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File Number: 13-00453 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE DONATION
OF TWO (2) T3 PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, WITH AN
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATED VALUE OF $25,240, FROM THE SARNOFF
FOUNDATION, A NOT FOR PROFIT 501(C)3 CORPORATION; TWO (2) T3
PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, WITH AN APPROXIMATE ESTIMATED
VALUE OF $25,240, FROM THE OMNI COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY;
AND TWO (2) T3 PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES, WITH AN
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATED VALUE OF $25,240, FROM THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ("DDA"), FOR USE BY THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE
DEPARTMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
TO ACCEPT SAID DONATIONS.
WHEREAS, budgetary constraints currently impede the acquisition of certain equipment to allow
the City of Miami ("City") Police Department to effectively fight crime; and
WHEREAS, the City has a need for police visibility as a result of a current police staffing ratio of
1.5 to 1.7 per thousand people, which makes Miami one of the lowest staffed big cities in America in
terms of policing;' and
WHEREAS, The Sarnoff Foundation, a 501(c)3 not for profit corporation dedicated to providing law
enforcement officers with the resources to do their job, has raised funds from the private sector to
effectuate this goal; and
WHEREAS, The Sarnoff Foundation wishes to donate to the City two (2) T3 personal
transportation vehicles designed for law enforcement purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Omni Community Redevelopment Agency ("Omni CRA") wishes to. donate to the
City two (2) T3 personal transportation vehicles designed for law enforcement purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Development Authority ("DDA") has authorized the donation to the City
of two (2) T3 personal transportation vehicles designed for law enforcement purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City has a need for police visibility as a result of a current police staffing ratio of
1.5 to 1.7 per thousand people, which makes Miami one of the lowest staffed big cities in America in
terms of policing; and
WHEREAS, said donations will assist the City Police Department in the performance of its duties
by providing increased visibility and acting as a deterrent to crime;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
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Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted and
incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The donation of two (2) T3 personal transportation vehicles, with an approximate
estimated value of $25,240, from The Sarnoff Foundation, a not for profit 501(c)3 corporation; two (2)
T3 personal transportation vehicles, with an approximate estimated value of $25,240, from the Omni
CRA; and two (2) T3 personal transportation vehicles, with an approximate estimated value of
$25,240, from the DDA, for use by the City Police Department, are accepted.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized {1} to execute the necessary documents, in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, to accept said donations.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O.
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed
by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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