Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 15, 2023
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: ROBERT DUNN, CHIEF OF POLICE
PREPARED BY: LAUREN PARKHOUSE, SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST SUBJECT: 2023-24 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL GRANT AWARD
SUMMARY
Staff requests City Council approve a $90,000 California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) grant to reduce underage drinking and driving under the influence (DUI) injuries, fatalities and property damage.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-XXX.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO ACCEPT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL GRANT FUNDS Authorize Chief of Police to execute $90,000 2023-24 ABC grant agreement.
Appropriate receipt and use of grant funds in Grants Fund (Fund 32).
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager recommends approval.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statements:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability
Public Safety.
FISCAL IMPACT
Accepting this reimbursable grant generates no net fiscal impact to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Adopted Budget. The City and Police Department would benefit from grant-funded police overtime to reduce illegal alcohol consumption and purchases and DUI-related accidents and fatalities. The City would appropriate revenue and expenditures in the Grants Fund (Fund 32).
DISCUSSION
Fullerton has a bustling historic Downtown District hosting numerous restaurants and clubs with a vibrant night life, including many bars popular among the City's college-aged residents and the general population. The Downtown Fullerton has over 61 of the City’s 316 ABC licensed locations within six square blocks, frequented by 5,000 to 8,000 patrons on a typical Friday night. The City of Fullerton has five colleges and universities with a growing student population of over 65,000. A significant amount of alcohol consumption occurs in Downtown Fullerton, particularly on weekends, creating a heightened risk for DUIs and other behaviors that impact public safety. The Fullerton Police Department consistently ranks as one of the highest in Orange County for DUI arrests (547 DUI arrests in 2021) and experienced ten traffic-related fatalities in 2021. Some businesses over-serve patrons or serve minors either intentionally or unintentionally permitted into age-restricted establishments which can attribute to public intoxication, DUIs and traffic accidents and negatively impact the quality of life of those involved, as well as members of the community.
The 2023-24 ABC Grant Program would fund overtime costs and target underage drinking and alcohol sales at ABC licensed premises while increasing public awareness that selling or furnishing alcohol to minors is a criminal violation prosecuted.by the District Attorney’s Office.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Draft Resolution No. 2023-XXX
cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
2023-24 ABC Grant
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