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AGREEMENT NUMBER
25844
NAME/TYPE OF AGREEMENT
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
DESCRIPTION
VOLUNTARY COOPERATION MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT/STATE ASSISTANCE FOR FENTANYL
ERADICATION (S.A.F.E.) INITIATIVE/FILE ID: 15401/R-24-
0063/MATTER ID: 25-3304/#18
EFFECTIVE DATE
July 1, 2023
ATTESTED BY
TODD B. HANNON
ATTESTED DATE
11/26/2025
DATE RECEIVED FROM ISSUING
DEPT.
12/9/2025
NOTE
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Agreement for State Financial Assistance Between
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
And
City of Miami
GRANT ADJUSTMENT NOTICE
RECIPIENT: City of Miami
PROJECT TITLE: FY23-24 State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) in Florida
Program
GRANT AGREEMENT NUMBER: 2023-SAFE-SF-042 ADJUSTMENT NUMBER: 2
NATURE OF ADJUSTMENT: Project Extension for State Fiscal Year 2025-2026
TO RECIPIENT:
WHEREAS the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the City of Miami entered into
aforementioned Grant, dated March 29, 2024, and further extended by any subsequent
amendment(s); and
WHEREAS the Parties to the aforementioned Grant agree that all provisions of that Grant and all
Adjustments should remain in full force and effect except those amended hereby;
WHEREAS the State of Florida Governor signed the General Appropriations Act of 2025, which
provides funding for the S.A.F.E. in Florida Program's continued operation into State Fiscal Year
2025-2026;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual recognition of the Parties that the adjustments
herein proposed will promote the efficient and effective performance of the contractual
requirements, the aforementioned Grant is amended as follows:
1. The Project Period: narrative is amended and now reads:
Project Period: 07/01/2023 — 06/30/2026
2. The OVERVIEW AND FUNDING section's Project End Date is amended and now reads:
Project End Date: 06/30/2026
3. The Deliverables, Performance and Reports narrative is amended and now reads:
Recipient agencies will conduct operations during the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026
state fiscal years according to the signed initial and subsequent Mutual Aid Agreements
(MAA). Activities shall be considered authorized only when approved by the S.A.F.E.
Executive Board. The Recipient shall maintain activity logs that demonstrate the involvement
of specific employees or agents provided by the parties to this agreement.
The deliverables for this agreement are the completion of one or more of the activities listed
in the Scope of Work. The minimum performance for these activities will be determined based
on the needs of each investigation.
Documentation of performance and deliverables will consist of signature certification by the
Regional Special Agent in Charge (SAC) on each payment invoice. FDLE will approve the
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Agreement for State Financial Assistance Between
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
And
City of Miami
specific required services and activities and associated costs based on the nature of each
investigation. Active criminal intelligence information, active criminal investigative information,
and information revealing surveillance techniques, procedures, or personnel are exempt from
public records disclosures under section 119.071(2), F.S.; therefore, specific activities will not
be detailed in this agreement or subsequent performance or expenditures reports.
Upon completion of any award and/or case, the Recipient shall notify FDLE of the
award/case's completion. FDLE shall have the opportunity to approve of the award/case's
completion. Upon receiving FDLE's approval, the Recipient shall ensure all requests for
reimbursements for the closed award/case have been submitted to FDLE within forty-five (45)
calendar days. Recipient acknowledges that any requests for reimbursement(s) submitted
after these forty-five (45) calendar days may or may not be considered eligible for payment
by FDLE and that FDLE hold's sole discretion over eligibility determinations. In instances in
which this forty-five (45) calendar day allowance would create a conflict with other timeframes
or deadlines identified within this contract, the more restrictive timeframe shall be followed.
