City Council

NB4. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER/DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS TO ACCEPT FEDERAL COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING OF $1,023,000.00 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND APPROPRIATE THE AWARDED FUNDS TO THE FY 2027 CORRESPONDING LANCASTER POLICE DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET Recommendation(s): 1. Accept the Department of Justice Community Project Funding award in the amount of $1,023,000.00 for Advanced Equipment for the Lancaster Police Department, appropriating funds to revenue account LPDBJABRND.FEDOTHER 300030000.4998. 2. Appropriate funds to the following project expense strings for implementation of the Advanced Equipment grant program: • $983,000.00 to LPDBJABRND.EQUIPFURN 300030000.8100 • $40,000.00 to LPDBJABRND.VEHOPS 300030000.8200 3. Accept and authorize the City Manager/Deputy City Manager to enter into a contract with the Department of Justice and execute any subsequent agreements related to this grant award. 4. Determine that this action is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) The Lancaster Police Department was awarded public safety equipment totaling $1,023,000 to enhance patrol capabilities, investigations, and emergency response. The requested equipment includes: • Two Polaris General XP4 1000 vehicles ($40,000): Improve access to remote desert areas for patrol, enforcement, search and rescue, and emergency response. • 100 public safety cameras ($580,000): Expand camera coverage to support crime prevention, suspect identification, investigations, and traffic safety through the Department’s Intelligence and Crime Center. • Two Orange Photonics LightLab 3 testing units ($46,000): Provide field-deployable substance testing to support investigations and improve access to timely analytical results. • Two dispatch consoles ($357,000): Strengthen communication between dispatch personnel and field teams, improve resource coordination, and support coordinated emergency response with partner agencies.