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Home My WebLink Aboutletter to the chiefr44/14, SOUTH FLORIDA HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA 8245 N.W. 53 Street, Suite 203 • Miami, Florida 33166 • (305) 597-1921 • Fax: (305) 597-2063 March 29'I', 2004 Chief John F. Timoney City of Miami Police Department 400 N.W. 2°d Avenue Miami, Florida 33128 Office of the Chief of Police Miami. Fla APR 0 2 2004 RECEIVED Dear Chief Timoney: been d n the We are pleased to inform you that an award for your olice ida Department tensity Drug Trafficking gtArea amount of $45,000. This award is from the SouthHigh (HIDTA) Crime and Drug Demand Reduction Programspecial o support ti your e. I meffoays meth at the site that the in the City of Miami that you proposed be the focus of a p roductive, with an overall reduction results of the overall program's effort continue to be very p on Part One Crime of 2%. The Crime and Drug Demand Reduction Program 1 m Hate factors leading to drugn eort to eliminate or iabuse; and to y reduce drug trafficking and related crime; to reduce or nurture and develop indigenous leadership to, assist residents in attaining self sufficiency in five "at risk" communities spanning South Florida's tri-county area. The strategy is to continue the attack on crime through he seizure intensive of contrabandtanduatssets of drug ing in arrests and convictions in federal and state courts an traffickers, drug dealers, career criminals and violent crime offenders active in the selected communities. Specific attention will also be placedon is and leadersncy tion. Enforcement are empowered to sustain ll be thereduced to a maintenance level over time while residents the reduced crime level, recovery and growth of the members, the creation orommunity. This will be aenhance ant ed through leadership skill development for adult and youthlacement, grantsmanship training, of community -based coalitions, employment preparation, job p and youth tutoring and mentoring. Your community's HIDTA award is in two parts. Part One is the Law nfor ernes tentOvevevertime initiative, in which police officers work with community leaders andre p an enforcement plan to remove from the community Ada a traffickers300 is provided for t4�isnd dealers as lPart violent drug involved offenders and career criminals Chief John F. Timoney City of Miami Police Department One Initiative. These funds are to be used for overtime hours dedicated solely to the target site for the twelve-month period of February 1st, 2004 ending on January 31st, 2005. No employee fringe benefits will be paid by HIDTA. Your city will be responsible for fringe benefits. We will continue to use the same tactical and operational approach to guide us for this effort. Keep in mind that we are united with our communities in an effort to eradicate crime and drugs. Part Two is the continuing Community Policing Crime Reduction Initiative. The goal of this component is to continue the elimination or significant reduction of drug trafficking and related crime through the empowerment of the targeted communities' adults and youth members. It has been proven nationwide that community policing has caused a tremendous positive interaction between law enforcement and the community, and as a result, major crime battles have successfully been fought. The award for this part of the program is $12,000 for the twelve- month period of February et, 2004 through January 31g, 2005. These funds are to contribute towards your police department's expenses in the following areas: Community Policing Officer(s) (Regular salary — No overtime — No fringe benefits) The above funding of $12,000 can not beused as overtime. canonly b applied to Officer's regular salary without fringe benefits. Only the funding of $33,000 overtime but, with no fringe benefits. Your organization will be reimbursed on a monthly basis, after a complete report of the previous month's expenses is submitted to the Crime and Drug Demand Reduction Program Manager, Captain Joe R. Mendez, at the above address. By accepting this award, your organization agrees to allocate the funds as outlined above, and to assist the C.D.D.R.P. in any activity organized by HIDTA such as youth camps, summer jobs, workshops, anti -drug & anti -crime presentations, and mentoring and tutoring of the youth. A Full-time county/city employee must supervise any person hired by your county/city that is paid from these awarded funds. Should this joint venture with South Florida HIDTA identify areas where funding allocations could be modified to more effectively accomplish the program's goals, this may be negotiated on a case -by -case basis. If you accept, please indicate by signing on the line below and return to Captain Mendez. A monthly statistical report detailing the activities enumerated in this document should be forwarded to Capt. Joe R. Mendez, no later than the 5th day of every month. If you have any questions pertaining to the award, please feel free to contact Captain Joe R. Mendez, Program Manager, C.D.D.R.P., at (305) 597-1921 or Ms. Genii Cockshutt, Fiscal Officer, South Florida HIDTA, at (954) 430-4903. The overall HIDTA program is results oriented, therefore the Crime and Drug Demand Reduction Program's staff and I look forward to forging an alliance with you, your staff and the people and programs of your community. Together we can make a real and life -changing impact March 29t, 2004 Page 2 of 3 $12,000 Chief John F. Timoney City of Miami Police Department on people in your targeted site who are challenged by drugs, crime, economic, social, and environmental conditions that must be overcome. Sincerely, ta-r. Timothy D. Wagner Director, South Florida HIDTA Accepted: March 29t, 2004 Page 3 of 3 Date: