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Home My WebLink AboutR-83-0091J-?a-7o cje jN PF:S0TXTION NO. 83--91 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SELECTION AND USE OF NINE (9) COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTERS AS PER ORDINANCE NO. 9127, FOR THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL COMPLIANCE, AT NO COST TO THE CITY OF MIAMI VIA A LETTER OF AGREEMENT BY EACH CENTER AND THE CITY OF MIAMI RELATIVE O THE SeMfI ',. l-IHEREAS, Ordinance No. 9127 er-tpowc_rs the Office of Professional Compliance to be an agency of government, for the monitoring of police investic:at.ions against sworn personnel, and for the receiving of complaints directly from the community; and WHYP.EAS, Section 42-63, of Ordinance 91277 a- (1) states "Citi2cns r.ay file complaints of wronodoinc ac;ainst police officers at the police cor-Irlaint center located at police hcadguarters or an Outrcach Center that is to be established within each of the six (6) sectors which are ceocraphical areas of the City so cicsiunated by the police cepartment for the F,urposc of r,atrol activity"; and VIIER.EAS the Director of the Office of Professional Compliance has surveyed 43 prospective centers using prc- determined criteria, and has selected with their approval nine (9) of the said Centers; and WHEREAS the City of Miami is to encumber no costs for rental space, property, and/or utilities for the same; and WHEREAS, the Office of Professional Compliance Repre- sentatives will provide a staff function at each Center for a minimum of four (4) hours per week per Center for the purpose of receiving complaints against sworn personnel of the Miami Police Department and in the absence of an OPC Representative, the said Center would receive com- plaints via a trained staff person and immediately notify the Office of Professional Compliance; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COfIZIISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF F E B 10 1983 4'� Section 1. The following specified locations as desig- nated by the Office of Professional Compliance Director as Outreach Centers for the purpose of receiving complaints against sworn personnel of the Miami Police Department are hereby approved: A. Liberty City Community Action Agency, 6100-B NW 7th Ave. B. Edison West Little River Neighborhood Service Center, 150 NW 79th Street C. Eugenio Maria deHostos (Wynwood), 2902 NW 2nd Avenue D. New Horizons, 1475 NW 36th Street E. Culmer Overtown Neighborhood Service Center, 1600 NW 3rd Ave. F. Latin Chamber of Commerce (CAMACOL), 1430 W. Flagler St. G. S.E.R. Cubano/Christian Community Service Agency, 3360 W. Flagler Street H. Spanish American League Against Discrimination (SALAD), 2260 SW 8th Street, #207 I. Coconut Grove Human Resource Center, 3750 S. Dixie Highway Section 2. The herein approval of each specified Outreach Center is based upon the execution of a written agreement between that Center and the City of Miami, with the terms of the Center's use being expressed in the agreement. PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth day of February , 1983. Maurice A. Ferre M A Y O R ATTEST: CITfRA HG0NGIE Y CLERK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: ROBERT F. CLARK DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: R. GARCIA-PEDROSA )O4SE ITY ATTORNEY �g3"9� 1 ' L.tttt CYO ��lt�tlltt, F1-altict MAURIcE A. FERRE \\� N �; MIAMI, rLOR10A 33133 MAYOR ce7�nCO 10305 • 579 - 6010 January 24, 1983 Mr. Frederick Shepherd Director Metro -Dade Culmer/Overtown Neighborhood Service Center 1600 N.W. 3rd Avenue Miami, Florida 33125 Dear Mr. Shepherd: Thank you for your letter of January 17th regarding the recent community meeting in Overtown on police/community relations. I totally agree with you that a representative from the Office of Professional Compliance housed in your facility to monitor citi- zen complaints -is a necessary ingredient in the developn.ent of better police/community relations. Your letter has been forwarded by me to'the City Manager's office with the request that the issue be placed on the agenda for considera- tion at the next Commission meeting. Thank you again for bringing this matter to my attention. Sincerely, Maurice A. Ferre Mayor -91 qN U�� N' METROPCLITANDADE