City Council

(17) 24­0017 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a grant application and award for the 2023­24 Off­Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Grant – Law Enforcement Program. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or designee, to: a. Retroactively apply for and accept the grant award in the amount of $30,750 from the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, for the 2023­24 OHMVR Grant – Law Enforcement Program, for the period of December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024. b. 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 $30,750 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: Wednesday - April 17, a. Establish 2024receivable a grant - PAGE and appropriate 27 $30,750 to an appropriation account to be determined, in Fund No. 339/70, 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 $30,750 to an appropriation account to be determined, in Fund No. 339/70, for the receipt and disbursement of the 2023­24 OHMVR grant 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 ­ $28,097.59 ii. Account TBD, Related Costs ­ $2,652.41 4. 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 $30,750 in funding to the LAPD for the 2023­24 OHMVR Grant – Law Enforcement Program. The grant requires a 25 percent match that will be fulfilled through expense and salary expenditures within the LAPD’s Off­Road Unit (ORU). Funding for the Program’s two Police Sergeant Is and 17 Police Officer IIs is provided in the LAPD’s 2023­24 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.