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Police Department www.santa-ana.org/pd Item # 15 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report April 7, 2026 TOPIC: Forensic Imaging System for the Santa Ana Police Department AGENDA TITLE Purchase Order to Foster + Freeman for DISCOVER Imaging System with Included Crime-lite AUTO Kit and Accessories (Specification No. 26-038) (Non-General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize a Purchase Order to Foster + Freeman for DISCOVER imaging system with included Crime-lite AUTO Kit and accessories in an amount not to exceed $99,177. GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes DISCUSSION In November 2004, California voters passed Proposition 69, the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime, and Innocence Protection Act of 2004, to expand and modify state law regarding the collection and use of criminal offender DNA samples and palm print impressions. Proposition 69 established a guaranteed funding source for costs associated with the collection, verification, and/or management of DNA evidence. On November 12, 2024, the County of Orange Prop 69 Committee approved the allocation of 2024 DNA Identification Fund revenues and estimated funding totaling $747,000. The Committee voted to allocate $742,472 county-wide in one-time funding requests to enhance the DNA program for local law enforcing entities and County Departments. The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) was awarded $100,000 to purchase a complete DISCOVER Imaging System for the Department’s Forensic Services Division. The County Board of Supervisors approved the Prop 69 Committee’s recommendations at their January 28, 2025 meeting. The DISCOVER system is a modular forensic imaging docking station designed to operate with the Crime-lite AUTO system previously acquired by SAPD. It enhances laboratory capabilities for latent fingerprint and DNA collection by improving the detection, imaging, and collection of print impression, trace, and DNA evidence.