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2002-24747 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2002-24747 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE METLlFE FOUNDATION FOR GRANT FUNDS UP TO THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, TO ENHANCE CURRENT FUNDING OF THE POLICE CITIZEN ACADEMY; AND TO APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS, IF AWARDED. WHEREAS, the MetLife Foundation recognizes sustain and share the work of innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization; and WHEREAS, the Metlife Foundation has created a new grant program; and WHEREAS, through this new awards program, the MetLife Foundation will identify and honor partnerships that can exhibit tangible accomplishments in their efforts to advance the process, outcome, and/or evaluation of potent police~ommunity collaborations; and WHEREAS, six monetary awards totaling $130,000 will be made: two first-prize winners will each receive $30,000; two second-prize winners $20,000; and two third-prize winners $15,000; and WHEREAS, awards are unrestricted funds that may be used by the recipient in any manner that, in the awardee's opinion, promotes, furthers, or strengthens the recognized partnership; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is seeking grant funds from the MetLife Foundation to support the efforts of the Police Citizen Academy; and, WHEREAS, the Citizen Police Academy is comprised of a twelve-day training exercise that exposes participants to all fields of police work; and WHEREAS, to date, over 200 City of Miami Beach residents have participated in the Citizen Police Academy; and WHEREAS, in an effort to enhance the Citizen Academy program, the City will seek grant funds from the MetLife Foundation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City Manager, or his designee, is authorized, to submit a grant application to the Metlife Foundation for grant funds up to thirty thousand dollars to enhance current funding of the Poli iti en Academy; and to appropriate funds, if awarded. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 20th day of F APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE A FOR EXEQJTION T:\AGENDA\2002\FEB2002\CONSENnMetLlfeRESO.doc . ~ 'i).rl:~ CllY OF MIAMI BEACH COMVIISSION ITEM SUMMARY m - Condensed Title: Submittal of a grant application to the MetLife Foundation for funds up to thirty thousand dollars to enhance the City's Citizen Police Academy. Issue: The City of Miami Beach Police Department sponsors an annual Citizen Police Academy that exposes resident to all fields of police work. To date, over 200 City of Miami Beach residents have participated in the Citizen Police Academy. Item Summa IRecommendatlon: In an effort to enhance the Citizen Police Academy, the City is seeking funds not to exceed one hundred and thirty thousand dollars from the MetLife Foundation. If awarded, these funds will be used to strengthen the Citizen Academy program and will enhance accessibility. Adopt the resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to submit a grant application to the MetLife Foundation; and a ro riate the funds, if awarded. Advisory Board Recommendation: I N/A Financlallnfonnatlon: Amount to be expended: Source of Funds: D Finance Dept. If awarded, an amount to not exceed $30,000. AGENDA ITEM G 711 DATE :;l ....;2.0-0<.. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 www.ci.miami-beach.f1.us COMMISSION MEMORANDUM To: From: Mayor David Dermer and Date: February 20, 2002 Members of the City Commission Jorge M. Gonzalez \. /' City Manager U fJv~ 0 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE METLlFE FOUNDATION FOR GRANT FUNDS UP TO THOUSAND DOLLARS, TO ENHANCE CURRENT FUNDING OF THE POLICE CITIZEN ACADEMY, WHILE LEVERAGING EXISTING DEPARTMENTAL REVENUES AS MATCHING FUNDS; AND TO APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS, IF AWARDED. Subject: ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Resolution. ANALYSIS The Metlife Foundation recognizes the shared work of innovative partnerships between community groups and police to promote neighborhood safety and revitalization. Through this new awards program, the MetLife Foundation will identify and honor partnerships that can exhibit tangible accomplishments in their efforts to advance the process, outcome, and/or evaluation of potent police-community collaborations. Eligible applicants must be member organizations of partnerships that include, but need not be limited to, community organizations and police. If selected, awardees will receive a monetary grant and be recognized at the Spring 2002 Community Safety Initiative (CSI) Conference (dates and location to be announced). Selection committee members will also promote the selected programs by publishing and distributing their accomplishments in case statements to a wide audience of practitioners, policymakers, and academics. By submitting a project for consideration, applicants (both awardees and non-awardees) grant permission to CSI to publish the submission or parts or summaries of the submission in order to call the attention of the police, community development, and public policy fields to the applicants' good work. Six monetary awards totaling $130,000 will be made. Two first-prize winners will each receive $30,000; two second-prize winners $20,000; and two third-prize winners $15,000. Awards are unrestricted funds that may be used by the recipient in any manner that, in the awardee's opinion, promotes, furthers, or strengthens the recognized partnership. .J The City of Miami Beach is seeking grant funds from the MetLife Foundation to support the efforts of the Police Citizen Academy. If selected the funds will be used to enhance current funding of the program. To date, over 200 City of Miami Beach residents have participated in the Citizen Police Academy. The Citizen Police Academy is comprised of a twelve-day training exercise that exposes participants to all fields of police work. Participants of the academy are engaged in similar training activates that a sworn police officer is required to complete. The training, which teaches participant gun safety, self defense courses, defensive driving skills and other police training programs. In an effort to enhance the Citizen Academy program, the City will seek grant funds from the MetLife Foundation. 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