City Council

(78) 21­1015­S10 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, and BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a grant application for the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP), Extreme Heating and Community Resiliency Program (EHCRP) Round 1, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023­24. Recommendations for Council action: 1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP), and the Director, Board of Public Works (BPW), or Tuesday designees,- July to 2, 2024 - and submit grant applications prepare PAGE 64 for the California Governor’s OPR, ICARP, EHCRP Round 1, for FY 2023­ application for the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP), Extreme Heating and Community Resiliency Program (EHCRP) Round 1, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023­24. Recommendations for Council action: 1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP), and the Director, Board of Public Works (BPW), or designees, to prepare and submit grant applications for the California Governor’s OPR, ICARP, EHCRP Round 1, for FY 2023­ 2024. 2. INSTRUCT the General Manager, RAP, and the Director, BPW or designees, to request authority to accept the grant awards and to request approval for any related actions to implement the grant awards, if the City is awarded the grants. 3. FIND that the project name identified in the April 17, 2024 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report, attached to the Council file, was changed from “Heat Action and Resilience Plan, City of LA” to “City of Los Angeles' First Heat Action and Resilience Plan”. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations in the report will not result in a General Fund impact. No matching funds are required for the EHCRP Round 1 FY 2023­2024. However, upon notification of a grant award, a reassessment on the General Fund impact should be completed as it relates to either lower than requested grant award amounts, verification of local match requirements, or front funding for grants on a reimbursement basis. Financial Policies Statement: T h e C A O f u r t h e r r e p o r t s t h a t t h e recommendations in the report comply with the City’s Financial Policies.