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CRA Resolution: CRA-R-23-0003
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File Number: 13357 Final Action Date:1/26/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST
OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("SEOPW CRA"), AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI
FOR ENHANCED POLICING SERVICES AND ADDITIONAL SAFETY
MEASURES WITHIN THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA ("PROGRAM"); FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ALLOCATE FUNDS IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO DOLLARS AND FORTY-THREE CENTS ($955,252.43)
("FUNDS"),FOR THE PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE PROGRAM;
ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM SEOPW CRA'S TAX INCREMENT FUND,
ENTITLED "OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE
NO.10050.920101.883000.0000.00000; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF
RECITALS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (the
"SEOPW CRA") is a community redevelopment agency created pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida
Statutes, and is responsible for carrying out community redevelopment activities and projects within its
redevelopment area in accordance with the 2018 Southeast Overtown/Park West Updated Redevelopment
Plan (the "Updated Plan"); and 0
WHEREAS, Section 163.335, of the Community Redevelopment Act of 1969, (the "Act"), states
that the existence of slum and blighted areas greatly contributes to the spread of disease and crime
causing economic and social burdens to the community, thereby negatively affecting the tax base and
impairing sound growth within the community; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.340(23) of the Act further provides a means for community
redevelopment agencies to address crime through "community policing innovations" which is defined as
"policing technique or strarerrtresigned to reduce crime by reducing opportunities for, and increasing the
perceived risks of engaging in, criminal activity through visible presence of police in the community,
including, but not limited to, community mobilization, neighborhood block watch, citizen patrol, citizen
contact patrol, foot patrol, neighborhood storefront police stations, field interrogation, or intensified
motorized patrol"; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 6, on page 10 of the Updated Plan lists the " [i]mprovement of the
quality of life for residents" as a stated redevelopment goal; and
WHEREAS, Section 2, Goal 9, at page 10 of the Updated Plan further lists, " [f]ostering safe
community initiatives to provide for public safety through Community Policing Innovations" as a stated
redevelopment goal; and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners, has authorized funding for several prior community
policing innovation programs within the redevelopment area, including the Police Visibility Pilot
Program, the ShotSpotter Flex Gunfire Alert Pilot Program, the CRA Police Camera Pilot Program, and
for Enhanced Policing Services; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director wishes to begin negotiations with the City of Miami ("City")
regarding enhanced baseline police services for fiscal year FY 22 — 23 to potentially hire at least two (2)
full-time police officers assigned to areas which include N.W. 5'h Street to N.W. 14th Street and N.W. 1st
Court to N.W. 3'd Court, and the purchase of new cameras and monitoring services ("Program"); and
WHEREAS, the Program's intent is to improve public safety by providing ices, including but
not limited to, foot and/or motorized patrol, camera surveillance, and community , `cing to .;a iques; and
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WHEREAS, these targeted areas are: under the I-395 on 1st Place betwe
Street, under I-95 on Ilth Street between 3rd Avenue and 5th Avenue, and un
between 3rd Avenue and 5th Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wish to +rize funding for the Program in an
amount not to exceed nine hundred fifty-five thousand two -hundred fifty-two dollars and forty-three cents
($955,252.43)("Funds") for the Program; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director is requesting authority from the Board of Commissioners to
negotiate and execute an agreement, included all documents necessary, all -in forms acceptable to the
General Counsel for the Program; and
WHEREAS, the Board of CommissiV
finds e adoption of this Resolution would further
the aforementioned redevelopment objectives;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE : •ARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings conMined in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by
reference and incorporated herein as if fully h in this Section.
Section 2. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to negotiate
agreement* for acceptable to the General Counsel, with the City for the Program.
Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to allocate the
SEOPW CRA Tax Increment Fund, entitled "Other Grants and Aids,"
No. 10050.920101.883000.0000.0000000to the City for the Program.
Section 4. 'The Executive Director is further authorized to execute all documents necessary,
all -in forms acceptable to the General Counsel for the Program.
and execute an
Funds from the
Account Code
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
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