City Council

(35) 21-0460-S5 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Regional Threat Assessment Center (FY26-27 RTAC) Grant Subaward and Funding Agreement. A. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT 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. Accept the grant subaward of $100,000 from the County of Los Angeles, by and through the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, for participation in the FY26-27 RTAC Grant Program with funding from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services' (Cal OES) FY 2024 Homeland Security Grant Program. b. Negotiate and execute the proposed Funding Agreement for the FY26-27 RTAC Grant Program between the LAPD and the County of Los Angeles (County) that will commence upon execution of the Agreement through May 31, 2027, for a total grant award of $100,000, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. 2. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to: a. Spend up to $100,000 in funding in accordance with the grant award agreement. b. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and deposit grant receipts into Fund No. 339/70. 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 up to $100,000 to an appropriation account, to be determined, within Fund No. 339/70, for the receipt and disbursement of FY26-27 RTAC grant funds. b. Increase appropriations as needed from the FY26- 27 RTAC grant funds, from Fund No. 339/70, appropriation account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account numbers and amounts as follows: i. Account No. 001092, Overtime Sworn; Amount: $45,505 ii. Account No. TBD, Related Costs; Amount: $4,495 4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place the following action relative to the FY26-27 RTAC Grant Program on the City Council agenda on July 1, 2026, or the first meeting day thereafter: Authorize the Controller to transfer from Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account numbers and amounts as follows: Account No. 001092, Overtime Sworn; Amount: $45,505 Account No. TBD, Related Costs; Amount: $4,495 B. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. APPROVE the recommendations contained in the Board of Police Commissioners (Board) report, dated February 11, 2026; and, the recommendations contained in the CAO report date June 12, 2026, attached to the Council file, relative to the FY 2026-27 RTAC Grant Subaward and Funding Agreement. 2. INSTRUCT the LAPD to report to the Budget and Finance Committee at the end of calendar year 2026 on the following: a. The amount of funding typically spent each year by the LAPD performing duties associated with participation in the RTAC Program; and, how much of said funding is related to the City’s relationship with the County of Los Angeles (County) and the Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC). b. The number of requests for information from LAPD databases that have come through a JRIC platform, and the number of requests that have been approved and denied. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations stated in the CAO report dated June 12, 2026 will authorize the LAPD to accept a grant subaward and execute a Funding Agreement with the County for its participation in the FY 2026-27 RTAC Program. The grant reimbursements for related costs will be deposited into Revenue Source Code 5349, Police Grants Related Costs. There is no matching requirement associated with this grant award. There is no additional impact on the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in said report comply with the City's Financial Policies in that all grant funds will be utilized for grant-eligible activities.