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Public Safety Committee approves consent items; separate vote splits on LAPF vehicle donation
Summary
The committee approved a package of consent items including grant acceptances, contract amendments and nonmonetary donations; a $60,795 LAPF donation of a 2025 Ford Explorer to LAPD IT was approved with one no vote.
The Public Safety Committee voted to approve a set of consent items including grant award authority for a dispute resolution program, police training fund budget adjustments, contract amendments for helitanker services and temporary LAFD staffing, and several nonmonetary donations. One donation — a 2025 Ford Explorer valued at $60,795 from the Los Angeles Police Foundation intended for the LAPD Information Technology Bureau — was taken for a separate roll call and passed with one no vote.
What the committee approved - Items 2 and 3: Approval of CAO and City Attorney reports granting authority to accept a dispute resolution program grant award from Los Angeles County (per committee summary). - Item 4: Adoption of the Board of Police Commissioners’ proposed revolving training fund budget for FY 2024–25. - Item 5: Note and file the LAFD report (as listed on the agenda). - Item 6: Acceptance of a nonmonetary donation valued at $47,000 from the Los Angeles Police Foundation to the Board of Police Commissioners (as described on the agenda). - Items 9–12: Motions adopted as listed on the agenda (committee summary language). - Item 13: Approval to grant LAPD authority to execute a fourth amendment to an existing agreement with Ericsson Incorporated for helitanker services; the committee instructed LAFD to ensure the contractor provides proof of insurance prior to execution. - Item 14: Approval to grant LAFD authority to execute a sixth amendment to agreement C‑135817 with Apple 1 for temporary, as‑needed staffing services for the LAFD.
Separate vote on item 7 (donation of a 2025 Ford Explorer to LAPD IT): The Los Angeles Police Foundation’s donation of a 2025 Ford Explorer valued at $60,795 was approved on a separate roll call. The committee’s clerk later clarified the roll call: Councilmembers John Lee, Price and McOsker voted yes; Councilmember Sotomayor Martinez voted no; Councilmember Park was absent for that vote.
Vote tallies (summary) - Consent package (items 2–6, 9–14 as recommended): Approved by roll call (4 ayes at time of initial roll call; later items taken separately). - Item 7 (2025 Ford Explorer donation): Approved; recorded votes — Lee: Aye; Price: Aye; McOsker: Aye; Sotomayor Martinez: No; Park: Absent.
Context and public comment: Several public commenters addressed items on the agenda. Commenters representing firefighter unions spoke in favor of the standards‑of‑cover report and urged additional funding and a potential bond; others raised concerns about transparency for gifts to LAPD and about frequent street closures. Those public comments were noted but did not change the committee’s consent approvals.
Ending: The committee proceeded to take up item 1 for a full presentation and discussion after the consent votes.