4. The Administration section's Recipient Contract/Grant Manager and Recipient
Financial Contact is updated and/or affirmed to now read:
Recipient Contract/Grant Manager
Name: JORGE BLANCO
Title: BUDGET AND FINANCE MANAGER
Address: 400 NORTHWEST 2ND AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33128
Phone: 305-603-6198
Email: 43473@MIAMI-POLICE.ORG
Recipient Financial Contact
Name: LARRY SPRING
Title: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
Address: 444 SOUTHWEST 2ND AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33130
Phone: 305-416-1009
Email: LSPRING@MIAMIGOV.COM
Agency FEID Number: F59-6000375
Remit Address: CITY OF MIAMI FINANCE DEPARTMENT
444 SOUTHWEST 2ND AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33130
5. Section VII: Penalties, Termination, Dispute Resolution, and Liability is amended to
reflect an updated reference within the "Termination" paragraph of this section. Rule 60A-
1.006(3), F.A.C. has been repealed and is now replaced with Chapter 2021-225, Laws of
Florida, Section 287.1351, F.S. This paragraph's narrative now reads:
Termination: The Department reserves the right to unilaterally. cancel this agreement for
refusal by the Recipient to allow public access to all documents, papers, letters or other
material subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and made or received
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City of Miami
by the Recipient in conjunction with this agreement, unless the records are exempt
pursuant to Article I. Section 24(a), of the Florida Constitution and §119.07(1), F.S. The
Department shall be the final authority as to the appropriation, availability and adequacy
of funds. In the event the Recipient fails to fully comply with the terms and conditions of
this agreement, the Department may terminate the agreement upon written notice. Such
notice may be issued without providing an opportunity for cure if it specifies the nature of
the noncompliance and states that provision for cure would adversely affect the interests
of the State or is not permitted by law or regulation. Otherwise, notice of termination will
be issued after the Recipient's failure to fully cure such noncompliance within the time
specified in a written notice of noncompliance issued by the Department specifying the
nature of the noncompliance and the actions required to cure such noncompliance. In
addition, the Department may employ the default provisions in Chapter 2021-225, Laws
of Florida, Section 287.1351, F.S., but is not required to do so in order to terminate the
agreement. The Department's failure to demand performance of any provision of this
agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such performance. The Department's waiver
of any one breach of any provision of this agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver
of any other breach and neither event shall be construed to be a modification of the terms
and conditions of this agreement. The provisions herein do not limit the Department's right
to remedies at law or in equity. The validity of this agreement is subject to the truth and
accuracy of all the information, representations, and materials submitted or provided by
the Recipient in this agreement, in any subsequent submission or response to Department
request, or in any submission or response to fulfill the requirements of this agreement,
and such information, representations, and materials are incorporated by reference. The
lack of accuracy thereof or any material changes shall, at the option of the Department
and with thirty (30) days written notice to the Recipient, cause the termination of this
agreement and the release of the Department from all its obligations to the Recipient. This
agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Florida, and venue for any
actions arising out of this agreement shall lie in Leon County. If any provision hereof is in
conflict with any applicable statute or rule, or is otherwise unenforceable, then such
provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent of such conflict, and shall be deemed
severable, but shall not invalidate any other provision of this agreement. No waiver by the
Department of any right or remedy granted hereunder or failure to insist on strict
performance by the Recipient shall affect or extend or act as a waiver of any other right or
remedy of the Department hereunder, or affect the subsequent exercise of the same right
or remedy by the Department for any further or subsequent default by the Recipient. Any
power of approval or disapproval granted to the Department under the terms of this
agreement shall survive the terms and life of this agreement as a whole. The agreement
may be executed in any number of counterparts, any one of which may be taken as an
original. In the event of termination, the Recipient will be compensated for any work
satisfactorily completed through the date of termination or an earlier date of suspension
of work.
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Agreement for State Financial Assistance Between
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
And
City of Miami
GRANT ADJUSTMENT NOTICE SIGNATURES:
In witness whereof, the parties affirm they each have read and agree to the conditions set forth
in this agreement, have read and understand the agreement in its entirety and have executed this
agreement by their duly authorized officers on the date, month and year set out below.
