City Council

(28)\n14-0955-S10\nPUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’\nREPORT relative to the acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Real\nEstate Fraud Prosecution (REFP) Grant Program.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police\nDepartment (LAPD), or designee, to:\na. Retroactively apply for and accept the Fiscal Year (FY)\n2025-26 Real Estate Fraud Prosecution (REFP) Program\ngrant award, in the amount of $371,000, from the County\nof Los Angeles, for the period of July 1, 2025 through\nJune 30, 2026.\nb. Negotiate and execute any documents or agreements\nnecessary to accept the grant, subject to the review and\napproval by the City Attorney as to form.\n2. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to:\na. Spend up to $371,000 in funding in accordance with the\ngrant award agreement.\nb. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and\ndeposit the FY 2025-26 REFP Program grant funds\nreceived under this agreement into the Police Department\nGrant Fund 339/70, account number to be determined.\nc. Prepare Controller instructions for any technical\nadjustments as necessary to implement Mayor and\nCouncil intentions, subject to the approval of the City\nAdministrative Officer, and authorize the Controller to\nimplement the instructions.\n3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:\na. Establish a grant receivable and appropriate up to\n$371,000 within the Police Department Grant Fund\n339/70, account number to be determined, for the receipt\nand disbursement of the FY 2025-26 REFP Program grant\nfunds.\nb. Increase appropriations and transfer, as necessary, from\nFY 2025-26 REFP Program grant funds, Fund 339/70,\naccount number to be determined, to Fund 100/70,\naccount numbers and amounts as stated here: Account\nNo. 001012, Salaries Sworn, $187,643; Account No.\n001092, Overtime Sworn, $ 37,811; Account No. To Be\nDetermined, Related Costs, $139,347.\nc. Authorize the continuation of one resolution authority\nposition through June 30, 2026, Class Code 2223-3,\nClass Title Police Detective III.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the\nrecommendations stated in this report will authorize the Los Angeles\nPolice Department to accept a grant award in the amount of $371,000\nfrom the County of Los Angeles for participation in the Fiscal Year\n2025-26 Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Grant Program. There is no\nmatching requirement associated with this grant award. There is no\nadditional impact to the General Fund.\nFinancial Policies Statement: The CAO further reports that the\nrecommendations provided in this report comply with the City’s\nFinancial Policies in that all grant funds will be utilized for grant-\neligible activities.