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Resolution R-24-0195
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 16049 Final Action Date: 5/23/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A
COMBINED INTERLOCAL AND MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF MIAMI AND NORTH BAY VILLAGE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE CREATION OF A JOINT PUBLIC SAFETY
AND IMPROVEMENT ZONE, PROVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES AND BEAUTIFICATION INITIATIVES PURSUANT TO THE
MUTUAL AID ACT, CHAPTER 23, PART 1, OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES AND
THE FLORIDA INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT OF 1969, SECTION 163.01,
FLORIDA STATUTES, ET SEQ.
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the City of Miami's ("City") and North Bay Village's
("Village") governments to ensure the public safety of their citizens by providing adequate levels
of police services; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, et seq. ("The Florida Interlocal
Cooperation Act of 1969"), permits "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 to 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 and development of local communities"; and
WHEREAS, The Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969 provides that a "public
agency of this state may exercise jointly with any other public agency of the state, of any other
state, or of the United States Government any power, privilege, or authority which such
agencies share in common and which each might exercise separately"; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Village have the authority, pursuant to Section 166.011,
Florida Statutes, et seq (The Municipal Home Rule Powers Act), to enter into an interlocal
agreement pursuant to Section 163.01, Florida Statutes with an adjoining municipality or
municipalities within the same county to provide law enforcement services within the territorial
boundaries of the other adjoining municipality or municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Village have the authority, pursuant to The Florida Mutual
Aid Act, Section 23.12, Florida Statutes, to enter into a Mutual Aid Agreement; and
WHEREAS, over the last several years, the Village has undertaken various efforts to
improve the Village by adopting a branding guide to clearly identify the Village, installing
enhanced landscaping and lighting, and improving public safety and mobility, among other
efforts; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Agreement is to provide for the creation of a "Joint
Public Safety and Improvement Zone" ("JPSIZ") in an effort to reduce traffic infractions, improve
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public safety, and enhance beautification of the areas within the JPSIZ; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is separate from and more specific in purpose than the
"Combined Voluntary Cooperation and Operational Assistance Mutual Aid Agreement" entered
into between the Parties and this Agreement is not intended to replace the existing "Combined
Voluntary Cooperation and Operational Assistance Mutual Aid Agreement"; and
WHEREAS, it is in the City and the Village's best interests to enter into this Agreement;
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 negotiate and execute a combined
interlocal and mutual aid agreement between the City and the Village, in a form acceptable to
the City Attorney, for the creation of a joint public safety and improvement zone, provision of law
enforcement services and beautification initiatives pursuant to the Mutual Aid Act, Chapter 23,
Part 1, of the Florida Statutes and the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969, Section
163.01, Florida Statutes, et seq.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
rge Wy'y ng II[, C y ttor -y 5/14/2024
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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