City Council

(16) 24­0016 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a grant application and award for the 2023­24 Off­Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Grant – Education and Safety Program. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department Wednesday - April 17, 2024 - (LAPD), to: PAGE 24 (16) 24­0016 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a grant application and award for the 2023­24 Off­Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Grant – Education and Safety Program. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), to: a. Retroactively apply for and accept the grant award in the amount of $178,500 from the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, for the 2023­24 OHMVR Grant – Education and Safety Program for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. b. Negotiate and execute an Agreement with the LAPD Devonshire Police Activity League Supporters (PALS) for the LAPD to operate the Off­Highway Vehicle for Mentoring Education (OHV4ME) youth program using minibikes as a motivational tool, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. c. Negotiate and execute the Project Agreement, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. 2. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to: a. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and deposit grant receipts in Fund No. 339/70. b. Spend up to the total grant amount of $178,500 in accordance with the grant award agreement. c. 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. 3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: a. Establish a grant receivable and appropriate $178,500 to an appropriation account to be determined, in Fund No. 339/70, for the receipt and disbursement of the 2023­24 OHMVR Grant – Education and Safety Program funds. b. Increase appropriations as needed from Fund No. 339/70, appropriation account number to be determined, to Fund No. Wednesday - Aprilaccount 100/70, 17, 2024 - number PAGE 25 and amount as follows: instructions. 3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: a. Establish a grant receivable and appropriate $178,500 to an appropriation account to be determined, in Fund No. 339/70, for the receipt and disbursement of the 2023­24 OHMVR Grant – Education and Safety Program funds. b. Increase appropriations as needed from Fund No. 339/70, appropriation account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account number and amount as follows: i. Account No. 1092, Overtime Sworn ­ $89,734.39 ii. Account No. TBD, Related Costs ­ $10,265.61 4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place the following action relative to the 2023­24 OHMVR Grant – Education and Safety Program on the City Council agenda on July 1, 2024, or the first meeting day thereafter: a. Authorize the Controller to transfer from Fund No. 339/70, appropriation account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account number and amount as follows: i. Account No. 1092, Overtime Sworn ­ $61,019.38 ii. Account No. TBD, Related Costs ­ $6,980.62 5. NOTE and FILE the December 18, 2023 Board of Police Commissioners report. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the March 14, 2024 CAO report, attached to the Council file, will provide $178,500 in funding to the LAPD for the 2023­24 OHMVR Grant – Education and Safety Program. The grant requires a 36 percent match that will be fulfilled through the equivalent salary and safety equipment expenditures of the participating Police Officers. Funding for the one Police Sergeant and three Police Officers is already provided as a part of the LAPD's 2023­24 Adopted Budget and there is no additional impact to the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations contained in the March 14, 2024 CAO report, attached to the Council file, comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that one­time grant funding will be utilized for one­time program expenditures. Wednesday - April 17, 2024 - PAGE 26