HERCULES CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES AUTHORIZING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CANNABIS EQUITY ACT GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A PATROL VEHICLE AND IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS WHEREAS, traffic crashes involving impaired drivers continue to pose a significant threat to the safety and well-being of the residents and visitors of the City of Hercules; and WHEREAS, the City of Hercules is committed to improving public safety through proactive traffic enforcement and education efforts designed to reduce collisions, injuries, and fatalities caused by impaired driving; and WHEREAS, grant funding has been made available through the Cannabis Equity Grants Program, to support local law enforcement traffic safety programs; and WHEREAS, the City of Hercules has determined that the most effective use of these grant funds includes the purchase of a fully equipped patrol vehicle dedicated to traffic safety enforcement and the implementation of impaired driving enforcement operations, including but not limited to DUI saturation patrols, DUI checkpoints, and other specialized traffic enforcement activities; and WHEREAS, these enforcement efforts will enhance the Department’s ability to detect, deter, and apprehend impaired drivers while improving overall traffic safety within the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules as follows:
The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to accept and administer grant funding including any amendments or extensions thereto, and to expend grant funds for the following purposes:
The purchase, outfitting, and deployment of one (1) patrol vehicle to support traffic safety enforcement activities; and The planning and execution of impaired driving enforcement operations, including overtime personnel costs, equipment, training, and other eligible grant-funded expenditures consistent with the approved grant agreement.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that any liability arising from the performance of activities conducted under this grant agreement shall remain the responsibility of the City of Hercules, and that the State of California disclaim responsibility for any such liability.
The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the 28th day of July, 2026 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Chris Kelley, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
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