RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE BOARD
OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista desires to participate in the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program funded through the California State and Local Government Law Enforcement Account and administered by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC); and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2023, the Police Department received notice from BSCC of a $2,708,250 competitive award of Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Cohort 3 grant to address local impacts due to the legalization of adult-use recreational cannabis in California; and
WHEREAS, funds from the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant will address impacts in Chula Vista surrounding monitoring of licensed/legal cannabis dispensaries, identification and removal of illegal dispensaries, and implementation of programs aimed at youth prevention and education, parent and community education, and preventing sales to minors by either legal or illegal cannabis dispensaries; and
WHEREAS, the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant covers a five-year project period of May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2028, along with a six-month period of May 1, 2028 to October 31, 2028 to complete a Final Local Evaluation Report.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it accepts $2,708,250 from the Board of State and Community Corrections and appropriates $622,877 to the Police Grants section of the State Grants Fund ($133,551 to the personnel category, $383,970 to the supplies and services category, $13,356 to the other category and $92,0 00 to the capital category) in fiscal year 2023-24, for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program, to be offset by grant revenue.
Presented by
Roxana Kennedy
Chief of Police
Approved as to form by
Jill D.S. Maland
Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak
Acting City Attorney