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25-1214
PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’
REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 California Highway Patrol
Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program – Law Enforcement.
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. Retroactively apply for, negotiate and accept the grant
award of $960,276 relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-
26 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) – Law
Enforcement from the State of California, California
Highway Patrol (CHP), for the period of July 1, 2025
through June 30, 2026 and execute any documents or
agreements necessary to accept the grant funds, subject
to the approval by the City Attorney as to form.
b. Negotiate and execute a Professional Services Agreement
with one selected vendor for a term of one year within the
applicable grant performance period, for a sum not to
exceed $30,000, for the provision of phlebotomist services
as it relates to the grant program, subject to the approval
of the City Attorney as to form.
2. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to:
a. Spend up to $960,276 in funding in accordance with the
grant award agreement.
b. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and
deposit the FY 2025- 26 CTFGP – Law Enforcement grant
receipts into the Police Department Grant Fund No.
339/70, account number to be determined.
c. Prepare Controller instructions for any technical
adjustments as necessary to implement Mayor and
Council intentions, subject to the approval of the City
Administrative Officer, and authorize the Controller to
implement the instructions.
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
a. Establish a grant receivable and appropriate up to
$960,276 within the Police Department Grant Fund No.
339/70, account number to be determined, for
disbursement of the FY 2025-26 CTFGP – Law
Enforcement grant funds.
b. Increase appropriations on an as-needed basis from the
Police Department Grant Fund No. 339/70, account
number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account
numbers and amounts, as follows: Account No. 001090,
Overtime General, $24,000.00; Account No. 001092,
Overtime Sworn, $806,765.76; Account No., To Be
Determined Related Costs, $73,764.24.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the
recommendations stated in this report will authorize the Los Angeles
Police Department to retroactively accept the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-
26 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program – Law Enforcement grant
award of $960,276 from the State of California, California Highway
Patrol, for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30,
2026. No matching funds are required for this grant. Cost Allocation
Plan 42 indirect cost rates for grant-eligible overtime and related costs
($73,764.24) in support of this program will also be reimbursed with
the grant funds for FY 2025-26.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO further reports that the
recommendations provided in this report are in compliance with the
City’s Financial Policies in that all grant-eligible costs are fully funded
by the grant program award. |
February 03, 2026
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
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