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File Number: 24-080 The policy requires the Department to: ·Identify equipment the department intends to acquire that requires approval by the governing body. ·Conduct an annual inventory of all military equipment. ·Collaborate with any allied agency that may use military equipment within the jurisdiction of the San Leandro Police Department (Government Code § 7071). ·Schedule an annual community engagement meeting regarding the department’s funding, acquisition, and use of equipment. ·Prepare and publish an annual military equipment on the department website (Government Code § 7072). ·Establish a procedure for a person to register a complaint, concern, or question about the use of a type of military equipment, and how the department will respond in a timely manner. The San Leandro Police Department does not have any equipment obtained from the Law Enforcement Support Officer (LESO) 10-33 program. However, due to the broad definition of “military equipment” in Assembly Bill 481, the Police Department is in possession of equipment that is defined as “military equipment.” Included in the inventory list is: ·Equipment Description ·Capabilities ·Quantity ·Expected Lifespan ·Purpose ·Authorized Use ·Fiscal Impact ·Training ·Legal and Procedural Rules ·Miscellaneous Information Therefore, for the department to continue to use the equipment, the City Council must renew and approve the policy and renew Chapter 4-42 “Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition and Use Policy”. As highlighted in the attached presentation materials, the Police Department incorporated the vast majority of recommendations provided by the CPRB. However, there are two areas where the Police Department is proposing modifications to those recommendations. Rather than prohibiting from departmental usage the existing water cannon that is among its existing equipment, the Department recommends modifying the policy to explicitly state that the water cannon may only be used for fire suppression purposes. Additionally, although the Police Department recommends incorporating the deletion of existing policy language allowing the Police Chief to over-ride the authorized uses of military equipment during exigent circumstances related to the destruction of personal property, the Department does not recommend the complete deletion of the Exigent Circumstances provision in its entirety. This recommendation is intended to balance the recommendations of the CPRB, while also allowing the Police Chief sufficient latitude to prevent the imminent threat of death or serious physical injury to persons during an emergency. Additional context on the rationale for this recommendation will also be provided by the Chief of Police during the presentation of this report at the March 18, 2024 City Council meeting. Fiscal Impacts Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/14/2024