Recommendation to authorize City Manager or designee, to execute a contract, and all necessary amendments including term extensions, with the City of Los Angeles to receive and expend Department of Homeland Security grant funding for the 2017 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant, in an amount not to exceed $825,000, for the period of September 1, 2017 through May 31, 2020; and Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications Department (DC) by $90,000, in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Fire Department (FD) by $405,000, in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Health and Human Services Department (HE) by $65,000, and in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Police Department (PD) by $265,000, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
Motion carries. Thank you. Item 28, please. Item 28 Report from Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications, Health and Human Services. Fire and Police Recommendation to execute a contract with the City of L.A. to receive and expend Department of Human Homeland Security grant funding for the 2017 Urban Area Security Initiative grant in an amount not to exceed 825,000 CDI. Yes, I speak on that. No. Starting like a brief staff report, please. Can we please have a brief reporting? Make sure we have Nelson Kerr from the Health and Human Services Department. Oh, I'm sorry. Reggie Harrison. Look at Cosmo Andrews met with the city council. The item before you is to approve a contract with the Los Angeles and Long Beach, U.S., to receive a $125,000 in Homeland Security grant funds. The grants are used to for the purpose of providing training, as well as equipment that first responders need, as well as to provide resources for community partners as well in the event of it, to assist them in being prepared for a major emergency or disaster. Is an annual award of a contract in the city of Long Beach has been a long time recipient of these funds. Thank you. Thank you very much. There's a motion and a second. Any public comment? But since the city doesn't have the backbone to shut down the cannabis operations, I think it would certainly be appropriate if the money's there. To apply for. The money they will need to expend. As a result of. The marijuana business that you've invited into the city, period. And if the money is there and obviously the police are going to need it, the community is going to need that security. And also it's a study I use it for that or a study, what I should have mentioned before and have mentioned before. But I did mention it tonight, the concept. Of a meeting. Of the city renting out the top floor of the police department. To nine different cannabis operations. They can come there. 3 hours. Every other day. And you'll get some type of control. If the money's there, if they're handing out that grant, get creative and use it. And use it in that way. Because right now. You're understaffed with the police department. It's going to take another 5 to 6 years to come up to what we should be at. So if they're handing out money, get creative and ask for it. Thank you. Thank you. And the other public comment saying none. Please cast your votes in. Motion, Kate. Thank you. Before we go back to item 29, I just want to make sure. Did we already take. I moved 25 to 26 and 27. We continued all three.