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(Citg of Aliami
APR 1 7 20119
Mr. James H. Villacorta
Executive Director
Southeast OvertownlPark West and Omni
Community Redevelopment Agencies
49 N.W. 5t Street, Suite 100
Miami, FL 33128
PEDRO G. HERNANDEZ, P.E.
City !Manager
RE: Proposal for Renewal of Police Visibility Grant for the Southeast Overtown Park
West and Omni Redevelopment Areas.
Dear Mr. Villacorta:
Thank you for affording the City of Miami Police Department the opportunity to present
you with a proposal for renewal of the Police Visibility grant for the Southeast
OvertownlPark West and Omni Redevelopment Areas.
The Police Visibility Program 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
Overtown and Downtown NET areas is requesting a grant in the amount of $344,000,
from the Community Redevelopment Agency for the continuation of the program. The
funding received from the Community Redevelopment Agency will enable us to do the
following in an overtime pay capacity:
. Assign more police officers to the Southeast Overtown/Park West and Omni
areas to maintain order and enforce all state and local laws.
2. Conduct a number of operations during the year, including identifying crime
patterns and conducing criminal sweeps, traffic details, and club checks
within the area.
3. Conduct a number of operations to identify and document chronic criminals
that conceal themselves within the large homeless population.
4. Assist homeless individuals and their families to obtain services provided by
local agencies.
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5. Conduct a number of narcotics surveillances and operations to reduce the
sales and usage in the area.
6. 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 Commander Ethyl Jones will
utilize their experience in community policing to develop major security initiatives. In
turn, a high degree of police visibility will be in place to enhance the CRAs' efforts and
objectives.
While the CRAs seek to eliminate the blighting conditions present within their respective
boundaries, such efforts are diluted by the perception of crime. Redevelopment
objectives can be achieved though 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 contact either
Commander Socorro at 786-286-0267 or Commander Jones at 305-310-2323.
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Sincerely,
C� �L
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Chief of Police
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BUDGET FOR OVERTIME POLICE SERVICES GRANT
Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA
Omni CRA
Patrol:
$204,000
$40,000
$ 244,000.
Downtown NET
PW Portion (Clubs) - $ 100,000.
Overtown NET
SE Overtown Portion - $ 104,000.
Special Operations:
Overtown NET
SE Overtown Portion - $ 80,000.
$20,000
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Overtown NET $184,000.00
Downtown NET $160,000.00