C0U, 4TY.YL0RIDr`+�� V METRO DADE The Honorable Maurice Ferre, Mayor City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Dear sir. Mayor, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTERS DIVISION CULMER NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER 1600 N.W. 3RD AVENUE MIAM1, FLORIDA 33125 (305) 579-2820 January 17, 1983 On Thursday, January 6, 1983 a community meeting was held at Metro -Dade Culmer/ Overtown Neighborhood Service Center. The main topics of discussion at this meeting were police/community relations and the Nevell Johnson Jr. shooting. The end result of this meeting was a request by the community for an agency to monitor investigations of police wrong doing. The Overtown community residents present at the meeting were advised by Mrs. Georgia Jones Ayres that the City of Miami Office of Professional Compliance has been charged with the responsibility of monitoring citizen complaints against police officers, investigating those complaints and subsequently making re- commendations for corrective action if necessary. The community was also told that a respresentative from the Office of Professional Compliance was supposed to have been housed at the Metro -Dade Culmer/Overtown Neighborhood Service Center on a periodic basis persuant to a I.etter of Agreement that was drawn up between the City of .Iiami and Metro -Dade County. Action was supposed to have been taken on this Letter of Agreement in early 1982 but to date it still has not been approved by the City of Miami Commission. The community feels that if this Agreement is approved, it can be a positive step to- ward diffusing tensions in the Overtown area. It would also show responsiveness to the residents needs as well as make them feel that their request has not fallen on deaf ears in City Hall. If you have any questions regarding this request please contact me at 579-2820. Thank you very much for your attention to this matter. cc: Miller Dawkins, City Commissioner Howard Gary, City Manager Sincerely: Fredrick Shepherd, Director Metro -Dade Culmer/Overtown Neighborhood Service Center 83 9i c Dear _ 1-;e would officially like to thank you for accepting our invitation to become a Community Outreach Center for the City's Office of Professional Compliance. This letter is to serve as an agreement for the duration of one (1) year between the City, of Miami and your organization, effective •, 198 through . , 198_ and will be renewable on any annual basis upon agreement. by your organization' and the City. The terms of the agreement are as follows: 1. Your organization is to provide an intake service in reference to complaints against the sworn personnel of the Miami Police Department. This will be done for the Office of Professional Compliance in conjunc- tion with the Internal Security Unit of the Police Department. - 2. Your organization will designate at least one (1) staff person for the purpose of receiving complaints and acting as the liaison between the organization and the Office of Professional Compliance. 3. Your organization will retain a copy of all complaints for a minimum• of thirty (30) .days , at which time they shall be forwarded to the Office of Professional Com- pliance (OPC) 'Representative assigned to your center. 4. The Office of Professional Compliance shall provide annual training and orientation for each center in regards to the complaint process of the Miami Police Department. Updates relative to changes in forms and procedures shall be provided by the Office of Professional Compliance (OPC) whenever necessary. 5. 'rhe Office of Professional Compliance shall be designated I and OPC Representative to serve as the liaison between the two entities. fie or she shall assist and or monitor the intake process at your center, between the hours of to on and Orcanl�3�ion City Administration 83-91 CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM To Howard Gary, City Manager DATE January 11, 1982 FILET SUBJECT. OUTREACH CENTER SELECTION �"�T" FRO osep A. AIngrah Director REFERENCES Office of Professional Compliance ENCLOSURES: The City of Miami Commission passed a resolution creating the Office of Professional Compliance via ordinance #9127. Through the means of accomplishing the aforementioned, the Commission approved the establishment