LTC 574-2019 MBPD COMMUNITY AFFAIRS UNIT OCTOBER UPDATEOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# 574-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members
DATE: October 25, 2019
SUBJECT: MBPD Community Affairs U it October Update
This Letter to the Mayor and City Commission is to provide an update on the activities of
the Miami Beach Police Department's newly created Community Affairs Unit (CAU). The
CAU is under the command of Captain Mildred Pfrogner and consists of the
Neighborhood Resource Officers (NROs), the School Resource Officers (SROs), the
Homeless Resource Officers (HROs), the Park Rangers, the School Crossing Guards,
and oversees the Security Guard contract/personnel. The intent of this unit is to
coordinate community outreach throughout the MBPD. Different projects will involve
different parts of the Department. For example, the Training Unit, while not part of the
CAU, provides continuous community outreach through the Citizens Police Academy,
Women's Self-Defense classes, Autism Awareness classes, the City Leadership
Academy and other various programs. The Police Athletic League also engages the
community in a wide range of youth programs in addition to outreach that will be
coordinated through the CAU. One of the primary focuses of the CAU will be to engage
the citizens of Miami Beach in fun types of activities that will broaden the platform to
disseminate crime prevention I CPTED information and help our citizens feel safer in
their homes and neighborhoods.
During October, the CAU personnel participated in (or will participate in) the following:
• MBNA HOA Meeting-October 2
• Truck Day at Mater Beach -October 3
• Bagels and Badges -October 3
• Meet and Greet El Dorado 305 -October 9
• Pink Cupcake Fund raiser for Breast Cancer-October 10
• Mayor's Blue Ribbon 41st Street Meeting -October 1 0
• Health and Well ness Fair at the Convention Center-October 10
• PAL Fund raiser-Lifeguard Photo Shoot-October 11
• Police Citizen Relations Committee -October 15
• Ed Doyle Gillespie Policeman/Poet/Cultural Crawl -October 17
• PAL Football Game-October 19
• Beachside BBQ Jamboree in Lummus Park-October 20
• Ribbon Cutting at the Wellness Sculpture in Flamingo Park-October 21
• South Pointe Elementary Spook Fest-October 24
• PAL Football Game at Flaming Park -October 26
• DEA Prescription Takeback-October 26
• Beach Clean-Up at Collins Park-October 27
• Halloween-Lakeview Neighborhood and Lincoln Road-October 31
The CAU's Homeless Resource Officers are also working tirelessly to combat the quality
of life issues created by the homeless population. The HROs conducted many targeted
homeless outreach efforts during October. As an example of one such effort, a quality of
life mission was conducted on October 15th from 3:00a.m. -&:00 a.m. The detail on this
date was led by Sergeant Berrian with assistance from Officers Llamoco and Blanco.
The mission focused on the north area and the Barclay Plaza and included the Chairman
of the Police Citizen Relations Committee, Alex Fernandez, to observe the team's
efforts.
The team hit the beach from 53rd Street all the way to Open Space Park. Later in the
day, the team addressed complaints at 1940 Park Avenue, The Barclay Plaza
Apartments. This is a city owned property that has fallen into disrepair. The team
responded, had the property re-secured, had the landscaping removed and/or pruned to
CPTED standards among other corrected issues. The mission resulted in:
• 5400 block of the beach-Arrest x 1 (Park after Hours)
• 5700 block of the beach -Arrest x 1 (Pass Cocaine 1 Pass Paraphernalia I
Trespassing I Park after Hours)
• 6600 block of the beach-Arrest x 1 (Park after Hours)
• 6700 block of the beach -Arrest x 2 (Park after Hours I 8/W-Writ of Bodily
Attachment)
• 6900 block of the beach -Arrest x 1 (CCW I Resisting wlo Violence I Park
after Hours)
• 1700 block of the beach -Arrest x 1 (DIP)
• 1940 Park Avenue-Arrest x 2 (Pass Narcotics -Crystal Meth, Pass Drug
Paraphernalia, Trespassing)
• 1940 Park Avenue -Arrest x 1 (Trespassing) 3-Felony Arrests
7 -Misdemeanor arrests
1-After-hours Shelter Placement
9-Case Reports
8-PRR
As part of CAU's planning process, the CAU has developed the following
goals/objectives:
• Monthly and Seasonal Crime Prevention Campaigns:
o Identity Theft (Spring)
o Hurricane Preparedness (Summer)
o Road Safety (Fall)
o Holiday Crime Prevention (Winter)
o and more ...
• Weekly area visits on foot, bicycle, or golf cart at all:
o Parks
o Retail areas
o High Risk locations
o Boardwalk/Bay walk
• Weekly Random Acts of Kindness to include:
o Cheer on Football Team
o Visit to Senior Center
o Reading to children
o Hospital visits
o Welcome Center appearances
• Community Survey to gage community interest and availability for future
programming and events
• Networking with local law enforcement partners to share unique crime prevention,
enforcement and outreach concepts
• Participation via attendance or booth/tent at city events, celebrations, etc.
• Highlight and grow all existing police programs (BIGs in Blue, Teen Mentoring,
PAL, Summer Camp, etc.) and create new ones
• Collaborate with the Patrol, Criminal Investigations and Support Services
Divisions of the Police Department on all events and programming
In summary, the CAU will be working towards creating strong partnerships within the
many different Miami Beach neighborhoods and businesses to developing relevant
methods to communicate and encourage participation in crime prevention programs and
address problems identified by our community partners. The overall goal is to use the
CAU as part of the plan to improve the quality of life for our residents and improve their
perception of crime in the City of Miami Beach.
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