annual military equipment report prepared by the law enforcement agency, as provided, that the military equipment does not comply with the above-described standards for approval. The bill would specify these provisions do not preclude a county or local municipality from implementing additional requirements and standards related to the purchase, use, and reporting of military equipment by local law enforcement agencies.

This bill would also require a state agency, as defined, to create a military equipment use policy before engaging in certain activities, publish the policy on the agency’s internet website, and provide a copy of the policy to the Governor or the Governor’s designee, as specified. The bill would also require a state agency that seeks to continue use of military equipment acquired prior to January 1, 2022, to create a military equipment use policy.

This bill would also include findings that the changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.

By adding to the duties of local officials with respect to the funding, acquisition, and use of military equipment, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to Home Bill Information California Law Publications Other Resources My Subscriptions My Favorites Attachment 4

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This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: majority Appropriation: no Fiscal Committee: yes Local Program: yes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The acquisition of military equipment and its deployment in our communities adversely impacts the public’s safety and welfare, including increased risk of civilian deaths, significant risks to civil rights, civil liberties, and physical and psychological well-being, and incurment of significant financial costs. Military equipment is more frequently deployed in low-income Black and Brown communities, meaning the risks and impacts of police militarization are experienced most acutely in marginalized communities.
(b) The public has a right to know about any funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment by state or local government officials, as well as a right to participate in any government agency’s decision to fund, acquire, or use such equipment. (c) Decisions regarding whether and how military equipment is funded, acquired, or used should give strong consideration to the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties, and should be based on meaningful public input. (d) Legally enforceable safeguards, including transparency, oversight, and accountability measures, must be in place to protect the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties before military equipment is funded, acquired, or used. (e) The lack of a public forum to discuss the acquisition of military equipment jeopardizes the relationship police have with the community, which can be undermined when law enforcement is seen as an occupying force rather than a public safety service.

SEC. 2. Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070) is added to Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read:

CHAPTER 12.8. Funding, Acquisition, and Use of Military Equipment 7070. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Governing body” means the elected body that oversees a law enforcement agency or, if there is no elected body that directly oversees the law enforcement agency, the appointed body that oversees a law enforcement agency. In the case of a law enforcement agency of a county, including a sheriff’s department or a district attorney’s office, “governing body” means the board of supervisors of the county.
(b) “Law enforcement agency” means any of the following:
(1) A police department, including the police department of a transit agency, school district, or any campus of the University of California, the California State University, or California Community Colleges. (2) A sheriff’s department.
(3) A district attorney’s office.
(4) A county probation department.
(c) “Military equipment” means the following:
(1) Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles. (2) Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers. However, police versions of standard consumer vehicles are specifically excluded from this subdivision. (3) High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), commonly referred to as Humvees, two and one-half-ton trucks, five-ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached. However, unarmored all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motorized dirt bikes are specifically excluded from this subdivision. (4) Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants and utilize a tracked system instead of wheels for forward motion.
(5) Command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the operational control and direction of public safety units.
(6) Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind. Attachment 4

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(10) Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than .50 caliber, including assault weapons as defined in Sections 30510 and 30515 of the Penal Code, with the exception of standard issue service weapons and ammunition of less than .50 caliber that are issued to officers, agents, or employees of a law enforcement agency or a state agency. (11) Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles. (12) “Flashbang” grenades and explosive breaching tools, “tear gas,” and “pepper balls,” excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray.
(13) Taser Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and the Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD). (14) The following projectile launch platforms and their associated munitions: 40mm projectile launchers, “bean bag,” rubber bullet, and specialty impact munition (SIM) weapons.
(15) Any other equipment as determined by a governing body or a state agency to require additional oversight. (16) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (15), “military equipment” does not include general equipment not designated as prohibited or controlled by the federal Defense Logistics Agency. (d) “Military equipment use policy” means a publicly released, written document governing the use of military equipment by a law enforcement agency or a state agency that addresses, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) A description of each type of military equipment, the quantity sought, its capabilities, expected lifespan, and product descriptions from the manufacturer of the military equipment. (2) The purposes and authorized uses for which the law enforcement agency or the state agency proposes to use each type of military equipment.
(3) The fiscal impact of each type of military equipment, including the initial costs of obtaining the equipment and estimated annual costs of maintaining the equipment.
(4) The legal and procedural rules that govern each authorized use. (5) The training, including any course required by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, that must be completed before any officer, agent, or employee of the law enforcement agency or the state agency is allowed to use each specific type of military equipment to ensure the full protection of the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties and full adherence to the military equipment use policy.
(6) The mechanisms to ensure compliance with the military equipment use policy, including which independent persons or entities have oversight authority, and, if applicable, what legally enforceable sanctions are put in place for violations of the policy.
(7) For a law enforcement agency, the procedures by which members of the public may register complaints or concerns or submit questions about the use of each specific type of military equipment, and how the law enforcement agency will ensure that each complaint, concern, or question receives a response in a timely manner. (e) “State agency” means the law enforcement division of every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other state body or agency, except those agencies provided for in Article IV (except Section 20 thereof) or Article VI of the California Constitution.
(f) “Type” means each item that shares the same manufacturer model number. 7071. (a) (1) A law enforcement agency shall obtain approval of the governing body, by an ordinance adopting a military equipment use policy at a regular meeting of the governing body held pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) or the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5), as applicable, prior to engaging in any of the following:
(A) Requesting military equipment made available pursuant to Section 2576a of Title 10 of the United States Code. (B) Seeking funds for military equipment, including, but not limited to, applying for a grant, soliciting or accepting private, local, state, or federal funds, in-kind donations, or other donations or transfers. (C) Acquiring military equipment either permanently or temporarily, including by borrowing or leasing. (D) Collaborating with another law enforcement agency in the deployment or other use of military equipment within the territorial jurisdiction of the governing body. Attachment 4

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3/30/22, 2:35 PM Bill Text - AB-481 Law enforcement and state agencies: military equipment: funding, acquisition, and use. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB481 4/5 (E) Using any new or existing military equipment for a purpose, in a manner, or by a person not previously approved by the governing body pursuant to this chapter.
(F) Soliciting or responding to a proposal for, or entering into an agreement with, any other person or entity to seek funds for, apply to receive, acquire, use, or collaborate in the use of, military equipment. (G) Acquiring military equipment through any means not provided by this paragraph. (2) No later than May 1, 2022, a law enforcement agency seeking to continue the use of any military equipment that was acquired prior to January 1, 2022, shall commence a governing body approval process in accordance with this section. If the governing body does not approve the continuing use of military equipment, including by adoption pursuant to this subdivision of a military equipment use policy submitted pursuant to subdivision (b), within 180 days of submission of the proposed military equipment use policy to the governing body, the law enforcement agency shall cease its use of the military equipment until it receives the approval of the governing body in accordance with this section. (b) In seeking the approval of the governing body pursuant to subdivision (a), a law enforcement agency shall submit a proposed military equipment use policy to the governing body and make those documents available on the law enforcement agency’s internet website at least 30 days prior to any public hearing concerning the military equipment at issue. (c) The governing body shall consider a proposed military equipment use policy as an agenda item for an open session of a regular meeting and provide for public comment in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) or the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5), as applicable. (d) (1) The governing body shall only approve a military equipment use policy pursuant to this chapter if it determines all of the following:
(A) The military equipment is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety.
(B) The proposed military equipment use policy will safeguard the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties. (C) If purchasing the equipment, the equipment is reasonably cost effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety.
(D) Prior military equipment use complied with the military equipment use policy that was in effect at the time, or if prior uses did not comply with the accompanying military equipment use policy, corrective action has been taken to remedy nonconforming uses and ensure future compliance.
(2) In order to facilitate public participation, any proposed or final military equipment use policy shall be made publicly available on the internet website of the relevant law enforcement agency for as long as the military equipment is available for use. (e) (1) The governing body shall review any ordinance that it has adopted pursuant to this section approving the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment at least annually and, subject to paragraph (2), vote on whether to renew the ordinance at a regular meeting held pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) or the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5), as applicable.
(2) The governing body shall determine, based on the annual military equipment report submitted pursuant to Section 7072, whether each type of military equipment identified in that report has complied with the standards for approval set forth in subdivision (d). If the governing body determines that a type of military equipment identified in that annual military equipment report has not complied with the standards for approval set forth in subdivision (d), the governing body shall either disapprove a renewal of the authorization for that type of military equipment or require modifications to the military equipment use policy in a manner that will resolve the lack of compliance.
(f) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, if a city contracts with another entity for law enforcement services, the city shall have the authority to adopt a military equipment use policy based on local community needs. 7072. (a) A law enforcement agency that receives approval for a military equipment use policy pursuant to Section 7071 shall submit to the governing body an annual military equipment report for each type of military equipment approved by the governing body within one year of approval, and annually thereafter for as long as the military equipment is available for use.

The law enforcement agency shall also make each annual military equipment report required by this section publicly available on its internet website for as long as the military equipment is available for use. The annual military equipment report shall, at a minimum, include the following information for the immediately preceding calendar year for each type of military equipment:
(1) A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use. (2) A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning the military equipment. (3) The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the military equipment use policy, and any actions taken in response.

