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Home My WebLink About6/7/2017 - STAFF REPORTS - 1.S. A,LM S'D9 iy c V N * �f01f0'f'a f• °q<,Foa��P CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT DATE: June 7, 2017 CONSENT AGENDA SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF $38,628 IN GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) FOR AN ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT AND AWARENESS PROJECT TO BE USED TO ENFORCE, EDUCATE, AND BRING AWARENESS TO THE PUBLIC. FROM: David Ready, City Manager BY: Palm Springs Police Department SUMMARY The Palm Springs Police Department has been awarded a grant in the amount of $38,628 from the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control for alcohol enforcement and awareness. The grant funds will be used to expand its current efforts in addressing alcohol related criminal activity; alcohol related complaints and accusations against businesses; and the use of alcohol by minors. Several creative approaches will be employed, such as: shoulder tap operations; party patrols; sales to minors operations; and educational presentations. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt Resolution No. , "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,628 FOR ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT." (A6126) 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. STAFF ANALYSIS: The Police Department will vigorously enforce alcohol and other ABC laws by conducting licensee premise checks, shoulder tap operations, sales to minors operations, party patrols, and educational presentations in partnership with ABC agents. These projects are labor intensive and thus expensive. The Police Department plans to ITEMs=-- City Council Staff Report June 7, 2017 -- Page 2 Accept$38,628 in ABC Grant Funding 2017-2018 conduct 25 special operations during this grant period. The department has been successful in obtaining grant funding to pay for the personnel and equipment costs for these programs. The Police Department was able to successfully solicit ABC grant funding for this community safety project and was awarded $38,628 in grant funding. This grant period is for an ABC Enforcement and Awareness project in fiscal year 2017- 2018. FISCAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact. This is a reimbursable costs grant program. No matching funds are required to obtain this additional grant funding. J v"ly~ fL�' Bryan Reyes, Police Chief David H. Ready, City er Attachments: • Proposed Resolution • Grant Award Letter, from ABC 02 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,628.00 FOR ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT (A6126) WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs desires to undertake a certain project designated as Alcohol Enforcement and Awareness Project to be funded in part from funds made available through the Grant Assistance Program (GAP) administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (hereafter referred to as ABC). THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Accept a rant from the California Department of Alcohol Beverage P 9 P 9 Control in the amount of $38,628 for alcohol enforcement and awareness project. SECTION 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents relating to the acceptance of the grant, including any extensions or amendments thereof and any subsequent contract with the State in relation thereto. SECTION 3. The grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body. SECTION 4. The grant award is not subject to local hiring freezes. ADOPTED THIS 71h DAY OF June, 2017. David H. Ready, City Manager ATTEST: Kathleen D. Hart, Interim City Clerk 03 Resolution No. Page 2 CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, Kathleen D. Hart, Interim City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on June 7, 2017, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Kathleen D. Hart, Interim City Clerk City of Palm Springs, California '4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA,-BUSINESS,CONSUMER SERVICES,AND HOUS.NG AGENCY Edmund O.Brawn dr,.Governa DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 3927 Lennane Drive,Suite 100 ` 4 Sacramento,CA 95934 3 (916)419-2500 May 19, 2017 Chief Bryan Reyes Palm Springs Police Department 200 South Civic Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262 Dear Chief Reyes: Congratulations! Your agency has been selected by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to receive funding for your 201712018 GAP grant proposal in the amount of $38,628. We look forward to working with your department to meet the goals and objectives in your proposal. A grant contract will be forthcoming within the next couple of weeks which requires a resolution from your agency's governing body. A sample resolution was included in the Request for Proposal packet. Due to the fact that these resolutions have to be put on your governing body's calendar, we ask that you do this as soon as possible. We are planning a two and a hall'-day training conference July 11 - 13, 2017, at the Embassy Suites Sacramento Riverfront Promenade. The conference can accommodate two attendees from each agency and it is recommended that your Project Director and the officer assigned to the grant program attend. This conference will offer valuable training in alcohol enforcement and will also be an excellent opportunity for the officers and deputies from your agency to meet and share information with others. Attendees are encouraged to utilize a pre-registration session on Monday, July 10, from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. in order to expedite the registration on the next day. A black of rooms at a special conference rate of$189.00 plus tax has been reserved for grant agency participants.' PLEASE NOTE THAT ATTENDEES MUST MAKE RESERVATIONS BY THE HOTEL'S DEADLINE OF,TUNE 18, 2017, to guarantee the special room rate or availability. There will be a $275.00 registration fee per person for the Based an the State regulations we ate unable to reimburse those agencies that are within it 50 mile radius from the Embassy Suites Sacramento Riverfront Promenade. The distance is based on the agency's physical headquarters address. Agcocy(s)that fall in this category are: Placer Co Sheriffs Office, Rancho Cordova Police Dept,Sacramento Police Dept,and Stockton Police Dept. Travel reimbursable costs for the afirementioned 4gcncy(S)will he limited io the registration Ice only. 05 May 19, 2017 Page 2 training that is reimbursable through the grant. Space at the hotel is limited and late registrants may be referred to nearby hotels. Participants must contact the Embassy Suites Hotel directly to make reservations. Below are three options: 1. Call (916) 326-5000 and ask for the Department of ABC discount rate. 2. Go to www.sacramento.embassysuites.com and make a reservation using the group/convention code: ABC. 3. Go to website: http://embassysuites hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalizedL$ SACESES-ABC- 2L17071t1 index jhtm1?W-1 me id=POG Due to the short time Frame for registering at the hotel, your prompt attention is appreciated. The special room rate will only be available until June 18, 2017, or until the group block is sold out, whichever comes first. We have also enclosed a conference registration form to be filled out and returned using the same time frame. If you have any questions, please call Grant Coordinator Suzanne Pascual at (916) 419-2572. Sincerely, 4amonPrieto Acting Director Enclosure Cc: Sergeant Erik Larson, Project Director 06