Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorization to Accept the ABC Grant - Confirm the Visalia Police Department's grant submission on September 12, 2025, and authorize the City of Visalia to accept, and if awarded appropriate, $30,000 and authorize Resolution 2025-68 for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Grant Program.
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Prepared by:
Police Chief Jason Salazar, 559-713-4215; jason.salazar@visalia.gov;
Police Lieutenant Mona Whaley, 559-713-4105; mona.whaley@visalia.gov;
Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, 559-713-4250; liz.ybarra@visalia.gov
Department Recommendation:
Confirm the Visalia Police Department's grant submission on September 12, 2025, and authorize the City of Visalia to accept, and if awarded appropriate,e $30,000 and authorize Resolution 2025-68 for FY 2025-2026 California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) grant program.
Summary:
The Visalia Police Department plans on utilizing the funds to provide staffing and resources for one (1) year. It focuses on enforcement and training campaigns aimed at reducing sales of alcoholic beverages to minors at Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) licensed businesses. The evaluations of these operations throughout the year will include the success of enforcement actions and statistics showing the compliance rate for said establishments. The Department's objectives are to increase compliance through educational outreach, decrease calls for service regarding alcohol sales to minors, and an increase in merchant and public awareness regarding underage drinking. The Visalia Police Department will utilize media outlets to create merchant and public awareness. The Department plans to achieve these objectives by: (1) Providing education to ABC licensed establishments through the IMPACT program; (2) conducting an education/information campaign through media and social media outlets; (3) conducting enforcement details using the best and most promising practices and (...
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