HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.2 Acceptance of California Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program (2)STAFF REPORT
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Agenda Item 4.2
DATE:April 20, 2021
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:Linda Smith, City Manager
SUBJECT:Acceptance of California Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program
Prepared by: Nate Schmidt, Captain Dublin Police Services
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the California
Department of Justice to accept the Tobacco Grant Program for Dublin Police Services. This grant
will support the salary of one additional School Resource Officer for three fiscal years to assist in
the increased enforcement of tobacco-related state laws and local ordinances. The grant will also
support increased enforcement operations related to the illegal sales and marketing of tobacco,
including e-cigarettes to minors.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt the Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding Accepting the Grant Award from the California Department of Justice Under the
California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tax Act of 2016.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Grant funds are detailed in the table below. The eligible expenses include the salary of one
additional School Resource Officer for Fiscal Years 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24. Other eligible
expenses include enforcement operation overtime costs and the purchase of a computer to track
grant activities. There is no matching fund requirement for this grant.
Grant Award Amount
Category of Expenditure Budget
FY 2021-2022
Budget
FY 2022-2023
Budget
FY 2023-2024
Personnel $276,590 $290,268 $304,781
Operating Expenses and Equipment $3,000 $0 $0
TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT $874,639
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DESCRIPTION:
Staff conducted research on underage tobacco use in the City of Dublin and found that Dublin High
School and the three middle schools have seen a sharp rise in tobacco usage and possession on
campus. Several local tobacco retailers have been cited for selling tobacco to minors and on one
occasion a retailer had their tobacco license revoked due to numerous violations. Staff also found
an increase in complaints about students using tobacco and vape products in local parks, along the
Iron Horse Trail, and behind Dublin High School.
In response to this increase in underage tobacco use, on February 4, 2020, the City Council
adopted an Ordinance Amending Chapter 4.40 to Title 4 of the Dublin Municipal Code prohibiting
the sale of all flavored tobacco products as well as electronic smoking devices within the City of
Dublin. Later in 2020, Staff submitted an application to the California Department of Justice
seeking grant funds through Proposition 56 to supplement tobacco enforcement operations.
Approved by California voters in 2016, Proposition 56 increased taxes on cigarettes and other
tobacco products under the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act. The
initiative allocates a portion of annual revenue to the California Department of Justice. As an
example, $28.5 million was made available statewide in Fiscal Year 2020-21 to support local
enforcement efforts to reduce the illegal sale of tobacco products to minors.
On December 31, 2020, the California Department of Justice provided notification that the Dublin
Police grant application for funds authorized under the Tax Act had been approved for funding in
the amount of $874,639. The awarded grant funds will provide funding for the following
increased tobacco-related enforcement activities for a three-year period, starting July 1, 2021:
Salary and benefits for an additional School Resource Officer for Fiscal Years 2021-22,
2022-23 and 2023-24. This Officer will work on the school campuses and with
surrounding business to provide enforcement and education as it relates to underage
tobacco use.
Quarterly enforcement operations at tobacco retailer businesses to ensure they are
operating within state laws and local ordinances.
Weekly proactive enforcement operations in problem areas where minors have historically
engaged in tobacco use.
Dublin Police Services Staff attendance at Department of Justice Tobacco Grant workshops
to create educational programs which will be presented to both businesses and students.
Weekly enforcement operations to identify alternative sources providing minors with
tobacco products.
One-time purchase of a computer to assist in tracking grant activities.
The attached resolution allows the City to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the
California Department of Justice to accept the grant award. Dublin Police will submit quarterly
invoices to the Department of Justice outlining the operational costs incurred in meeting the
enforcement goals.
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STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding
Accepting the Grant Award from the California Department of Justice Under the California
Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tax Act of 2016.
2) Exhibit A to the Resolution - California Department of Justice Tobacco Grant Program
Handbook, Budget Worksheet and Memorandum of Understanding.
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Attachment 1
Reso. No. XX-21, Item X.X, Adopted XX/XX/21 Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION NO. XX – 21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING ACCEPTING THE GRANT AWARD FROM THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE, RESEARCH AND
PREVENTION TAX ACT OF 2016
WHEREAS, Dublin Police Services Staff conducted extensive research of underage
tobacco use in the City of Dublin and found an increase in tobacco use and possession in the
high school and local middle schools; and
WHEREAS, on February 4, 2020, the City Council adopted an Ordinance Amending
Chapter 4.40 to Title 4 of the Dublin Municipal Code prohibiting the sale of all flavored tobacco
products as well as electronic smoking devices within the City of Dublin; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to increase enforcement of underage tobacco use the Dublin
Police submitted a grant application to the California Department of Justice; and
WHEREAS, on December 31, 2020, the California Department of Justice awarded the
Dublin Police, Tobacco Grant Program funds in the amount of $847,639 through the California
Healthcare, research and Prevention Tax Act of 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Tobacco Grant Program provides funding for the salary and benefits of
an additional School Resource Officer for Fiscal Years 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24; and
WHEREAS, the Tobacco Grant Program also provides funding for personnel overtime
costs for additional tobacco enforcement operations and for the one-time purchase of a
computer to track grant activities; and
WHEREAS, the Dublin Police will submit quarterly invoices to the California Department
of Justice outlining the operational costs to meet the enforcement goals; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Justice agrees to reimburse the City of Dublin
for the actual expenditures in performing the Scope of Work included in the approved Grant
Application.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin
hereby authorizes the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the
California Department of Justice accepting the Tobacco Grant Program funds and the Scope of
Work included in the approved Grant Application; attached hereto as Exhibit A.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is authorized to execute the
amendments to the Memorandum of Understanding and make any necessary, non-substantive
changes to carry out the intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of April 2021, by the following vote:
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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