Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorize the Visalia Police Department to apply for the 2023-2024 California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Grant program for up to $100,000 and submit the grant application by April 3, 2023.
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Deadline for Action: 2/23/2023
Submitting Department: Police Department
Contact Name and Phone Number: Chief Jason Salazar, ext. 4215, jason.salazar@visalia.city ; Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, ext. 4250, liz.ybarra@visalia.city ; Lieutenant Celeste Sanchez, ext. 4573 celeste.sanchez@visalia.city ; Sergeant Mark Feller, ext. 4083, mark.feller@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Authorize the Visalia Police Department to apply for the 2023-2024 California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) grant program for up to $100,000 and submit the application by April 3, 2023. There are no matching funds required by the City. The grant period will begin on July 1, 2023, and end on June 30, 2024 and will not be effective until the State of California submits the award contract. In accordance with the State Budget Act, only law enforcement agencies within the State of California can apply.
Summary:
The Visalia Police Department plans on utilizing the funds to provide staffing and resources for 1 year. It focuses on enforcement and training campaigns aimed at reducing sales of alcoholic beverages to minors at 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 o...
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