REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/07/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
SUBJECT:
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ACCEPTANCE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL FISCAL YEAR 2025 CANNABIS TAX FUND GRANT PROGRAM
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to accept and appropriate the State of California Department of California Highway Patrol Fiscal Year 2025 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program funds. This program was established through the passage of Proposition 64 in 2016, which mandated that the state set aside funding for the California Highway Patrol to provide grants to local government and qualified non-profit organizations for the education, prevention, and enforcement of laws related to driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, including cannabis.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-077 to accept and appropriate $68,549.60 from the State of California and approve the application for cannabis tax fund grant program grant funds.
b. Appropriate $68,549.60 of one-time money from the unappropriated General Fund Balance and increase the General Fund estimated revenue by the same amount to be reimbursed from the State of California Department of California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Law Enforcement Grant Fiscal Year 2024/2025.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the grant documents and any related documents, amendments, and agreements that are consistent with or in furtherance of the City Council's actions hereunder.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The State of California Highway Patrol established the Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program (CTFGP) through the passage of Proposition 64 in 2016, also known as the Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use Marijuana Act. The California voters mandated the State set aside funding for the California Highway Patrol to provide grants to local gover...
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