of Outreach Centers for the purpose of rendering the Miami citizenry the abil- ity of initiating complaints against sworn personnel, with- in each of the six (6) patrol sectors of the Miami Police Department. This Office now respectfully resubmits its selections of Community Outreach Centers, which indeed proportionately encompasses the ethnicity of the City and the geographic responsibilities of the Miami Police Department. I am respectfully requesting the approval of the nine (9) Centers selected and the previously submitted letter of agreement relative to the same. (See attachments) The following are the Centers selected: SECTOR CENTER 10 Liberty City Community Action Agency 6100-B NW 7th Avenue 20 Edison West Little River Neighborhood Service Center 150 NW 79th Street 30 Eugenio Maria de Hostos (Wynwood) 2902 NW 2nd Avenue 30 New Horizons 1475 NW 36th Street 40 Culmer Overtown Neighborhood Service Center 1600 NW 3rd Avenue 83-'-91 k -2- SECTOR CENTER 60 Latin Chamber of Commerce (CAMACOL) 1430 West Flagler Street 60 S.E.R. Cubano/Christian Community Service Agency 3360 West Flagler Street 70 Spanish American League Against Discrimination (SALAD) 2260 SW 8th Street 70 Coconut Grove Human Resource Center 3750 South Dixie Highway A list of alternates and map of the primary selections is attached. I urge your immediate attention in this regard and the for- warding of the same to the Mayor and each Commissioner. NOTE: Each prospective Center has been surveyed and has given its approval to provide this function on a gratis basis, subsequent to OPC/MPD training which will be provided to selected members of their staff. OPC Representatives shall be physically present in each Center for a minimiun of three (3) hours per week. cc: Walter Pierce, Special Assistant to City Manager Kenneth Harms, Chief of Police Robert Warshaw, Assistant Chief of Police -Special Services JAI/elb 83-91 PATROL SECTOR OPC COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER SELECTIONS 10 LIBERTY CITY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY - 6100-B NW 7th Avenue This is an established neighborhood facility which is multi -purpose in its functions. The administra- tion is very receptive to the Office of Professional Compliance. 20 EDISON WEST LITTLE RIVER NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER - 150 NW 79th Street This new facility will house numerous service oriented agencies including the Edison Little River Association. The administration was sup- portive of the Office of Professional Compliance. Space in this facility for OPC will be available in November, 1982. 30 EQGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS (WYNWOOD) - 2902 NW 2nd Ave. This is an established neighborhood service center which houses a number of agencies rendering services to the community. This Center is easily accessible, and has an administration that is highly receptive to the needs of the Office of Professional Compliance. 30 NEW HORIZONS - 1475 NW 36th Street The administration was very supportive in that this community mental health facility would provide trans- portation to its central administration from its sixteen (16) Outreach Centers for any persons wish- ing to make complaints. Good possibility for the development of Police -Community Relations programs. 40 CULAIER OVERTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER - 1600 NW 3rd Avenue This newly established neighborhood center houses a variety of established community based organiza- tions which have provided services to the Culmer Overtown Neighborhood. The Center's administra- tion is very interested in becoming an Office of Professional Compliance complaint center. 60 LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (CAMACOL) - 1430 W. Flagler St. This commerce association has over 11500 members from the Hispanic business community and it offers an assortment of services to the community at large. The association's administration is supportive and we've received approval from its' executive board. 60 S.E.R. CUBANOS/CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCY - 3360 West Flagler Street This agency is funded by the Christian Community Service Agency to provide emergency services to Cuban entrants. They also provide social services and/or refer their clients to the appropriate agency. 