Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: JULY 15, 2025
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: JON RADUS, chief of police
PREPARED BY: LAUREN PARKHOUSE, SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CANNABIS TAX FUND GRANT PROGRAM AWARD AND AGREEMENT
SUMMARY
Staff requests City Council authorize the City Manager to accept $499,962.11 Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) funding from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) on behalf of the Police Department to reduce and mitigate impaired driving impacts in the community.
PROPOSED MOTION
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-XXX.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-xxx – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
2. Appropriate $499,962.11 CHP Cannabis Tax Fund Grant use to the Police Department budget for operations within the Grants Fund (Fund 32).
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
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
No net fiscal impact associated with accepting the $499,962.11 FY 2025-26 Cannabis Tax Fund grant from the California Highway Patrol. Staff would use the grant funds to reimburse eligible officer salaries, overtime, training and operational supplies and appropriate grant revenues and expenditures in the Grants Fund (Fund 32).
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The California Highway Patrol approved the Fullerton Police Department grant application for the CHP 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 $499,962.11 award becomes effective upon agreement execution and expires June 30, 2026.
The Prop 64 Cannabis Tax Fund provides the grant funding but this grant does not have the same requirements as other Prop 64 grants requiring a city ordinance approving cannabis regulation and sales. The California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant previously funded the Fullerton Police Department Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) trainings. Grants for these types of DUI / DUI-D trainings transitioned to the CHP as of FY 2021-22. Grants for these types of DUI / DUI-D trainings transitioned to the CHP in FY 2021-22 when Proposition 64 and the subsequent funding passed.
The DUI and DUI-D-related police officer education and training is integral to combating 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. Fullerton police officers, and those from other law enforcement agencies, can better serve the community through proactive measures with this training in recognizing the signs and symptoms of alcohol and drug impairment and providing them with the necessary tools for a successful prosecution.
Attachments
Attachment 1 – Draft Resolution
Attachment 2 – CHP Grant Agreement
cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Fiscal Year 2025-26 CHP CTFGP Agreement
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