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Report regarding a resolution accepting an award of $55,010 from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in grant funding made available through the Alcohol Policing Partnership (APP) administered by the ABC, and becoming effective, July 1, 2019, pending approval of the Police Department's Fiscal Year 2019-20 Operating Budget pursuant to Budget Amendment No. 20.001. (Jeff Azzopardi, Police Chief)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution accepting an award of $55,010 in grant funding made available through the Alcohol Policing Partnership (APP) administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to support certain projects designated as Under 21 Consumption of Alcohol Suppression Team (<21 COAST Task Force) and approving Budget Amendment No. 20.001.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Police Department applied for grant funding and was awarded $55,010 through the Alcohol Policing Partnership (APP), which is administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC).
This funding will partly enable the Police Department to conduct special enforcement operations, licensed vendor compliance and education programs, as well as offset associated operation costs, equipment purchasing and travel expenses. The funding will partly cover the cost of 1) Personnel services (salaries, overtime and benefits) of the Grant Program Administrators and the Detective assigned to coordinate the special enforcement operations; 2) The hiring of civilian decoys during said operations; 3) The purchase of current state-of-the art surveillance equipment; and 4) Travel expenses and training conference registration fees for the Grant Program Administrators and the assigned Detective.
The Police Department was a previous recipient of similar ABC Grant Awards in 1999, 2004, and 2006. The Police Department experienced great success with these enforcement activities. Approval of this resolution will ...
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