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Resolution R-19-0046
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 5366 Final Action Date: 1/24/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING ("MOU"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM,
BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ("SCHOOL
BOARD"), BY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS POLICE
DEPARTMENT ("MDSPD") AND THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), FOR THE
PROVISION OF SCHOOL BASED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO
THIRTY-THREE (33) PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
("CITY") JURISDICTION AND TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM THE SCHOOL
BOARD, IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,088.00 PER SCHOOL FOR THE DURATION
OF THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, TOTALING $1,157,904.00, OF WHICH
$180,118.40 OF THE TOTAL WILL BE APPLIED TO AUGUST AND
SEPTEMBER OF CITY'S FISCAL YEAR ("FY") 2017-2018 BUDGET AND THE
REMAINING BALANCE OF $977,785.60 IN FUNDING SHALL BE APPLIED TO
THE CITY'S FY 2018-2019 BUDGET; AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PROVIDE
MATCHING FUNDS IN AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $1,088,465.85 FROM
GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT NO. 00001.190101.514000, RESULTING IN AN
APPROXIMATE TOTAL FISCAL IMPACT OF $2,246,369.85; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT SAID FUNDS, AND TO
EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE TERMS OF THE
MOU.
WHEREAS, there are the existing and continuing possibility of the occurrence of criminal
activity conditions which are, or are likely to be, beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, or facilities of the School Board of Miami -Dade County ("School Board") and/or the
Miami -Dade Schools Police Department ("MDSPD"); and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Miami ("City") and the School Board to
have a proactive approach to protecting the integrity of the schools within the City limits; and
WHEREAS, the City and the School Board have the authority to provide a visible
deterrent to crime and a safe learning environment for all students and staff; and
WHEREAS, the School Board and the City wish to enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding ("MOU") to assign a Miami Police Department ("MPD") officer at each of the
thirty-three (33) Scool Board public schools located within the City's jurisdiction, and specifically
listed in the MOU, to provide school -based law enforcement officers during school hours for the
duration of the 2018-2019 school year; and
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WHEREAS, the School Board has available annual funds, in the amount of $35,088.00,
for each of the thirty-three (33) School Board public schools located within the City's jurisdiction,
totaling $1,157,904.00 in available funding from the School Board; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this MOU, the City agrees and provides assurances that the
funding provided by the School Board will be exclusively utilized for the provision of at least one
(1) MPD officer at each of the schools referenced therein to provide school -based law
enforcement services; and
WHEREAS, the City will provide the required match funding of approximately
$1,088,465.85, in the form of a cash match, to cover the non -reimbursable hourly rate of
assigning at least one (1) MPD officer at each of the thirty-three (33) School Board public
schools located within the City's jurisdiction to provide school -based law enforcement officers
during school hours for the duration of the 2018-2019 school year; and
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 MOU, in substantially the
attached form, between the School Board, by and on behalf of the MDSPD, and the City, for the
provision of school based law enforcement officers to thirty-three (33) public schools located in
the City's jurisdiction and accepting funds from the School Board, in the amount of $35,088.00
per school for the duration of the 2018-2019 school year, totaling $1,157,904.00, of which
$180,118.40 of the total will be applied to August and September of City's FY 2017-2018 budget
and the remaining balance of $977,785.60 in funding shall be applied to the City's FY 2018-
2019 budget.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized' to allocate matching funds, in an
approximate amount of $1,088,465.85, from the General Fund Account No.
00001.190101.514000.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to accept said funds, and to execute
the necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, in order to implement the
terms of this MOU.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
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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