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Resolution R-24-0441
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 16745 Final Action Date: 11/21/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "2024 BJA
FY24 PROSECUTING COLD CASES USING DNA"; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD FROM THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, BUREAU OF
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000.00, WITH NO LOCAL
MATCH REQUIRED, AND APPROPRIATING SAID GRANT TO THE MIAMI
POLICE DEPARTMENT ("MPD") TO SUPPORT EXPENDITURES FOR MPD
PERSONNEL IN THE COLD CASE DETAIL AND MIAMI-DADE POLICE
DEPARTMENT'S LAB PERSONNEL TO COMPLETE A CERTIFIED
INVENTORY OF UNRESOLVED COLD CASE INVESTIGATION WITHIN MPD'S
JURISDICTION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM,
WITH THE GRANTOR; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR OTHER DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN
FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT
THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has been awarded a grant by the United States
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance ("BJA") in the
amount of $500,000.00, with no required local match ("Grant"), to provide the Miami Police
Department ("MPD") funding to review and update unsolved cold case investigations; and
WHEREAS, the grant award will allow the MPD to implement a streamlined process to
ensure each cold case is reviewed, handled with meticulous attention to detail, and collaborate
with the Miami -Dade Police Department's ("MDPD") Forensic Services Division to leverage the
latest forensic technologies to enhance the likelihood of solving cold cases; and
WHEREAS, the Grant funds will be utilized to support MPD expenditures for personnel
overtime, travel, supplies and collaborative efforts with MDPD's Forensic Services Division; and
WHEREAS, the Grant period commences on October 1, 2024, through September 30,
2027;
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.
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File ID: 16745 Enactment Number: R-24-0441
Section 2. The following new Special Revenue Project is established and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: 2024 BJA FY24 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
RESOURCES: United States Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance $500,000.00
APPROPRIATIONS:M.P.D. Cold Case Investigations $500,000.00
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to execute a Grant agreement, in
substantially the attached form, to accept the Grant funds from BJA, and to appropriate said
funds to MPD to support expenditures of MPD's Cold Case Detail to complete a certified
inventory of unresolved cold case investigation.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized to designate the Chief of Police, or
other designee, to negotiate and execute any and all other necessary documents, all in forms
acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement the acceptance and administration of the Grant.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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 of Miami Commission.
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