Attachment 4

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3/30/22, 2:35 PM Bill Text - AB-481 Law enforcement and state agencies: military equipment: funding, acquisition, and use. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB481 5/5 (4) The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report. (5) The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment. (6) If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.
(b) Within 30 days of submitting and publicly releasing an annual military equipment report pursuant to this section, the law enforcement agency shall hold at least one well-publicized and conveniently located community engagement meeting, at which the general public may discuss and ask questions regarding the annual military equipment report and the law enforcement agency’s funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment. 7073. (a) A state agency shall create a military equipment use policy prior to engaging in any of the following:
(1) Requesting military equipment made available pursuant to Section 2576a of Title 10 of the United States Code. (2) Seeking funds for military equipment, including, but not limited to, applying for a grant, soliciting or accepting private, local, state, or federal funds, in-kind donations, or other donations or transfers. (3) Acquiring military equipment either permanently or temporarily, including by borrowing or leasing. (4) Collaborating with a law enforcement agency or another state agency in the deployment or other use of military equipment within the territorial jurisdiction of the governing body. (5) Using any new or existing military equipment for a purpose, in a manner, or by a person not previously approved by the governing body pursuant to this chapter.
(6) Soliciting or responding to a proposal for, or entering into an agreement with, any other person or entity to seek funds for, or to apply to receive, acquire, use, or collaborate in the use of, military equipment. (7) Acquiring military equipment through any means not provided by this subdivision. (b) No later than May 1, 2022, a state agency seeking to continue the use of any military equipment that was acquired prior to January 1, 2022, shall create a military equipment use policy. (c) A state agency that is required to create a military equipment use policy pursuant to this section shall do both of the following within 180 days of completing the policy:
(1) Publish the military equipment use policy on the agency’s internet website. (2) Provide a copy of the military equipment use policy to the Governor or the Governor’s designee. 7074. The Legislature finds and declares that ensuring adequate oversight of the acquisition and use of military equipment is a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this chapter applies to all cities, including charter cities and shall supersede any inconsistent provisions in the charter of any city, county, or city and county. 7075. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a county or local municipality from implementing additional requirements and standards related to the purchase, use, and reporting of military equipment by local law enforcement agencies.

SEC. 3. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act, which adds Chapter 12.8 (commencing with Section 7070) to Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, furthers, within the meaning of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the purposes of that constitutional section as it relates to the right of public access to the meetings of local public bodies or the writings of local public officials and local agencies. Pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the Legislature makes the following findings:

Requiring local agencies to hold public meetings prior to the acquisition of military equipment further exposes that activity to public scrutiny and enhances public access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business.

SEC. 4. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district under this act would result from a legislative mandate that is within the scope of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution.

Attachment 4

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Reso No. ______(CM)
Meeting Date: 060926 SWZ ______ TV ______ WPD ______
1 RESOLUTION NO. (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE, RENEWAL OF THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE

POLICY AND CITY ORDINANCE AND APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL

MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORT
WHEREAS, effective January 1, 2022, Assembly Bill 481 (AB 481) (Government Code sections 7071 et. seq.) sets forth a process by which law enforcement agencies are to obtain approval and annual renewal from their governing bodies of a City ordinance and military equipment use policy; and
WHEREAS, the Watsonville Police Department currently has military equipment (of which term is defined in Government Code section 7070(c)) in its inventory; and WHEREAS, the Watsonville Police Department works closely with other local, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies within Santa Cruz County on police related matters, including safeguarding the public’s welfare and safety, working on regional task forces, conducting training exercises, and providing mutual aid and responding to emergencies; and
WHEREAS, in exigent circumstances, there is sometimes the need to deploy military equipment from or lend military equipment to outside entities to promote the safety and security of community members; and
WHEREAS, the continued collaboration with other law enforcement agencies in the deployment or other use of military equipment within the City is necessary to safeguard the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights and civil liberties and there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety, and WHEREAS, Watsonville Police Department - Policy 708 sets forth a military equipment use policy that is consistent with the Police Department’s current practices, has been posted on the Department’s website since April, 2022, complies with all the

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Reso No. ______(CM)
Meeting Date: 060926
2 requirements of AB 481, will ensure ongoing regulation and compliance with the law going forward and will provide a means of community engagement and transparency regarding use of military equipment by the Department; and
WHEREAS, a public notice has been provided and a well-publicized and conveniently located community engagement meeting held, in accordance with applicable law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to renew the City of Watsonville’s Ordinance 4-13 and the Watsonville Police Department’s Military Equipment Use Policy - Policy 708, and approve its annual Military Equipment Report in compliance with AB 481.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. This action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that adopting a Resolution adopting a military equipment use policy does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and because the action constitutes organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and if a “project,” is exempt under the “common sense” exception (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this action may have a significant effect on the environment.

2. That the City Council does hereby renews the City of Watsonville’s Ordinance 4-13 and the Watsonville Police Department’s Military Equipment Use Policy - Policy 708, and approves the Watsonville Police Department’s annual Military Equipment

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Reso No. ______(CM)
Meeting Date: 060926
3 Report in compliance with AB 481, in the form attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
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From: pamela sexton
To: City Council; cityclerk
Subject: Agenda item 9.k Please remove from consent agenda to address important questions.

Date: Monday, June 8, 2026 5:49:49 PM
Attachments: AB481 Report letter 6_8_26 (3).pdf
Dear Watsonville City Council Representatives,
I am writing about the June 9, 2026 City Council Meeting Agenda Item 9k: Watsonville Police Department’s 2025 AB481 Report. Unfortunately, I am unable to attend in person.

1. Please remove this agenda item from the consent agenda for the proper oversight discussion.

The 2021 passing into law of AB481 was a welcome and extremely positive step toward greater transparency, accountability and oversight related to the acquisition and holding of military-grade weapons in our community. Under this law, our City Council Representatives - YOU - are the oversight committee and it is thus your responsibility to ensure that any equipment a) is necessary, without a reasonable alternative to achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety; b) will safeguard the public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties; and c) is reasonably cost effective compared to comparable alternatives. Please do not rubber stamp pass this without the careful consideration it needs.

2. Insist on the removal of the Defense Technology Stinger CS Rubber Ball Grenade (Section 12 - Munitions containing tear gas or OC).

These grenades are indiscriminate. Amnesty International, Physicians for Human Rights and the UN Special Rappateur on Torture have all called for banning their use by law enforcement. At the May 11 Community Engagement meeting, Captain Fulgoni confirmed that WPD does not currently have these military-grade grenades and they do not plan to purchase them in the coming year. During the May 11 meeting, Captain Fulgoni informed us that, even if WPD currently has no stock for an item, it is included on the list so that the item could be purchased during the coming year if a decision was made to do so. This makes no sense, and would be like City Council giving a blank check to purchase particular items on the list. State law (AB 481) says: "The public has a right to know about any funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment by state or local government officials, as well as a right to participate in any government agency’s decision to fund, acquire, or use such equipment." This is also part of Watsonville PD's own policy (sec 708.4). It is public funds that pay for items on the list, and AB 481 requires specific information about fiscal impact and numbers to be purchased.

Grenades and Flashbangs can cause serious harm in the community, particularly when done in a neighborhood setting or in a public rally setting. Our community is small and all gatherings have been peaceful; there is evidence that these military-grade weapons make our community, particularly vulnerable people, less safe.

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Ask questions about drone acquisition and use, included under state law AB 481 Sec 7070(c)(1).
a.

WPD currently has contracts with Axon which has collaborated with ICE in other places. How can you guarantee that is not happening here?
b.

What is the data policy? How long can data be kept, and who can it be shared with? c.

What is the real cost? Most agencies take 2 (or even 3) officers to send up a drone, and at least one of them has to have a drone pilot certification. Every minute of drone time is at least two minutes of sworn officer time that isn't being used on anything else. Drones are an enormous yet invisible cost in personnel time, and personnel time is a huge part of the police budget, which is a huge part of the city budget. Watsonville community members deserve to know what services they are divesting from to invest into police drones.

4. Ensure that WPD continue to list military grade rifles in their inventory, as AB 481 requires.

Captain Fulgoni informed us at the community engagement meeting that this would be the last year they would include Department issued Colt LE6920 Carbine Rifles in the annual AB 481 report. We asked why and he said it takes a lot of time to document and report on and this particular item isn't required by the law. I have investigated this and believe this to be absolutely false. Assault weapons must be reported on under AB481. Santa Cruz City PD was not including them, but now does after being pushed by the community to follow the law.

On this issue of rifles: When were the PWS MK111 Mod2 rifles listed in the report approved? I don't see them mentioned in the previous year's report. AB 481 requires their acquisition to be approved via this annual process. If that didn’t happen, the City and WPD are out of compliance with state law.

5. Ask that the public be given at least a week to read the public report before the community engagement meeting, with notification shared directly with local newspaper and online journal outlets and other interested parties.

State law requires that each year, within 30 days of publicly releasing the AB481 report, WPD must hold a well publicized AB481 community meeting at which the community can ask questions. That meeting happened on May 11, 2026, but I found no evidence that this meeting was well publicized, shared with local papers, or accessible to Spanish speakers. The City of Watsonville has email lists for various topics where interested community members receive reminders of upcoming meetings or the issuance of reports. Please ask for the meeting to be published in local newspapers, both paper and online. I learned about the meeting because I called WPD, and the others in attendance learned about it from an alert I put out. The AB481 report was released only three days (during a holiday weekend) before the community engagement meeting. Please ask that there be at least a week

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given between the report release and the community engagement meeting.

I write with the common interest of preventing harm and building true safety. Limited public funds need to support healthy, sustainable, equitable programs that have been proven to meet the real needs of our community, NOT militarized policing.

Sincerely,
Pam Sexton
831-254-0451
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When we dream alone, it is only a dream, but when we dream together, it is the beginning of reality.

