Los Angeles

City Council

November 28, 2023 Item #26

Agenda Item 26

(26) 23-0956 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to consolidating the City’s unarmed crisis response programs. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez - Padilla): INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with assistance from the City Administrative Officer (CAO), the Mayor's Office, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Police Department and any other relevant Department, to prepare and present a plan to consolidate all unarmed crisis response programs, including the Crisis and Incident Response through Community-Led Engagement Program, as well as the Gang Reduction and Youth Development Program within a new or existing Department under transparent oversight of the Council and Mayor. INSTRUCT the CLA and CAO be instructed to prepare and present a budget for expanding unarmed crisis response programs to cover all areas of the City and include possible mechanisms to fund these expanded programs. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.