Corrections on this page, including strikeovers, whiteout, etc. are not permitted.
Florida Departrrient of Law:Enforcoment
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Bureau Chief Signature: - .JAM, v �✓ -1.
Printed Name and Title:
Date: t /.2-5
Recipient
City of Miami
Agency Head/Chief Official Signature:
Printed Name and Title: Arthur Noriega V, City Manager
Date:
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FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
VOLUNTARY COOPERATION
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
STATE ASSISTANCE FOR FENTANYL ERADICATION (S.A.F.E.)
INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, the below subscribed law enforcement agencies, the Parties to this mutual
aid agreement, have joined together to create the STATE ASSISTANCE FOR
FENTANYL ERADICTION (S.A.F.E.) Mutual Aid group, hereinafter referred to as the
S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE, intended to combatthefentanyl crisis by identifying fentanyl related
crimes, to include: racketeering, drug law violations, and related criminal violations, and
by dismantling organized criminal groups engaging and targeting major violators in such
activity which may affect single or multiple jurisdictions;
WHEREAS, the undersigned agencies have the authority under Part 1, Chapter 23,
Florida Statutes, "the Florida Mutual Aid Act," to enter into a voluntary cooperation
agreement for cooperation and assistance of a routine law enforcement nature that
crosses jurisdictional lines; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned agencies acknowledge that they can make more efficient
use of their respective powers and resources and thereby provide a higher quality of law
enforcement services to the public through the coordination of members of the
undersigned agencies involved in the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE;
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree to carry out their respective duties and
responsibilities as outlined below, subject to controlling law, policies or procedures, and
in consideration of the mutual interests and understandings herein expressed:
Intent Statement, S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE Goals, Nature of Law Enforcement
Assistance and Voluntary Cooperation to be Rendered
It is the intention of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to establish the
S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE as a mechanism by which area law enforcement agencies can
dedicate resources for the purpose of targeting the following criminal activity which must
have a nexus to fentanyl, including but not limited to racketeering, drug law violations,
related criminal violations, firearms violations, and dismantling organized criminal groups
engaging in such activity in violation of Florida State Statutes that may affect single or
multiple jurisdictions.
The principal purpose of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE shall be the successful arrest and
prosecution of violators of the laws noted herein, and similar violations, with particular
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emphasis placed on efforts designed to identify and dismantle organized criminal
enterprises with a nexus to fentanyl.
The S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE efforts shall include, but are not limited to: undercover
operations designed to detect illegal activity with a nexus to fentanyl, including but not
limited to violations of Florida Statutes Chapters 782, 790, 893, and 895. The use of
surveillance equipment and techniques; the arrest and prosecution of those involved in
illegal activity; the seizure of contraband and weapons; the forfeiture of assets from those
engaged in such illegal activity; and the referral of investigative leads and intelligence to
such other federal, state, or local law enforcement authorities, as may be required and
appropriate under the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE.
While the seizure and civil forfeiture of assets is an effective tool in combating organized
criminal activity, the seizure and forfeiture of assets shall not take priority over the primary
function of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE, which shall be to enforce laws regulating violations
of criminal law.
Nothing herein shall otherwise limit the ability of participating S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE
members to provide, as provided by or allowed by law, such assistance in any
enforcement action as may be lawfully requested by a law enforcement officer having
jurisdiction over an incident, crime or matter under consideration.
The Parties to this Agreement are contributing personnel and resources in support of the
S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE efforts, with the operations of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE being
coordinated with the FDLE and other S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE members.
Procedure for Requesting Assistance
Law enforcement officers assigned to the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE operations pursuant to this
agreement shall be empowered to render enforcement assistance and take enforcement
action in accordance with the law and the terms of this Agreement. Execution of this
Agreement and continued participation by FDLE and one or more S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE
member agencies shall constitute a general reciprocal, continuing request for and
granting of assistance between the members which shall be considered authorized in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. No additional or specific formal
request for assistance is required.
