SR 08-13-2019 3D
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: August 13, 2019
Agenda Item: 3.D
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Cynthia Renaud, Chief of Police, Police Department
Subject: Adopt Resolution to Accept Alcoholic Beverage Control Grant
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the acceptance of a grant awarded in
the amount of $66,519 from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control (ABC) Alcohol Policing Partnership Program to support educational
programs and enforcement operations to address alcohol-related crimes, and to
accept all grant renewals.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the
grant and all grant renewals.
3. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
section of this report.
Summary
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has been awarded a California
Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) grant in the amount of $66,519. Funds
must be used by the end of the grant period, June 30, 2020. No local match is required.
This grant would directly address alcohol-related crimes and help Santa Monica achieve
results in the Framework Priority of “Keeping Neighborhoods Safe” from the City’s
Framework for a Sustainable City for Wellbeing. The 2019-20 ABC grant program
would employ a combination of education and enforcement strategies, with the ultimate
goal of preventing alcohol-related crime.
Discussion
The Santa Monica Police Department aims to reduce alcohol-related crimes of all types
as well as stem the access to alcohol of youth and chronic substance abusers in Santa
Monica. The ABC grant would help SMPD to accomplish this goal by supporting a
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comprehensive program of enforcement and education strategie s, with a focus on
prevention.
Santa Monica is home to 373 ABC licensed locations, 306 on sale and 67 off sale. This
is enough to be challenging from a public safety perspective but is not an uncommon
number in ocean-side communities in California, particularly where there are a large
number of visitors. This grant will allow SMPD to begin work immediately tackling
problematic ABC licensed establishments, educating merchants as well as sworn
personnel, and conducting enforcement operations that will reduce alcohol-related
crime. Enforcement operations would include the following:
Minor Decoy Operations: The goal of the Minor Decoy Program is to reduce the
number of licensees who sell alcohol to minors. The Minor Decoy Program uses
supervised individuals, who are under the age of 20, to attempt to purchase
alcohol at licensed premises. Any sale of alcohol to a minor decoy subjects the
seller/employee and the licensee to criminal and administrative sanctions. The
Minor Decoy Program has proven to be a significant and effective tool in
promoting responsible practices in the sale of alcoholic beverages by licensees,
reducing substance abuse, and enhancing community welfare by limiting
underage access to alcohol. Following each operation, SMPD issues a press
release sharing the results of the operation. This strategy serves as a deterrent
by notifying the community that enforcement is happening and encouraging ABC
licensed establishments to follow the laws.
Shoulder Tap Operations: The Shoulder Tap Program targets adults who furnish
alcohol to minors. "Shoulder Tapping" refers to the practices used by minors to
obtain alcohol from adult strangers near off-sale retail outlets. Data collected
from prior Shoulder Tap Programs reflected one-third of the adults arrested for
purchasing alcohol for minors were on parole, probation, or had outstanding
warrants or extensive criminal histories. Similarly to the Minor Decoy Program,
the Shoulder Tap Program uses supervised individuals, who are under the age of
20, to attempt to have an adult purchase alcohol for them at ABC licensed
establishments.
Trap Door Operations: Trap Door operations target minors who are either trying
to purchase alcohol or trying to enter a bar or night club with a false ID. During
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the operation, officer’s work directly with employees of ABC licensed premises to
detect and then cite the person trying to use the false ID. When possible, follow
up is done to try and identify and target individuals creating and providing the
false IDs.
Education strategies would include coordinating a Licensee Education on Alcohol and
Drugs (LEAD) class, conducting Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Crime
Tendencies (IMPACT) inspections, issuing regular press releases about the grant and
grant activities, and providing roll call trainings on alcohol-related issues for all sworn
personnel on a regular basis.
SMPD received this grant most recently during the 2016-17 funding cycle and received
the grant in smaller funding amounts via the ABC Mini Grant program in FY 2015-16.
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Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
7/12/2016 Accept ABC Grant Award $56,540
11/24/2015 Accept ABC Grant Award $10,800
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Staff seeks authority to accept a grant from the California Department of Alcohol
Beverage Control.
