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OMNI CRA Resolution: CRA-R-25-0015
OMNI CRA
1401 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
www.miamicra.com
File Number: 17454
Final Action Date:4/10/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE OMNI
REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
("CRA") AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") FOR THE
INSTALLATION, INTEGRATION, AND MONITORING OF REAL TIME CRIME
CENTER ("RTCC") CAMERAS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN THE
REDEVELOPMENT AREA ("PROGRAM"); FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ALLOCATE FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000.00)
("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 OMNI CRA'S TAX INCREMENT FUND, TITLED
"OTHER GRANTS AND AIDS," ACCOUNT CODE
NO.10040.920501.883000.0000.00000; PROVIDING FOR THE
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Omni Redevelopment District Community Redevelopment Agency
("Omni CRA") is committed to enhancing public safety within its redevelopment area, consistent
with the objectives outlined in the 2019 Redevelopment Plan ("Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the Plan emphasizes crime prevention and security measures as essential
components in improving the quality of life for residents and businesses within the Omni CRA
boundaries, as referenced on page 4-47 of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.340(23) Florida Statutes, provides a means for community
redevelopment agencies to address crime through "community policing innovations," which is
defined as "policing technique or strategy designed 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, the Omni CRA recognizes the importance of leveraging technology to aid in
crime prevention, response, and monitoring within the redevelopment area; and
WHEREAS, the Omni CRA wishes to collaborate with the City of Miami ("City") Police
Department's Real Time Crime Center ("RTCC") to ensure the cameras are integrated into the
City's existing crime monitoring infrastructure, enhancing response capabilities and public safety
efforts ("Program"); and
City of Miami
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File ID: 17454 Enactment Number: CRA-R-25-0015
WHEREAS, the Omni CRA acknowledges that collaboration with the City and its law
enforcement departments strengthens the delivery of public safety services in the community;
and
WHEREAS, the Omni CRA seeks to enter into an agreement with the City to implement
the Program in coordination with the City's Police Department; and
WHEREAS, these targeted areas are within the boundaries of the Omni CRA District;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wishes to authorize funding for the Program in
an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) ("Funds") for the
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director is requesting authority from the Board of
Commissioners to negotiate and execute an agreement, including all documents necessary, all
in forms acceptable to the General Counsel for the Program; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the CRA finds that funding this Program is
in the best interest of the Omni CRA and is consistent with the Omni CRA's mission and
adopted Redevelopment Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE OMNI REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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 herein as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute an
agreement, in a form acceptable to the General Counsel, with the City for the Program.
Section 3. The Executive Director is hereby authorized to allocate the Funds from the
Omni CRA's Tax Increment Fund, titled " Other Grants And Aids"
10040.920501.883000.0000.00000 to 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.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
City of Miami
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