Organization, Command and Supervisory Responsibility
Each participating agency shall contribute personnel and resources to the S.A.F.E.
INITIATIVE in such numbers as are agreed to by the participating agency and FDLE.
Participating agencies shall assign personnel to the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE based upon
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their investigative experience and the operations needs of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE. Final
acceptance of personnel assigned to the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE shall rest with FDLE.
The respective FDLE Regional Special Agents in Charge throughout the State of Florida,
together with their chain of command, will review and approve S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE
operations with input from the various Partner agencies to this MAA in whose jurisdictions
potential cases arise.
When operating outside the jurisdiction of the participating investigative agency, the
assigned managing FDLE supervisor (ASAC or designee) shall be responsible for the
operational command and day-to-day administration of all S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE
operations and personnel, and shall have the authority to make routine assignments and
determine case priority, as needed. When engaged in S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE operations
that have been approved by and involve FDLE, as contemplated by this MAA, unit
members who do not otherwise have jurisdictional authority shall have full jurisdictional
authority anywhere in the State of Florida, although principally focused within their
"standard operational area" as set forth in Addendum A, with full power to enforce Florida
laws and to avail themselves of the provisions of this Agreement.
S.A.F.E INITIATIVE members operating outside their agency's jurisdiction shall not enjoy
extra jurisdictional authority as Iavv enforcement officers unless engaged in approved
MAA activities as stated herein.
Pursuant to Section 23.127(1), Florida Statutes, the Party's S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE
members participating in the MAA shall, when engaging in authorized mutual cooperation
and assistance pursuant to this MAA, have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges
and immunities as if the employees were performing duties inside the law enforcement
jurisdictional area of their respective agencies.
Activities shall be considered authorized only when approved and directed as provided
herein by an FDLE supervisor or command designee. If at any time an FDLE supervisor
or command designee determines that assistance pursuant to this MAA• should be
terminated, it shall be promptly terminated in a manner assuring the safety of all involved
law enforcement officers.
No S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE member shall engage in activities outside the jurisdictional
territory of his or her agency, except as approved by the S.A.F.E. MAA coordinator
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(assigned FDLE supervisor) or designee and any such activity must be documented as
provided herein. The MAA coordinator or designee shall maintain activities logs that will
demonstrate the involvement of specific employees or agents provided by the Parties to
this MAA, including each operation's supervisor or designated leader. Specific
authorization and approval from both FDLE and the respective agency Party supervisory
personnel shall be obtained when unit members will be acting with FDLE outside of their
"standard operational area" as set forth in Addendum A. FDLE shall be entitled to conduct
audits and inspections of task force operations and records.
Whenever an operation occurs outside of a S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE team's "standard
operational area" set forth in Addendum A, the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for the
FDLE office in the region affected shall be notified about the presence of the S.A.F.E.
JNJTIAITIVE personnel in his region.
Nothing herein shall otherwise limit the jurisdiction and powers normally possessed by a
S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE member of an agency Party.
During the absence of the managing FDLE supervisor, or as deemed necessary by the
managing FDLE supervisor, any member assigned to the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE may be
designated as an interim team leader to manage operational S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE
matters.
Activities shall be considered authorized only when approved and actually directed as
provided herein by the assigned FDLE supervisor or designee. No extension of
jurisdiction or authority is granted by this Agreement for law enforcement activities unless
approved and supervised as provided herein and related to the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE
operations, or unless same have been encountered directly incident to an approved and
supervised S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE operation.
If a conflict arises between an order or direction provided by the FDLE S.A.F.E.
INITIATIVE supervisor and a member's employing agency's rules, standards, or policies,
the conflict shall promptly be reported to the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE supervisor and to the
supervisor of that S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE member's agency chain of command. The FDLE
S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE supervisor, in conjunction with the member's agency supervisor,
shall attempt to resolve the conflict in a manner that will allow the operation to continue
appropriately. At no time will a participating member be forced to violate his/her own
agency's policies or rules in order to implement an S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE.
