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8 THE CITY OF CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT PLEASANTON. October 3, 2023 Police TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AN OFFICER WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM AWARD FROM THE CALIFORNIA BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $54,762 SUMMARY The California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) established the Officer Wellness and Mental Health Grant Program with the 2022 Budget Act and automatically distributed funding to 394 law enforcement agencies throughout the state to improve officer wellness and expand mental health resources. The BSCC has awarded the City of Pleasanton Police Department a grant of $54,762 for the period of June 1, 2022, through December 1, 2025. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution to accept the grant award for $54,762 from the California BSCC and authorize the City Manager to execute all documents, and appropriate $10,900 to project 23816 in the Operations Grant Fund in FY2023/24, $22,508 in FY 2024/25, and the remaining $13,308 will be included in the FY 2025/26 biennial budget. The City spent $8,046 of these grant funds on officer wellness in FY2022/23. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Acceptance of the BSCC grant award will provide $54,762 in funding to support law enforcement services by offsetting the City's expenditures for police officer wellness and expand mental health resources. This grant will fund enhanced training for peer support, critical incident stress management, and emotional wellness of officers, thereby reducing General Fund expenditures. No City matching funds are required to accept this grant award. The City utilized $8,046 of these funds in FY2022/23, the remaining funds will be appropriated to project 23816 in the Operations Grant Fund, $10,900 in FY 2023/24, $22,508 in FY 2024/25, and $13,308 will be included in the FY 2025/26 biennial budget.