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9/12/96 RESOLUT►ON NO.9 6 — 660
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, IN A
FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH THE
NON -VIOLENCE PROJECT FOR A PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR,
TO PROVIDE STAFF FOR THEIR "TALK IT OUT" PROGRAM;
ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $65,500.. FROM THE "ANTI -GANG INITIATIVE
GRANT."
WHEREAS, the Department of Police was awarded an Anti -Gang Initiative Grant
which will be used to eradicate the most violent and influential gangs in the City of Miami;
and
WHEREAS, the grant allows, the use of said fund frr the Non -Violence Project;
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 hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if 'fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The
City Manager is hereby
authorized. to
execute a Professional
Services Agreement, in
a form acceptable to the
City Attorney,
with ti.,, Non -Violence
Pfoje", for a period of one (1) 'year, to provide staff for their, `Talk It Out Program', with
' 7 he herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all rnquiretments that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not firreited to those Prescribed by applicable City
Charter and Code provisions.
SION
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funds therefor hereby allocated, in an amount not to exceed $65,500, from the Anti -Gang
Initiative Grant,
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of tember.. 1996.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
JATTE7T:
W.AITER 6WkN
CITY CLERK
BUDGETARY REVIEW:
MICHAEL'
G. 'LAV'IN, DIRECTOR
OF FINANCE
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
A. QUfNN40NFS, III
,CITY ATT R EY
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA t�
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To The Honorable. Mayor And iVlcnibcrs DAI F V 111 4-":76 7-Z-
of the City Commissions
suturc't Proposed Resolution
FROM : Cesar li. Odlo REFERENCES : Non -Violence Project;
City h4anager ENCLOSURES, Profess>onal SelyiCes
A. , wment
RECOMMENDATION -
I
t is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the enclosed Resolution allowing
the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with the Non -Violence Project, in
an amount not to exceed $65,500.00, for the Department of Police. Funding will be from the .Anti -
Gang Initiative Grant.
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The Noti-Iiolence Project, founded in 1993, is an international youth -based organization
committed. to radically chd- gging attitudes about violence and inspiring,, motivating and engaging „
young people around the world in positive action against violence:. Their ol;ective is to create a
change by getting to the root of'violent behavior.
The Department of Police was awarded an Anti -Clang Initiative Grant from the U.S. Department of
Justice which allows the use of funds for the Non -Violence Project. The money received, from the
Department v,►ill be utilized to provide a field coordinator, two outreaa, mumgers and an office
manager for their Talk it Out Program, This programs wi.il assist the Department in getting out a
"non -violence" message to the youth of our community with the hape. tlsat it v i.11 ,seduce gang
involvement and violence.
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