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The Parties to this Agreement may, by a written memorandum of understanding or written
attachments to this agreement, identify or further define particular guidelines, policies, or
procedures to be utilized by members of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE when engaged in
S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE operations. In the absence of a written memorandum of
understanding or attachments, the policies and procedures to be utilized by S.A.F.E.
INITIATIVE members shall be clearly identified by the assigned FDLE S.A.F.E.
INITIATIVE supervisor. However, as stated above, no member will be expected or
required to violate or otherwise fail to maintain the member's employing agency's
standards of conduct, ruies or policies.
Jurisdiction
For purposes of the Mutual Aid Agreement (MAA), "S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE unit members"
as used herein shall mean the sworn members of the non-FDLE agency Parties to this
agreement who are assigned to the S.A.F.E. Initiative in accordance with the MAA.
FDLE and each agency Party to this agreement have executed the signature page
attached hereto as Addendum A, which includes specific information conceming the
primary geographic scope of this MAA for regional areas of the State associated with
FDLE Regional Operations Centers, and identification of the agency Party entering into
this agreement, and other particular information all of which is incorporated herein as
though fully set out in the text of the main agreement.
Nothing contained in this MAA is intended to prevent personnel from performing their
normal.duties as assigned by their respective agencies.
Powers, Privileges, Immunities, Costs, and Liability -Related Issues
Employees of the participating agencies, when actually engaging in mutual cooperation
and assistance outside of their jurisdictional limits but inside the State of Florida, under
the terms of this Agreement, shall, pursuant to the provisions of section 23.127(1), Florida
Statutes, have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as if the
employee was performing duties inside the employee's political subdivision in which
normally employed.
An agency that furnishes equipment pursuant to this Agreement must bear the cost of
loss or damage to that equipment and must pay any expense incurred in the operation
and maintenance of that equipment.
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Each member agency engaging in S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE operations pursuant to this
Agreement agrees to assume its own liability and responsibility for the acts, omission, or
conduct of such Party's own employee while such employees are engaged in S.A.F.E.
INITIATIVE activities or operations, and shall remain responsible for the compensation,
retirement, workers compensation and other benefits accruing to the benefit of said
participating employees, as further discussed below.
Each Party to this Agreement agrees to furnish necessary personnel, property, police
equipment, vehicles, and resources in order -to carry out the purposes of the S.A.F.E.
INITIATIVE, and agrees to bear the cost of Toss or damage to its equipment, vehicles, or
property so provided. Parties understand and agree that they will be responsible for their
own liability and bear their own costs with regard to their property and resources, or
personnel expenses incurred by reason of death, injury, or incidents giving rise to liability.
Each Agency furnishing services pursuant to this Agreement shall compensate its
employees during the time such services are rendered and shall defray the actual
expenses of its employees while they are rendering such services, including any amounts
paid or due for compensation due to personal injury or death while such employees are
engaged in rendering such services. The privileges and immunities from liability,
exemption from laws, ordinances, and rules, and all pension, insurance, relief, disability,
workers' compensation, salary (including overtime compensation or compensatory time),
death, and other benefits that apply to the activity of an employee of an Agency when
performing the employee's duties within the territorial limits of the employee's Agency
shall apply to the employee to the same degree, manner, and extent while such employee
acts under this Agreement.
Nothing herein shall prevent the requesting agency from requesting supplemental
appropriations from the governing authority having budgeting jurisdiction to reimburse the
assisting agency for any actual costs or expenses incurred by the assisting agency
performing hereunder.
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or is to be construed as any transfer or
contracting away of the powers or functions of one party hereto or the other.
Obligation to Coordinate with Prosecutor's Office
A key objective of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE is the protection of Florida's public safety and
security, .and the successful prosecution of criminal violators. Successful prosecution
requires close coordination with prosecuting authorities, both in the state and federal
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courts. Members of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE are obligated to coordinate their efforts in
such a way as to support the efficient prosecution of cases, including, but not limited to,
prompt responses to requests from prosecutors for information or assistance in handling
S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE generated cases, and reasonable availability for pretrial conferences
with prosecutors, discovery depositions, pretrial hearings and trials.
