REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 06/16/2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
SUBJECT:
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Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to receive and accept the State of California Department of California Highway Patrol Fiscal Year 2021 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider acceptance and appropriation of the State of California Department of California Highway Patrol Fiscal Year 2021 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant funding to address impaired driving.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Adopt Resolution No. 2021-053, accepting and appropriating $42,265 from the State of California Department of California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Law Enforcement Grant FY2021/2022.
b. Appropriate $42,265 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 FY2021/2022.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the grant documents and any other 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 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program is a new grant opportunity provided by the State of California Highway Patrol through the passage of Proposition 64 in 2016, 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 governments and qualified non-profit organizations for the education, prevention, and enforcement of laws related to driving under of the influence of alcohol and other drugs, including cannabis. The intent of the program is to educate the public regarding the dangers of impaired ...
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