To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JOE HOFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
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ADOPT BY 4/5THS VOTE AND TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2507-048, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET MODIFICATION TO APPROPRIATE $265,901 IN ADDITIONAL GRANT YEAR 2021 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS FUND
AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF A 60-UNIT MODULAR ANTI-VEHICLE BARRIER SYSTEM WITH STORAGE AND TRANSPORT TRAILER FROM ADVANCED SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $171,660 THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT AND UTILIZING STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM (SHSP) GRANT AND SUPPLEMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES (SLESF) FUNDS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) is a multi-year, federal grant program designed to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. Funding originates from the federal government and is distributed to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), which then allocates the funds to counties, which ultimately award grant funds to local jurisdictions.
The City was a subrecipient of Los Angeles County for the 2021 SHSP grant award cycle in the amount of $172,000, for which the performance period has been extended through July 31, 2025. At this time, only $72,000 of the original grant award has been appropriated. The original award included projects for law enforcement software and special investigations personnel costs.
Los Angeles County informed the City that there is an available fund balance from the 2021 SHSP grant cycle of $165,901. The City has the opportunity to utilize these specific funds for the purchase of a modular anti-vehicle barrier system which can be deployed at various City Special Events to protect the public and secure event spaces. The cost of the system, which includes 60 barriers that can interconnect, a storage and transp...
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