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File Number: 15-00004 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT ENTITLED: "SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICER PROJECT," AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $20,590.00, CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT, FOR
THE CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF POLICE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED
FORM, AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION OF SAID GRANT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has a strong interest in reducing truancy in its City
schools; and
WHEREAS, the City's Department of Police will continue its efforts in the Resisting Aggression
Defensively Program (RADKids) in targeted schools within the City; and
WHEREAS, School Resource Officers will provide crime prevention education classes to all
targeted schools; and
WHEREAS, truancy efforts will be directed toward middle and high school aged youth; and
WHEREAS, the City has received a grant in the amount of $20,590.00, from the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement, Office of Criminal Justice Grants; and
WHEREAS, this award does not require any local match; and
WHEREAS, said grant program is for the period of October 1, 2014, through September 30,
2015;
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 adopted
by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The following new Special Revenue Project is established and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: School Resource Officer Project
RESOURCES: Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Justice $20,590.00
Assistance Grant
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APPROPRIATIONS: $20,590.00
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute an Agreement, in substantially the
attached form, and all necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, in order to
implement the acceptance and administration of said grant.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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 (10)
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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