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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 07, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT <br />ACCEPTING SUPPLEMENTAL LAW <br />ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ACCOUNT <br />(SLESA) FUNDS <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, B) <br />CITY MANAG <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1 at Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2n6 Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve an appropriation adjustment to recognize $306,172.45 in the FY 2014 -15 Supplemental <br />Law Enforcement Services revenue account and appropriate same to the grant expenditure <br />account for special enforcement and gang detail overtime. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The State of California provides grant funding to state law enforcement agencies through the <br />Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA). This program requires that funding <br />be 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 SLESA are based on annual <br />estimated population figures for respective counties and cities. <br />Based on Santa Ana's population figures, the State estimates that the Police Department will <br />receive $524,222 in FY 2014 -15 SLESA funding. To date, the Police Department has received <br />$306,172.45 of the FY 2014 -15 allocation. The Police Department is anticipating the final FY <br />2014 -15 payments of approximately $218,049 later this fiscal year. The Police Department <br />proposes to utilize this funding for special enforcement and gang detail 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 />20A -1 <br />