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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-08-0024 Back-upSag of �i2X11« FEB 2 5 2000 Mr. James H. Villacorta Executive Director Community Redevelopment Agency 49 NW 5`h Street, Suite 100 Miami, FL 33128 PEDRO G. HERNANDEZ, P.E. City 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 $344,000 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. 3. Conduct a number of operations to identify and document chronic criminals that conceal themselves within the large homeless population. 100 n Ceniurp n'J ltrrvirr MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT/P.O. BOX 016777 / Miarr,i, Florida 33101 11305) 579-b565 E-Mail Address: chiefuipolice@miami-police.org • 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, Cornrnander 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. JFT:FGF:GC:rs Sincerely, J,)hn F. Timoney 'hief of Police Initial Balance Cost of Operations Remaining Balance City of Miami Police Department one year budget $344,000.00 $343,392.00 $608.00 Club Total Per Operations Sgt Officer Hours Total Hours Avg O.T. Rate Operation Yearly Total 104 1 5 8 48 $49.00 $2,352.00 $244,608.00 Special Total Per Operations Sgt Officer Hours Total Hours Avg O.T. Rate Operation Yearly Total 48 1 5 7 42 $49.00 $2,058.00 $98,784.00 Total cost for Both Operations $343,392.00