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Resolution R-17-0081
File Number: 1635
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 2/23/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, BETWEEN THE
MEMBER AGENCIES OF THE CHILD ABDUCTION RESPONSE TEAM ("CART)
AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ("FDLE") FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2017 TO DECEMBER 31, 2020, TO
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE AND EXTEND MUTUAL AID IN THE FORM OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND
TO CONTINUING, MULTI -JURISDICTIONAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHILD
ENDANGERMENT AND MISSING/ABDUCTED CHILDREN TO PROTECT THE
PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY, AND PRESERVE THE LIVES AND PROPERTY
OF THE CITIZENS, AS DEFINED IN PART 1, CHAPTER 23, FLORIDA
STATUTES.
WHEREAS, the subscribed law enforcement agencies have joined together in a multi -
jurisdictional effort to rescue abducted children and under circumstances allocate their
resources to missing/endangered children cases; and
WHEREAS, these agencies are all participants in a multi -agency effort known
collectively as the Children Abduction Response Team ("CART"); and
WHEREAS, these agencies agree to utilize applicable state and federal laws to
prosecute criminal, civil, and forfeiture actions against identified violators, as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, these agencies have the authority under Part 1, Chapter 23, Florida
Statutes, the "Florida Mutual Aid Act", to enter into a voluntary agreement for cooperation and
assistance of a routine law enforcement nature that crosses jurisdictional lines; and
WHEREAS, the subscribing law enforcement agencies are so located in relation to each
other that it is to the advantage of each to receive and extend mutual aid in the form of law
enforcement services and resources to adequately respond to continuing, multi -jurisdictional
criminal activity, to protect the public peace and safety and preserve the lives and property of
the citizens; and
WHEREAS, additional parties, at the request and with the approval of the Florida
Department of Law Enforcement ("FDLE") and other Child Abduction Team members, enter into
this Agreement at a later date as evidenced by their signing of the 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.
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Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized' to execute a Mutual Aid Agreement,
in substantially the attached form, between the member agencies of the CART and the FDLE for
a period beginning on January 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2020, to continue to receive
and extend mutual aid in the form of law enforcement services and resources to adequately
respond to continuing, multi -jurisdictional efforts to investigate child abduction and
missing/endangered children to protect the public peace and safety and preserve the lives and
property of the citizens, as defined under Part 1, Chapter 23, Florida Statutes.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
i
Una ndez, City Attor ey 2/13/2017
' 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 Commission.
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