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Home My WebLink About08/03/2004, C10 - ACCEPTANCE OF STATE GRANT FOR $75,000 TO INCREASE ALCOHOL EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS council M 08/03/04 j ac,Enaa RepoRt �N� to CITY OF SAN LUIS O B I S P O FROM: Deborah Linden, Chief of Police O Prepared By: Kathe Bishop, Administrative AnalystAl� SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF STATE GRANT FOR $75,000 TO INCREASE ALCOHOL EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS CAO RECOMMENDATION 1. Adopt a resolution to increase education and enforcement programs focusing on underage drinking and to enter into a contract with the State to accept $75,000 in grant funding provided through the Alcoholic Beverage Control in cooperation with the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Community Trials Initiative Program. 2. Authorize the Chief of Police to execute all grant related documents. DISCUSSION A major goal of the Police Department is to reduce underage consumption of alcoholic beverages in our community. Staff began discussions with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) in June 2003 regarding a potential opportunity for San Luis Obispo, as a community, to be considered under a federal discretionary program to receive grant funding through the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Community Trials Initiative Program. Discussions were held with OTS, as they were the state agency to submit the competitive California proposal to the federal program. Under the EUDL program, selected communities receive community grants with 50% of the award funding law enforcement and 50% funding non-profit community coalition groups for local and.school program/policy development to address underage drinking. On March 16, 2004, the City Council approved the submittal of a grant application via OTS to the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Community Trials Initiative Program and a separate grant application to the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). The ABC grant proposal was designed and developed to provide additional law enforcement funding and ABC investigator staffing resources to more effectively carryout the EUDL program goals and objectives in our community. San Luis Obispo has been awarded grant funding from both EUDL and ABC for a combined total of $75,000. For effective administration of the grant awards and in an effort to avoid multiple contracts with awarding agencies, which would cause additional agency reporting requirements, EUDL and ABC agreed to one contract for each funding agency. The law enforcement contract will be directly with ABC and includes special terms and conditions to encompass the EUDL program requirements. G�� - I I Accept State Grant For$75,000 To Increase Alcohol Education/Enforcement Programs Page 2 California is one of only five states selected to participate in the EUDL program. San Luis Obispo is one of six intervention communities in the State to receive a grant award to participate in the EUDL program. San Luis Obispo Police Department is awarded $75,000 and the San Luis Obispo Community Coalition, consisting of Prevention Alliance, Mayor's Youth Task Force, and the DUI Task Force is awarded $75,000 for a combined community grant total of $150,000. Additionally, six comparison communities in California were selected for research comparison purposes. The comparison communities have similar demographics and crime statistics as the intervention communities; however, EUDL program funding is not provided to the comparison communities. The overall goal of the California EUDL project is to plan, design and implement research-based community initiatives to reduce alcohol availability and underage drinking. The $75,000 in grant funding is for a two-year program period, July 2004 through June 2006. Based on current discussions with funding agencies, Police staff anticipates having an opportunity to apply for additional competitive grant funding in February 2005 to fund year two of the EUDL program at a greater level. At this time, staff request the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City to enter into a contract with the State (ABC) and designating the Chief of Police as the official to execute all grant related documents. CONCURRENCES Wayne Hansen of Drug and AlcoholPrevention Alliance, Frank Warren, Chair of the Mayor's Youth Task Force and Kimberly Mott, Chair of the DUI Task Force concur with this action. FISCAL IMPACT The $75,000 grant award will provide full reimbursement for personnel overtime pay and benefits for the alcohol related enforcements under this grant program, and associated program equipment and training. This results in no negative fiscal impact to the City. ALTERNATIVE Continue with current level of alcohol enforcements and education within existing City budget resources and do not accept this grant funding. Staff does not recommend this alternative, as this is a funding opportunity that supports City goals and objectives. ATTACHMENTS 1. Letter from ABC 2. Proposed Resolution H:\CAO&Council agenda reports\ABC and EUDL Grant Acceptance and Resolution 2004.doc CD " Q, TATE OF CALIFORNIA—RI ISINERS_TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY ARNOLD SCHWAR7 N (:GFR C.nvn DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 3927 Lennane Drive,Suite 100, SACRAMENTO,CA 95834 y (916)419-2555 (916)419-2599 FAX July 1, 2004 Chief Deborah Linden San Luis Obispo Police Department 1042 Walnut Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Subject: Grant Contract#04CTP-04 Dear Chief Linden: Enclosed please find four copies of the Standard Agreement contract entered. into between the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and your department in the amount of$75,000.00. Please return all four copies, with an original signature on each, to my attention. In addition, please advise your Taxpayer's Federal Employer Identification Number and return your Governing Body's Resolution. Due to the fact these resolutions have to be put on your governing body's calendar, we ask that-you do this as soon as possible. After we receive the contracts and information from your agency, we will forward the.contract package to the Department of General Services' Legal Department. Upon their approval, we will return a fully signed contract for your records. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call at (916) 419-2555. Sincerely, Patsy Tomas o Grant Coordinator Enclosures cc: Captain Daniel Blanke, Project Director w/o enclosure Cio 3 A7-TAckMe/4i Z RESOLUTION NO. (2004 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO TO INCREASE EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON UNDERAGE DRINKING LAWS AND ALCOHOL AVAILABILITY TO MINORS WITH GRANT FUNDING OF$75,000 PROVIDED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL WHEREAS, the San Luis Obispo Police Department through the City of San Luis Obispo desires to undertake programs to increase education and enforcement to reduce underage drinking in the community; and WHEREAS, a certain community trials initiative project to increase education and enforcement of underage drinking laws is to be funded with grant monies made available through the federal Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program and the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Grant Assistance Program, with both program funding sources administered through the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; and WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo has been awarded grant funding in the amount of $75,000 to increase education and enforcement of underage drinking laws in San Luis Obispo. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo that the Chief of Police of the City of San Luis Obispo is authorized, on its behalf to execute all grant related documents including the State of California Standard Agreement contract, any extensions or amendments thereof and any subsequent contract with the State in relation thereto. IT IS AGREED 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. The State of California and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control disclaim responsibility for any such liability. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body. Upon motion of seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: The foregoing resolution was adopted this day of 2004. David F. Romero, Mayor 0, ( C) J47TA-C/fMENT Z Resolution No. (2004 Series) Page 2 ATTEST: Diane Reynolds, C.M.C. Acting City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Jo a .Lowell City Attorney Cio -S