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Resolution No. 2025-XXX <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025-xxx <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING DONATION OF <br />SURPLUS PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT TO SISTER <br />CITY, SAHUAYO DE MORELOS <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines and declares as follows: <br />A.In 2022, the City of Santa Ana established a new sister city <br />relationship with the city of Sahuayo de Morelos, Michoacán, Mexico <br />(“Sahuayo”) to promote and encourage friendship, goodwill and <br />charity and promote educational, cultural, environmental and <br />business exchanges between the two municipalities. <br />B.Sahuayo faces challenges in inspection and maintaining its water and <br />sewer utility infrastructure, as well as metering customer water <br />consumption. In addition, their water system lacks the valves <br />necessary to manage their water supply and isolate sections of the <br />distribution system to maintain pressure while making needed repairs. <br />C.The Public Works Agency Water Resources Division possesses <br />surplus equipment that is no longer utilized due to age, obsolescence <br />or incompatibility with current standards and/or processes. A full list <br />of this equipment, including quantifies and estimated value, is <br />included as an Exhibit accompanying this item. This surplus <br />equipment would typically be subject to destruction, recycling, or sent <br />to auction. However, donation of this equipment could significantly <br />improve Sahuayo’s ability to maintain, operate, and enhance its water <br />and sewer system infrastructure, ensuring cleaner water and better <br />services for their community. <br />D.The City Council of the City of Santa Ana believes that authorizing the <br />donation of this equipment to Sahuayo would serve to promote <br />friendship, goodwill and charity, as well as providing substantial <br />enhancement to the infrastructure and maintenance of Sahuayo’s <br />water and sewer systems. <br />Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes the <br />donation of surplus equipment from the Public Works Agency Water Resources <br />Division as outlined above. Such donation may include transfer via use of volunteer <br />EXHIBIT 1