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Resolution R-18-0012
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 3332 Final Action Date: 1/11/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A COMBINED
VOLUNTARY COOPERATION AND OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE MUTUAL
AID AGREEMENT ("MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND FLORIDA
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ("FIU") TO RECEIVE AND EXTEND MUTUAL
AID IN THE FORM OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND RESOURCES
TO THE FIU POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
ADEQUATELY RESPOND TO INTENSIVE SITUATIONS, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AND
EMERGENCIES AS DEFINED IN PART 1, CHAPTER 23, FLORIDA
STATUTES; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY
AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, AS MAY
BE NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, there are natural and man-made challenges faced by the Florida
International University's Police Department ("FIUPD") and other police departments that are, or
are likely to be, beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, or facilities of the
Florida International University ("FIU"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") and FIU wish to enter into a Combined Voluntary
Cooperation and Operational Assistance Mutual Aid Agreement ("Mutual Aid Agreement") to
ensure that preparation and resources from their respective law enforcement agencies will be
adequate to address natural and man-made challenges, to protect the public peace and safety,
and to preserve the lives and property of City residents as well as the patrons and students of
FIU; and
WHEREAS, the City and FIU have the authority under the Florida Mutual Aid Act,
Chapter 23, Part 1, Sections 23.12-23.127, Florida Statutes, to enter into mutual aid
agreements; and
WHEREAS, the City and FIU have the authority under the Florida Interlocal Cooperation
Act of 1969, promulgated under Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, to enter into interlocal
agreements for purposes of permitting local governmental units to make the most efficient use
of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual
advantage and thereby provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of
governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population, and
other factors influencing the needs of the local communities;
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File ID: 3332 Enactment Number: R-18-0012
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 if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized' to execute a Mutual Aid Agreement, in
substantially the attached form, between the City and FIU to receive and extend mutual aid in
the form of law enforcement services and resources to FIUPD to ensure public safety and
adequately respond to intensive situations, including, but not limited to, natural or man-made
disasters or emergencies as defined under the Florida Mutual Aid Act of Chapter 23, Part I of
the Florida Statutes.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized to negotiate and execute any and all
other documents including any amendments, renewals, and modifications to the Mutual Aid
Agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, as may be necessary for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndezCiity Httor
1/2/2018
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 City 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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