ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF GRANT
FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
City Council Meeting
January 11, 2022
Haleigh Fleck
Admin Analyst, Police Department
1 CURRENT
• Santa Rosa Police Department applied for a
grant from the California Department of
Justice.
• A $99,970 grant was awarded to Santa Rosa
Police Department for the Tobacco Grant
program.
2 PROPOSED
• Acceptance of grant funds to allow Santa
Rosa Police to execute terms of the grant
including:
• Performing inspections of tobacco retailers
• Performing minor decoy enforcement
• Attending Juvenile Justice Day and Retail
Merchants Association meetings
• Publishing press releases of operations
3 BENEFIT
• Funded opportunity for Santa Rosa Police
Department to enforce the legal and
responsible sale of tobacco in the
community, specifically protecting minors
from illegal purchase and consumption of
tobacco products.
4 RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by the Police Department that the
Council, by resolution: 1) accept a grant award from the California Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program in the amount of $99,970; 2) authorize the Chief of Police, or his/her designee, to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding and all related award documents and any
amendments thereto required for receiving such funds
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the California
Department of Justice; and (3) appropriate $99,970 of
grant funds to a project key to be established by the Chief Financial Officer.
Questions?
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