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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 16, 20'14 TITLE: APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT FOR CALIFORNIA BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDING (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, 3B) (� CITY MANAG R RECOMMENDED ACTION VNRR• 0 ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading ❑ ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $642,464 in Board of State and Community Corrections Local Assistance law enforcement funds from the California Board of State and Community Corrections in the Police Block Grants revenue account and appropriate same to the grant expenditure account. DISCUSSION Legislation associated with the California 2011 Budget Act established the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) as an independent entity, effective July 1, 2012. The BSCC assumed the previous functions of the Corrections Standards Authority, as well as other public safety programs previously administered by the California Emergency Management Agency. As part of the 2013 State Budget Act, $27.5 million for Local Assistance was appropriated for city police departments, with the allocation formula to be developed by the BSCC in consultation with the Department of Finance. The 2014 allocation is $40 million, a 45 percent increase. The California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA), on behalf of local law enforcement agencies, presented to the BSCC an allocation formula based upon the regional needs in each county. In its proposal, the CPCA proposed that the funds could be used regionally and in cooperation with other agencies, and with a focus on serious, violent crimes and habitually non - compliant offenders. The Santa Ana Police Department will use its appropriation to support these efforts. Orange County agencies were allocated a total of $2.39 million, with the Santa Ana Police Department receiving $642,464. 20A -1