FY 2019-20 Grant Budget Changes
Establish Revenue Budget Appropriate Funds
Account Number(s) Amount Account Number(s) Amount
20180002.404615 $66,519 20180002.555161 $4,900
20180002.511400 21009 $61,619
Total $66,519 Total $66,519
If renewals are awarded, budget changes will be included in subsequent year budgets,
contingent on Council budget approval.
Prepared By: Nicole Bustamante, Senior Administrative Analyst
Approved
Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. Staff Report - July 12 2016
B. Staff Report - November 24 2015
C. ABC Grant Acceptance Resolution
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: July 12, 2016
Agenda Item: 3.I
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Jacqueline Seabrooks, Police Chief, Police Department
Subject: Accept Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Grant
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the acceptance of grant funds in the
amount of $56,540 from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
for the Minor Decoy Program, Shoulder-Tap Program, and IMPACT (Informed
Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Crime Tendencies) inspections;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents to accept the grant;
3. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
section of this report.
Executive Summary
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has been awarded a California
Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) grant in the amount of $56,540. Funds
must be used by the end of the grant period, June 30, 2017. No local match is required.
The purpose of this grant is to assist the Police Department in conducting operations to
reduce the instances in which licensed alcohol establishments illegally sell alcohol
and/or furnish alcohol to minors or adults who furnish alcohol to minors, as well as
providing education to merchants through inspections. All enforcement operations
would be conducted on an overtime basis which would be funded by the grant.
Background
The ABC-Office of Traffic Safety Grant Program, previously called the ABC Multi-
Program Mini Grant, provides funding to support three programs; the Minor Decoy
Program, Shoulder-Tap Program, and IMPACT (Informed Merchants Preventing
Alcohol-Related Crime Tendencies) inspections. Funding for the project comes from
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the Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The City has been a recipient of funding from this ABC grant program previously in
2011, 2014 and 2015. The 2016 grant program would provide funding for overtime
costs associated with education and enforcement operations. The funds must be spent
by June 30, 2017.
Discussion
One of the Police Department’s priorities is to address quality of life issues which
include the illegal purchasing and distribution of alcohol to minors. With 340 ABC active
licensees, Santa Monica has one of the highest ratios of alcohol establishments-to-
population in the State.
The goal of the Minor Decoy Program is to reduce the number of licensees who sell
alcohol to minors. The Minor Decoy Program uses supervised individuals, who are
under the age of 20, to attempt to purchase alcohol at licensed premises. Any sale of
alcohol to a minor decoy subjects the seller/employee and the licensee to criminal and
administrative sanctions. The Minor Decoy Program has proven to be a significant and
effective tool in promoting responsible practices in the sale of alcoholic beverages by
licensees, reducing substance abuse, and enhancing community welfare by limiting
underage access to alcohol. Following each operation, the Police Department issues a
press release sharing the results of the operation. This strategy serves as a deterrent
by notifying the community that enforcement is happening and encouraging ABC
licensed establishments to follow the laws.
The Shoulder Tap Program targets adults who furnish alcohol to minors. “Shoulder
Tapping” refers to the practices used by minors to obtain alcohol from adult strangers
near off-sale retail outlets. Data collected from prior Shoulder Tap Programs reflected
one-third of the adults arrested for purchasing alcohol for minors were on parole,
probation, or had outstanding warrants or extensive criminal histories. Similarly to the
Minor Decoy Program, the Shoulder Tap Program uses supervised individuals, who are
under the age of 20, to attempt to have an adult purchase alcohol for them at ABC
licensed establishments.
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IMPACT Inspections focus on licensee education. Officers randomly select licensed
outlets to conduct business-friendly compliance inspections. The officers look for
loitering, litter, graffiti, posted sign violations, lack of food service in restaurants, illegal
weapons, or other violations. The licensee must then correct any identified problem
areas. Follow up visits are conducted to ensure the licensee has corrected the problem.
