HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6 - Authorization to accept FY2020-21 Grant Award from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Department Name: Police
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For Agenda of: July 21, 2020
Placement: Consent
Estimated Time: N/A
FROM: Deanna Cantrell, Chief of Police
Prepared By: Melissa Ellsworth, Senior Administrative Analyst
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT FY 2020-21 GRANT AWARD FROM
DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
RECOMMENDATION
1. Authorize the Police Department to accept a grant award from the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control for FY 2020-21 in the amount of $33,259.
2. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement with the State.
3. Authorize the Chief of Police to execute all grant related documents and authorize the Finance
Director to make the necessary budget adjustments.
DISCUSSION
The purpose of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) grant funding is to
enable agencies to expand efforts in addressing alcohol related problems through a comprehensive
ABC program that encompasses various strategies. The Police Department (the Police Department)
has been awarded grant funds from ABC in prior years to conduct education and compliance
activities related to businesses that hold alcohol licenses.
The goals of the ABC grant program include:
1. Achieving the goals and objectives of the local enforcement agency's grant agreements.
2. Establishing a close working relationship between ABC district offices and the grant
agencies.
3. Prioritizing law enforcement efforts and targeting those licensed outlets that cause alcohol-
related crimes.
4. Reducing the sales of alcoholic beverages to underage persons.
5. Assisting in the training of local law enforcement.
The Police Department submitted its ABC grant application in March and was notified of the award
on June 9, 2020. The Police Department intends to utilize grant funds to conduct operations
focused on alcohol awareness and enforcement, inspections at licensed establishments, and training.
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Policy Context
The recommended actions are consistent with the City of San Luis Obispo’s Financial Management
Manual, Section 740 - Grant Management Policy. The policy states that Council will approve all
grant applications in excess of $5,000 and delegates receipt and contract execution to the City
Manager.
Public Engagement
This item is on the agenda for the July 21, 2020 City Council meeting and will follow all required
postings and notifications. The public may have an opportunity to comment on this item at or
before the meeting.
CONCURRENCES
The Director of the Finance Department concurs with the staff recommendation.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the recommended action in this report
because the action does not constitute a “Project” under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted: No Budget Year: 2020-21
Funding Identified: Yes
Fiscal Analysis:
Funding Sources Total Budget
Available
Current
Funding
Request
Remaining
Balance
Annual
Ongoing Cost
General Fund
State – ABC GRANT $33,259
Fees
Total $33,259
City matching funds are not required for this grant.
ALTERNATIVES
Council may direct staff to decline the grant award. Staff does not recommend this alternative as
funding will aid in the Police Department’s efforts to improve alcohol enforcement activities.
Attachments:
a - Draft Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. _____ (2020 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR
FUNDING PROVIDED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL TO INCREASE EDUCATION AND
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON REGULATING RETAIL
ALCOHOL OUTLETS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE ALL RELATED GRANT DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, the San Luis Obispo Police Department (the “Police Department”) through
the City of San Luis Obispo desires to undertake programs to increase education and enforcement
to focus on regulating retail alcohol outlets in the community; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department submitted a grant through the Grant Assistance
Program (GAP) administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in March
2020 to conduct education and compliance activities related to local businesses that hold alcohol
licenses; and
WHEREAS, on June 9, 2020, the ABC awarded the Police Department a grant through
the GAP in the amount of $33,259; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
as follows:
SECTION 1. The Chief of Police or her designee is hereby authorized to submit grant
applications consistent with program requirements to pursue a Grant Assistance Program (“GAP”)
grant administered by ABC, including the Police Department’s March 2020 application.
SECTION 2. The City Manager of the City of San Luis Obispo is authorized to execute
all grant related documents, including the State of California Standard Agreement, any extensions
or amendments thereof, and any subsequent contract with the State in relation to the GAP grant
administered by ABC.
SECTION 3. The City agrees that any liability arising out of the performance of this
contract, including civil court actions for damages, shall be the responsibility of the grant recipient
and the authorizing agency and acknowledges that the State of California and ABC disclaim
responsibility for any such liability.
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SECTION 4. Grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures
controlled by this body.
SECTION 5. This award is not subject to local hiring freezes.
Upon motion of __________________, seconded by___________________, and on the
following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
The foregoing resolution was adopted this ______day of _____________2020.
____________________________________
Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
____________________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________
J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, on __________________.
_____________________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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