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Report regarding a resolution accepting $157,722 from the California Department of Justice for the Tobacco Grant Program to be used for personnel overtime, equipment, and training expenses and amend the Police Department's Operating Budget for Fiscal Years 2025-2028 by approving Budget Amendment Number 26.051 (Amy Sariotti, Police Lieutenant)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution accepting $157,222 from the California Department of Justice for the Tobacco Grant Program (TGP) to be used for personnel overtime, equipment, and training expenses and amend the Police Department's Operating Budget for Fiscal Years 2025-2028 by approving Budget Amendment Number 26.051.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In June 2025, the Police Department submitted a grant application to the California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) for funding of personnel overtime, equipment, and training expenses for the Tobacco Grant Program. The grant is administered by CA DOJ with funding provided by the State Budget Act and the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016, as added by Proposition 56. The program will supplement normal police staffing for tobacco safety, training, and enforcement efforts.
The goal of the grant is to educate the public and retailers of the City of South San Francisco about recently enacted new municipal ordinances regulating the sale of flavored tobacco products and the high rate of youth vaping, which are on the rise across the country. The grant will also create multilingual and targeted outreach, such as newsletters, social media postings and post cards to reach designated communities throughout the City of South San Francisco.
The grant application was approved by CA DOJ in November 2025, and the Police Department was awarded $157,722. The operating period on the grant is December 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
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