Civil or administrative actions derived from S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE operations are likewise
to receive coordinated efforts from S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE members. The FDLE S.A.F.E.
INITIATIVE supervisor shall monitor the efforts of S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE members in
support of criminal prosecutions and civil actions. Such monitoring shall include regular
contact with assigned prosecutors or attorneys pursuing actions on behalf of S.A.F.E.
INITIATIVE to assure the expected level of support from S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE members
is occurring. Failure by a member of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE to support such efforts on
a routine and regular basis in the manner set forth herein shall constitute grounds for
removal from the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE.
Property Seizure and Forfeiture Considerations
No funds or other property seized during the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE operations are to be
utilized for any member agency prior to successful forfeiture or until the title or interest in
the funds otherwise lawfully vests in one or more -member agencies. Forfeiture actions
based upon seizures made by the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE shall be based upon current
statutory and case law. The Parties agree that the lead investigative agency, through its
attorneys, will be primarily responsible under this Agreement for pursuing all S.A.F.E.
INITIATIVE forfeiture actions on behalf of all of the Parties in state court, subject to its
right to reimbursement of associated costs; however, this provision shall not preclude the
use of other forfeiture attorneys or personnel as needed on particular matters.
Distribution of the proceeds from successful forfeiture actions shall be equitable among
the Parties to this Agreement and shall consider their relative roles in support of the efforts
of S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE. It is agreed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement will be
allocated a minimum of 25% of any seized asset forfeitures as a result of the S.A.F.E
Initiative Investigation.
Any Party to this Agreement or any prosecutor handling the criminal prosecution of the
S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE cases may request copies of forfeiture complaints and pleadings
filed by reason of S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE seizures, and such copies shall promptly be
provided to the requestor. If any legal dispute or concern as to the form or sufficiency of
forfeiture actions or other action proposing to vest the interest of S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE
member agencies in seized cash or property is raised by any of the Parties to this
Agreement, an attempt to resolve the issue through informal discussion and contact shall
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be made. In the event any Party to this Agreement believes that there is no legal
sufficiency upon which to pursue the forfeiture of particular seized cash or property, and
the concerns cannot be resolved, no forfeiture action on behalf of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE
is to be filed. All options available to state and local law enforcement agencies with regard
to unclaimed evidence or abandoned property, gifts and plea agreements, are available
to the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE, provided the property under consideration otherwise qualifies
under law for such consideration. Forfeiture actions shall be further governed by the
terms, conditions, and guidelines described in Section 932.704(11)(a), Florida Statutes.
Evidence and Records
The Parties agree that all the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE reports and records shall be
maintained and retained by FDLE, and shallbe identified as the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE
reports, provided, however, that S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE members may retain copies of such
reports and records for their respective purposes.
Evidence shall be seized in accordance with each S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE member's agency
guidelines and all evidence seized in these operations shall be maintained by the
participating local member's agency's in whose jurisdiction the evidence was initially
seized absent special alternate arrangements. FDLE shall be entitled to conduct audits
and inspections of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE operations and records including the seizure
and handling of all evidence, property, or cash or any other aspect of Task Force
operations. The Parties agree to cooperate in any such audit by allowing full access to
documents, personnel and facilities necessary to perform the audit function.
Terms of Agreement
This MAA shall become effective upon signature of the authorized representative of the
parties, and shall remain in effect unless otherwise terminated until June 30, 2026. Any
party, upon thirty (30) days written notice, may terminate this MAA.
This MAA represents the entire agreement between the Parties. Any alteration or
amendment of the provisions of this MAA shall only be valid upon being reduced to
writing, duly signed by authorized personnel of each of the parties and attached to the
original.
