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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-90-0148J-90-108 2/7/90 90--0148 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ANTI -DRUG EDUCATION PROGRAM AND ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $300,000, FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND, UPON SUCH COSTS HAVING BEEN APPROVED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE; FURTHER PROVIDING THAT SAID AUTHORIZATION AND ALLOCATION IS SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE CITY CHARTER AND CODE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES, INCLUDING A RESTRICTION THAT ANY EXPENDITURE IN EXCESS OF $4,500 BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION. WHEREAS, Florida State Statute 932.704(3)(a), as amended, authorizes the expenditure of forfeiture proceeds for law enforcement and anti -drug education purposes not considered normal operating expenses; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami, along with the rest of the nation, has experienced a major increase in crime associated with drug sales, purchases and use; and WHEREAS, the Police Department has supported and anticipates supporting groups participating in the furtherance of education in the area of drug abuse; and WHEREAS, the Police Department is taking an affirmative role in the education of the community in drug abuse through the establishment of such programs as the Alternatives Program, the Youth Crime and Drug Prevention Soccer League and the Cops and Kids Athletic Drug Diversionary Program; and WHEREAS, the production of public service advertising campaigns, utilizing all forms of communications media, including television, billboards, bus benches and more, are an effective tool in the education of the community with additional advertisements planned for 1990; and WHEREAS, training classes and seminars are other methods that will be employed in the education of the community sponsored by the Police Department's Community Relations Section; and crff C014M911W4 MEETING OF ANrEMED -- � �#' FEB ��-01�9 1990 ' BY e ONN81 ___.- i WHEREAS, there is a need to purchase equipment, including a float to advertise the Department's commitment to anti --drug education, and supplies to assist in the furtherance of these goals; and WHEREAS, funds to cover the necessary expenses required for the above listed program have not been included in the Police Department's normal operating budget; and WHEREAS, any items or services requiring formal bids would be brought before the Commission for approval; and WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has recommended adoption of this resolution and has determined that the expenditures proposed comply with Florida State Statute 932.704, as amended; and WHEREAS, funds to cover the necessary expenses required for this program are available in the City of Miami Law Enforcement Trust Fund; and 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 authorization for the establishment of an Anti -Drug Education Program with the allocation of funds i therefor, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, from the City of Miami Law Enforcement Trust Fund, Project No. 690001, Index Code 029002-247, is hereby approved. Section 3. The herein authorization and allocation is subject to compliance with applicable City Charter and Code procurement procedures, including a restriction that any expenditure in excess of $4,500 be approved by the City Commission. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. -2- 90- 0148 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of•r Februar _-1 1990. 1 �f'XAV I ER L . SUAR MAY R ZMAAHIRAI, CITY CLERK BUDGETARY REVIEW & APPROVED BYI MANOHAR S. SU DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF B ET PREPA.-R^E�D AND APPROVED BY: ALBERTINE B. SMITH CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: JO GE L. FE ANDEZ CITY ATTORN Y ABS/TR/mv/M1371 90-0148 -3- CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO The Honorable Mayor and Members GATE JAN 3 01990 ` of t City Commission y suEuecr Resolution Allocating Funds for an Anti -Drug Education Program FROM Cesar H . Odio _ REFERENCES . City Manager ENCLOSURES. COMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended that a Resolution allocating funds for .an Anti -Drug Education Program, at a cost of $300,000, be approved. y BACKGROUND: The .Police Department supports the efforts of those groups responsible for and dedicated to the education of the public in the area of drug abuse. Increasingly, the Department is being y asked to assist in -the funding of these programs and has done so quite frequently. As'we move into the 1990's the Department is planning to take a more affirmative role in the education of our community in the harms associated with drug abuse. The Anti -Drug Education Program will encompass all those activities directed at the education' of citizens and predominantly the youth of our community in the effects of drug abuse. Advertisement campaigns, utilizing all types of media, — will be employed to further this goal. Training classes and seminars will be offered and professional consultants will be utilized from time to time in an effort to educate as many people as possible. It is, therefore, recommended that the Resolution authorizing the establishment of the Anti -Drug Education Program,, and allocating funds therefor in the amount of $300,000, funding to be provided from the Law. Enforcement Trust Fund, Project No. 690001, Index Code 029002-247, be approved. AFFIDAVIT z, Perry L. Anderson, Jr., Chief of Police, City of Miami, do hereby certify that the aforementioned request for expenditures from the City of Miami Law Enforcement Trust Fund, for the funding of an Anti -Drug Education RX gram Program, at,a cost not to exceed S3QQ. QO, complies with the provisions of Section 932.704, Florida Statutes. Perry L. L. Anderson, Jr. Chief of Police City of Miami Police Department .0 A