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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-180-3309 MOU w/ SAO Gun Violence Reduction Initiative RESOLUTION NO. 2019-180-3309 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST RESPECTIVELY THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE MIAMI DADE COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (SAO); PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Miami Gardens ("City") on behalf of the Miami Gardens Police Department (MGPD) desires to establish the Miami Gardens Gun Violence Reduction Initiative, in conjunction with the SAO, to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of gun violence, and WHEREAS, formalizing the relationship between the City and the SAO fosters an efficient and cohesive initiative capable of investigating and eradicating gun violence, and WHEREAS, the SAO will designate an Assistant State Attorney ("ASA") to provide MGPD with legal support to ensure prosecutable cases, to work with community members and conduct outreach, and assist MGPD in proactively identifying chronic firearm offenders, and WHEREAS, the SAO will also designate an investigator who will assist MGPD homicide and contact shooting detectives, assist MGPD with surveillance operations in gun related crimes, and locate reluctant and uncooperative witnesses, and WHEREAS, the City will reimburse the SAO up to One Hundred and Seventy Thousand Dollars ($170,000) for the Investigator's and ASA's salary, benefits and expenses, and WHEREAS, the partnership with the SAO will commence on October 1, 2019 and expire on September 30, 2020, but with the concurrence of the SAO and the Resolution 2019-180-3309 MGPD, may be extended on a month-to-month basis until the funding allocated for the MOU has been depleted or terminated, and WHEREAS, City Staff recommends that the City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute the MOU with the SAO, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS.- Section OLLOWS: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 and the City Clerk to execute and attest respectively the MOU with the SAO in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A„ Section 3: INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK: The City Clerk is hereby directed to obtain two (2) fully executed copies of the subject Memorandum of Understanding with one to be maintained by the City and with one to be delivered to the SAO. 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 11, 2019. OLIVER GILBERT, III, MAYOR Page 2of3 Resolution 2019-180-3309 ATTEST: 1�4_ MARIO BATAILLE, CITY CLERK PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY SPONSORED BY: MAYOR OLIVER GILBERT, III Moved by: Councilman Williams Jr. Seconded by: Councilwoman Odom 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) Page 3 of 3