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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #3293 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Keon Hardemon A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A REGISTRATION PROGRAM WITH THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO VOLUNTARILY REGISTER A HOUSEHOLD ADDRESS WHERE A PERSON WITH A MENTAL HEALTH OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY RESIDES FOR PURPOSES OF MAKING FIRST RESPONDERS AWARE OF SAID CIRCUMSTANCE PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL, TO AID IN PREVENTING CONFRONTATIONAL SITUATIONS, AND TO BETTER ADDRESS MEDICAL CONDITIONS. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-18-0031 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 3293 Final Action Date:1/25/2018 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A REGISTRATION PROGRAM WITH THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO VOLUNTARILY REGISTER A HOUSEHOLD ADDRESS WHERE A PERSON WITH A MENTAL HEALTH OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY RESIDES FOR PURPOSES OF MAKING FIRST RESPONDERS AWARE OF SAID CIRCUMSTANCE PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL, TO AID IN PREVENTING CONFRONTATIONAL SITUATIONS, AND TO BETTER ADDRESS MEDICAL CONDITIONS. WHEREAS, family members often rely on law enforcement for help when a loved one experiences a mental health crisis; and WHEREAS, it is essential that law enforcement officers have the training and tools necessary to identify and deescalate situations involving individuals experiencing a mental health crisis; and WHEREAS, the Miami Police Department ("MPD") officers are often the first responders to an occurrence involving someone with a mental or developmental disability; and WHEREAS, existing state -mandated police officer training and MPD training has been adequate to prevent problematic confrontations between MPD officers and individuals in crisis; however, the available mental health services and local facilities have been overwhelmed leaving individuals with mental health disabilities without support and/or places for treatment; and WHEREAS, for purposes of providing MPD with an additional tool to assist in identifying situations involving a mental health crisis, the City Manager should establish a program that will allow City residents to voluntarily register their address with MPD for purposes of identifying it as a household where a person with special needs, mental health disability, or developmental disability resides; and WHEREAS, the information provided under this program shall only be provided to the City's first responders dispatched to a registered address before they arrive on the scene to assist in identifying possible mental health issues and to provide the appropriate services; 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 directed to establish a registration program with the MPD allowing residents to voluntarily register a household where a person with a mental health or developmental disability resides for purposes of making first responders aware of said circumstance prior to their arrival, to aid in preventing confrontational situations, and to better address medical conditions. Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, City Httor ey ) 12/4/2017 1 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.