City Council

(56) 13-1301-S11 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the application and award for Fiscal Year 2025 Security the Cities (STC) Program Sustainment Funding and Budget Modifications for Fiscal Year 2020-2024 Awards. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to: a. Accept on behalf of the City, the STC Program Sustainment Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Period 6 award from the United States Department of Homeland Security - Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, for the performance period effective from September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2030. b. Negotiate and execute amendments to an existing memorandum of agreement with the Los Angeles World Airports (Contract No. C-140372) to increase its total contract amount by $50,000.00 for a new contract amount of $266,370.00, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. c. Negotiate and execute amendments to an existing memorandum of agreement with the Port of Los Angeles (Contract No. C-140220) to increase its total contract amount by $50,000.00 for a new contract amount of $246,470.00, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. d. Negotiate and execute amendments to subrecipient agreements with the Long Beach Police Department (Contract No. C-140156) to increase its total contract amount by $20,000.00 for a new contract amount of $226,420.00, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. e. Negotiate and execute amendments to subrecipient agreements with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Contract No. C-140131) to increase its total contract amount by $285,000.00 for a new contract amount of $823,007.50, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. f. Negotiate and execute amendments to subrecipient agreements with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (Contract No. C-140223) to increase its total contract amount by $100,000.00 for a new contract amount of $749,775.00, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. g. Negotiate and execute amendments to subrecipient agreements with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (Contract No. C-140137) to increase its total contract amount by $75,000.00 for a new contract amount of $287,295.00, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. 2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions. 3. DIRECT the LAPD and the CAO, and REQUEST the Mayor to report on the Securing the Cities Grant Program agreement between the City and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically as it pertains to whether the agreement obligates the City to any data-sharing with DHS or any other reporting requirements, and if data or reporting is required, detail the reporting that is provided and what data is being shared. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations in the report will provide the Mayor’s Office with authority to increase funding for existing contracts with partner jurisdictions for the continuance of Fiscal Years 2020 through 2024 STC Grant Program Sustainment Funding awards and approved carryover funding from the FY 2020, FY 2021, FY 2022, FY 2023 and FY 2024 awards. No matching funds are required and there is no impact to the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in the report are in compliance with the City's Financial Policies in that all grant funds will be expended for grant- eligible activities.