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Sheriff’s Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to:
1) Accept an award in the amount of $18,000 from the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for the Grant Assistance Program (GAP);
2) Ratify the Sheriff’s Chief Fiscal Officer’s signature on the ABC GAP Contract with the retroactive effective date of October 1, 2019, for a term of one year, through August 31, 2020; and
3) Authorize the Sheriff and the Undersheriff to execute, on behalf of El Dorado County, extensions, amendments and subsequent contracts with the ABC for the GAP, subject to approval by County Counsel.
FUNDING: State of California ABC GAP.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Sheriff’s Office applied and was awarded a grant on October 1, 2019 in the amount of $18,000 by ABC. The grant agreement constituting acceptance of the funding was executed by the Sheriff's Office Chief Fiscal Officer. The Sheriff's Office did not receive the Grant Agreement until October 7, 2019. We were urged by the Alcoholic Beverage Control to send in the signed agreement quickly to secure funding. Due to when the Sheriff's Office received the grant agreement and when the grant agreement was required to be signed, a decision was made within the Sheriff's Office to sign the agreement before Board approval was received.
The goal in submitting the grant application was to receive funding for a program to reduce underage drinking and the resultant DUI driving injuries and fatalities, and/or property damages, reduce youth access to alcoholic beverages through the education of licensee, enforcement intervention and the impressions of omnipresence of law enforcement.
The funds expended for the GAP will cover the costs for: conducting minor decoy, shoulder tap operations, and inspections of ABC licensees; partnering with the cities of South Lake Tahoe and Placerville law enforcement to conduct safety patrol operations; educating ABC licensees about underage drinking and its consequences; and increasing public awareness and involvement in reducing underage drinking. These grant funds will not supplant, but enhance existing programs and efforts by the Sheriff’s Office to address the problems related to minors' use of alcohol.
ALTERNATIVES
N/A
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
1/30/2018 18-0008
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
County Counsel and Risk approval of contract.
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Net County Cost reduction of up to $18,000. ABC GAP will reimburse the Sheriff’s Office for program costs.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
N/A
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
The use of these funds will assist the Sheriff’s Office in coordinating efforts amongst public safety service providers to enhance public safety.
CONTACT
Undersheriff Randy Peshon