LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION

LAPD UNIVERSITY - $250,000: THIS REQUEST PROVIDED FUNDING FOR TWO YEARS OF LICENSING FOR ALLOGY, WHICH IS THE COMPANY THAT PROVIDES THE LAPD UNIVERSITY (LAPDU) APP SO THAT SWORN AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES CAN COMPLETE MANDATORY DEPARTMENT TRAINING ON A MOBILE DEVICE OR COMPUTERS. THIS ALLOWS OFFICERS TO REMAIN IN THE FIELD AND COMPLETE TRAINING AT THEIR OWN PACE WHILE ON DUTY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2021, OFFICERS HAVE COMPLETED MORE THAN 40,000 COURSES USING LAPDU. THE LICENSE FOR THIS APP WAS PREVIOUSLY COVERED THROUGH A CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT.ARTC OBSTACLE COURSE - $32,602.50: THIS REQUEST FUNDED REPAIRS TO THE ARTC OBSTACLE COURSE. THE ARTC IS ONE OF THREE ACADEMY FACILITIES THAT CONDUCTS RECRUIT TRAINING FOR THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS OBSTACLE COURSE IS A MANDATORY TEST THAT ALL RECRUIT OFFICERS TAKE DURING THEIR ACADEMY TRAINING AND IS PART OF THE TRAINING SPECIFICATIONS DIRECTED BY THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION OF PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING (POST). A BASIC COURSE CERTIFICATION REVIEW (BCCR) WAS RECENTLY CONDUCTED BY POST, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PORTIONS OF THE OBSTACLE COURSE WALL AND FENCE DID NOT MEET THEIR SPECIFICATIONS.THIS GRANT IS BEING REQUESTED TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO UPDATE THE EXISTING OBSTACLE COURSE AT ARTC TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET BY POST. THE REPAIR OF THE OBSTACLE COURSE'S WALL AND FENCE WILL ALLOW ARTC TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND MEET POST STANDARDS TO HAVE AN ACCREDITED POLICE ACADEMY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.METRO OVERWATCH CADRE EQUIPMENT - $21,160.82: THIS GRANT FUNDED EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEWLY FORMED METRO OVERWATCH CADRE. THIS NEW CADRE CONSISTS OF OFFICERS WHO WILL PROVIDE SECURITY AND COORDINATE POLICE RESPONSE DURING LARGE OPEN AREA PUBLIC GATHERINGS AND EVENTS.