REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Eric Parra, Chief of Police
PREPARED BY: Lt. Thoby Archer and Exec. Asst. Ingrid Ono
Subject:
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Approve and authorize execution of a one-year agreement with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to participate in Operation Stonegarden
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Statement of Issue:
The Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) received a grant from the Department of Homeland Security, which is administered via the San Diego Sheriff’s Department to detect, prevent, and investigate incidents of human trafficking and the trafficking of illicit narcotics. This fiscal year, the HBPD will continue to partner with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Department of Homeland Security to provide the same enforcement through Operation Stonegarden. The project period for this grant began on September 1, 2023, and ends on May 31, 2026.
Financial Impact:
The proposed agreement would provide the HBPD with $199,000 in grant funding to fund extra patrol shifts to accomplish the goals outlined in the mission of Operation Stonegarden. The agreement would also provide $26,000 in reimbursable costs for airframe time when a HBPD helicopter is utilized.
Recommended Action:
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A) Approve and authorize Police Chief Eric G. Parra to execute the “Agreement for Fiscal Year 2023 Operation Stonegarden (OPSG);” and,
B) Appropriate $225,000 in grant funding for Operation Stonegarden.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the recommended action and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department applied for and received grant funds from the Department of Homeland Security to participate in Operation Stonegarden (OPSG). The funds are distributed by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CALOES) to local agencies to fund their participation in OPSG. The HBPD’s role in OPSG would be to detect, prevent, and investigate incidents of human trafficking and the trafficking of illicit narcotics. At no time will the HBPD violate SB 54 or assist in any immigration operations with Federal entities. This will be the fourth year the HBPD will have participated in these operations.
Environmental Status:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 8 - Public Safety, Strategy A - Community-wide comprehensive risk reduction program to optimize public safety's emergency response and reduce the number of calls.
Attachment(s):
1. Agreement FY2023 OPSG