HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-055RESOLUTION NO. 2025-055
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE CHULA VISTA POLICE
DEPARTMENT’S 2024 ANNUAL AB 481 MILITARY
EQUIPMENT REPORT AND RENEWING ORDINANCE NO.
3549 APPROVING THE CHULA VISTA POLICE
DEPARTMENT MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2021, the Governor of the State of California approved AB
481, “Funding, Acquisition and Use of Military Equipment,” which is codified in Chapter 12.8 of
the California Government Code, sections 7070 to 7075; and
WHEREAS, AB 481 requires a law enforcement agency to obtain annual approval of a
military equipment policy by its governing body in order to seek funding for, acquire new, or use
existing military equipment; and
WHEREAS, AB 481 requires a law enforcement agency to develop a written policy that
includes a description of each type of military equipment, its purpose and use, the fiscal impact of
such equipment, the rules that govern use of such equipment, and the mechanisms in place to
assure compliance with the policy; and
WHEREAS, on May 3, 2022, the Chula Vista City Council reviewed the Chula Vista
Police Department’s Military Equipment Policy, Policy 714, determined it to be compliant with
Government Code section 7071(d), and approved it via Ordinance No. 3520; and
WHEREAS, on May 23, 2023, the Chula Vista City Council approved the amended Chula
Vista Police Department Military Equipment Policy, Policy 714, in accordance with Government
Code sections 7071(a) and 7071(e), via Ordinance No. 3549; and
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2024, the Chula Vista City Council received the 2023 Annual
Military Report, and reviewed and renewed Ordinance No. 3549.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it makes the following finding: The City Council has reviewed Ordinance No. 3549 in
accordance with Government Code 7071(e) and determined that each type of military equipment
identified in the 2024 Annual Military Equipment Report complies with the standards of approval
set forth in Government Code section 7071(d).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it
accepts the 2024 Annual Military Equipment Report and renews Ordinance No. 3549.
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Resolution No. 2025-055
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Roxana Kennedy Marco A. Verdugo
Chief of Police City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 15th day of April 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2025-055 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 15th day of April 2025.
Executed this 15th day of April 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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