83-91 M 70 SPANISH AMERICAN LEAGUE AGAINST DISCRIMINATION S.A.L.A.D. - 2260 SW 8th Street S.A.L.A.D. is a community,based organization which has played an advocacy role for the Cuban community. Recently, it has received funding to provide educa- tional and vocational assistance to Cuban and Haitian entrants as well as a referral and informa- tion system for the Hispanic community. The ad- ministration is quite willing to house a complaint center for this office. 70 COCONUT GROVE HUMAN RESOURCE CENTER - 3750 South Dixie Highway This highly utilized facility houses a wide variety of community based organizations including an al- ternative school for the Dade County Public School System. The Center administrator is quite willing to house a complaint center for this office. 83-91 CD c W z a W W Q N V > > N W Q Q W m 2 Z _.- 3 3 � NW 79 ST z� _ i+=� NORTH BAY i CAUSEWAY i N W 71 ST - i i NW 62 ST a i ?- NW 54 ST' N Q NW 46 eST co_ i NW 36 ST ! JULIA TUTTLE CAUSEWAY W Q � a NW 20 'a. W qq VENETIAN CAUSEWAY V g IN.WI'7 ST z Mr H I (o �� '•,4c 4 m WEST IFLAGLER � ST � S W I ST �7. �•<, R i016 SW IS ST�� &SFw 8 y W W a SW 16 ST a a a N N N p �% •,'� CORAL WAYGn %V) 3 '� a .�'•,� N RICKENBACKER `•� i �t+d CAUSEWAY BIRO AVE GRAND AVE . VIRGINIA KEY DINNER KEY i POINCIANA AVE i HARDEE AVE i ._._._._._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._._-- PATROL SECTORS OPC COMMUNITY OUTREACH CENTER SELECTIONS (9) 10 1. Liberty City Community Action Agency, 6100-B NW 7th Ave. 20 2. Edison West Little River Neighborhood Service Center, 150 NW 79th St. 30 3. Eugenio Maria deHostos (Wynwood), 2902 NW 2nd Ave. 30 '4. New Horizons, 1475 NW 36th Street 40 5. Culmer Overtown Neighborhood Service Center, 1600 NW 3rd Ave. 60 6. Latin Chamber of Commerce (CAMACOL), 1430 W. Flagler St. 60 7. S.E.R. Cubano/Christian Community Service Agency, 3360 W. Flagler St. 70 8. Spanish American League Against Discrimination (SALAD), 2260 SW 8th St., #203 70 9. Coconut Grove Human Resource Center, 3750 S. Dixie Highway 83--91 PATROL SECTORS 10 20 30 30 40 M 70 70 OUTREACH CENTER ALTERNATES J.E.S.C.A. - Ex -offender Program 638 NW 62nd Street M-DCC - Liberty City Outreach Center 130 NE 62nd Street Allapattah Neighborhood Center 1897 NW 20th Street Miami Jackson Sr. High School 1751 NW 36th Street Community Action Agency (main office) 395 SW 1st Street Little Havana Community Center 900 SW 1st Street Boy's Club of Miami 2805 SW 32nd Avenue Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Center 819 SW 12th Avenue 83--91 O'N Dear I tie would officially like to thank you for accepting our invitation to become a Community Outreach Center for the City's Office of Professional Compliance. This letter is to serve as an agreement for the duration of one (1) year between the City of Miami and your organization, effective •, 19E through , 198 and will be renewable on any annual basis upon agreement by your organization and the City. The terms of the agreement are as follows: 1. Your organization is to provide an intake service in reference to complaints against the sworn personnel of the Miami Police Department. This will be done for the Office of Professional Compliance in conjunc- tion with the Internal Security Unit of the Police Department. 2. Your organization will designate at least one (1) staff person for the purpose of receiving complaints and acting as the liaison between the organization and the Office of Professional Compliance. 3. Your organization will retain a copy of all complaints for a minimum,of thirty (30) .days, at which time they shall be forwarded to the Office of Professional Com- pliance (OPC) Representative assigned to your center. 4. The Office of Professional Compliance shall provide annual training and orientation for each center in regards to the complaint process of the Miami Police Department. Updates relative to changes in forms and procedures shall be provided by the Office of Professional Compliance (OPC) whenever necessary. 83-91 0 5. The Office of Professional Compliance shall be designated and OPC Representative to serve as the liaison between the two entities. He or she shall assist and or monitor the intake process at your center, between the hours of to on and Organization City Administration 83-91