HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRA-R-10-0052 Cover Memo 6-28-2010Omni Board of Commissioners Meeting
June 28, 2010
OMN1 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Marc D. Sarnoff
and Members of the CRA Board
From: James H. Villacorta
Executive Director
Date: June 18, 2010 File: 10-00788
Subject: Resolution Authorizing a Grant to the City of
Miami for the Continuation and Expansion of
the Police Visibility Program
References:
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation
BACKGROUND:
It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Omni Redevelopment District Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopt the attached Resolution authorizing 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.
The City of Miami Police Department seeks additional funding to continue its Police Visibility Program, first
introduced to the Redevelopment Area in April 2008. The Visibility Program, an innovative community policing
plan, provides enhanced police services including increased patrols, special operations, traffic details, club
checks, criminal sweeps, prostitution details, and undercover narcotics details.
The Visibility Program will aid law enforcement in effectively serving the Redevelopment Area and improving the
quality of life for area residents.
JUSTIFICATION:
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.
This Resolution carries out this objective.
FUNDING: $500,000 from Omni Tax Increment Fund, 'Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No.
10040.920101.883000.0000.00000.