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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $350,000.00, TO CONTINUE FUNDING THE POLICE
VISIBILITY PROGRAM IN THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT AREA; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY
FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is responsible for public safety throughout the City,
which includes the Omni Community Redevelopment Agency ("Omni CRA") area; and
WHEREAS, the Omni CRA is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities
and projects within the Omni Redevelopment Area in accordance with its approved Redevelopment
Plans; and
WHEREAS, the improvement of the quality of life for residents and the elimination of conditions
which contribute to blight in the Omni Redevelopment Area are stated redevelopment goals and
objectives; and
WHEREAS, in February, 2008, the City of Miami Police Department presented the Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") Boards with the "Police Visibility Program," an innovative community
policingplan to address issues related to quality of life within the Omni Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the Police Visibility Program consists of enhanced police services including, but
not limited to, increased patrols, special operations, traffic details, club checks, criminal sweeps,
prostitution details, and undercover narcotics details; and
WHEREAS, the CRA Boards adopted Joint Resolution No. CRA-R-08-0024, on April 28, 2008,
which authorized the issuance of a grant to the City for the Police Visibility Program within the Omni
Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the CRA Boards have adopted subsequent Resolutions annually which
authorized the issuance of a grant to the City to continue funding the Police Visibility Program within
the Omni Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, on September 26, 2013, the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA adopted
Resolution No. 13-0055, adopting the Omni CRA's General Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year
commencing October 1, 2013, and ending September 30, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Omni CRA allocated funds, in an amount not
to exceed Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($350,000.00), to the City, to underwrite
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costs associated with the Police Visibility Program within the Omni Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the Omni CRA authorized the grant to be disbursed on a reimbursement basis or
directly to vendors upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation; and
WHEREAS, no City match is required; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to accept said grant;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are hereby
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The acceptance of a grant in an amount not to exceed $350,000.00, from the
Omni CRA to the City to continue funding the Police Visibility Program in the Omni Redevelopment
area, is authorized.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute the grant agreement, in substantially
the attached form, and all documents necessary for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor. {2}
APPR{7VED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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VICTORIA MENDEZ
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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