Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: JULY 5, 2022
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: ERIC LEVITT, City Manager
PREPARED BY: robert dunn, chief of police
LAUREN PARKHOUSE, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZation for CHIEF OF POLICE TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
SUMMARY
Staff requests City Council authorize the Chief of Police to accept $500,000 FY 2022-23 grant funding from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to reduce and mitigate the impacts of impaired driving within the community.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-XXX.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XXX - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
2. Appropriate $500,000 CHP Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program allocation to Police Department budget within the Grant Fund (Fund 32).
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statements:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability
Public Safety.
FISCAL IMPACT
Grant funds will reimburse for officer salaries, overtime, operational supplies and a DUI / DUI-D mobile command unit.
DISCUSSION
The California Highway Patrol has approved the Fullerton Police Department’s grant application in response to the CHP’s Request for Applications for Law Enforcement Opportunity Driving Under the Influence (DUI) / Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (DUI-D), funded under the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program and approved by voters as Proposition 64 (Prop 64). The $500,000 award becomes effective upon execution of the agreement and expires June 30, 2023.
Although the Prop 64 Cannabis Tax Fund provides the funding source for this CHP grant, this grant does not have the same requirements as other Prop 64 grants requiring a city ordinance approving the regulation and sales of cannabis. Previously, the California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant funded the Fullerton Police Department’s Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) trainings. With the passage of Proposition 64 and the subsequent funding, grants for these types of DUI/DUI-D trainings transitioned to the CHP as of FY 2021-22.
The DUI and DUI-D-related education and training of police officers is an integral component of our plan to combat traffic-related injuries and deaths, both in Fullerton and throughout the County of Orange. DRE, ARIDE and SFST training make up crucial elements of this plan. Grant funding assists to educate police officers and other members of the criminal justice system, such as prosecutors and forensic scientists, in recognizing the signs and symptoms of both alcohol and drug impairment and providing them with the necessary tools for a successful prosecution. Fullerton police officers, and those from other law enforcement agencies, can then better serve their communities and keep them safe through proactive measures.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Draft Resolution No. 2022-XXX
Attachment 2 – CHP Grant Agreement
Attachment 3 – Grant Application with Operations Detail CHP Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program Resolution
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