This grant focuses on education and enforcement. The funds would allow the Santa
Monica Police Department to expand its present efforts in identifying and targeting
problematic ABC licensed establishments. The grant would fund ten overtime minor
decoy operations, five shoulder tap operations, five trap door operations, and 40
IMPACT inspections. In addition, Santa Monica would host a LEAD (Licensee
Education on Alcohol and Drugs) class, and conduct three roll call training sessions for
all sworn personnel.
During the 2015 grant period, staff used the grant monies to fund 11 enforcement
operations targeting the illegal distribution and purchasing of alcohol by an d to minors.
During the course of the operations, minor decoys visited 10 ABC licensed
establishments and contacted over 122 people via “Shoulder Tapping”, resulting in two
citations, and entered 20 establishments to purchase alcohol, resulting in no violations.
In addition, investigations inspected a total of 51 establishments with “on-sale” and “off-
sale” ABC licenses, resulting in 15 violations and 3 re-inspections. Staff conducted one
LEAD class providing merchant education.
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Award of $56,540 grant from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control requires the
following FY16-17 budget changes:
1. Establish revenue budget account 20306.406043 in the amount of $56,540.
2. Appropriate the following expenditure to reflect receipt of California Alcoholic
Beverage Control’s ABC-OTS grant: $2,000 at account 20306.555291 and
$54,540 at account 20306.511490 89010W.
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Prepared By: Neela Patel, Senior Administrative Analyst
Approved
Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. Resolution
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: November 24, 2015
Agenda Item: 3.D
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Jacqueline Seabrooks, Police Chief, Police Department
Subject: Accept Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Grant
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept a grant awarded in the amount of $10,800 from
the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) for the 2015 Department
of Alcoholic Beverage Control's ABC-OTS Grant Program.
2. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
section of this report.
Executive Summary
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has been awarded an ABC grant in the
amount of $10,800. Funds must be used by the end of the grant period, September 30,
2016. No local match is required.
The purpose of this grant is to assist the Police Department in conducting operations
that reduce the number of licensees who sell alcohol to minors or adults who furnish
alcohol to minors, as well as providing education to merchants through inspections. All
enforcement operations would be conducted on an overtime basis which would be
funded by the grant.
Background
The ABC-OTS Grant Program, previously called the ABC Multi-Program Mini Grant,
provides funding to support three programs: the Minor Decoy Program, Shoulder Tap
Program, and IMPACT (Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Crime
Tendencies) inspections. Funding for the project comes from the Office of Traffic Safety
through the National Highway Safety Administration. The City has been a recipient of
funding from this ABC grant program previously in 2011 and 2014. The 2015 grant
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program would provide funding for overtime costs associated with education and
enforcement operations. The funds must be spent by September 30, 2016.
Discussion
One of the Police Department's priorities is to address quality of life issues which
include the illegal purchasing and distribution of alcohol by and to minors. With 346 ABC
active licensees, Santa Monica has one of the highest ratios of alcohol establishme nts-
to-population in the State. Communities, such as Santa Monica, with a high
concentration of alcohol outlets experience a greater number of alcohol-related
problems.
This grant focuses on education and enforcement. The funds would allow the Santa
Monica Police Department to continue to expand its present efforts in identifying and
targeting problematic ABC licensed establishments. The grant would fund five overtime
minor decoy operations, five shoulder tap operations, and 40 IMPACT inspections. In
addition, Santa Monica would host a LEAD (Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs)
class, led by ABC's LEAD unit, for ABC licensees located within the City of Santa
Monica during the term of the agreement.
The goal of the Minor Decoy Program is to reduce the number of licensees who sell
alcohol to minors. The Minor Decoy Program uses supervised individuals, who are
under the age of 20, to attempt to purchase alcohol at licensed premises. Any sale of
alcohol to a minor decoy subjects the seller/employee and the licensee to criminal and
administrative sanctions. The Minor Decoy Program has proven to be a significant and
effective tool in promoting responsible practices in the sale of alcoholic beverages by
licensees, reducing substance abuse, and enhancing community welfare by limiting
underage access to alcohol. Following each operation, the Police Department issues a
press release sharing the results of the operation. This strategy serves as a deterrent by
notifying the community that enforcement is happening and encouraging ABC licensed
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establishments to follow the laws.
