City Council

CITY COUNCIL / CITY CLERK / CITY TREASURER / STAFF REQUESTS &\nCOMMUNICATION\nCouncilmember Ayala requests consensus from the Council in\nrequesting Staff to provide staff report with the status of the\nimplementation of the APEX Officer- Pro Training Simulator\nsystem, approved by City Council for a sole-source acquisition at\nits meeting of November 15, 2023. Report should address the\nfollowing questions:\n• How long (period of time) was product utilized? by\nwhom/number of officers?\n• Are we able to support the officers with such training?\n• Is this type of training available to our newest officers?\n• Is the product updated to reflect situations that could possibly\noccur in any location?\n• If product is inoperable or malfunctions at any time, are we able\nto repair?\n• Are repairs costly?\n• Are repairs or maintenance covered under the initial grant?"\nChief Executive Officer (CEO) Zaldivar and Recreation &\nCommunity Services Director Carrillo would like to update the\nCity Council that LA County has developed a funding allocation\nplan for Measure A (Successor to Measure H) for Fiscal Year\n25/26.\nCEO Zaldivar would like to provide the City Council with an\nupdate on the number of proposals submitted in response to the\nCity's RFQ for City Attorney and related legal services released\non February 6, 2025, with a proposal submittal deadline of March\n13, 2025. Consistent with the proposal evaluation timeline, and\nuntil such time that the City Council decides on the provider of\nCity Attorney services, our current city attorney firm Best, Best, &\nKrieger (BBK) will continue to serve as the City Attorney\n FY 2025-2026”, which establishes the adoption of the Plan as required by\nthe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development\n(HUD).