Item #05
Date: January 17, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Christian S. Sachs, Chief of Police
Jim Schaad, City Manager
Subject: California Highway Patrol Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA) Grant Recommendation:
Pass a Motion to 1) authorize the Police Chief, or designee, to submit for California Highway Patrol Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA) Program Grant and 2) approval to accept the grant in the event the Police Department is awarded funding.
Rationale for Recommendation:
Submitting for and accepting this grant funding would increase driving under the influence enforcement, send officers to advanced training, and purchase of equipment.
Background:
With the passage of Proposition 64, The Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA), in 2016 California voters mandated the state set aside funding for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to disperse to local governments and qualified nonprofit organizations for education, prevention, and enforcement of impaired driving laws pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 34019.
It is the intent of the CHP to enhance traffic safety by administering AUMA grants to educate the public regarding the dangers of impaired driving, fund efforts to remove impaired drivers from the roadway, and advance research into impaired driving issues.
The Marysville Police Department was awarded this grant in fiscal year 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.
Discussion & Analysis:
The California Highway Patrol Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA) Program grant would be a one-year grant if awarded. This grant cycle will be July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. This funding would be used to reduce the number of collisions by impaired drivers, increase public awareness related to the dangers of impaired driving, improve highway safety, send officers to advanced training, and provided additional enforcement such as DUI Saturation patrols and DUI checkpoints.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact to the City general fund. Staff would submit the fiscal year 2023/2024 grant not to exceed $90,000 to the California Highway Patrol. If awarded, staff would execute the grant.