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Resolution R-22-0462
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Legislation
File Number: 12848
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 11/17/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT #1 TO THE
LAW ENFORCEMENT MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR VOLUNTARY COOPERATION AND
OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM,
PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CONCURRENT
JURISDICTION AND THE CREATION OF "JOINT ENFORCEMENT ZONES" AS
SPECIFIED TO ALLOW FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE
VIOLATIONS PURSUANT TO THE MUTUAL AID ACT, CHAPTER 23, PART 1,
OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Manolo Reyes
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the governments of the City of Miami ("City") and
Miami -Dade County ("County") to ensure the public safety of their citizens by providing
adequate levels of police services to combat criminal activity; and
WHEREAS, other related and ancillary "quality of life" crimes expose the residents,
visitors, and business owners of in our community of serious health and safety risks; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County previously entered into a Law Enforcement Mutual
Aid Agreement between the County and the City for Voluntary Cooperation and Operational
Assistance ("Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the City and the County have authority under the Florida Interlocal
Cooperation Act of 1969, Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, to enter into interlocal agreements to
jointly exercise any power, privilege, or authority which they share and which each might
exercise separately; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County have authority under the Mutual Aid Act, Chapter
23, Part 1, Florida Statutes, to enter into mutual aid agreements; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the community to amend the existing Agreement
to provide for the special provision of concurrent jurisdiction and the creation of "Joint
Enforcement Zones" to combat quality of life violations ("Amendment #1"); and
WHEREAS, the provisions of Amendment #1 to the Agreement shall take effect upon
execution and approval by the City and the County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
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File ID: 12848
Enactment Number: R-22-0462
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to execute Amendment #1 to the Mutual Aid
Agreement between the County and the City for Voluntary Cooperation and Operational
Assistance, in substantially the attached form, providing for special provisions for concurrent
jurisdiction and the creation of "Joint Enforcement Zones" as specified therein to allow for the
enforcement of quality of life violations pursuant to the Mutual Aid Act, Chapter 23, Part 1, of the
Florida Statutes.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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