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JOHNNY MARTINEZ, P.E.
City Manager
JAN 0 8 2014
Mr. Pieter Bockweg
Executive Director
Omni Community Redevelopment Agency
1401 N. Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33128
Re: Proposal for Renewal of Police visibility Grant for the Omni
Redevelopment Area.
Dear Mr. Bockweg:
Thank you for affording the City of Miami Police Department the opportunity to
present you with the proposal for renewal of the Police Visibility Grant for the
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
(C.R.A.), Neighborhood Enhancement Teams, 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 is requesting a grant in the amount of
$350,000 from the Community Redevelopment Agency for the continuation of the
program for the Downtown and Wynwood/Edgewater NET Areas ($300,000 for
Downtown and $50,000 for Wynwood/Edgewater NET). The funding received
from the Community Redevelopment Agency (C.R.A.) will enable us to the
following in an overtime capacity:
1. Assign more police officers to the Omni area to maintain order and enforce
all state and local laws.
2. Enhance the quality of life for the residents, businesses and visitors in
these areas by conducting a number of operations during the year,
including identifying crime patterns and conducting 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.
MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT/P.O. BOX 016777 / Miami, Florida 33101 / (305) 603-6100
E-Mail Address: chiefofpolice®miami-police.org
Mr. Pieter Bockweg 2 Proposal for Renewal of Police visibility
Grant for the Omni Redevelopment Area
4. Assist homeless individuals and their families to obtain services provided
by the local agencies.
5. Conduct a number of narcotics surveillances and operations to reduce the
sale 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 Lazaro Ferro and Commander Jose
Rodriguez 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 CRA's efforts and objectives.
While the CRA seeks to eliminate the blighted 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 Ferro or Commander Rodriguez at 305-603-6635.
Sincerely,
nuel Oros
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