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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-124-2014_-_Project_Safe_Neighborhood_Grant_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2023-124-2014 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST, RESPECTIVELY, THAT CERTAIN AWARD AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($80,000), A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AS “EXHIBIT A”; PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, violent crime diminish the quality of life of residents, visitors, and those working with the City of Miami Gardens (“City”) and violent crime remains prevalent throughout South Florida, and WHEREAS, failure to prevent and reduce violent crime negatively impacts the City’s reputation and revenue, and WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (“FDLE”) will provide Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000) in federal financial assistance to the City to reduce, prevent, and prosecute violent criminal offenders, and WHEREAS, with Project Safe Neighborhood (“PSN”) Grant funding, the Miami Gardens Police Department (“MGPD”) will provide extra hours to ensure the cooperation of victims and witnesses and their involvement in all court-related activities, and WHEREAS, City Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, that certain Award Agreement with FDLE for the Fiscal Year 2023 PSN Grant in the amount of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000), a copy of which is attached hereto as “Exhibit A”, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution. Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens hereby authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, that certain Award Agreement with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for the Fiscal Year 2023 Project Safe Neighborhood Grant in the amount of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000), a copy of which is attached hereto as “Exhibit A” . DocuSign Envelope ID: 770E7E06-A8B1-45FF-9E9D-010AD21B3332 Page 2 of 2 Resolution No. 2023-124-2014 Section 3: INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK: The City Clerk is hereby authorized to obtain two (2) fully executed copies of the subject Agreement with one to be maintained by the City, and one to be delivered to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Section 4: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its final passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2023. ________________________________ RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR ATTEST: ________________________________ MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY SPONSORED BY: CAMERON BENSON, CITY MANAGER Moved by: Councilman Stephens Seconded by: Councilwoman Campbell VOTE: 7-0 Mayor Harris Yes Vice Mayor Wilson Yes Councilwoman Campbell Yes Councilwoman Ighodaro Yes Councilwoman Julien Yes Councilman Leon Yes Councilwoman Stephens, III Yes DocuSign Envelope ID: 770E7E06-A8B1-45FF-9E9D-010AD21B3332