The Shoulder Tap Program targets adults who furnish alcohol to minors. "Shoulder
Tapping" refers to the practices used by minors to obtain alcohol from adult strangers
near off-sale retail outlets. Data collected from prior Shoulder Tap Programs reflected
one-third of the adults arrested for purchasing alcohol for minors were on parole,
probation, or had outstanding warrants or extensive criminal histories. Similarly to the
Minor Decoy Program, the Shoulder Tap Program uses supervised individuals, who are
under the age of 20, to attempt to have an adult purchase alcohol for them at ABC
licensed establishments.
IMPACT inspections focus on licensee education. Officers randomly select licensed
outlets to conduct business-friendly compliance inspections. The officers look for
loitering, litter, graffiti, posted sign violations, lack of food service in restaurants, illegal
weapons, or other violations. The licensee must then correct any identified problem
areas. Follow up visits are conducted to ensure the licensee has corrected the problem.
During the 2014 grant period, staff used the grant monies to fund 10 enforcement
operations targeting the illegal distribution and purchasing of alcohol by and to minors.
During the course of operations, minor decoys visited 53 ABC licensed establishments
to buy alcohol, and contacted over 400 people via “Shoulder Tapping.” In addition,
investigators inspected a total of 44 establishments with “on sale” and “off sale” ABC
licenses. Staff conducted one LEAD class providing merchant education to 75 alcohol
licensees.
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
Award of a $10,800 grant from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control requires the
following FY 2015-16 budget changes:
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1. Establish revenue budget at account 20306.406042 in the amount of $10,800.
2. Appropriate the following expenditures to reflect receipt of the California Alcoholic
Beverage Control's ABC-OTS grant: $10,800 at account 20306.511490 89009W.
Prepared By: Nicole Bustamante, Senior Administrative Analyst
Approved
Forwarded to Council
City Council Meeting: August 13, 2019 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER ___ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AWARD
IN THE AMOUNT OF $66,519 FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA GRANT
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE ALCOHOL POLICING PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) desires to reduce alcohol-
related crimes of all types in Santa Monica and stem the access of youth to alcohol in
Santa Monica by using a comprehensive program of enforcement and education
strategies with a focus on prevention; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of these goals, the City desires to undertake an
alcohol-related crime reduction and prevention program to be funded in part by grant
funding made available through the Alcohol Policing Partnership Program (“APP”)
administered by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”); and
WHEREAS, the opportunities afforded to the City by the grant funding provided
by ABC include the support of targeted operations such as the Minor Decoy and
Shoulder Tap programs, undercover operations, and IMPACT (Informed Merchants
Preventing Alcohol-Related Crime Tendencies) inspections; and
WHEREAS, the City will also use ABC grant funding to support education efforts
aimed at providing state alcohol licensees with training and information on how best to
reduce alcohol-related crimes; and
WHEREAS, the City will also use ABC grant funding to provide training to the
City’s sworn police personnel on ABC’s recommended enforcement and prevention
methods and techniques; and
WHEREAS, ABC has offered, and the City desires to accept, certain APP grant
funds from ABC in an amount equal to Sixty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Nineteen
Dollars ($66,519) in order to fund such enforcement and education projects during
Fiscal Year 2019-2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or his or her designee, is authorized to accept
the grant, and to negotiate, enter into, execute, and deliver a State of California
Standard Agreement (“Standard Agreement”) in the amount of sixty-six thousand five
hundred nineteen dollars ($66,519), and any and all other documents deemed
necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control (“ABC”) Alcohol Policing Partnership Program (“APP”) grant, the City’s
obligations related thereto, and any extensions or amendments thereto.
SECTION 2. The grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant
expenditures controlled by the City Council.
SECTION 3. The grant award is not subject to local hiring freezes.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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LANE DILG
City Attorney
REFERENCE:
Resolution No. 11194
(CCS)