HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-15-2016 Item 08 - Resolution Authorizing the 2016-17 Grant Application for Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Meeting Date: 3/15/2016
FROM: Deanna Cantrell, Chief of Police
Prepared By: Melissa Ellsworth, Senior Administrative Analyst
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE 2016-17 GRANT APPLICATION FOR
DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
RECOMMENDATION
1. Authorize the Police Department to submit a grant application to the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control for 2016-17 in an amount not to exceed $35,000; and
2. Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with the State of
California if funding is awarded; and
3. If the grant is awarded, authorize the City Manager to execute all grant related documents and
authorize the Finance Director to make the necessary budget adjustments upon the award of the
grant.
DISCUSSION
In January staff received notification that the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) had
opened its 2016-17 grant solicitation to local governments. The purpose of the grant funding is to
enable agencies to expand their efforts in addressing alcohol related problems through a
comprehensive ABC program that encompasses various strategies. The Police Department has been
awarded grant funds from the ABC in prior years to conduct education and compliance activities
related to businesses that hold alcohol licenses. The City’s Grant Management Policy requires
Council approval of all grant applications greater than $5,000.
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. Reduce the sales of alcoholic beverages to underage persons.
5. Assisting in the training of local law enforcement.
Proposal for Funding
Staff is seeking authorization to submit a grant application that focuses efforts on reducing
underage access/consumption of alcohol at licensed establishments, reducing the sale of alcohol
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to the habitual and obviously intoxicated, and taking enforcement against businesses and
individuals that violate the law.
Grant activities, if approved, would include:
1. On-Sale Minor Decoy operations: Licensed on-sale establishments will be checked
for compliance of lawful sales through the use of minor decoys.
2. Off-Sale Shoulder Tap operations: Licensed off-sale establishments shall be checked
for compliance of refusing to sell alcohol to habitual and obviously intoxicated
subjects.
3. Shoulder Tap operations: Officers will conduct operations of licensed establishments
in order to discourage the purchase of alcohol for minors by adults.
4. Education is also a key component and SLOPD will coordinate and conduct IMPACT
(Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Crime Tendencies) education
and/or inspections with licensed establishments that tend to generate a high response
for police service.
The City’s application will seek funding for overtime reimbursement for existing officers to
conduct the grant-related activities. The grant application requires the Council adopt a resolution
memorializing its action and authorizing the City Manager to execute the appropriate contract
and other grant-related documents. The State requires that the grant funding be used for activities
above and beyond those currently funded through the City budget.
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.
ALTERNATIVE
Council may direct staff to not submit an application for ABC 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 under age and high-risk drinking.
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RESOLUTION NO. ________ (2016 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY 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
WHEREAS, the San Luis Obispo 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, grant funds are available through the Grant Assistance Program (GAP) administered by
the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC).
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 GAP grant administered by ABC.
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 thereto.
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.
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 vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
The foregoing resolution was adopted this _____ day of _____________________ 2016.
____________________________________
Mayor Jan Marx
ATTEST:
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Lee Price, MMC
Interim City Clerk
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Resolution No. _______________ (2016 Series) Page 2
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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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, this ______ day of ______________, _________.
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Lee Price, MMC
Interim City Clerk
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