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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-88-0656RESOLUTION NO. 88"'656 A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS (S50,000) FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND TO COVER THE INITIAL COSTS AND EXPENSES TO BE . INCURRED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT PROGRAM ENTITLED "PROJECT CITY VIEW", UPON SUCH COSTS AND EXPENSES HAVING BEEN APPROVED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE. WHI authori; prevents WHI City of Downtown amended, or crime y and the s in the Lion of televisi r Street from N. ---.. ..........., order to decrease vulnerability to and deter crime; and WHEREAS, in order to better serve the citizens of Miami and encourage the continued support of the community in crime prevention efforts, the Miami Police Department proposes to implement this crime prevention project in conjunction with the Downtown Miami Business Association and the Cable Communications Division of the Department of Computers; and WHEREAS, funds to cover the initial costs and expenditures. required for the implementation of "Project City View" have not been included in the Police Department's normal operating budget; 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 expenditures and costs are available in the City of Miami Law Enforcement Trust Fund; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: J=88=624 7/OI/88 RESOLUTION N0.�ty�.� A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000) FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND TO COVER THE INITIAL COSTS AND EXPENSES TO BE INCURRED FOR THE: IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT PROGRAM ENTITLED "PROJECT CITY VIEW", UPON SUCH COSTS AND EXPENSES HAVING BEEN APPROVED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE. WHEREAS, Florida State Statute 932.704(3)(a), as amended, authorizes the expenditure of forfeiture proceeds f.or crime prevention purposes; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the community and the City of Miami to initiate crime prevention alternatives in the Downtown Area, through the purchase and installation of television cameras to monitor activities along Flagler Street from N.E. First Avenue to North Miami Avenue, in order to decrease vulnerability to and deter crime; and WHEREAS, in order to better serve the citizens of Miami and encourage the continued support of the community in crime prevention efforts, the Miami Police Department proposes to implement this crime prevention project in conjunction with the Downtown Miami Business Association and the Cable Communications Division of the Department of Computers; and WHEREAS, funds to cover the initial costs and expenditures required for the implementation of "Project City View" have not been included in the Police Department's normal operating budget; 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 expenditures and costs are available in the City of Miami Law Enforcement Trust Fund; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JUL 14 1988 LL__ RESOLUTION No. HS-6SU JN: Section 1. Total approved funding, in an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50jo0O), is hereby allocated from the City of Miami Law Enforcement Trust Fund to cover the necessary costs and expenses required for the initial implementation of "Project City View", upon such costs and expenses having been approved by the Chief of Police. Section 2. Continued funding for this pilot project and/or expansion of this concept will depend upon private, state and/or federal sources of funding. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of _J ley , 1988. 01 XAVIER L. SUA F.., MAYOR ATTE MATT HIRAI, CITY CLERK BUDGETARY REVIEW: a MANOHAR S.1S A DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF` MA14AGEMENT & BUDGIE ti FINANCIAL REVIEW: da-4-v— CARL04)GARCIA, DIRECTOR DEPARMENT OF FINANCE PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: tevz� %. geoe...K. ROBERT F. CLARK CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: k 0 i JVO- 06,4 JOR E L FER ANDEZ CITY ATTORN CD:mp 4. -2- HS-656 1 CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission Cesar H. Odio City Manager RECOMMENDATION: DATE JUL w 1 I�VV SUBJECT Resolution for Action REFERENCES ENCLOSURES FILE Commission It is respectfully requested that the City Commission allocate initial funding in an amount nOL Lo exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) from the City of Miami Law Enforcement Trust Fund to cover the costs and expenses to be incurred as a result of the purchase and installation of television cameras along Flagler Street between Northeast 1st Avenue to North Miami Avenue for the purpose of monitoring and deterring street crime. BACKGROUND: The City of Miami Police Department, in conjunction with the Downtown Miami Business Association and Cable Communications Division of the City Department of Computers, proposes to create "Project City View". The project will strategically place television cameras in a selected target area to reduce street crime through direct police monitoring. It is anticipated that through this project the perceived fear of violent crime in the target areas will drastically.diminish. It is anticipated that with the highly publicized advertising the project will receive, the criminal element will avoid the target area, thereby reducing the incidence of crime. Should this project prove successful, additional funding will have to be secured through private, state and/or federal sources to continue and/or expand "Project City View" to the surrounding blocks. Initial funding to be allocated from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund for this pilot project. CHO:sl Attachments: Proposed Resolution .d-- APFiDAV2T I, Clarence Dickson, Chief of Police, City of Miami, do hereby certify that the aforementioned request for expenditures from the City of Miami Law Enforcement Fund, for the funding of 'Project City View', in an approximate amount of $50,000, complies with the provisions of Section 932.704, Florida Statutes, as amended. Clarence Dickson Chief of Police City of Miami Police Department Date SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME THIS r r DAY OF Ju N< , 1988. L2 NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: NOTARY PUBLIC STATE CF FLORIDA Mr CGkMISSIJti VP. FEB 27,1933 OC'A.D 'H:U ,EULPAL INS. jko. Date 88--65G