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10/15/99
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
ESTABLISHING INITIAL RESOURCES AND APPROPRIATIONS
FOR A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ENTITLED "SCHOOL BASED
PARTNERSHIPS GRANT II," AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT, IN THE AMOUNT OF
$207,317, FROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
("COPS"), AND TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENT(S)
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO
ACCEPT SAID GRANT; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURES OF
SAID GRANT FOR OPERATION OF SAID PROGRAM;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND SEVERABILITY
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WHEREAS, the Department of Police has received a grant from
the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Policing
Services ("COPS") for the purpose of implementing a Truancy
Intervention Program at Miami -Edison Middle School; and
WHEREAS, under the School Based Partnerships Grant efforts
will be focused on reducing juven.le delinquency by providing an
education alternative to sq pension and reducing the student's
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chances of becoming involved``in mischief during the school day;
and
WHEREAS, the Grant,will establish "Project Safe Zone," which
will act as a piloU ' project for the creation of a comprehensive
approach to preventing violence; and
WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Justice, Office of
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