City Council

(15) 13-1301-S7 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Securing the Cities (STC) Grant Program. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to: Accept on behalf of the City, the STC Program Sustainment FY 2022 Budget Period 3 award in the amount of $2,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, for the period effective from September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2030. Negotiate and execute amendments to subrecipient agreements with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Long Beach Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol, Riverside Police Department, Riverside Fire Department and Ontario Fire Department, for contract amounts not to exceed $1,188,000 for FY 2022 subrecipient allocations and $203,600 in FY 2020 subrecipient increases, as detailed in Attachment 2 contained in the Communication from the Mayor dated September 9, 2022, attached to Council file No. 13-1301-S7, subject to the availability of annual Federal grant funding and Council approval thereof, and subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. Negotiate and execute a contract with a vendor to develop a radiological and nuclear detection seminar and workshop for STC partners and other relevant regional stakeholders for a term of up to 12 months within the applicable grant performance period and in an amount not to exceed $65,000, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. Negotiate and execute a contract with a vendor to provide staff support services for contracts research, development, and execution for STC program management for a term of up to 12 months within the applicable grant performance period and in an amount not to exceed $75,000, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. Release requests for proposals, evaluate proposals and negotiate contracts for the purchase of approved equipment and training, including consulting services as detailed in the FY 22 STC grant budget. Adopt the FY 22 STC Sustainment budget; and, authorize the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety to expend the grants in accordance to the approved budget. Adopt the modifications to the existing grant budget for the FY 20 STC and FY 21 STC Sustainment grant by reallocating funds between projects as described in the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated October 19, 2022, attached to Council file No. 13-1301-S7. Receive, deposit into, and disburse from Fund No. 64G, “FY20 STC”. AUTHORIZE the Controller, or designee, to: Increase receivables in Fund No. 64G, “FY20 STC”, in the amount of $2,000,000 and create new appropriation accounts within Fund No. 64G/46, as follows: Fund/Dept Account Title Amount 64G/46 46W730 Equipment $ 202,644 64G/46 46W304 Contractual Services 140,000 64G/46 46W170 LAPD Salaries 347,000 64G/46 46W138 LAFD Salaries 64,000 64G/46 46W904 LAWA 80,000 64G/46 46W942 POLA 64,000 64G/46 46W668 Partner Jurisdictions 633,000 64G/46 46W946 Management and Administration 55,900 64G/46 46W146 Mayor Salaries 293,961 64G/46 46W299 Reimbursement of General Fund Costs 119,495 Total: $2,000,000 Transfer appropriations and create new appropriations within Fund No. 64G/46, “FY20 STC”, as follows: Fund/Dept Account Title Amount From: 64G/46 46T304 Contractual Services $200,000.00 64G/46 46T946 Travel 3,600.00 64G/46 46T138 LAFD Salaries 10,000.00 64G/46 46V138 LAFD Salaries 50,000.00 64G/46 46T170 LAPD Salaries 176,475.00 64G/46 46V170 LAPD Salaries 3,087.48 64G/46 46T299 Reimbursement of General Fund Costs 113,413.00 64G/46 46V299 Reimbursement of General Fund Costs 100,987.00 Total: $657,562.48 To: 64G/46 46T668 Partner Jurisdictions $106,800.00 64G/46 46T904 LAWA 26,700.00 64G/46 46T942 POLA 26,700.00 64G/46 46W138 LAFD Salaries 60,000.00 64G/46 46W170 LAPD Salaries 222,962.48 64G/46 46W299 Reimbursement of General Fund Costs 214,400.00 Total: $657,562.48 Transfer appropriations from Fund No. 64G/46, “FY20 STC”, to the General Fund to reimburse STC-related expenditures as follows: Fund/Dept Account Title Amount From: 64G/46 46W146 Mayor Salaries $822,352.00 64G/46 46W138 LAFD Salaries 124,000.00 64G/46 46W170 LAPD Salaries 569,962.48 Total: $1,516,314.48 To: 100/46 001020 Grant Reimbursed Salaries $822,352.00 100/38 001098 Overtime Variable Staffing 124,000.00 100/70 001092 Salaries Sworn, Overtime 569,962.48 Total: $1,516,314.48 AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer up to $333,895 from Fund No. 64G, Account No. 46W299 to the General Fund, Department No. 46, Revenue Source Code No. 5346, for reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer cash from Fund No. 64G/46 to reimburse the General Fund, on an as-needed basis, upon presentation of proper documentation from City Departments, subject to the approval of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.