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Resolution R-20-0080
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 7218 Final Action Date: 3/12/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT A DONATION FROM THE COCONUT GROVE
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ("CGBID") IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL REVENUE
PROJECT TITLED "THE CGBID SECURITY SYSTEM" ("PROJECT");
ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS TO THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ("MPD")
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR THE PROVISION OF UP TO SIX (6)
SECURITY CAMERAS INCLUDING SOFTWARE LICENSING, MAINTENANCE,
AND INSTALLATION OF ALL HARDWARE WITHIN THE CGBID AREA AND
INTEGRATION INTO MPD'S REAL TIME CRIME CENTER; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE
TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE
PROJECT AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN
A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE DISPERSAL OF
PROJECT FUNDS.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Ken Russell
WHEREAS, the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District ("CGBID") seeks
to increase public safety and the quality of life for business owners and visitors to the
businesses within the CGBID area; and
WHEREAS, at the December 5, 2019 meeting of the CGBID, the Board of Directors
approved a motion to donate funds to the City of Miami ("City") to be deposited into the Miami
Police Department's ("MPD") Special Revenue Account for the purpose of establishing a
Special Revenue Project titled the "CGBID Security System" ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the CGBID approved an allocation of up to fifty thousand dollars
($50,000.00) to be utilized by MPD for the provision of up to six (6) security cameras within the
CGBID area by an existing City vendor; and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of the CGBID's donation to establish the Project will expand
MPD's Real Time Crime Center capabilities and provide additional resources in an effort to
curtail or prevent crime in the CGBID area and/or allow MPD to utilize the system as an
investigative tool for violent crimes including robberies, assaults, burglaries, and other offenses
specific to the CGBID area;
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
hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
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Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to accept a donation from the CGBID in the
amount of up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for the Project.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to allocate said funds to MPD's Special
Revenue Fund to be utilized by MPD for the provision of up to six (6) security cameras,
including software licensing, maintenance, and installation of all hardware within the CGBID
area and integration into MPD's Real Time Crime Center.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to designate the Chief of Police to
approve the expenditure of funds and execute any and all necessary documents, all in a form
acceptable to the City Attorney, for the disbursal of Project funds.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Httor
2/14/2020
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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