DATE: September 22, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Retroactive State of California Alcoholic Beverage Control Grant Award
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Retroactively approve and authorize the Sheriff's previous submittal of a grant application to the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) 2021 Alcohol Policing Partnership Program ($88,852); and approve and ratify any and all of Sheriff's or his or her designee's actions related thereto; and
2. Approve resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute a retroactive Award/Agreement 20-APP15 with ABC for the project period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 ($88,852); and
3. Authorize the Sheriff, or their authorized representative, to sign claims for reimbursement and activity reports for this retroactive Agreement.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The grant application was submitted to the ABC contingent on your Board's approval. The ABC has awarded the Sheriff's Office a $88,852 grant effective from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The grant will fund overtime along with operational expenses and equipment to augment the Vice Unit's current activities and enable them to more expansively target alcohol-related issues and crimes in Fresno County. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. The non-approval of this item will result in the loss of the ABC grant funds for FY 2020-21, and will impact the ability of the Sheriff's Office to support a proactive approach to alcohol-related crimes and incidents in the Vice Unit.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The ABC request for grant applications was published the last week of January 2020 with a filing deadline of March 30, 2020. In order to meet the filing deadline, the application was previously submitted to the ABC contingent upon your Board's approval. O...
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