Public Safety

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2025 - 3:30 PM EDWARD R. ROYBAL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS SESSION ROOM ROOM 350, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR. COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK (Heleen Ramirez - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1081 or heleen.ramirez@lacity.org) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org or call (213) 978-1133 to allow time for scheduling. It is strongly encouraged that a request for interpretive services is made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Interpretation requests are not a guarantee and are dependent on availability. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 25-0762  City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to proposed adjustments to Police Permit Fees for Calendar Year 2026. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 25-0761 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to proposed adjustments to the Police Commission Services Fees for Fiscal Year 2025-26. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 25-0117 CD 12 Report back from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) relative to the evaluation and assessment of the existing firefighting infrastructure and resources within the vicinity of the Chatsworth Nature Preserve and the Kittridge Tanks. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 25-0749 Motion (Blumenfield – Lee) relative to instructing a report on the feasibility and costs of implementing a pilot program that uses goats for brush clearance and fire risk mitigation in hillside areas and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ). Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 25-0600-S42 Report from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) relative to the release of remaining Interim Homeless Housing Funds.  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget and Finance, Housing and Homelessness, and Public Safety Committees) (6) 23-1106 CD 7 Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to a Fire Service Nexus Study to evaluate the relationship between new development and population growth within the City of Los Angeles and increased demand for fire services currently provided by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (7) 25-0705 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the request for payment of reward offer (DR No. 2212-09489) in a hit and run case. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (8) 25-0579 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to a non-monetary donation valued at $33,717.60 for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Information Technology Bureau, from the Los Angeles Police Foundation, for Microsoft Co-Pilot licenses. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (9) 25-0623  Board of Fire Commissioners (BFC) report relative to accepting an in- kind donation from the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation valued at approximately $9,000,000 for repair services for fire stations and fire facilities. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (10) 25-0771 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to a donation in the amount of $242,250.00 for West Los Angeles Division Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Camera Equipment, from the Los Angeles Police Foundation. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (11) 22-1481 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports relative to the Fiscal Year 2022 Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Policy and Implementation Program – Training and Constitutional Policing Demonstration Project 12-month no-cost extension. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) (12) 22-1481-S1 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports relative to the Fiscal Year 2022 Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Policy and Implementation Grant Program – Digital Evidence Management and Integration Demonstration Project 12-month no-cost  extension. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) (13) 25-0034 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports relative to the retroactive application and acceptance of the 2024 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program grant in the amount of $1,995,862.00. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) (14) 21-1365 City Administrative Officer report and Communication from the Mayor relative to the request for authority to extend the performance period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant and amend Contract No. C-1483081 with Innovative Emergency Management, Inc. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted  (Referred to Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) (15) 23-1290 Board of Fire Commissioners (BFC) and City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports relative to the continuation of the Regional Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Nine and the Governor's Office of Emergency Services Mobilization Agreement with the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Referred to Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) (16) 25-0594 City Administrative Officer (CAO) Report relative to the acceptance of the 2024 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Cooperative Agreement Grant Award for the Urban Search and Rescue Task Force of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) (17) 24-1491 City Attorney report relative to acceptance of sub-recipient grant funding for Fiscal Year 2024-25, to support the City's Victim Assistance Program (VAP). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  Community Impact Statement: None submitted (18) 25-0612 City Administrative Officer report and Communication from the Mayor relative to acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2023 State Homeland Security Program (FY23 SHSP) grant in the amount of $274,000. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) (19) 25-0031 City Administrative Officer report relative to continuation of 20 resolution authorities within the Los Angeles Police Department through June 30, 2026 in connection with the Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Referred to the Personnel and Hiring and Public Safety Committees) (20) 25-0785 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports relative to the retroactive application to and acceptance of the 2024 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program Grant. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) (21) 25-0810 Report from the Board of Police Commissioners relative to the Narcotics Analysis Laboratory Trust Fund (NALTF) expenditure plan for Budget Fiscal Year 2025-2026. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (22) 25-0839 Motion (Lee - McOsker) relative to requesting reports on the costs of responding to illegal fireworks over the July 4th weekend, and the feasibility of a drone pilot program to detect and fine illegal firework use. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (23) 21-1087 Board of Police Commissioners report and joint Office of Finance and Department of Cannabis Regulation report relative to unauthorized cannabis activity. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Government Operations and Public Safety Committees) (24) 23-0255-S1 Motion (Raman - Lee) relative to requesting a report within 30 days with recommendations to improve 911 call response times for both  emergency and non-emergency calls, including staffing outlook for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Communications Division, anticipated impacts of incoming Police Service Representatives (PSRs), feasibility of technological interventions, establishment of dedicated non-emergency operators and separate unarmed crisis response dispatch lines, and recommendations for public education programs. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council (25) 16-0358-S1 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Tenth Amendment to Contract No. C-129255 between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to provide law enforcement services for the transit system's infrastructure, bus, rail lines, and ridership. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (This item is referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees) (26) 25-0036 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to a donation in the amount of $157,397.30 for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) West Los Angeles Division Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Equipment, from the Los Angeles Police Foundation. Fiscal Impact Statement: No  Debt Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00-0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda-items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act. COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk-services/cps/council-committee-meetings/info-assignments-structure SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1076. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the hearing impaired, please see the information below. 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TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay service…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.