REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 17, 2014
FROM: JERRY P. DYER, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: SHARON SHAFFER, Deputy Chief
Police Department/Support Bureau
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to grant funding from the State of California Alcoholic Beverage Control ("ABC") - Police Department
1. RESOLUTION - Authorizing acceptance of $70,000 in grant funding from the State of California Alcoholic Beverage Control ("ABC"), authorize the Chief of Police to enter into and execute the agreement and all program required documents
2. * RESOLUTION - 1st amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2014-95
appropriating $70,000 for the Police Department's ABC Enforcement Program (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing acceptance of $70,000 in grant funding, authorize the Chief of Police to enter into and execute the agreement and all program required documents, and adopt the 1st Amendment to the AAR No. 2014-95 to appropriate these funds into the FY 2015 budget. Funds have been awarded by the ABC for the 2014-2015 Grant Assistance to Local Law Enforcement Agencies Project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ABC has awarded $70,000 in grant funding to the Fresno Police Department ("FPD") to provide prevention, education, and enforcement of alcohol related enforcement issues. The grant period is in effect from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. The funding will assist with the cost of a detective assigned to this enforcement program and program related training.
BACKGROUND
With 1,054 premises licensed to serve or sell alcohol within the City of Fresno (537 off-sale and 517 on-sale), FPD realizes the importance of issues related to alcoholic beverage education, enforcement, and abuse prevention. Our goal is to increase alcohol awareness, educate officers, licensees and the community, and to hold licensees accountable. This can be accomplished by...
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