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Adelante Watsonville
TUESDAY JUNE 9TH | WATSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS AND UPDATES

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Project Overview
Adelante Watsonville is a project funded by CARB
$3,238,235 in CARB Funds with a
$7,663,000 in City's Match from other grants
City's Goals advanced by Adelante Watsonville:
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
• Increasing safety for walking, biking and driving
• Offer mobility options for low-income residents

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Advisory Group
• Ecology Action: Contract Management
• City of Watsonville: Infrastructure Projects
• Watsonville Wetlands Watch: Workforce
Development
• MíoCar: EV Car-Share
• Action Research: Community Feedback
• UC Davis: Data Collection & Analysis
Members
Earn a bike, EV promotion and bike
Education & Encouragement for youth
and adults:
• Bike Santa Cruz County
• Regeneración
• Monarch Services
• Growing Greatness
• Community Bridges

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Downtown Watsonville Safe Routes to School
• 1,130 feet of new Class II buffered bike lanes
• 98 refreshed or new visibility crosswalks
• 89 curb extensions
• 76 new or upgraded curb ramps
• 2 pedestrian refuge islands
• 10 school advance crossing signs
Bicycle & Pedestrian Infrastructure Projects
Repair and Maintenance of
the City’s 7-mile Slough Trail
Network free of car traffic
Freedom Boulevard
Sidewalk Gap Completion of
868 feet and funding for
an electric street sweeper to
clean the narrower bike
facilities of debris.

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míocar EV Carshare
Service
Pricing
• $4/ hour
• $35/ day
• $20 one-time
membership fee
Includes
• Insurance
• EV charge *Selected providers
• Roadside assistance
• 24/7 bilingüal call center
• 150 miles (Then $0.35 per extra mile)
City Hall lot
250 Main st
Airport
100 Aviation Way
Romo Park
349 Main st
Stations
Wats Up! Ride’n’Drive (October 2025)
Míocar stations in Watsonville

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• The Advisory Group pivoted away
from BCycle and moved to an Earn A
Bike Model after BCycle could not
participate
Updates
Earn A bike
• Qualified residents can apply through our community partners • Monarch Services
• Growing Greatness
• Community Bridges
• Regeneracion
• Ecology Action
Achievements/Outcomes
Group Ride on Beach St
Group Ride on Trail
Safety Demo w E-Bikes
To qualify, must be at least 18 years old and :
• Live, Work or go to School within
City limits
• Complete 3 in person workshops
• Meet income requirements

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Achievements/Outcomes
Watsonville
Wetlands Watch
• Once city trails are repaired and resurfaced, students will support erosion control and vegetation work along
the trails.

Here is what's coming up
Student Led Community Outreach
Workforce Development
• Tree Planting
• Trails & Habitat Restoration
• Outreach
• Community Events
o Monthly 4th Saturday Restoration Events
o California Coastal Cleanup Day- September 19th
o Pitch In County Wide Cleanup- May 9th, 2026
o World Wetlands Day- 1st Saturday in February 2027

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Questions/Discussion
Visit: letsmodo.org/watsonville

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1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
TO: CITY COUNCIL
WRITTEN BY: PRINCIPAL HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST FLOREZ
RECOMMENDED BY: DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MANNING
APPROVED BY: TAMARA VIDES, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: ASSEMBLY BILL 2561-PUBLIC HEARING ON CITY VACANCIES,

RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommend that the City Council hold a public hearing in accordance with California State Assembly Bill (AB) 2561 and accept and file the staffing/vacancy report.

BACKGROUND:

California State Assembly Bill (AB) 2561, approved on September 22, 2024, added §3502.3 to the Government Code. This law requires public agencies to present the status of their vacancies in a public hearing before their governing body at least once per fiscal year. The presentation must be made prior to the adoption of a final budget for the fiscal year.

DISCUSSION:

In compliance with the legal obligations under AB 2561, the City is required to hold a public hearing to present the status of filled/vacant positions within the agency by bargaining unit, and if the vacancy rate meets or exceeds 20% the total number of authorized full-time Union represented positions, the agency is required to make additional reporting requirements. Further, the Legislative Bill authorized the recognized bargaining unit to present at the public hearing at which the public agency reports on vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts for positions within that bargaining unit. The city has notified bargaining units of this hearing and their opportunity to make a presentation.

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2 Vacancies
In response to AB 2561, the City reviewed total staffing and vacancy rates using the FY 25/26 budget and staffing/vacancy rates from the 2025 calendar year. Total vacancies by bargaining group as of December 31, 2025, are listed in the chart below.

Bargaining Unit Number of Budgeted Position
in FY 25-26
Number of Vacancies in
Calendar Year 2025
Vacancy Rate
City Clerk 1 1 0%
City Council 7 7 0%
City Manager 1 1 0%
Confidential 11 0 0%
Executive 10 3 30%
IAFF L-1272 33 4 12.1%
Fire Management 4 0 0%
Management 57 3 5.3%
LiUNA MidManagement 78.75 6 7.6%
Operating Engineers
Local 3 (OE3) 116 7 6%
Police Management 5 0 0%
Police MidManagement 11 0 0%
Police Officers
Association (POA) 54 8 14.8%
SEIU 521 37.75 2 5.3%
Vacancies may occur for various reasons throughout the year, including internal promotions or transfer of a staff member, retirement, resignation, termination, or approval of a new position. When vacancies occur, the City’s Human Resources Department works with the affected department to fill the position(s) to maintain operations, ensure continued quality & efficient services to the community, and reduce the need for overtime.

Staff notes that there were vacancies among positions in the Executive, Fire, Management, LiUNA MidManagement, OE3, POA and SEIU bargaining groups as of December 31, 2025. None of them exceeded a twenty percent (20%) vacancy rate. There have been several recruitments since then. The chart below reflect the current vacany rates as of May 31, 2026.

Bargaining Unit Number of Budgeted Position
in FY 25-26
Number of Vacancies as of
May 31, 2026 Vacancy Rate
City Clerk 1 0 0%
City Council 7 0 0%
City Manager 1 0 0%
Confidential 11 0 0%
Executive 10 0 0%
IAFF L-1272 33 1 3%

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3 Fire Management 4 0 0%
Management 57 6 10.5%
LiUNA MidManagement 78.75 5 6.3%
Operating Engineers
Local 3 (OE3) 116 3 2.6%
Police Management 5 0 0%
Police MidManagement 11 0 0%
Police Officers
Association (POA) 54 11 20.4%
SEIU 521 37.75 2 5.3%
POA is the only group that has a twenty (20) percent vacany rate, but there are two lateral Police Officers scheduled to start on June 8, 2026. This will bring the POA vacancy down to nine with a vacancy rate of

16.7%.

Recruitment and Retention of Staff
The City employs various recruitment strategies, including posting vacancies on the City’s website and social media platforms as well as industry-specific job boards. Additionally, when we have critical staffing needs and few qualified candidates, we have offered signing bonuses. We have increased signing bonuses to lateral Police Officers and offered bonuses for the Principal Engineer position.

The City, in coordination with the Communications team, continues to run social media posts for the Police and Fire Departments. Community outreach has played a major role, with both departments actively participating in recruitment events. Most recently, the Fire Department opened recruitment to EMT’s looking to become firefighters/paramedics.

In general, the City can fill most positions with a healthy pool of candidates to select from, but public safety positions and upper-level management\high level professional positions are often more challenging to fill due to a smaller pool of qualified candidates.

The City also employs various strategies for retaining existing staff, including striving to maintain competitive compensation. When operationally feasible, it offers 4/10 and 9/80 alternative work schedules and the ability to telecommute one day per week to provide flexibility to employees. The City supports professional development and career growth for employees and encourages a work environment that is supportive, collaborative, and community-focused.

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION:

The action being considered does not constitute a “project” with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that is an administrative activity that will not result in a potentially significant impact to the environment.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

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4 This action aligns with Efficient and High-Performing Government by addressing vacancies and efforts to attract and retain a well-qualified, diverse, and professional workforce dedicated to public service.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

None
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

None
ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (IF ANY):

1. Bill Text – AB 2561

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City of Watsonville
AB 2561 Compliance
(Addressing Vacancy Rates and Workforce Initiatives)
June 9, 2026

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Overview of AB 2561
Effective January 1, 2025
AB 2561 requires public agencies to annually present vacancy rates, recruitment and retention before budget adoption.

Recognized employee organizations must be notified and given opportunity to participate if they choose
If the vacancy rate within a bargaining unit meets or exceeds 20%, additional obligation may apply.

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2025 Year End Vacancy Rate
By Bargaining Group
Bargaining Unit Number of Budgeted Position in FY 25-
26 Number of Vacancies in Calendar Year
2025 Vacancy Rate
City Clerk 1 1 0%
City Council 7 7 0%
City Manager 1 1 0%
Confidential 11 0 0%
Executive 10 3 30%
IAFF L-1272 33 4 12.1%
Fire Management 4 0 0%
Management 57 3 5.3%
LiUNA Mid-Management 78.75 6 7.6%
Operating Engineers Local
3 (OE3) 116 7 6%
Police Management 5 0 0%
Police Mid-Management 11 0 0%
Police Officers Association
(POA) 54 8 14.8%
SEIU 521 37.75 2 5.3%
Total 426.5 33 7.7%

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Current Vacancy Rate
By Bargaining Group
Bargaining Unit Number of Budgeted Position in FY
25-26
Number of Vacancies in Calendar
Year 2025 Vacancy Rate
Number of Vacancies as of
May 31, 2026
Vacancy Rate
City Clerk 1 1 0% 0 0%
City Council 7 7 0% 0 0%
City Manager 1 1 0% 0 0%
Confidential 11 0 0% 0 0%
Executive 10 3 30% 0 0%
IAFF L-1272 33 4 12.1% 1 3%
Fire Management 4 0 0% 0 0%
Management 57 3 5.3% 6 10.5%
LiUNA Mid-Management 78.75 6 7.6% 5 6.3%
Operating Engineers
Local 3 (OE3) 116 7 6% 3 2.6%
Police Management 5 0 0% 0 0%
Police Mid-Management 11 0 0% 0 0%
Police Officers
Association (POA) 54 8 14.8% 11 20.4%
SEIU 521 37.75 2 5.3% 2 5.3%
Total 426.5 33 7.7% 28 6.6%

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Recruitment and Retention Efforts
Targeted
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Strategies
Hiring
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Career
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Alternative
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Schedules
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Conclusion and Next Steps
The City of Watsonville remains
committed to addressing vacancy
challenges transparently and
proactively.

