TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Anthony Conrad, Chief of Police
PREPARED BY: Brendan Carney, Lieutenant - Police
SUBJECT:
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Tobacco Law Enforcement Grant
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution No. 24-4724 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Authorizing the City Manager to Accept Grant Funding from the State of California Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Attorney General to Implement Strategies to Reduce Underage Tobacco Use in an Amount not to Exceed $134,061; Agreeing to the Terms of that Grant by Authorizing the City Manager to Sign the Attached DOJ Memorandum of Understanding and Increasing the Police Department's Revenue and Expense Budget by the Actual Amount Awarded over the next three Fiscal Years as Follows: FY 2023/24 $44,687, FY 2024/25 $44,687, and FY 2025/26 $44,687.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On April 16, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution 19-4061, accepting the award of the California Department of Justice Tobacco Enforcement Grant (Vote: 5-0)1
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Provide a high level of innovative public safety.
BACKGROUND
To continually increase service levels to the community, the Police Department regularly seeks and applies for Federal, State, and local government grant funds. The Police Department applied to the DOJ and was awarded a three-year tobacco enforcement grant. The project will entail conducting (a) compliance checks and enforcement operations on all existing tobacco retailers, (b) classes for elementary, middle, and high school students, and (c) educational meetings for licensed tobacco retailers in the city.
The Murrieta Police Department and Murrieta Valley Unified School District (District) will collaborate to develop and schedule classes for all students at the district's elementary, middle, and high school campuses. The project's goals will be to increase educational opportunities for tobacco retailers to co...
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