HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-002-3631 Human Trafficking TaskforceRESOLUTION NO. 2019-002-3631
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO PARTNER WITH THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
STATE ATTORNEY'S HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASKFORCE, AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL OF THE
NECESSARY STEPS TO FINALIZE THIS PARTNERSHIP;
PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, according to a recent report, Florida ranks number three (#3) in the
nation for Human Trafficking, and
WHEREAS, half of the sex victims in the United States are seventeen (17) years
old or younger, and
WHEREAS, in Miami -Dade County, approximately forty percent (40%) of total
victims are minors, and sixty percent (60%) are adults, and
WHEREAS, in Miami -Dade, ninety-six percent (96%) of minor victims are
females, and ninety-two (92%) of adult victims are female, and
WHEREAS, in 2012, the Miami -Dade County State Attorney's Office (SAO)
created the Human Trafficking taskforce, and
WHEREAS, since its inception, this unit has served as an innovative trauma -
informed law enforcement model for the investigat on and prosecution of Human
Trafficking, and
WHEREAS, this unit encompasses distinguished, highly -trained specialized
prosecutors, investigators and victim specialists, and
WHEREAS, the unit is dedicated to a dual track approach to do everything in its
power to help heal victims while at the same time and with equal vigor, successfully
prosecuting their abusers, and
WHEREAS, Mayor Oliver Gilbert, III believes it is essential for the City of Miami
Gardens Police Department to join the SAO's taskforce to combat human trafficking
within the City, and
WHEREAS, Mayor Gilbert recommends the City Council for the City of Miami
Gardens authorize the City Manager to partner with the SAO's Human Trafficking
Taskforce, by designating and co -locating at least two (2) City of Miami Gardens Police
Officers to the SAO's unit, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends the City Council for the City of Miami
Gardens adopts the attached Resolution, authorizing the City Manager to partner with
the Miami -Dade County State Attorney's Human Trafficking Taskforce, and authorizing
the City Manager to take all of the necessary steps to finalize this partnership,
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 City Manager to partner with the Miami -Dade County State
Attorney's Human Trafficking Taskforce, and authorizes the City Manager to take all of
the necessary steps to finalize this partnership.
Section 3: 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 JANUARY 9, 2019.
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OLIVER GILBERT, III, MAYOR
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MARI ✓BA AILLE, CM , CITY CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: MAYOR OLIVER GILBERT, III
Moved by: Councilwoman Odom
Seconded by: Councilwoman Wilson
VOTE: 7-0
Mayor Oliver Gilbert, III
X
(Yes)
(No)
Vice Mayor Rodney Harris
X
(Yes)
(No)
Councilwoman Katrina Wilson
X
(Yes)
(No)
Councilman Erhabor Ighodaro, Ph.D.
X
(Yes)
(No)
Councilwoman Lillie Q. Odom
X
(Yes)
(No)
Councilman Reggie Leon
X
(Yes)
(No)
Councilman David Williams Jr
X
(Yes)
(No)
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