Recruitment and retention
strategies are aligned with the
City’s Strategic Goal to attract and
retain a talented workforce.

Vacancy data and workforce
planning efforts will continue to be
monitored, reported, and refined
annually in compliance with
AB 2561.

We look forward to ongoing
collaboration with City leadership,
departments, and employee
organizations to build a strong and
sustainable workforce.

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Recommendation
It is recommended that the City
Council accept the vacancy report
Questions?

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1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
TO: CITY COUNCIL
RECOMMENDED BY: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR DURAN
APPROVED BY: TAMARA VIDES, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: RECOMMENDED BUDGET PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET LINK:
https://www.watsonville.gov/426/Budgets#docaccess-6aef42dc284c290fb86638d70aa623ec RECOMMENDATION:

Staff will present the proposed Budget Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for your consideration and direction.

We are also recommending updates to select fees and reintroduction of certain fees that were omitted from the fee schedule previously presented to City Council.

It is recommended that the City Council and Successor Agency and Successor Housing Agency Boards of the City of Watsonville review the proposed FY 2026-2027 Budget Plan.

DISCUSSION:

Budget appropriations for fiscal year 2026-27 are $312,902,191, including $137,531,596 dedicated toward capital improvement projects. This budget represents a continuation of investment made by the Council last year in providing high-quality services, while reflecting comprehensive budget strategies including revenue enhancement, careful spending reductions, government efficiencies, and management of liabilities and reserves. The City is in its second year of a 2-year budget plan. This report was prepared to provide new and updated information and to allow for an expedited budget review and adoption process, including the February mid-year review. It includes 419.50 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions across 12 departments that provide a range of public safety, infrastructure, and support services.

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2 The City was awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation award for our FY 25/26 and FY 26/27 biennial budget. This recognition reflects our commitment to transparency and long-term planning.

The budget aligns with the City Council’s strategic priorities and goals while continuing to support the well-being of our community through a wide array of essential services and programs. The budget reflects a commitment to maintaining core services, promoting long-term financial stability, investing in infrastructure, and enhancing residents' quality of life. This is a balanced budget that maintains Councilapproved reserves.

Table 1: Fiscal Year FY 2026-27 Budget Summary
City Charter. Under the Charter of the City of Watsonville, sections 1103-1105 instruct that the City Manager must prepare and present a proposed budget for the ensuing fiscal year at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the next fiscal year. The Charter requires the budget to include:
a) An itemized statement of estimated income and revenues from all sources for the year that the budget is to cover.
b) An itemized statement of the proposed expenditure is recommended by the City Manager for each office, department, or agency for the year that the budget is to cover. c) The probable amount required to be levied and raised by property taxation; and d) Other information the City Manager may deem essential, or as the Council may require.

The Charter requires that “the Council shall proceed to consider the proposed budget and may increase, decrease, or omit any item or insert new items therein.” It further requires that a public hearing be held, grants Council the authority to make any final modifications, and then requires that, prior to the beginning of the ensuing fiscal year, “the Council shall adopt the budget with revisions, if any.” General Fund
The proposed General Fund Budget for the next fiscal year totals $116,015,447, which includes $51,223,531 dedicated to capital improvements. The capital investment next year includes grant and bond funds totaling $30,211,987. We have reviewed the previously budgeted revenues and General
Fund Total
Special
Total Debt Total
Enterprise
Total
Internal
Total
Private
Trust Total
Total All
Funds
Projected Resources 2026-27
Revenues 92,705,988 21,479,957 - 115,733,461 25,827,624 383,050 256,130,080 Transfers In 4,896,513 93,195 1,588,522 1,011,401 - - 7,589,631 Total Gross Resources 97,602,501 21,573,152 1,588,522 116,744,862 25,827,624 383,050 263,719,711 Projected Expenditures
Operations 63,210,147 14,467,147 - 61,963,434 26,131,524 420,190 166,192,442 Capital 51,223,531 17,046,012 - 67,934,051 1,328,002 - 137,531,596 Transfers Out 1,581,799 4,843,790 - 1,164,042 - - 7,589,631 Debt Service - - 1,588,522 - - - 1,588,522
Total Gross Uses 116,015,477 36,356,949 1,588,522 131,061,527 27,459,526 420,190 312,902,191

FUND ANALYSIS SUMMARY

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3 expenditures presented in our biannual budget for FY 25/26 through FY 26/27. In FY 26/27, despite increases in revenue, our operational expenditure exceeded revenue growth. The city experienced increased revenues exceeding the originally budgeted biannual amount by approximately $3.8MM.

Ongoing operational costs rose by $3.9MM. We balanced the budget by increasing revenues and controlling costs. We are proposing a balanced budget for your consideration.

We are experiencing operational expenditures that are exceeding our initial budget projections. The increased costs are in several areas, specifically salaries, insurance costs, PERS Unfunded Liability, legal, and other contract services.

The rise in salaries also increased the costs of insurance and retirement. Unfunded liability estimates are provided by CalPERS and are used in the budget preparation. In July 2025, those were provided assuming a CalPERS investment return rate of 6.8%. However, the revised amount now payable for the upcoming fiscal year is based on the investment rate of return of 9.3%. This worked in our favor and resulted in a lower payment than expected next fiscal year, with an increase of $0.5MM, or 6.8% from last fiscal year. The annual payment on the Unfunded Actuarial Liability (UAL) is the amortized dollar amount needed to fund past service credit earned (or accrued) for members who are currently receiving benefits, active members, and for members entitled to deferred benefits, as of the valuation date. Unfunded PERS liability costs are expected to remain high through 2032. At which point, there should be some relief, as the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) formula provides some relief in costs. We also saw higher costs in contract services, which include the Animal Shelter and 911 Joint Powers Authority (JPA), increased costs, as well as the addition of the Regional Interoperable NextGeneration (RING) Radio System Initiative, for public safety. The total City’s share, including capital, operations and maintenance is about $5.6MM, or roughly 9% of the total cost. In this current fiscal year, the new cost was $83k, however it is expected to range within $334k to $543k in the next five fiscal years. This added cost will create additional budget pressure.

Revenues:

The following chart illustrates the composition of revenues in the general fund for FY 2026-27.

Chart 1: General Fund Revenues by Type for Fiscal Year 2026-27

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4 Sales Tax – The category of Sales Tax represents 34% of General Fund revenues, which is now the largest revenue source following voter approval of Measure R. Additionally, the City is also supported by sales tax in various special funds including the Library, the Measure Y Public Safety Sales Tax, and Measure D Transportation. Similar assumptions discussed in this report also affect each of these funds.

Over the past few years, sales tax has experienced robust growth. In this upcoming fiscal year, car sales are expected to be the primary driver of growth in this revenue source. We are expecting an increase of 7 percent over the collections of fiscal year 25/26. The table below shows the City’s share of the County’s 9.75% sales tax:

Table 2: Breakdown of County of Santa Cruz sales tax.

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5 Property Tax- We are budgeting base property tax to be 3.8% higher than the estimated collections for FY 2026-27 resulting in a total of $16,626,472. Property taxes are collected based on County Assessor rolls that were formally closed in January of 2026. Although Prop 13 limits annual assessed value growth on existing properties, local property tax revenues are projected to grow by 4.5% because of property sales and reassessments.

Hotel Tax – Hotel tax represents a relatively smaller proportion of the City’s overall revenue mix. Hotel Tax is projected to remain flat in the next fiscal year 2026-27.

Utility User Tax- Utility User Tax represents about 10% of General Fund revenues. This tax stream tends to be more stable as it is a tax on telecommunication services, electricity, gas, and water. This revenue has been basically flat in the current year, and we are expecting growth of 8% in the next budget year.

Community Development Department Revenues – The Community Development Department recently completed a fee study, and we are monitoring revenues the first half of the fiscal year. We are optimistic that this may lead to higher revenue projections. We will be reporting back our review of fees at the mid-year budget review. Additionally, the department is currently experiencing a high workload due to two major projects: the General Plan update and the Housing Element. The general plan update revises the community’s long-term development vision, while the housing element specifically addresses housing needs and policies.

Parks and Community Services Revenues – Revenues for the Parks and Community Services Department are projected to remain relatively flat. Ramsay Park, including the renovated Family/Nature Center, is scheduled to reopen towards the end of 2026. It is anticipated that the sports fields and the Center will begin to generate new revenue in 2027 through programs and rentals; the extent of this is difficult to predict. Most programs that were located at Ramsay prior to construction were relocated and may see a bump in participation as they return to the newly renovated park. The new synthetic turf field and lights on the natural turf field will bring additional rental opportunities beginning in spring 2027. Some of this

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6 new revenue may be offset by the loss of rental revenue from joint-use school sites as PVUSD begins managing them in-house in July 2026. The rental space at the Family Center will also be 50% smaller as the new Nature Center is constructed within the facility, making it difficult to predict how popular it will be as a rental venue.

Other smaller General Fund revenues have remained relatively stable, and we currently do not anticipate significant fluctuations. We will continue to monitor trends throughout the fiscal year, but current budget projections remain consistent with expectations. This includes items like business licenses and parking permits, franchise fees, lease revenues, and interest. Each item was analyzed separately.

Table 3 below summarizes all the revenue categorized by type described above.

Table 3: General Fund Revenue Summary
Expenditures
The city is facing a situation where expenditures are projected to grow faster than revenues. In prior years Watsonville was already dealing with structural shortfalls in its budget. This was primarily driven by increasing costs of unfunded actuarial liabilities (UAL) related to retirement costs. Unfunded actuarial liabilities refer to the difference between the projected obligations of the pension plan and the assets set aside to fund those obligations. Though this is still a major driver for the increased costs, salaries and insurance costs have also seen steep increases. We received a 10% increase in Worker’s Compensation, Liability and Health Insurance. The City has demonstrated prudent fiscal planning, and we have remained focused on maintaining reserves and anticipating future needs.

