Fundraising to outfit the Beach Bicycle Team of the San Diego Police Department’s Northern Division — a unit that serves Pacific Beach, Mission Beach and La Jolla — just got a boost from a beach-area city councilman. District 2 City Councilman Kevin Faulconer said his office will match up to $3,000 from individual and business donations to help pay for the standard police light, sirens and law enforcement kits for the beach bicycle team. Faulconer said he believes the beach team will be more effective in dealing with law enforcement issues in the high-density beach environment with the added funding. “This gives us the ability to interact with beachgoers in a more direct way by accessing areas that patrol cars cannot — and at a faster speed than on foot — while building community relationships,” Faulconer said. The new equipment will include high-visibility rechargeable front and rear police lights, high decibel sirens, hand controls, rear racks and police bags. Among the organizations that have been working behind the scenes to augment the beach bicycle team’s budget is the Pacific Beach Town Council (PBTC). “Because of budget cuts to the police department, it is difficult to find money to pay for the new equipment,” said Jerry Hall, PBTC vice president and member of the Town Council’s Police and Emergency Services Appreciation Night (PAESAN) Committee. The overall cost of the needed equipment is $6,000. Donations will be accepted through Nov. 30. The police Beach Bicycle Team is made up of 10 officers and 10 bicycles. To donate, send a check to: San Diego Police Foundation, C/O PAESAN Bicycle Program, 8910 University Center Lane, Suite 455, San Diego, 92122. Donations may also be made online by visiting www.pbtowncouncil.org and clicking on the join/give button.