HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary FormDate: 10/09/2018
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM
File ID: #4948
Commission Meeting Date: 11/15/2018
Requesting Department: Department of
Police
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Type: Resolution
Subject: Grant - Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-based Program
Purpose of Item:
A Resolution of the Miami City Commission, with attachment(s), establishing a new
Special Revenue Project entitled: "FY 18 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site -Based
Program," consisting of a grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, in the amount of $883,586, with
matching funds from the City of Miami in the amount of $122,569, to provide funding in
an effort to address the opioid epidemic in the City of Miami, with the coordination of the
Behavioral Science Research Institute serving as the project's research partner;
authorizing the City Manager to execute the grant agreement, and further authorizing
the City Manager to designate the Chief of Police to execute any other necessary
documents in order to implement the acceptance and administration of said grant
award. For the first year, the amount of $43,523 will be allocated from the FY 2018-19
Miami Police Department's Operating Budget.
Background of Item:
This Justice Assistance Grant Program will provide funding towards the implementation
of a diversion program that will support the Miami Police Department's aim to reduce
opioid abuse and the number of overdose fatalities, as well as to mitigate the impacts
on crime victims. The program also supports the implementation, enhancement, and
proactive use of prescription drug monitoring programs to support clinical decision
making and prevent the abuse and diversion of controlled substances. The City will
implement this program with Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital, the South Florida
Behavioral Health Network, the University of Miami Health System, the Miami -Dade
State Attorney's Office and the Behavioral Science Research Institute through
cooperative agreements. The Behavioral Science Research Institute will serve as the
project's research partner. The City of Miami's Police Department will serve as the
implementing agency for the multi -disciplinary team establishing pre -arrest diversion
services for people with behavioral and substance abuse challenges, who have come in
contact with law enforcement through the proposed initiative. This grant is awarded for
the period covering October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2021.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is an Expenditure
Item is Related to Revenue
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
$1,006,155.00
Special Revenue Account No: 12000.190001.431000.0.0 - $883,586
Special Revenue Account No: 12000.190001.481000.0.0 - $122,569
Reviewed By
Department of Police
Jorge Blanco
Department of Police
Ronald Papier
Department of Police
Ronald Papier
Office of Management and Budget
Luis Hernandez -Torres
Office of Management and Budget
Christopher M Rose
Legislative Division
Valentin J Alvarez
City Manager's Office
Nikolas Pascual
Office of the City Attorney
Juan Carlos Perez
Office of the City Attorney
Barnaby L. Min
Office of the City Attorney
Victoria Mendez
City Commission
Maricarmen Lopez
Office of the Mayor
Mayor's Office
Office of the City Clerk
City Clerk's Office
Office of the City Clerk
City Clerk's Office
Initial Police Review
Completed
Police Chief Review
Completed
Department Head Review
Completed
Budget Analyst Review
Completed
Budget Review
Completed
Legislative Division Review
Completed
City Manager Review
Completed
ACA Review
Completed
Deputy City Attorney Review
Completed
Approved Form and Correctness
Completed
Meeting
Completed
Signed by the Mayor
Completed
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk
Completed
Rendered
Completed
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File Number: 4948
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-18-0512
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 11/15/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "FY 18
COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE SITE-BASED PROGRAM" CONSISTING OF A
GRANT AWARD FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE
OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT
OF $883,586.00 WITH MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") IN
THE AMOUNT OF $122,569.00 TO PROVIDE FUNDING IN AN EFFORT TO
ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO EXECUTE ANY OTHER NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO
IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF SAID GRANT AWARD.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has been awarded a grant from the United
States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance in
an amount of $883,586.00 to provide funding in an effort to address the opioid epidemic in
the City with the coordination of the Behavioral Science Research Institute serving as the
project's research partner; and
WHEREAS, this Justice Assistance Grant Program will provide funding towards the
implementation of a diversion program that will support the Miami Police Department's
("MPD") goal of reducing opioid abuse and overdose fatalities as well as to mitigate the
impacts on crime victims; and
WHEREAS, the program also supports the implementation, enhancement, and
proactive use of prescription drug monitoring programs to support clinical decision making
and prevent the abuse and diversion of controlled substances; and
WHEREAS, the City will implement this program with Jackson Behavioral Health
Hospital, the South Florida Behavioral Health Network, the University of Miami Health
System, the Miami -Dade State Attorney's Office, and the Behavioral Science Research
Institute through cooperative agreements; and
WHEREAS, the MPD will serve as the implementing agency for the multi-
disciplinary team establishing pre -arrest diversion services for people with behavioral and
substance abuse challenges, who have come in contact with law enforcement through the
proposed initiative; and
WHEREAS, this award requires a local match of $122,569.00; and
WHEREAS, said grant is awarded for the period covering October 1, 2018 through
September 30, 2021;
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.
Section 2. The following new Special Revenue Project is established and resources
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: FY 18 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site -Based Program
RESOURCES: Department of Justice/Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Assistance $883,586.00
MATCHING FUNDS: City Match 122,569.00
APPROPRIATION: Support Diversion Program for Opioid Abuse $1,006,155.00
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to execute the grant agreement, in
substantially the attached form.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to designate the Chief of Police
to execute any other necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, in
order to implement the acceptance and administration of said grant award.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
i ria i ndez, City Attor iey 111512018
' 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.