TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Adam Jevec, Chief of Police
1. SUBJECT
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Appropriation of $55,000 from the County of Orange for the 2025 Proposition 69 funding award and approval of purchase of a forensic imaging and evidence detection device from Foster & Freeman USA Inc.
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2. SUMMARY
The County of Orange has awarded $55,000 in Proposition 69 funds to the Orange Police Department for a forensic imaging and evidence detection device to support costs associated with the collection, verification, and/or management of DNA evidence.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Accept into the City's Reimbursable Capital Projects (550) revenue budget $55,000 in 2025 Proposition 69 funding from the County of Orange to:
550-4134-43299-264067 State - Other
2. Authorize the appropriation of $55,000 into Reimbursable Capital Projects (550):
550-4134-80101-264067 Equipment - Prop 69 2025
3. Approve the sole source purchase of the Crime-Lite AUTO device from Foster & Freeman USA Inc. for $54,831.94.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City. The additional revenue received from the County of Orange will fund the expense for this purchase.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Maintain Strong Emergency and Safety Services
Objective1.2: Increase technology to reduce crime
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Proposition 69 (Prop 69) DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act of 2004, established a guaranteed funding source for costs associated with the collection, verification, and management of DNA evidence. Funding provisions are found in Government Code ?76104.6 which allocates $1 for every ten dollars of every fine, penalty, or forfeiture collected by the courts for criminal offenses, including all offenses involving a violation of the Vehicle Code or a local ordinance adopted pursuant to the Vehicle Code.
On November 13, 2025, the Prop 69 Committee approve...
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