City Council

15. ACCEPTANCE OF FY 2022 URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE GRANT AND\nAPPROPRIATION OF GRANT REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES – F2M1-106,\nC2M23-18, M2M23-50\nAs a designated Core City, the City of Los Angeles is eligible for additional funding through\nthe Urban Area Strategic Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program that is administered by\nthe Department of Homeland Security. In addition to the Core City, individual cities that\nare contiguous to the City of Los Angeles are also eligible for funding. The Alhambra Police\nDepartment and the Alhambra Fire Department jointly submitted a grant request for\n$231,396 to the Approval Authority who administers the UASI Grant Program and the\nrequest was approved. The Police Department was allocated $201,396 and the Fire\nDepartment was allocated $30,000. The grant funds will be used to purchase\nCybersecurity Software, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Mobile Device Forensic Hardware\nand Software, and Mobile Field Forece Training to enhance the region’s security. The Fire\nDepartment allocation will be used for Urban Search and Rescue equipment and training.\nRecommended Action: City Council: 1) Accept the 2022 Urban Area Strategic\nSecurity Initiative Grant (UASI) in the amount of $231,396.00; 2) Direct the Finance\nDirector to amend the City’s 2022-2023 Adopted Budget by increasing the Police\nDepartment revenue by $201,396.00 in account 101.20.42398 and appropriating\n$201,396.00 in account 101.20.2010.99398 and increasing the Fire Department revenue\nby $30,000.00 in account 101.30.42398 and appropriating $30,000.00 in account\n101.30.3610.99398; and, 3) Direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize\nCouncil’s action. (M2M23-50)