Salaries– Salaries and benefits make up 75% percent of General Fund operating expenditures, and therefore our budget is largely driven by personnel costs. As a result, salaries and benefits have a Department FY 2027 Budget FY 2026 Bugdet Difference
Property Tax 16,626,472 15,661,030 965,442
Sales Tax-General 22,217,791 20,705,313 1,512,478
Hotel Room Tax 1,610,000 1,610,000 -
Utility User Tax 5,100,000 4,532,000 568,000
Transfers In 4,624,507 4,487,890 136,617
Other Taxes 1,527,000 1,523,000 4,000
Total Taxes and Transfers 51,705,770 48,519,233 3,186,537 CDD 1,885,400 1,706,400 179,000
Police 1,698,117 1,707,297 (9,180)
Fire 509,592 509,592 -
PW 337,000 362,000 (25,000)
PCS 874,163 875,163 (1,000)
Other 8,476,899 8,048,449 428,450
Total General Fund Revenue 65,486,941 61,728,134 3,758,807

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7 significant impact on the overall budget. The proposed budget reflects contractual salary increases for all our bargaining units; rising CalPERS contribution rate increases and continued growth in healthcare costs.

Unfunded Actuarial Liability (UAL) – The City’s UAL costs pose an ongoing challenge. In the upcoming FY 2026-27 UAL costs will represent 13% of the general fund operating budget. The total of $7.823 MM represents a $497k increase from the prior year. Pension costs remain a significant long-term budget pressure. Costs are projected to increase every fiscal year until about 2032. At which point, there will be some relief because of a new retirement formula the City implemented in FY 2013, known as PEPRA.

The fact that the UAL costs are expected to represent 13% of the general fund operating budget suggests a significant portion of the city’s financial resources will be allocated to addressing the liability.

We have a CalPERS smoothing reserve of $1 MM fully funded in our fund balance reserves to help mitigate the impact of the future UAL costs on the city’s budget.

Other Benefits – Other benefits such as normal retirement costs, social security, and Medicare are expected to rise. Over the last 2 fiscal years we have generally had healthcare premium increases of over 10% annually. The premiums have increased due to higher prescription costs, labor shortages in healthcare and inflation impacting the overall health system.

Other non-position costs – Other citywide non-position impacts on the General Fund are mainly for rate increases JPA contract with the county for 911 and Animal Shelter services. The City is also planning on joining the Regional Interoperable Next-Generation (RING) Radio System Initiative, which is a countywide partnership among the County of Santa Cruz, the four incorporated cities (Santa Cruz, Capitola, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville), and University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC). The goal is to replace an aging and fragmented public-safety radio network that serves law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, public works, and field operations throughout the region. The total City’s share, including capital, operations and maintenance, is about $5.6 MM, or roughly 9% of the total cost. The annual payment ranges from $82,873 to $543,264 annually.

Select Department Changes
All departments are impacted by the citywide impacts described above. Table 4 shows the proposed General Fund operating budget by department.

Table 4: General Fund Operating Budget by Department
Below is the graph that shows the breakdown of the General Fund expenditures:

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8 Chart 2: General Fund Expenditures by Department for Fiscal Year 2026-27 Chart 3: General Fund Operational Expenditures by Type
Expenditures FY 2027 Budget FY 2026 Bugdet Difference
City Council 230,062 222,385 7,677
City Manager 2,225,413 1,849,053 376,360
City Clerk 1,619,333 1,548,630 70,703
Community Development 3,123,658 2,821,973 301,685
Finance 2,202,049 2,003,388 198,661
Human Resources 1,207,808 1,099,108 108,700
Social Services 235,000 235,000 -
Parks & Community Services 9,386,896 9,294,136 92,760
Fire 9,836,679 9,434,479 402,200
Library 981,820 887,789 94,031
Non-Department 2,776,004 2,717,042 58,962
Police 26,766,445 24,974,867 1,791,578
Public Works 2,474,860 2,228,431 246,429
Total Expenditures 63,066,027 59,316,281 3,749,746

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9 Approximately 75 percent of the City of Watsonville’s operating revenues are allocated to personnel costs across all departments. We provide essential public services through our workforce, the largest share supports Public Safety services, followed by Parks & Community Services and lastly the City’s Internal Support Departments. However, it also means that the budget is highly sensitive to increases in labor-related costs and benefits.

Community Development Department – As mentioned in the revenue section above, the Community Development Department is actively engaged in two major projects: the City’s new General Plan update and Housing Element. Despite their workload, there has been no decrease in demand for their services throughout this past year.

Parks and Community Services Department- The Parks and Community Services Department brings exceptional value, particularly through its low-cost services for our residents, especially children and seniors. The department has partnered with the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and is collaborating on ways to leverage resources to better serve our community.

Other General Fund Operational Changes- As discussed, most of the increases in the table above reflect increased costs of doing business and increases in salary and benefits for existing employees. There are 12 departments in the city, 10 of which are supported by general revenues, such as taxes, charges for service, departmental revenues and grants.

Five Year Outlook
Our five-year projection assumption assumes that there will be no new programmatic changes. It provides a snapshot of the projected costs if we were to maintain our current operations and not introduce new programming. To that end it takes our annual budget produced and described above and adds some assumed inflationary factors to both the revenues and expenses. This of course will be

SALARIES &

BENEFITS &
CalPERSUAL
75%
TRANSFERS …

OPERATING

EXPENSES
23%

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10 refined and updated each year as information becomes available, economic conditions change, new priorities arise, and decisions are made to keep the City’s budget in balance. Table 7 reflects the General Fund’s five-year outlook with major assumptions described below.

Table 6: General Fund Five-Year Outlook
Property Tax: Based on historical averages we are projecting a 3% increase in each of the out years.

Sales Tax: FY 2026-27 sales tax is expected to have a 3% increase over the last fiscal year. In the following years past the current proposed budget, we have received estimates from our sales consultants as to our percentage growth increases assuming some normal growth.

Other Non-Department and Departmental Revenues: Are projected to grow between 1% and 2% for each of the out years, assuming some normal amount of inflation.

Salaries: In the last three years we assume salaries have grown very gradually, at 3%.

Retirement Costs: The normal cost portion of our retirement is anticipated to grow at the same rate as our salaries. Our portion of the unfunded liability is based on the most recent actuarial reports from CalPERS. The actuarial report shows our annual liability increasing in the budget year included.

Health Benefits – While Watsonville has seen little to no increases in our health insurance costs in recent years, we knew it was an anomaly in industry and among our peer cities. The City of Watsonville has recently been informed that after several years of minimal or no increases in healthcare costs, there will be a significant rise of approximately 10% in the upcoming calendar year. We have planned such an increase in the next fiscal year as the increase is effective at the beginning of the calendar year.

Utilities – We assume the newly adopted rate increase schedule for the Public Utilities of 5% for Water, 16% for Wastewater, and 2% for Solid Waste.

Other Non-Personnel Costs – We assume these costs will increase by 3%, an assumed proxy for CPI.

Capital Plan- In our 5-year capital plan, we are budgeting capital just over $20 MM in General Fund and Measure R in FY 2026-27. The City has quite a bit of unfunded capital needs, including building and 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31
CIP 13,987,558 1,502,380 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
CIP MEASURE R 6,006,186 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE 65,486,941 66,766,823 68,073,574 69,372,238 70,754,998 TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE 83,059,771 69,431,900 72,180,185 74,920,048 77,638,521 EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER/UNDER EXPENDITURES (17,572,830) (2,665,078) (4,106,611) (5,547,810) (6,883,523)

GENERAL FUND FIVE YEAR PLAN
FISCAL YEARS END JUNE 30, 2027 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2031

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11 facilities repairs and street repairs. We continue to look for outside funding sources to meet those needs. However, budgeting a realistic amount of capital to maintain our facilities is imperative to preventing projects from becoming larger and more expensive replacement projects.

Select Special Revenue Funds
Table 7: Select Special Revenue Funds
Library Fund
The Library fund is supported through a county levied special sales and use tax and general fund. It is anticipating modest revenue growth, however, increases in personnel related expenses continue to outpace those revenues. At the same time, the library is preparing to open its new rooftop café, which will provide a valuable space for library patrons.

Measure Q
This measure is a new parcel tax that provides dedicated funding to support (this is an excerpt from the measures permitted uses);
 Establishment, repair, construction, or maintenance of safe and clean parks.  Establishment, repair, construction, or maintenance of river parkways and other trails, restrooms, picnic areas, and public recreation facilities.  Park cleanliness, beautification, and litter removal.

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12  Equitable access to nature through increased mobility and public transportation services to local parks.
 After school and recreation programs, including sports and aquatic facilities, senior citizens programs, and high-quality environmental education and cultural programs.  Visitor services for parks and open space preserves to protect natural resources, enhance visitor safety and enjoyment, and support volunteerism and environmental education However, we are currently facing uncertainty with Measure Q Funds. An initiative recently circulated by the Howard Javis Taxpayers Association and called “Save Prop 13” which appears to have received enough signatures to be placed on the November 2026 ballot. The signatures are still being verified. The initiative will have the name California Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Special Taxes and Charter City Real Estate Transfer Tax Prohibition Initiative (25-0006A1) on the ballot.

In 2017, the California Supreme Court ruled in CALIFORNIA CANNABIS COALITION V. CITY OF UPLAND that citizen-initiated tax measures only need 50% vote +1 to pass, not the two-thirds threshold usually required for special taxes. Since then, several property-based taxes have passed with less than 2/3 because they were citizen-initiated. The initiative expected to be on the November 2026 ballot would invalidate those taxes as of December 31, 2028.

