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FEB 2 5 2008
Mr. James H. Villacorta
Executive Director
Community Redevelopment Agency
49 NW 5th Street, Suite 100
Miami, FL 33128
PEORO G. HERNANDEZ, PE.
Cily Manager
RE: Proposal for Funding of Overtime Police Services in the Entertainment District
and Southeast Overtown Areas.
Dear Mr. Villacorta:
Thank you for affording the City of Miami Police Department the opportunity to present
you with a proposal for Overtime Police Services in conjunction with a Police Visibility
Program to be conducted in the Entertainment District and Southeast Overtown, to
include the Performing Arts Center area. The areas in question are in the midst of a
redevelopment renaissance that is focused on attracting new residents, businesses and
visitors to the area.
The Police Visibility Program, spearheaded by Commander Raimundo Socorro, is
devised to be service -oriented and will afford working partnerships to be formed with the
Community Redevelopment Agency, Neighborhood Enhancement Team, residents,
business owners, and homeless outreach programs, such as the Homeless Assistance
Center. In order for the Police Visibility Program to be successful, the City of Miami
Police Department's Field Operations Division for the Downtown NET Area is
requesting a grant in the amount of 5344,000 from the Community Redevelopment
Agency for the Overtime Police Services for the term of the program. The funding
received from the Community Redevelopment Agency will enable us to do the following:
1. Assign more police officers to the Entertainment District and Southeast
Overtown to maintain order and enforce all state and local laws.
2. Conduct a number of operations during the year, including identifying crime
patterns and conducting club checks, criminal sweeps and traffic details
within the areas.
. Conduct a number of operations to identify and document chronic criminals
that conceal themselves within the large homeless population.
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4. Assist homeless individuals and their families to obtain services provided by
local agencies.
5. Conduct a number of identification sweeps throughout the year to identify
graffiti problems and organize several graffiti paint -outs to enhance the image
and perception of the areas.
6. Conduct several narcotic surveillances and operations to reduce the sales and
usage in the area.
7. Conduct several prostitution details to curtail this criminal activity.
For the development, planning, implementation and oversight/management of the Police
Visibility Program, Commander Raimundo Socorro and Lieutenant Ricardo Roque will
utilize their experience in community policing to develop major projects and plan special
events and security initiatives. Commander Socorro acknowledges that the geographic
boundaries of the program are coterminous with the geographic boundaries of the Omni
and Southeast Overtown/Park West redevelopment areas. The Community
Redevelopment Agency will assist in determining which locations within the initiative
areas will be patrolled for this program. A strong presence of police officers and
detectives will be assigned to focus on pro -active police work that will reduce and change
the perception of crime.
While the Community Redevelopment Agency seeks to eliminate the blighting conditions
present within its boundaries, such efforts are diluted by the presence of criminal activity.
Redevelopment objectives can be ultimately achieved through a collaborative partnership
between the Miami Police Department and the Community Redevelopment Agency.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call Commander
Raimundo Socorro at 786-286-0267.
Sincerely,
hn F. Timoney
hief of Police
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