City Council

(57) 22-1479 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a change in scope of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA (FY22 Cold Cases) Grant Program. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or designee, to: a. Accept the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance’s approval to revise the scope of the FY22 Cold Cases Grant Program, expanding coverage from cold cases in the LAPD’s South Bureau Homicide Division to include those in the Robbery Homicide Division. b. Negotiate and execute the programmatic grant modification, reflecting the change in scope, subject to the review of the City Attorney as to form. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that approval of the recommendations within the report will expand the scope of coverage of the FY22 Cold Cases Grant Program award to include cold cases in the LAPD Robbery Homicide Division. No matching funds are required for this grant. There will be no additional impact to the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations provided in the report comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that, to the extent possible, all grant funds will be utilized for grant-eligible activities.