Official recommendation
AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to: Accept on behalf of the City, the STC Program Sustainment FY 2024 Budget Period 5 award in the amount of $3,166,000 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. Negotiate and execute amendments to subrecipient agreements with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Long Beach Police Department, Riverside Police Department, and Riverside Fire Department, for contract amounts not to exceed $351,000 for FY 2024 subrecipient allocations and $37,500 in FY 2020 subrecipient increases, as detailed in Attachment 3 of the Mayor’s report dated September 27, 2024, attached to the Council file, subject to the availability of annual Federal grant funding and Council approval thereof, and subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form. Negotiate and execute a contract with a vendor to develop and maintain radiological and nuclear detection situational awareness software compatible with regional assets in an amount not to exceed $505,659, and for a term not to exceed 36 months within the grant performance period, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form. Negotiate and execute a contract with a vendor for the installation of pre-purchased mobile radiation detection systems for three vehicles not to exceed $15,000 and for a term of up to six months within the grant performance period, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form. Adopt the FY 2024 STC Sustainment budget, and authorize the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety to expend the grants in accordance to the approved budget. Adopt the modifications to the existing grant budget by reallocating funds between projects as described in the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated November 20, 2024, attached to the Council file. Receive, deposit into, and disburse from Fund No. 64G, FY20 STC. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: Increase receivables in Fund No. 64G, FY20 STC, in the amount of $3,166,000 and create new appropriation accounts within Fund No. 64G/46, as detailed in said CAO report. Transfer appropriations from Fund No. 64G/46, FY20 STC, to the General Fund to reimburse STC-related expenditures as detailed in said CAO report. Authorize the Controller to transfer up to $186,124 from Fund No. 64G, Account No. 46A299 to the General Fund, Department No. 46, Revenue Source Code No. 5346, for reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits. Authorize the Controller to transfer up to $14,868 from Fund No. 64G, Account No. 46A299 to the General Fund, Department No. 70, Revenue Source Code No. 5346, for reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer appropriations within Fund No. 64G/46, FY20 STC, as detailed in said CAO report. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to place the following action relative to the FY20 STC grant on the City Council agenda on July 1, 2025, or the first meeting day thereafter, as amended to change the Transfer From Account in Recommendation 4a to 46A170: Transfer appropriations within Fund No. 64G/46, in the total amount of $157,500, as follows: Transfer From: Fund No. 64G/46; Account No. 46A173; Account Name: LAPD Salaries; Amount: $142,632 Fund No. 64G/46; Account No. 46A299; Account Name: Reimbursement of General Fund Costs; Amount: $14,868 Transfer To: Fund No. 64G/46; Account No. 46C170; Account Name: LAPD Salaries; Amount: $142,632 Fund No. 64G/46; Account No. 46C299; Account Name: Reimbursement of General Fund Costs; Amount: $14,868 Transfer appropriations from Fund No. 64G/46, FY20 STC, to the General Fund to reimburse STC-related expenditures as follows: Transfer From: Fund No. 64G/46; Account No. 46C170; Account Name: LAPD Salaries; Amount: $142,632 Transfer To: Fund No. 100/70; Account No. 001092; Account Name: Police; Amount: $142,632 Authorize the Controller to transfer up to $14,868 from Fund No. 64G, Account No. 46C299 to the General Fund, Department No. 70, Revenue Source Code No. 5346, for reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer cash from Fund No. 64G/46 to reimburse the General Fund, on an as-needed basis, upon presentation of proper documentation from City departments, subject to the approval of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety. 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. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations in said CAO report will provide the Mayor’s Office with authority to accept the FY 2024 STC Sustainment Grant Program in the amount of $3,166,000, budget modifications in the amount of $106,252, and includes approved carryover funding from the FY 2020, FY 2021, FY 2022 and FY 2023 awards in the amount of $5,008,696.13. No matching funds are required and there is no impact to the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations provided in said CAO report are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that all grant funds will be utilized for all grant-eligible activities. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Report from City Administrative Officer dated 11-20-24 Report from Mayor dated 9-27-24 Speaker Card(s)_02-05-2025 Report from Public Safety Committee_2-5-25