REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Eric Parra, Chief of Police
PREPARED BY: Thoby Archer, Lieutenant and Ingrid Ono, Exec. Admin. Asst.
Subject:
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Approve and Authorize Execution of an Agreement with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office and Partner Law Enforcement Agencies to Participate in the Fiscal Year 2025 Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) Grant
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Statement of Issue:
Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) previously agreed to a one-year agreement with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department to participate in Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) for Funding Year 2024. This funding year, HBPD will continue its partnership with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department (RCSD), and other regional law enforcement agencies including the Costa Mesa, Hawthorne, La Habra, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Orange, and Seal Beach Police Departments. HBPD requests to continue to participate in Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) for Fiscal Year 2025. RCSD will remain the OPSG Grant Administrator. The grant program's period of performance is September 1, 2025, through May 31, 2028; the operational project period for participating agencies begins upon Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) approval, April 10, 2026.
Financial Impact:
The proposed agreement would entitle the HBPD to a total allocation of $324,500 in FY 2025 OPSG grant funds, itemized as follows:
Budget Category
Description
Amount
Operational Overtime
Extra patrol shift overtime for HBPD personnel assigned to OPSG operations
$170,160
Fringe Benefits
Fringe benefit costs associated with OPSG operational overtime
$2,467
Vessel Maintenance
Maintenance of the HBPD vessel (Safe Boat) previously purchased with Stonegarden funds
$1,780
Flight Time
Reimbursable airframe/flight costs when an HBPD helicopter is utilized in support of OPSG operations
$25,593
Equipment
Boat radar ($4,500) and coastal monitoring...
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