City Council

(10) 22-1300 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2022 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program grant. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or designee, to: Retroactively apply for and subsequently accept the grant award for the 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program in the amount of $1,713,782 for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024 from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Negotiate and execute the grant award agreement, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to: Spend up to the total grant amount of $1,713,782 in accordance with the grant award agreement. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and deposit the grant receipts in the LAPD Grant Fund No. 339/70. Prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments as necessary to implement Mayor and Council intentions, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: Establish a grant receivable and appropriate $1,713,782 to appropriation account, account number to be determined, within Fund No. 339/70, for the receipt and disbursement of the 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program grant. Transfer appropriations within Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, for fringe benefits and related costs upon submission of proper documentation by the LAPD, subject to the approval of the CAO, for related costs incurred during the grant performance period. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to: Place the following action relative to the 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program on the City Council agenda on July 1, 2023, or the first meeting thereafter: Authorize the Controller to transfer from Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account number and amount as follows: Account No. 001090; Overtime General; $500,000 Place the follow action relative to the 2022 DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program on the City Council agenda on July 1, 2024, or the first meeting thereafter: Authorize the Controller to transfer from Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account number and amount as follows: Account No. 001090; Overtime General; $130,024