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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents with the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways, to receive and expend the Boating Safety and Enforcement Grant in the total amount of $25,475, for the purchase of equipment; and
Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Police Department (PD) by $25,475, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested for the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) to receive and expend grant funding from the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) for the purchase of equipment. The DBW Boating Safety and Enforcement Grant Program provides resources to purchase equipment for boating safety and law enforcement programs. The grant requires that all equipment purchased is for the use of promoting boating safety and law enforcement. Since 1999, the City of Long Beach (City) has been awarded grants from the DBW. These funds have been used for a variety of items including dive equipment and the replacement of engines for rescue boats. The current grant award of $25,475 will allow for the purchase of miscellaneous equipment. These purchases will enhance the Police Department’s ability to provide law enforcement, search and rescue, and patrol services to the commercial and recreational boaters and water activities in the City’s marinas, the Port of Long Beach, and the Long Beach coastline.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Monica J. Kilaita on August 7, 2018 and by Budget Management Officer Rhutu Amin Gharib on August 3, 2018.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on September 4, 2018, to expedite the use of the grant funds.
FISCAL IMPACT
As the DBW grant is currently unbudgeted, an appropriation increase in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Police Department (PD) in the amount o...
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