For City Council Meeting [November 9, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request That the City Council: (1) Accept a Grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's ABC-OTS Grant Program in the Amount of $20,000; and (2) Adopt Resolution No. 7796 Amending its Budget for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Adding $20,000 to the Revenue Account 247-400-6989-7551, $19,700 to Expenditure Account 247-500-6989-1020 and $300 to Account 247-500-6989-1050.
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BACKGROUND
There are currently 107 Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) licensed establishments within the City of Rialto, of which 61 are off-sale and 46 are on-sale. The majority of the service calls come from, both on-sale and off-sale alcohol establishments that fail to comply with ABC standards. These calls involve intoxicated patrons, minors purchasing alcohol, beer runs, panhandling, loitering, solicitation of alcoholic beverages, open container consumption in parking lot areas, drivers under the influence of alcohol, and various property offenses.
Additionally, over the past two years the Rialto Police Department has responded to 747 party calls, of which have alcohol on site, 989 drunk driver calls, and 424 public intoxication calls. This has resulted in 684 DUI related arrests, to include 38 DUI arrests of persons under the age of 21.
Continuous inspection of local ABC establishments is the key to ensuring compliance with ABC standards and reducing related offenses.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control allocates funds through the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). Proposed projects must utilize a combination of educational programs, and proactive enforcement to develop an effective, and strategic approach to eliminate crime, and nuisance problems associated with the problematic establishments. Collaborating with ABC and other state and local agencies in conjunction wit...
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