HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-07-2017 Item 05 FY 2017-18 Application for Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control & the office of traffice safety local enforcement grant
Meeting Date: 11/7/2017
FROM: Deanna Cantrell, Chief of Police
Prepared By: Melissa Ellsworth, Senior Administrative Analyst
SUBJECT: FY 2017-18 APPLICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE CONTROL AND THE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY LOCAL
ENFORCEMENT GRANT
RECOMMENDATION
1. Authorize the Police Department to accept a grant award from the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control and the Office of Traffic Safety for FY 2017-18 not to exceed $16,000; and
2. Authorize the Chief of Police to execute all grant related documents and authorize the Finance
Director to make the necessary budget adjustments upon the award of the grant.
DISCUSSION
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Office of Traffic Safety have teamed up
with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to offer grant awards to local law
enforcement agencies. Agencies are required to utilize the Minor Decoy Program, Shoulder Tap
Program, and IMPACT (Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol Related Crime Tendencies)
Inspections. Overall, the primary goal of this project is to reduce underage access/consumption
of alcohol and to prevent adults from furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors.
Proposal for Funding
Staff submitted a letter of interest seeking grant funding for overtime reimbursement for exist ing
officers to conduct the following grant related activities:
1. Shoulder Tap operations: Officers will conduct operations of licensed establishments
in order to discourage the purchase of alcohol for minors by adults.
2. Minor Decoy: Licensed establishments shall be checked for compliance of lawful
sales through the use of minor decoys.
3. IMPACT: Officers will conduct prevention and education programs for employees of
licensed establishments; present information pertaining to their responsibility and
accountability associated with the sale of alcohol.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The recommended actions are not a project as defined under the California Environmental
Quality Act and are not subject to its regulations.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact on the City’s General Fund associated with this action. City matching funds
are not required for this grant, and all grant related activities will be conducted using existing
officers on overtime. Grant funding is not awarded up front; staff is responsible for submitting
quarterly reimbursement requests based on overtime expended on grant activities during the
reporting period.
Per Section 740 of the City’s Financial Management Manual, City Council must approve all
grant applications in excess of $5,000. Due to timing constraints, department staff submitted the
letter of interest prior to receiving Council approval. The Police Department has since received
notification informing our agency of a grant award in the amount of $16,000. If Council does
not agree with staff’s recommendation, the department will not accept the funding.
ALTERNATIVE
Council may direct staff to not to accept the ABC-OTS grant funding. Staff does not recommend
this alternative as the funding will enhance the Police Department’s efforts in addressing alcohol-
related problems and reducing underage drinking.
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