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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM
File ID: #14815
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Date: 10/03/2023
Commission Meeting Date: 11/16/2023
Type: Resolution
Subject: Authorize MOU - South FL HIDTA
Purpose of Item:
Requesting Department: Department of
Police
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, with attachment(s), authorizing the City
Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the Monroe
County Sheriff's Office and the City of Miami ("City"), in substantially the attached form,
to provide for the police department's continued participation in the South Florida High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and eligibility for reimbursement of
expenses, in a total amount not to exceed $61,625.00, with no City match required;
further authorizing the City Manager to designate the Chief of Police to execute any and
all other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, in order to
implement the acceptance and administration of, and compliance with, said MOU.
Background of Item:
The City of Miami submitted an application to the South Florida HIDTA Executive Board
and was approved and awarded $61,625.00 for overtime (and the purchase of
evidence) in support of investigative efforts. These funds will be reimbursed by the
Monroe County Sheriff's Office (authorized to serve as fiduciary for disbursing funds
allocated to SFLHIDTA), for expenses specifically incurred by law enforcement officers
participating in the Cocaine Strategy Initiative.
This reimbursable grant is awarded for the period covering September 5, 2023, through
September 5, 2024.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is Related to Revenue
Item is an Expenditure
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
Total Fiscal Impact: $61,625.00
Special Revenue Account No: 12000.191001.various
Reviewed B
Department of Police Jorge Blanco Initial Police Review Completed 10/06/2023 9:57 AM
Department of Police
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Management and Budget
City Manager's Office
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the City Clerk
Manuel Morales
Luis Hernandez -Torres
Marie Gouin
Arthur Noriega V
Valentin J Alvarez
Juan Carlos Perez
Victoria Mendez
Maricarmen Lopez
City Clerk's Office
Department Head Review
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
City Manager Review
Legislative Division Review
ACA Review
Approved Form and Correctness
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-23-0491
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 14815 Final Action Date:11/16/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO PROVIDE
FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE SOUTH
FLORIDA HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA TASK FORCE AND
ELIGIBILITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $61,625.00, WITH NO CITY MATCH REQUIRED; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO
EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE
ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF, AND COMPLIANCE WITH, SAID
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
WHEREAS, the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area ("SFLHIDTA") is a
task force program funded by grants through the Office of National Drug Control Policy,
Executive Office of the President of the United States and governed regionally by the
SFLHIDTA Executive Board which determines how grant funds are allocated; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office ("MCSO") serves as a fiduciary in
receiving and disbursing federal grant funds allocated to SFLHIDTA; and
WHEREAS, in support of investigative efforts pertaining to the Cocaine Strategy
Initiative, the SFLHIDTA Executive Board has approved the Miami Police Department's
("MPD") request for grant funds in a total amount of $61,625.00 to be used for overtime
reimbursement and the purchase of investigational intelligence in support of investigative
efforts pertaining to the Cocaine Strategy Initiative; and
WHEREAS, these funds will be reimbursed by the MCSO pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the proposed Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the MCSO
and the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, this award does not require a City match; and
WHEREAS, said funds are available for costs and expenses incurred by MPD
during the period commencing on September 5, 2023, and ending September 5, 2024;
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
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to execute the MOU between MCSO and the
City, in substantially the attached form, to provide for MPD's continued participation in the
SFHIDTA task force and eligibility for reimbursement of expenses in a total amount not to exceed
$61,625.00 with no City match required.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized1 to designate the Chief of Police to
negotiate and execute any and all other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City
Attorney, in order to implement the acceptance and administration of funds and in compliance
with the terms of the MOU.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey ) 11/2/2023
Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the Commission.
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.