City Council

(17) 22-0282 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a one-year no-cost extension for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program (Connect and Protect) grant. 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 a one-year no-cost extension for the FY 2021 Connect and Protect grant from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, extending the award period from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025, to October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. b. Extend Contract No. 141546 with Justice & Security Strategies, Inc. (JSS), subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. 2. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to prepare Controller instructions as necessary to implement Mayor and Council intentions, subject to the approval of the Office of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval the recommended actions will authorize the LAPD to extend and modify the FY 2021 Connect and Protect grant from a four-year term that began on October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025, to a five-year term from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. There is no additional impact to the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommended actions comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that, to the extent possible, one-time grant funding will be utilized for one-time program expenditures.