TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Rachel Johnson, Chief of Police
Kelly Benjamin, Acting Police Captain
Julie Dahlgren, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Accepting 2024 State Homeland Security Program Grant Funds in the Amount of $60,000 for the Purchase of Law Enforcement Equipment (Not Budgeted) (Police Chief Johnson).
A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0132
B) APPROPRIATE FUNDS
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council: (1) adopt Resolution No. 25-0132 accepting the 2024 State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant award in the amount of $60,000; and, (2) authorize an appropriation of $60,000 from the unreserved General Fund balance, which will subsequently be reimbursed by grant funds.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If the State Homeland Security Program Subrecipient Agreement is approved, an appropriation of $60,000 from the unreserved General Fund balance is needed for grant expenditures, along with a matching adjustment to revenues to accept the reimbursement from the County of Los Angeles. Although there is no funding match requirement, the City must first purchase the State-approved equipment and subsequently submit a request for reimbursement.
BACKGROUND:
The United States Department of Homeland Security provides grant funding to assist State and local governments in protecting against, responding to, and recovering from terrorist attacks and natural disasters through the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP). Since 2001, the City has been awarded SHSP grant funds to purchase State-approved equipment (e.g. personal protective equipment, portable radios, and automated license plate readers), and to conduct training for first responders.
DISCUSSION:
The grant-funded expenditures are pre-approved by the State and are specifically allocated for the purchase of equipment to enhance communications and interoperability. The performance period of the grant ends February 28, 2027.
The grant is administered locally by the County of Los Angeles. The Agreement between the City of Manhattan Beach and the County of Los Angeles (Attachment 2) outlines the requirements of the grant and provides guidelines for reimbursement of eligible expenses.
PUBLIC OUTREACH:
After analysis, staff determined that public outreach was not required for this issue.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The City has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed the grant agreement and approved it as to form.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution No. 25-0132
2. Agreement - State Homeland Security Program Grant