This Agreement shall remain in full force as to all participating agency Parties until or
unless earlier canceled in writing by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement as to all
or separate Parties, or as canceled in writing by an individual Party as provided herein.
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However, if the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE continues operations beyond June 30, 2026, the
Agreement shall be automatically extended on a month -by -month basis, not to extend
past September 30, 2026, until such time as each participating Party has ratified a revised
or subsequent written Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any prior agreements
amongst the participating Agency Parties regarding the facilitating and providing of
technical assistance and equipment in criminal investigations in Florida.
This Agreement may be duplicated for dissemination to all Parties, and such duplicates
shall be of the same force and effect as the original. Execution of this Agreement may be
signified by properly signing a separate signature page, the original of which shall be
returned to, and maintained by, the Office of the Office of the General Counsel (OGC),
Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Under no circumstances may this agreement
be renewed, amended, or extended except in writing. A copy of this agreement, with all
signature pages, will be filed with the FDLE Mutual Aid Office pursuant to statute.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Commissioner of FDLE has signed below and the
authorized representative of the Agency Party has signed Addendum A (attached) on
the date specified.
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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ADDENDUM A
Agency Party's Acceptance of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE Voluntary Cooperation Mutual Aid
Agreement
(Duration: Signature date to June 30, 2026)
Pursuant to F.S. 23.1225(3), this mutual aid agreement may be entered into by a chief executive
officer of the agency that is authorized to contractually bind the agency. By signing below, an
indication of such authorization is being made. Any signatory may attach to this signature page
and any further evidence of authorization you wish to remain on file at FDLE along with this
signature page.
Team standard operational area:
• Pensacola Regional Operations Center's area of responsibility consists of the following
counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, Jackson,
Calhoun and Gulf.
• Tallahassee Regional Operations Center's area of responsibility consists of the
following counties: Liberty, Franklin, Wakulla, Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson, Taylor, Dixie,
Lafayette, Suwanee, Columbia, Hamilton and Madison.
• Jacksonville Regional Operations Center's area of responsibility consists of the
following counties: Nassau, Duval, Clay, St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam, Marion, Bradford,
Union, Levy, Gilchrist, Alachua and Baker.
• Orlando Regional Operations Center's area of responsibility consists of the following
counties: Volusia, Seminole, Brevard, Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, Osceola, Orange
and Lake.
• Tampa Bay Regional Operations Center's area of responsibility consists of the following
counties: Citrus, Sumter, Polk, Hardee, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando.
• Ft. Myers Regional Operations Center's area of responsibility consists of the following
counties: De Soto, Highlands, Okeechobee, Glades, Hendry, Collier, Lee, Charlotte,
Sarasota and Manatee.
• Miami Regional Operations Center's area of responsibility consists of the following
counties: Palm Beach, Broward, Dade and Monroe.
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Agency Party's Acceptance of the S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE Voluntary Cooperation Mutual Aid
Agreement
Agency Party:
City of Miami Police Department
Agency Name
Manuel A. Morales
Agency Head Name
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Agenc ead ignature Date Sined
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement
CITY OF MIAMI, a Florida Municipal Corporation
By:
Arthur Noriega V, City Manager
Attest:
Approved as to Form and Correctness:
By:
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George K. Wysong, III,City Attorney
(JCP / 25-3304 - FDLE —State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication
Grant (S.A.F.E.) - Extending FY 23-24 until 6/30/26)
Approved as to Insurance Requirements:
By:
David Ruiz, Interim Director
Risk Management
Date:
Date:
Date:
,I 13..C,olat,Pa5
Date: 10/30/25
Counterparts and Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which so executed shall be deemed'to be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but
one and the same Agreement. The parties shall be entitled to sign and transmit an electronic signature of this
Agreement (whether by facsimile, PDF or other email transmission), which signature shall be binding on the
party whose name is contained therein. Any party providing an electronic signature agrees to promptly execute
and deliver to the other parties an original signed Agreement upon request.