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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 17, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT <br />ACCEPTING SUPPLEMENTAL LAW <br />ENFORCEMENT SERVICES FUNDS <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, 313) <br />CITY MANA ER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize $216,659 in the Supplemental Law <br />Enforcement Services Fund revenue account and appropriate same to the grant expenditure <br />account for special enforcement and gang detail overtime, subject to non - substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The State of California provides grant funding to state law enforcement agencies through the <br />Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund ( SLESF). This program requires that funding be <br />allocated to counties and cities in accordance with specific requirements for front line law <br />enforcement services. Front line law enforcement typically includes community oriented policing <br />projects and special law enforcement activities that require use of additional police officers in <br />specially targeted saturation areas. Funding allocations for SLESF are based on annual <br />estimated population figures for respective counties and cities. <br />Based on Santa Ana's population figures, the State estimated that the Police Department would <br />receive $526,379 in FY 2013 -14 SLESF funding. $347,095 of the FY 2013 -14 appropriation has <br />been recognized and appropriated, and $216,659 has been recently received. FY 2013 -14 <br />SLESF payments received exceed the original estimate by $37,375, for total of $563,754. The <br />Police Department proposes to utilize this funding for special enforcement and gang detail <br />overtime. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #1 Community Safety, Objective #3 (promote <br />fiscal accountability to ensure financial responsibility at all levels of the organization), Strategy B <br />(promote ongoing efforts to obtain grant funding for activities that will assist in preventing, <br />enforcing and reducing criminal activity and traffic collisions). <br />20B -1 <br />