If successful, the ballot measure would require the governing body to approve new taxes by two-thirds vote. Measure Q would be repealed and would need to be re-voted on and this time instead of needing a majority of the voters, would require 2/3 of votes or 66%. We believe that the voters would reapprove a new tax measure. The threat of losing this revenue kept us from preparing an expenditure plan for this new revenue stream. It is projected that the City will receive $457k in the budget year. If this revenue measure is not repealed, we will return with a proposed expenditure plan at midyear.

Gas Tax and SB1
The Gas Tax is expected to be relatively flat in this budget. These funds pay for roadway projects and include some staff and material costs for regular maintenance of the streets. The Public Works department has been very successful in recent years in receiving grants for transportation projects in addition to these special revenue funds.

Measure Y
In March 2020, Watsonville voters overwhelmingly voted to pass Measure Y and renew the existing half cent public safety sales and use tax. Measure Y revenues are projected to remain stable and continue supporting voter approved community priorities. The proposed budget focuses on maintaining core funding and maintaining core services. This tax allows Fire, Police and Parks departments to increase their expenditures on their respective operating budgets. The Fire and Police Department can fund positions, other operating expenditures, and capital with these funds. The Parks department can fund repairs, staffing and other operating costs with their allocation. Fire and Police are also proposing to use their accumulated balances to purchase specialized equipment for their departments and invest in some building maintenance and repairs.

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13 Select Enterprise Funds
Table 8: Select Enterprise Funds
The Utility Enterprises Funds of Wastewater, Water, and Solid Waste continue to take a comprehensive approach to long term financial and infrastructure planning through the development of a five-year capital improvement plan that aligns with the recently adopted rate study. These planning efforts helps ensure that future utility revenues are strategically invested into maintaining reliable services, addressing aging infrastructure and meeting regulatory requirements. Key projects over the next five years include critical water, wastewater and system reliability upgrades. Replacing the Cogen, Headworks, the Main Switchgear and Energy Recovery Electrical System Improvement, and Chromium 6 and are largest cost drivers for these increases in spending for the Enterprise Funds.

The Airport Fund is supported through three revenue streams, leasing properties to aeronautical and non-aeronautical commercial businesses, leasing of aviation storage units, and aviation fuel sales. The department is expecting revenues to improve in the budget cycle. The Airport budget continues to prioritize the safe and reliable operation of airport facilities while balancing ongoing maintenance, operational cost and long-term capital needs.

Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan
The Five-Year Capital Plan helps the City prioritize its funding and planning for longer term structural needs. This year, all departments submitted a comprehensive list of all capital needs and projects.

Departments were encouraged to submit all their known capital needs knowing that the City may not be able to fund all projects. The list will inform the City of its capital needs. Several departments have recently been through Master Planning processes which formed their requests.

The prioritization and decision process differed depending on funding source. For the General Fund, this year’s guiding principles were:
1) To fund projects that align with City Council’s strategic priorities as much as possible to create efficiencies by collaborating across the City.
2) To match or sync up with grant or other funding activities occurring at the same time; and 3) Projects required by changes in law or operational necessity.

Projected Resources 2026-27

WASTE WATER WATER AIRPORT SOLID WASTE LANDFILL

CLOSURE

FIBER OPTIC
FUND
Enterprise
Total
Revenues 56,699,149 33,192,453 4,863,663 20,831,346 - 146,850 115,733,461 Transfer In - - - - 1,011,401 - 1,011,401
Total Gross Resources 56,699,149 33,192,453 4,863,663 20,831,346 1,011,401 146,850 116,744,862 Operations 19,900,403 19,352,976 4,597,396 17,835,415 200,000 77,244 61,963,434 Capital 40,586,884 21,121,201 677,035 4,637,530 911,401 - 67,934,051 Transfer Out 103,785 18,354 5,056 1,036,847 1,164,042
Debt Service -
Grand Total 60,591,072 40,492,531 5,279,487 23,509,792 1,111,401 77,244 131,061,527

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14 4) Maximize the use of fund balance from other available funds to preserve General Fund for projects with no other funding options.

General Fund
Based on the above criteria, the General Fund new funding is $11.5MM in FY 2026-27, this number includes a public safety fire engine, police cars, fence and street repair work. The total General fund’s capital expenditure is about $51.2MM, this includes grant funds and bonds in the amount of $30.2MM.

Most of the carryforwards budget is for Parks projects this year, particularly Ramsay Park which is slated to open in October 2026 and has been under construction since 2024. The project will include a full-sized turf soccer field, proposed trail, picnic areas, and an all-inclusive playground amongst many other improvements.

Most capital projects are not General Fund and will be managed by the Public Works and Utilities Department. Both the Wastewater and Water enterprises have previously completed comprehensive master plans last year which informed their proposals.

Wastewater Fund
Next year, the largest capital investment will be in the Wastewater Treatment Facility Plant (WWTF), where the budgeted projects focus on replacing critical aging infrastructure. Replacing our Headworks and Influent Pump Station, estimated at a total cost of $37MM will begin, however there is only $2MM budgeted for the next year. We have secured a low interest loan aimed to spread the costs over time.

The WWTF receives all sewage collected throughout the City and three surrounding sewer Districts within the service area. Headworks provides initial pumping, screening, and treatment of raw sewage and is a critical component of the treatment process. The WWTF's existing headworks structure suffers from severe concrete corrosion that is beyond the point of repair. The existing influent pump station has similar concrete corrosion, and the electrical equipment that provides power to these processes is over 35 years old and at the end of its useful life. This project will replace the existing Headworks station process.

We will also begin work on replacing cogeneration equipment. The WWTF cogeneration engine has reached end of useful life requiring replacement with a new energy recovery technology to convert digester gas into electricity. The energy savings can be leveraged to address additional critical facility improvements including dewatering, digester mixing, and aeration improvements. This project is estimated at $20MM. Finance is working on issuing a low-cost loan to the project, allowing the City to spread the costs over time and reduce the immediate financial impact.

The main electrical switchgear and backup generation system that provides power and emergency backup power to all equipment in the wastewater treatment plant is reaching the end of its service life. The estimated budget for this project is $6MM. This critical equipment was identified in the WWTF Hazard Assessment as vulnerable to flood and seismic hazards. This project will replace this critical equipment and mitigate against future flood or seismic hazards so the WWTF will continue to provide safe and effective wastewater treatment for the communities it serves.

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15 Water Fund
Among the top projects is the launch of the Chromium 6 treatment plant, marking an important step toward improving water quality. The State is in the process of updating the regulation limits for Chromium-6. Depending on the final regulation limit issued by the State, several of the City's existing well sites may require additional treatment to meet these new regulatory limits. This project will provide Chromium-6 treatment technology at wells 2,3,7,14,17 &18 to ensure long-term regulatory compliance.

Also proposed are projects such as repairs and improvements to reservoirs, water meter main replacements and various other projects.

Solid Waste
The Solid Waste capital program this next fiscal year is largely driven by the costs purchasing of new collection vehicles, these trucks experience extremely heavy wear and tear from daily operations. A total of $1.9MM is budgeted for this purpose.

Transportation
One of our top capital projects continuing next fiscal year is a pedestrian safety project focused on improving conditions and enhancing safety for those traveling on foot. The City was awarded an Active Transportation Program grant and is budgeting the amount of $10.5 MM for the widening of the bridge at Pajaro Valley High School, which currently serves 1,500 students, many of whom walk to school. The benefit of the bridge widening will be to create a safe space for pedestrians and bicycles that is separated from vehicle traffic by a concrete barrier. Additional pedestrian safety work will be done at various school intersections, which includes upgrading curb ramps and adding high visibility crosswalks.

Green Valley Rd. (between Melwood Way and Pennsylvania Drive) striping will be upgraded to add buffered bike lanes. The schools include Pajaro Valley High, Freedom Elementary, Rolling Hills, Starlight Elementary, Hyde Elementary, Cesar Chavez and Landmark School.

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16 Table 9: Capital Improvement Program by Funding Source Fees
We are also proposing revisions to certain fees, including reinstatement of fees that were not included in the previous fee schedule presented to the Council. The proposed fees are as follows:
a. Police Department:
a. Class B: Medium rig tows for vehicles under 6,000 pounds to 20,000 gross vehicle weight – Proposed: $400
b. Class C: Big rig tows for vehicles 20,000 pounds or larger gross vehicle weight – Proposed:
$510
b. Finance Department:

FUND NAME FY 2026/2027 Carryforwards Fund Total
GENERAL FUND 5,181,297.00 8,806,261.00 13,987,558.00
MEASURE R 1,575,000.00 4,431,186.00 6,006,186.00
CIVIC CENTER 75,000.00 942,800.00 1,017,800.00
GRANTS 4,689,407.00 25,522,580.00 30,211,987.00
TOTAL GENERAL FUND 11,520,704.00 39,702,827.00 51,223,531.00

SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
CDBG 488,000.00 200,000.00 688,000.00
GAS TAX 420,000.00 882,483.00 1,302,483.00
SB1 1,950,000.00 3,049,642.00 4,999,642.00
MEASURE Y 357,614.00 603,605.00 961,219.00
MEASURE D 1,740,800.00 4,169,290.00 5,910,090.00
MEASURE Q 904,312.00 - 904,312.00
EAST HIGHWAY - 34,134.00 34,134.00
PARKS DEVELOPMENT - 8,714.00 8,714.00
STORM DRAIN - 470,000.00 470,000.00
PARK LAND IMPACT - 24,120.00 24,120.00
CITY-WIDE TRAFFIC 970,468.00 970,468.00
PUBLIC FACILITIES 200,000.00 - 200,000.00
LLMAD BAY BREEZE 235,000.00 235,000.00
MANABE OW IMPACT FEE 190,000.00 190,000.00
CARBON FUND 116,000.00 116,000.00
PUBLIC ART - 31,830.00 31,830.00
TOTAL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 6,411,726.00 10,634,286.00 17,046,012.00

