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File 10: 09-01139 Type: Resolution Status: Mayoes Office for
Signature
Enactment #: R-09-0493 Enactment Date: 10/22/09
Version: 1 Introduced: 10/8/09 Controlling Body: City Commission
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT ENTITLED: " COPS TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAM," CONSISTING OF A GRANT AWARD FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, IN THE AMOUNT
OF $400,000, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A DIGITAL PHOTO LAB WITHIN THE CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED
FORM, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION OF SAID GRANT AWARD.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has been awarded a grant, in the amount of $400,000, to be utilized for a digital photo
lab within the Criminal Investigations Division of the Department of Police; and
WHEREAS, the photo lab detail is responsible for the maintenance and acquisition of photo lab supplies and equipment;
and
WHEREAS, the computer system that is now being utilized was originally put into service in 2003; and
WHEREAS, it is now outdated and has reached its maximum storage capacity; and
WHEREAS, the Crime Scene investigations Unit seeks to convert this system, which is based on standard film photography,
to an all digital system; and
WHEREAS, the departmental conversion to digital photography wvuld only add to the security and safety of all
photographs taken by any and all of its representatives; and
WHEREAS, said conversion secures all images properly and in one location for public records requests, and assures that no
photographs are released without the proper authorizations; and
WHEREAS, digital systems are now being widely used by numerous law enforcement agencies across the country due to
their speed and efficiency; and
WHEREAS, this award does not require any local match; and
WHEREAS, said grant is awarded for the period of March 11, 2009, through March 10, 20121-
City
012;City of Miami Page I Printed on 10/23/2009
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor. {2}
City of Miami Page 2 Printed on 10/23/2009