City Council

(61) 25-1159 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Alcohol Policing Partnership (APP) Program grant application and award. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or designee, to: a. Retroactively apply for and accept the FY 2025-26 APP Program grant, in the amount of $100,000 from the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. b. Negotiate and execute any documents or agreements necessary to accept the grant, subject to the approval by 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 the FY 2025-26 APP grant funds received under this agreement into the LAPD Grant Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined. c. Prepare Controller’s instructions for any technical adjustments as necessary to implement Mayor and Council intentions, 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 within the LAPD Grant Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, for the receipt and disbursement of the FY 2025-26 APP Program grant funds. b. Increase appropriations and transfer, as necessary, from FY 2025-26 APP Program grant funds, Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account numbers and amounts as follows: i. Account No. 001092 - Overtime Sworn; Amount: $90,000 ii. Account No. TBD - Related Costs; Amount: $9,350 Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations stated in the report will authorize the LAPD to accept a grant award in the amount of $100,000 from the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for participation in the FY 2025-26 APP Program. There is no matching requirement associated with this grant award. There is no additional impact on the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO further reports that the recommendations provided in this report 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.