ENTERPRISE FUNDS -
AIRPORT 103,000.00 574,035.00 677,035.00
WASTEWATER 28,620,000.00 11,966,884.00 40,586,884.00
WATER 9,530,681.00 11,590,520.00 21,121,201.00
SOLID WASTE 3,702,090.00 935,440.00 4,637,530.00
LANDFILL CLOSURE 450,000.00 461,401.00 911,401.00
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 340,000.00 988,002.00 1,328,002.00 TOTAL ENTERPRISE FUNDS 42,745,771.00 26,516,282.00 69,262,053.00 TOTAL CIP 60,678,201.00 76,853,395.00 137,531,596.00

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17 a. Garage/Yard Sale Permit - Proposed: $36
c. Airport:
a. Rename Commercial Operator Permit Fee (per event) to Aeronautical Commercial Operator Permit Fee (per event) – Current $154. Proposed: No Change b. Rename Commercial Aeronautical Activities Permit Fee (per event) to Non-Aeronautical Commercial Operator Fee (per event) - Current: $150. Proposed $200 c. Rename Commercial Aeronautical Activity Permit (annual) to Commercial Aeronautical Activity Permit (SASO annual) – Current: $200. Proposed: No Change d. Add Airfield Access Credentials – C. Key Fob, Initial Issuance – Proposed: $50 e. Airfield Access Maintenance Fee (annual) – Current $50. Proposed: $109 d. Community Development Department (Building/Planning/Engineering) a. Technology Surcharge 5% applied to Building/Planning/PW Engineering fees b. General Plan Update Surcharge – 13% applied to Building/Planning/PW Engineering fees In Closing
The FY 2026/2027 Budget reflects a disciplined approach to our current fiscal reality. By prioritizing sustainable financial frameworks, we ensure that our structural obligations do not displace the highquality city services that define our community’s character. This budget bridges fiscal challenges by realizing efficiencies and streamlining administration to ensure the highest value for every taxpayer dollar. Ultimately, we remain committed to preserving critical public services and customer-facing services while also incrementally advancing Council priorities.

Budget Legislation
Each year the passage of the Budget requires the passage of a few legislative items. The list will be provided at the June 23, 2026, meeting.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

The current balance budget meets Strategic Plan goal of fiscal health by presenting a balanced budget, preserving the General Fund Reserve, and looking ahead to ensure the long-term financial health of the City.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Appropriate Fiscal Year 2026-27 spending of $312,902,191 across all of our funding sources.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

The City Council may direct staff to present different alternatives for the budget or make changes to the current recommendation.

ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (IF ANY):

None.

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1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
TO: CITY COUNCIL
WRITTEN BY: ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR FONTES RECOMMENDED BY: PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES DIRECTOR GREEN APPROVED BY: TAMARA VIDES, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF PROJECT LISTS FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FUNDED BY MEASURE D AND SB 1 FOR FY26/27
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt resolutions approving project lists for transportation projects to be funded by:

1. Measure D in FY26/27 through FY30/31

2. Senate Bill 1 (SB1) in FY26/27
BACKGROUND:

The City’s proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for FY26/27 includes transportation projects funded from various sources. Two sources are the Measure D and SB 1 programs. Each requires that the city develop and approve an annual project list and expenditure plan. The projects included in these plans are part of the larger CIP which Council will be approving during the current budget process.

DISCUSSION:

MEASURE D
In 2016, Santa Cruz County voters approved Measure D, a one-half-cent sales tax that funds transportation projects for 30 years. The Measure allocates a portion of the funding to individual agencies, with the city’s projected share for FY26/27 totaling $1,251,000. The City will spend these funds, along with funds that have carried over from previous years. Requirements for the funding include the development of a fivePage 412 of 431 2 year expenditure plan, which is presented at a public hearing and approved by the City Council. The Plan is entitled “Measure D: 5-Year Program of Projects (FY26/27-30/31)” and is included with the resolution.

The Plan and Council Resolution of approval are to be submitted to the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission by December 30th of each year. Attached to this staff report is a map showing the projects receiving Measure D and SB 1 funding in FY26/27.

In FY26/27, the Plan proposes allocating Measure D to partially or completely fund the following projects:
 Improve bicycle and pedestrian safety through annual funding for activities and improvements that involve citywide bicycle facilities, maintenance and improvement of trails, and supporting pedestrian & traffic safety
 Citywide road restriping projects
 Provide Pavement Program Management services for Pavement Repair Projects  Construct Pavement Repair Projects
 Prepare Active Transportation Plan
 Demonstration project to purchase speed cameras and messaging trailers and implement a speed warning system
FY26/27 projects to receive Measure D funding that was allocated previously and carried over to this year include:
 Freedom Blvd reconstruction and sidewalk infill between Green Valley Rd & Airport Blvd  Lee Rd Trail Phase 1 construction
 Pennsylvania Dr reconstruction design from Clifford St to Winding Way  Pennsylvania Dr Trail Repair design and construction from Clifford St to Winding Way  Safe Routes to Downtown Watsonville project design and permitting that includes pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements within the downtown area and around eight schools  Safer Access to Pajaro Valley High School & Beyond project (Highway 1/Harkins Slough Rd pedestrian bridge) construction
In future years, the Plan continues to provide funding for bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic safety; trail maintenance; road maintenance and repair; and striping.

SB 1
In 2017, Governor Brown signed SB 1, providing additional funding for road maintenance, rehabilitation, and safety projects. The funding is apportioned by formula to cities and counties. Watsonville’s projected annual share for FY26/27 is $1,453,684. The City will use these funds and others that have rolled over from previous years for projects to be constructed in this and future fiscal years.

To be eligible for SB 1 funding in FY26/27, the City must provide the California Transportation Commission (CTC) with a list of projects that have been approved by the City Council. The list is due to the CTC by July

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3 1, 2026. The list is included with the resolution. Attached to the staff report is a map showing the location of the proposed SB 1 and Measure D funded projects.

In FY26/27, the city will allocate SB 1 funding for:
 2026 Pavement Repair
 Clifford Ave Reconstruction and Safety Improvements from Main St to Pennsylvania Dr FY26/27 projects to receive SB1 funding that was allocated previously and carried over to this year include:
 2025 Road Maintenance
 Pennsylvania Dr Reconstruction design
 Pennsylvania Drive Trail Repair design and construction  Sidewalk Repair
 Road Restriping
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION:

This action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that adopting a Resolution supporting a funding plan does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and if a “project,” is exempt under the “common sense” exception (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this action may have a significant effect on the environment. The individual projects in the FY 26-27 Measure D and SB 1 project lists will be analyzed separately under CEQA when they are undertaken.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

The proposed expenditure plans are consistent with the following Strategic Plan Goals:

Infrastructure & Environment
Public Safety
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Measure D and SB 1 will provide funding for transportation projects and help the city qualify for additional grant funds by serving as a local match.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION:

No reasonable alternatives are known currently.

ATTACHMENTS AND/OR REFERENCES (IF ANY):

1. Watsonville Measure D & SB 1 FY26/27 Projects Map

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Attachment 1

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Safer Access to Pajaro Valley
High School & Beyond (D) Lee Rd Trail Phase I (D) Safe Routes to Downtown Watsonville Design (D) Clifford Ave Reconstruction (SB1) Watsonville Measure D & SB1 FY26/27 Projects Map
Citywide Projects
2025 Road Maintenance (SB1)
2026 Pavement Repair (D & SB1)
Active Transportation Plan (D)
Bicycle Facilities (D)
Demonstration Project (D)
Maintain & Improve Trails (D)
Pavement Program Manager (D)
Pedestrian & Traffic Safety (D)
Road Restriping (D & SB1)
Sidewalk Repair (SB1)
Pennsylvania Dr
Trail Repair Design (D & SB1)
Pennsylvania Dr
Reconstruction Design (D & SB1)
Freedom Blvd
Improvements (D)

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1 Reso No. ______ (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926 SWZ ______ TV ______ PWU ______
RESOLUTION NO. _____________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATSONVILLE APPROVING THE 2026 MEASURE D 5-YEAR
PROGRAM OF PROJECTS (FY 26/27 - FY 30/31) FOR THE CITY OF

WATSONVILLE FUNDED BY MEASURE D APPROVED BY VOTERS ON
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
WHEREAS, Santa Cruz County voters approved a one-half cent sales tax (Measure D) on November 8, 2016, to fund transportation projects for the next 30 years; and
WHEREAS, Watsonville City Council adopted Resolution No. 76-17 (CM), approving a Measure D Master Funding Agreement between the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission and the City of Watsonville for receipt of Measure D funding for City transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, Watsonville City Council adopted Resolution No. 125-22 (CM), approving a first amendment to the Master Funding Agreement and extending the term an additional 25 years to 2047; and
WHEREAS, said Master Funding Agreement states that for the City to receive its annual allocation of funding for “Neighborhood Projects”, the Watsonville City Council shall first approve a 5-Year Program of Projects following public comment; and WHEREAS, the City of Watsonville’s projected annual allocation of Measure D Neighborhood Project funds for FY26/27 is $1,251,000.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. This action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that

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2 Reso No. ______ (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926
adopting a Resolution supporting a funding plan does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and if a “project,” is exempt under the “common sense” exception (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this action may have a significant effect on the environment. The individual projects in the FY 26-27 project list will be analyzed separately under CEQA when they are undertaken.

