City Council

(17) 12-0122-S1 PUBLIC SAFETY and PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a proposed contract with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC (CentralSquare Technologies), to provide a web-based alarm management system including billing and collection services. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), or designee, to execute an Agreement with CentralSquare Technologies to provide a web-based alarm management system including billing and collection services, for a term of five years, and the authority to execute up to two one-year extensions, subject to the contractor’s providing satisfactory services under said agreement, and to approval by the City Attorney as to form with compensation to be based on a graduated net collection share ranging from 90-percent City and 10-percent Contractor to 87-percent City and 13-percent Contractor as calculated by amounts collected through the False Fire Alarm Program. RESOLVE that one position of Management Analyst (Class Code 9184) in the LAFD to support the False Fire Alarm Program is APPROVED and CONFIRMED, subject to allocation by the Board of Civil Service Commissioners, for the period of February 6, 2023 through June 30, 2023. TRANSFER $206,330 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 58/100, Account No. 580345 False Alarm Program to the following departmental accounts within LAFD Fund No. 38/100: Account Amount 1010- Salaries General $78,132 6010- Office and Administrative 128,198 Total: $206,330 REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish a False Fire Alarm Program. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions. (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no additional impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommendations contained in the February 16, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File. Funding for one position and expense funding to support the False Fire Alarm Program in the current year is available within the Unappropriated Balance. Resource needs to continue this program beyond the current year will be evaluated through the 2023-24 budget process. CentralSquare Technologies will receive compensation based on a graduated net collection share ranging from 90-percent City and 10-percent Contractor to 87-percent City and 13-percent Contractor as calculated by amounts collected through the False Fire Alarm Program. The City collection share will be deposited as General Fund revenue. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations contained in the February 16, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, are consistent with the City’s Financial Policies in that the proposed services will be funded within budgeted funds.