City Council

(8) 23-0795 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 California Highway Patrol (CHP) Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) for law enforcement. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, or designee, to: Retroactively apply for, negotiate and accept the grant award of $853,450.05 relative to the FY 2023-24 CTFGP – Law Enforcement from the State of California, CHP, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and execute any documents or agreements necessary to accept the grant funds, subject to the approval by the City Attorney as to form. Negotiate and execute a Professional Services Agreement with one selected vendor for a term of one year within the applicable grant performance period, for a sum not to exceed $30,000, for the provision of phlebotomist services as it relates to the grant program, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to: Spend up to $853,450.05 in funding in accordance with the grant award agreement. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and deposit the FY 2023- 24 CTFGP grant receipts into the Police Department Grant Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined. Prepare Controller’s 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 up to $853,450.05 within the Police Department Grant Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, for disbursement of the FY 2023-24 CTFGP – Law Enforcement grant funds. Increase appropriations on an as-needed basis from the Police Department Grant Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account numbers and amounts, as follows: Account Account No. Amount Overtime General 001090 $23,100.00 Overtime Sworn 001092 $707,464.99 Transfer appropriations of $82,380.06 within the Police Department Grant Fund No. 339/70, from FY 2023-24 CTFGP – Law Enforcement account, account number to be determined, to Related Costs account, account number to be determined, for related costs, upon submission of proper documentation by the LAPD of the costs incurred during the grant performance period, subject to the approval of the CAO.