TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Thomas R. Hatch, Interim City Manager
FROM: Dan Adams, Chief of Police
1. Subject
title
Agreement with the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the Alcoholic Beverage Control/Office of Traffic Safety Grant Program from October 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022. Resolution No. 11361.
body
2. Summary
Funding for the Alcoholic Beverage Control/Office of Traffic Safety Grant Program is being provided in the amount of $20,000 to develop an effective, comprehensive, and strategic approach to reducing underage drinking and the resultant driving injuries and fatalities.
3. Recommended Action
recommendation
1. Approve agreement with the State of California, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the amount of $20,000 for the Alcoholic Beverage Control/Office of Traffic Safety Grant Program and authorize the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 11361: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange authorizing the Orange Police Department to accept a $20,000 ABC-OTS Grant from the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control and authorizing the City Manager to execute all grant documents on behalf of the City.
3. Accept into the City’s revenue budget a $20,000 grant from the State of California, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, into revenue account number 100.4033.45495.30187, ABC-OTS 21-22.
4. Authorize the appropriation of $20,000 into expenditure account number 100.4033.50221.30187, Overtime-Safety ABC-OTS Grant 21-22.
end
4. Fiscal Impact
The total appropriations for this grant are funded by the additional revenue received from the State of California, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
a: Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety.
6. Discussion and Background
The mission of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is to administer the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act in a manner that fosters and protects the health, safety, welfare, and economic well-being of the people of the state. In furtherance of this mission, the Orange Police Department has received a $20,000 grant funded by the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to develop an effective strategic approach to reducing underage drinking, DUI driving injuries and fatalities, property damages, and youth access to alcoholic beverages through education and enforcement. The grant-funded objectives are as follows:
• Conduct two Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Tendencies (IMPACT) operations to educate and eliminate alcohol-related crimes
• Conduct two Minor Decoy operations to combat the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors
• Conduct two Shoulder Tap operations to combat the distribution of alcohol to minors
The allocation of the ABC-OTS Grant Program will ensure adequate funding through August 31, 2022.
7. ATTACHMENTS
• ABC-OTS Agreement No. 22-OTS09
• Resolution No. 11361