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File ID: 14-00706
Enactment #: CRA-R-14-0049
Version: 2
Type: CRA Resolution
Introduced: 7/15/14
Status: Passed
Enactment Date: 7/23/14
Controlling Body: Office of the City
Clerk
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A
GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,275,000.00) TO THE CITY OF MIAMI TO UNDERWRITE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH AN EXPANDED POLICE PROGRAM WITHIN THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT AREA; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AT HIS DISCRETION,
TO DISBURSE FUNDS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS OR DIRECTLY TO VENDORS, UPON
PRESENTATION OF INVOICES AND SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN
A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO GENERAL COUNSEL; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM OMNI TAX
INCREMENT FUND, "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE NO.
10040.920101.8 83 000.0000.00000.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") is responsible for carrying out
community redevelopment activities and projects within its Redevelopment Area in accordance with its approved
Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 163.370(2)(o), Florida Statutes, the CRA has the power to develop and implement
community policing innovations with the objective of remedying slum and blighted areas and the causes thereof, within the
CRA community; and
WHEREAS, in February 2008, the City of Miami ("City") Police Department presented to the CRA Board the Police
Visibility Pilot Program, an innovative community policing plan to address issues related to quality of life within the
Redevelopment Area; and
WHEREAS, the Police Visibility Program consisted of enhanced police services including increased patrols, special
operations, traffic details, club checks, criminal sweeps, prostitution details, and undercover narcotics details; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, by Resolution No. CRA-R-08-0024, passed and adopted on April 28, 2008,
authorized the issuance of a grant to the City, in the amount of Three Hundred Forty Three Thousand Three Hundred Ninety
Two Dollars ($343,392.00), for the Police Visibility Pilot Program within the Southeast Overtown/Parkwest and Omni
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and
incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The issuance of a grant in an amount not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Seventy Five Dollars
Thousand ($1,275,000.00) to the City of Miami to underwrite costs associated with enhanced police services within the Omni
Redevelopment Area is authorized.
Section 3. The Executive Director is authorized, at his discretion, to disburse grant funds on a reimbursement basis or
directly to vendors, upon presentation of invoices and satisfactory documentation.
Section 4. The Executive Director is authorized to execute all documents necessary for said purpose, in a form
acceptable to General Counsel.
Section 5. Funds to be allocated from Omni Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No.
10040.920101.883000.0000.00000.
Section 6. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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OMNI Board of Commissioners Meeting
July 23, 2014
OMNI R:FJ EVELO `TENT DISTRICT
I-,
MM.UNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE ICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Marc D. Sarnoff
and Members of the CRA Board
From: Pieter A. l3ockweg
Executive Director
Date: July 7, 2014
Subject: Resolution Authorizing a Grant to
the City of Miami for the
OMNI CRA Police Programs
References:
Enclosures: Legislation
BACKGROUND:
1 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 One Million Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand ($1,275,000.00), to the City of
Miami, to underwrite costs associated with the OMNI CRA Police Programs within the Omni Redevelopment
Area.
In 2008, the CRA Board of Commissioners approved a grant fo r Three hundred Forty Three Thousand
Three :Hundred Ninety Two Dollars ($343,392) for a Police Visibility Program. Ili 2010, the CRA Board
of Commissioners approved a grant for Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for the Police Visibility
Program.
The City of Miami Police Department seeks additional funding to continue th e OMNI CRA's Police
Programs, first introduced to the Redevelopment Area in April 2008. This n.ew grant willresult in enhanced
police services. The previous Police Visibility grants will be subsumed into this n.ew proposed grant.
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 .
Pursuant to Florida Statute Chapter 163370(2)(o), the CRA has the power to develop and implement
community policing innovations with the objective of remedying slum and blighted areas and the causes thereof,
within the Redevelopment Area to enhance Quality of Life for the residents.
The Visibility Program, an innovative community policing plan, provides enhanced police services
including increased patrols, special operations, traffic details, criminal sweeps, prostitution details, and
undercover narcotics details,
The Cameras Program will aid law enforcement: in effectively serving the Redevelopment Area and
enhancing the quality of life for area residents. The specialized cameras have served to provide greater police
coverage and assist other Government Agencies in the prevention and apprehension of felons and crimes.
This Resolution carries out the objectives of the Omni Redevelopment Plan.
FUNDING:
Funds from Omni Tax increment Funds from On increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code Na.
1.0040920101.883000.0000.00000.
OMNI SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
2014-2015 Budget
REVENUES:
CITY OF MIAMI - Tax Increment Funds
MIAMI DADE COUNTY- Tax Increment Funds
FY 2013 FUND BALANCE (Un-Audited)
TOTAL REVENUE
EXPENDITURE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
INTERFUND TRANSFER (Administration)
OTHER CURRENT CHARGES AND OBLIGATION
INTERFUND TRANSFER (Debt Service)
INTERFUND TRANSFER (Grant)
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS
OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS
BUDGET RESERVE
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
REVENUES LESS EXPENDITURES
ESTIMATED
2014/15
7,944,155
4,486,877
18;869,371
31,300,403
164,255
24,357
790,000
4,350,862
5,414,135
1,608,301
16,052,862
2,820,631
75,000
31,300,403
(0)
7/16/2014