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Resolution: R-19-0450
File Number: 6612 Final Action Date: 11/21/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "MIAMI REAL
TIME CRIME CENTER VIOLENCE RESPONSE INITIATIVE" AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE
PROGRAMS, BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF
$700,000.00, WITH NO CITY OF MIAMI MATCH REQUIRED, TO PROVIDE
FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE DATA -DRIVEN
APPROACHES TO CHALLENGES CURRENTLY CONFRONTING LAW
ENFORCEMENT, PERSONNEL, AND OTHER ASSOCIATED COSTS;
FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF
OF POLICE TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE
ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF SAID GRANT.
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
("DOJ") in the amount of seven -hundred thousand dollars ($700,000.00) ("Grant") to
support the operation of the Miami Police Department's ("MPD") Real Time Crime Center
("RTCC"); and
WHEREAS, the Grant will be used to implement the RTCC Violence Response
Initiative ("Initiative") in an effort to reduce gun violence in the City and to evaluate the
effectiveness of the RTCC as a means to improve responses to violent crime; and
WHEREAS, the City will procure an experienced research partner to create a plan,
formulate pro -active approaches to address specific crime patterns, and develop predictive
models for crime prevention; and
WHEREAS, the Initiative results will improve MPD's ability to make force
deployment decisions and increase crime clearance rates for the safety of residents,
businesses, and visitors within the City; and
WHEREAS, the Grant does not require any match from the City; and
WHEREAS, the Grant is awarded for a period of four (4) years, beginning October
1, 2019 through September 30, 2022;
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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File ID: 6612
Enactment Number: R-19-0450
Section 2. The following new Special Revenue Project is established and
resources are appropriate as described below:
FUND TITLE: Miami Real Time Crime Center Violence
Response Initiative
RESOURCES: DOJ $700,000.00
APPROPRIATION: Improve Operations of the RTCC $700,000.00
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to accept the Grant from the DOJ in the
amount of $700,000.00, with no City match required, to provide funding for the development
of innovative, data -driven approaches to challenges currently confronting law enforcement,
personnel, and other associated costs.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to designate the Chief of Police
to execute any and all necessary documents, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney,
for the acceptance of said Grant.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption
and signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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i ria i . ndez, City Attor t
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' 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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