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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRE LEGISLATION CRAFile Number: 10-00788 Final Action Date: 6/28/2010 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000, TO THE CITY OF MIAMI TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EXPANDED POLICE VISIBILITY PROGRAM WITHIN THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HIS DISCRETION, TO DISBURSE FUNDS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM OMNI TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10040.920101.883000.0000.00000. WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects within its Redevelopment Area in accordance with its approved Redevelopment Plan; and WHEREAS, Section 4.4, D., at page 42 of the 2009 Omni Redevelopment Plan lists the elimination of conditions which contribute to blight as a stated redevelopment objective; and WHEREAS, in February 2008, the City of Miami Police Department presented to the CRA Board the Police Visibility Pilot Program, an innovative community policing plan to address issues related to quality of life within the Redevelopment Area; and WHEREAS, the Police Visibility Program consists of enhanced police services including increased patrols, special operations, traffic details, club checks, criminal sweeps, prostitution details, and undercover narcotics details; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA -R-08-0024, passed and adopted on April 28 2008, authorized --the issuance of _a - grant to the -City--of Miami for the Police -- Visibility Pilot Program within the Omni Redevelopment Area; and WHEREAS, upon further presentation by the Police Department, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA -R-09-0022, passed and adopted on April 27, 2009, authorized an additional grant to the City of Miami for a one-year extension of the Visibility Program; and WHEREAS, the Police Department now requests additional funds to continue the Visibility Program; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize a grant, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to the City of Miami to underwrite costs associated with a Police Visibility Program City of Miami Page I of 2 File Id: 10-00788 (version: 1) Printed On: 7/1/2010 City of Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Legislation Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com CRA Resolution: CRA -R-10-0052 File Number: 10-00788 Final Action Date: 6/28/2010 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A GRANT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000, TO THE CITY OF MIAMI TO UNDERWRITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EXPANDED POLICE VISIBILITY PROGRAM WITHIN THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HIS DISCRETION, TO DISBURSE FUNDS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM OMNI TAX INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO. 10040.920101.883000.0000.00000. WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects within its Redevelopment Area in accordance with its approved Redevelopment Plan; and WHEREAS, Section 4.4, D., at page 42 of the 2009 Omni Redevelopment Plan lists the elimination of conditions which contribute to blight as a stated redevelopment objective; and WHEREAS, in February 2008, the City of Miami Police Department presented to the CRA Board the Police Visibility Pilot Program, an innovative community policing plan to address issues related to quality of life within the Redevelopment Area; and WHEREAS, the Police Visibility Program consists of enhanced police services including increased patrols, special operations, traffic details, club checks, criminal sweeps, prostitution details, and undercover narcotics details; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA -R-08-0024, passed and adopted on April 28 2008, authorized --the issuance of _a - grant to the -City--of Miami for the Police -- Visibility Pilot Program within the Omni Redevelopment Area; and WHEREAS, upon further presentation by the Police Department, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA -R-09-0022, passed and adopted on April 27, 2009, authorized an additional grant to the City of Miami for a one-year extension of the Visibility Program; and WHEREAS, the Police Department now requests additional funds to continue the Visibility Program; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize a grant, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to the City of Miami to underwrite costs associated with a Police Visibility Program City of Miami Page I of 2 File Id: 10-00788 (version: 1) Printed On: 7/1/2010 File Number 10-00788 Enactment Number: CRA -R-10-0052 within the Omni Redevelopment Area; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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 herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The issuance of a grant, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to the City of Miami to underwrite costs associated with a Police Visibility Program within the Omni Redevelopment Area, is authorized. Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized, at his discretion, to disburse grant funds on a reimbursement basis or directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation. Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to execute all documents necessary for said purpose, in a form acceptable to General Counsel. Section 5. Funds to be allocated from Omni Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No. 10040.920101.883000.0000.00000. Section 6. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: JULIE O. BRU GENERALCOUNSEL City of Miami Page 2 oft File Id: 10-00788 (version: 1) Printed On: 7/1/2010