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: attending Roll Call Training Sessions; meeting with Problem Oriented Policing and School Resource Officers; providing education to the community, licensees and their employees; conducting IMPACT Inspections, DUI Educational Checkpoints, and other undercover operations (Decoy, Shoulder Tap, Drunk Decoy, Trap Door, and more).
Sales of alcoholic beverages to minors and furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors remain among the top alcohol-related concerns of the community and law enforcement. FPD and FPD/ABC operations have shown that licensees will sell alcohol to minors and adults will frequently purchase alcoholic beverages for minors in violation of the law.
Driving under the influence of alcohol also continues to be a major challenge for FPD. In 2013, there were 314 DUI collisions, 83 DUI injury collisions, and 6 fatalities resulting from DUI collisions. FPD conducted 63 DUI Educational Checkpoints, and 16 Saturation Area Checks, this past year. A total of 2,693 individuals were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol within the City of Fresno. In addition, we conducted 51 "Decisions for Life" Classes with 1773 attendees. The "Decisions for Life" Classes are hosted by FPD's Traffic Safety Section.
City Attorney has reviewed and approved both the resolution and the Grant Agreement.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
N/A
LOCAL PREFERENCE
N/A due to State and Federal money
FISCAL IMPACT
The impact to the general fund will be a savings of $68,350 that will offset the cost of the reassigned detective's time and enforcement activities. An AAR is attached. This funding will enable FPD to continue its efforts to prevent underage drinking and the sale of alcohol to minors through education and enforcement within the City of Fresno.
JPD/ajh
07/03/14
Attachments:
AAR No 2014-95
Resolution
Grant Agreement