2. That the City Council hereby approves the 2026 Measure D 5-Year Program of Projects (FY26/27 – FY30/31) for the City of Watsonville attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A.”
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Measure D: 5-Year Program of Projects (FY26/27-30/31)
Agency: City of Watsonville
Expenditure Plan Category:

Approval Date:

Public Hearing Date: June 9, 2026 Prior FY26/27 FY27/28 FY28/29 FY29/30 FY30/31 Estimated Annual Measure D Allocations $ 9,743,342 $1,251,000 $1,299,000 $1,349,000 $1,395,000 $1,434,000 Project Name/location
City
Project
Number
Description (include project purpose
and complete streets components if
applicable) Total Measure D
Prior Years Spent FY26/27 FY27/28 FY28/29 FY29/30 FY30/31 Total cost estimate Other fund sources
Est.

Construction
start date
Major
project? *
(yes/no)
Citywide Bicycle Facilities (Various
Locations)
14320
Provide signage and traffic markings along
bicycle corridors and provide educational
programs. $973,737 $ 523,737 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $ 1,023,737 None Annual No Maintain & Improve Trails (Various
locations) 14321
Develop, maintain and enhance existing
pedestrian and bicycle trails $635,307 $ 335,307 $0 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $ 735,307 None Annual No Pedestrian & Traffic Safety (Various
Locations)
14322
Install or upgrade safety and traffic
calming measures such as striping,
markers, signage, signals, lighting, flashing
beacons, curb extensions and speed
humps and provide educational programs.
$2,492,457 $ 1,242,457 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $ 2,492,457 None Annual No Pennsylvania Dr Reconstruction from
Clifford St to Winding Way
14817
Reconstruct roadway, bike lanes and
pedestrian facilities, restripe roadway
(design only) $60,999 $ 60,999 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $ 60,999 TBD - SB1 funding FY26/27
(carryover) No
Safer Access to Pajaro Valley High School
& Beyond Project (Highway 1/Harkins
Slough Rd Pedestrian Bridge)
14859
Construct pedestrian bridge over SR 1,
install sidewalk and reconfigure bike lanes
on Harkins Slough Rd. Modify Harkins
Slough Rd/Green Valley Rd/Silver Leaf Dr
intersection to improve bicycle and
pedestrian access. At Pajaro Valley High
School and at feeder schools and various
locations within the high school
attendance area install high visibility
crosswalks, curb extensions, upgrade curb
ramps and improve bicycle facilities and
provide pedestrian and bicycle safety
training.
$115,123 $ 115,123 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $ 115,123
ATP - $11,700,000
Developer Fees -
$2,629,000
STIP - $900,000
In Progress
(carryover) Yes
Lee Rd Trail Phase 1 from Pajaro Valley
High School driveway to Land Trust
driveway 14860
Construct sidewalk and bikelanes on
Harkins Slough Rd and pedestrian and
bicycle path on Lee Rd. $233,803 $ 233,803 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $ 233,803 Federal Earmark -
$1,000,000
Land Trust $700,000
In Progress
(carryover) Yes
Citywide Restriping
15081
Restripe roadways at various locations
within City $1,521,375 $ 271,375 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $ 1,521,375 None Annual No Pennsylvania Dr Trail Repair from Clifford
St to Winding Way
15085
Reconstruct pedestrian pathway to
address failing trail surface (design &
construction) $0 $ - $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $ -
RTC - $560,000 RTC
(Transfer) - $159,407
FY26/27
(carryover) Yes
Safe Routes to Downtown Watsonville
15087
Design bicycle and pedestian
improvements within downtown area and
at eight schools within southeast area of
City
$6,078 $ 6,078 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $ 6,078
ATP - $6,948,000
SB1 - $162,000
STIP - $896,000
RSTPX - $352,000
Private - $29,000
FY26/27
(carryover) Yes
Pavement Repair
15187
Implement pavement repair and
maintenance projects identified in
Pavement Management Program $3,517,800 $ 775,000 $600,000 $300,000 $517,800 $550,000 $550,000 $ 3,292,800 TBD Ongoing No Pavement Program Manager
15195
Provide project management services for
pavement projects $1,465,042 $ 615,042 $425,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $ 1,040,042 None Ongoing (in
progress) No
Freedom Blvd Improvement: Green Valley
Rd to Airport Blvd
15209
Reconstruct Freedom Blvd from Green
Valley Rd to Airport Blvd, construct
sidewalk on east side (Design &
construction). $118,350 $ 118,350 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $ 118,350 CARB - $1,300,000 RTC -
$1,800,000
FY26/27
(carryover) Yes
Active Transportation Plan - SS4A Grant
TBD
Prepare Active Transportation Plan
$80,000 $ - $40,000 $40,000 $0 $0 $0 $ 80,000 SS4A - $320,000 FY26/27 No Pavement Management Plan Yr #3 TBD Pavement Repair Projects at Various Locations $500,000 $ - $0 $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $ 500,000 None FY27/28 Yes Demonstration Project - SS4A Grant TBD Purchase speed cameras & messaging trailers, implement speed warning system
$139,800 $ - $75,800 $32,000 $32,000 $0 $0 $ 139,800 SS4A - $560,000 FY26/27 Yes Adminstrative Costs NA Cost of annaul audit. $61,089 $ 36,089 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $ 61,089 None Annual No Estimated Annual Measure D Expenditures $6,432,928 $1,745,800 $1,577,000 $1,254,800 $1,255,000 $1,255,000 Amount of Measure D Funds Programmed
Exhibit A

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1 Reso No. ______ (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926 SWZ ______ TV ______ PWU ______
RESOLUTION NO. ___________ (CM)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATSONVILLE APPROVING THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE – SB1
PROJECT LIST FY 26/27 TO BE FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1 FUNDS WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB1) also known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was signed into law on April 28, 2017; and WHEREAS, SB1 provides funding for road maintenance, rehabilitation, and safety projects which are split between the state, cities and counties; and WHEREAS, eligibility for SB1 funding includes City Council approval of list of possible transportation projects provided to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) before July 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the State estimates annual funding available to the City of Watsonville through SB1 to be approximately $1,453,684 for FY26/27.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. This action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that adopting a Resolution supporting a funding plan does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and if a “project,” is exempt under the “common sense” exception (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this action may have a significant effect on the environment. The individual

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2 Reso No. ______ (CM)
Meeting Date: 060926
projects in the FY 26-27 project list will be analyzed separately under CEQA when they are undertaken.

2. That the City Council hereby approves the 2026 City of Watsonville – SB1 Project List FY26/27 for the City of Watsonville, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit “A.”
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City of Watsonville - SB1 Project List
FY26/27
New Projects for FY 26/27
Name (City
Project Number)
Description SB1 Share
of Project
Cost
Status Complete
2026 Pavement
Repair
Pavement maintenance and restriping at Freedom
Blvd from Green Valley Rd to Airport Blvd and at
other locations within the city 1,200,000 New FY26/27
Clifford Ave from
Main St to
Pennsylvania Dr
Rehabilitate roadway surface, replace
non compliant curb ramps, install Class II bike
lanes, upgrade traffic signage to meet reflectivity
standards, and apply new striping and pavement
markings.
750,000 New FY26/27
Existing Projects that are either In Progress or Carried Over from previous years Name (City
Project Number)
Description Remaining
SB1 Funds
Status Complete
Pennsylvania
Drive
Reconstruction
(14817)
Design of roadway repair between Winding Way
and Clifford St
68,134 In Progress FY26/27
Pennsylvania Drive
Trail Repair
(14870)
Design of trail repair between Winding Way and
Clifford St 71,217 In Progress FY26/27
Sidewalk Repair
(14873)
Repair and/or replace existing sidewalks on
Riverside Dr and other locations within the city 65,322 Carry Over FY26/27 Road Restriping
(15081)
Restripe existing roadway on West Beach St and
other locations within the city 78,072 In Progress FY26/27 2025 Road
Maintenance
(15187)
Pavement maintenance and restriping at Ford St
from Rodriguez St to Walker St, Freedom Blvd
from Alta Vista St to Broadis St, Green Valley Rd
from Main St to Pennsylania Dr, Harkins Slough Rd
from Green Valley Rd to Struve Slough Bridge,
Kilburn St from Ford St to West 5th St, Loma
Prieta Ave from Airport Blvd to Green
Valley Rd
1,076,827 In Progress FY26/27
Exhibit A

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Measure D & SB 1
Project Lists
Public Works & Utilities Department

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CIP & Transportation Funding
FY26/27 allotment:
• Measure D - $1,251,000
• SB 1 - $1,453,684
Transportation funding in proposed CIP includes:
• Measure D
• SB 1

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Design - Bicycle & Pedestrian
Safe Routes to Downtown
Watsonville
Carryover
Pennsylvania Dr Trail Repair from
Clifford St to Winding Way
Carryover
Prepare Active
Transportation Plan
$80,000

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Design - Roads
Freedom Blvd Reconstruction &
Sidewalks from Green Valley Rd
to Airport Blvd
Carryover
Pennsylvania Dr Reconstruction
from Clifford St to Winding Way
Carryover
PMP Yr 1 – Pavement
Program Manager
Carry over + $425,000 Page 425 of 431
Construction - Bicycle & Pedestrian
Pedestrian & Traffic Safety
Design, Construction
Carryover + $250,000
Citywide Bicycle Facilities
Programs, Design, Construction
Carryover + $100,000
Maintain & Improve Trails
Design, Construction
Carryover
Sidewalk Repair
Carryover

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Construction - Bicycle & Pedestrian
Phase 1 Limits
Lee Rd Trail Phase I
Design, Permitting,
Construction
Carryover Safer Access to Pajaro Valley
High School and Beyond
Carryover

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Construction -
Roads
Clifford Ave
$750,000
Demonstration
Project
Speed Warning System
$140,000

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Construction - Roads
Citywide Restriping
Design, Construction
Carryover + $250,000
Pavement Repair
Projects
Carryover +
$600,000
2025 Road
Maintenance
Carryover
2026 Road Repair
$1,200,000

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RECOMMENDATION
Approve Measure D & SB 1 project lists

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Watsonville City CouncilJune 9, 2026

Watsonville City Council
June 9, 2026