REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 16, 2015
FROM: JERRY P. DYER, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: ROBERT NEVAREZ, Deputy Chief
Administrative, Support & Special Services Divisions
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2015/2016 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) grant
1. Authorize the Chief of Police to accept $100,000 in grant funding for the 2015/2016 ABC grant awarded to the Fresno Police Department from the State of California Alcoholic Beverage Control
2. Authorize the Chief of Police to execute the agreement and all related documents applicable to the 2015/2016 ABC grant
3. ***RESOLUTION - 1st amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 appropriating $100,000 for the Police Department's ABC Enforcement Program (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize acceptance of $100,000 in grant funding from the ABC, allowing the Chief of Police to enter into and execute the agreement and all program required documents, and adopt the first Amendment to AAR No 2015-104 to appropriate funding into the FY 2016 budget. Funds have been awarded for the 2015/2016 Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) grant to the Fresno Police Department's (FPD) ABC Enforcement Program.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ABC has awarded $100,000 in grant funding to the FPD to provide prevention, education, and enforcement of alcohol related enforcement issues. The grant period is from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. The funding will assist with the cost of a detective assigned to this enforcement program and program related training.
BACKGROUND
With 1,058 premises licensed to serve or sell alcohol within the City of Fresno (534 off-sale and 524 on-sale), the Department realizes the importance of issues related to alcoholic beverage education, enforcement, and abuse prevention. The ABC Program's goal is to increase alcohol awareness; educate officers, licensees and the community on laws invo...
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