File #: CONS 18-666   
Section: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
Meeting Body: City Council
Agenda Date: 10/16/2018 Final action:
Subject: Authorization for the City Council to Accept and Appropriate $30,609 from the Department of Justice for Enforcement of Illegal Tobacco Sales
Attachments: 1. Attachment I Staff Report, 2. Attachment II Resolution

DATE:      October 16, 2018

 

TO:           Mayor and City Council

 

FROM:     Chief of Police

 

SUBJECT                     

 

Title                      

Authorization for the City Council to Accept and Appropriate $30,609 from the Department of Justice for Enforcement of Illegal Tobacco Sales                                         

                     

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RECOMMENDATION

Recommendation

 

That the City Council adopts the attached resolution to appropriate a total of $30,609 from an awarded Department of Justice California Healthcare grant to fund underage tobacco decoy operations.

 

SUMMARY

 

The Hayward Police Department applied for and was awarded monies to be used for underage tobacco enforcement.  To address the problem of underage tobacco use, the Hayward Police Department would conduct an additional four undercover decoy operations at licensed tobacco retail businesses to ensure compliance on a continuous basis. The Hayward Police Department was awarded $10,203 for three fiscal years (total of $30,609) to conduct underage decoy operations at tobacco retail establishments.

 

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ATTACHMENTS

Attachment I                                           Staff Report

Attachment II                      Resolution