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2010-27501 ResoRESOLUTION NO.' A RESOI THE CIl APPROP TRUST F AMOUNT CONFIS~ CONFIS~ i 2010-27501 ~ .UTION OF.THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF ~ OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AND RIATING FUNDS FOR THE POLICE CONFISCATION 'UND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010/2011 IN THE ' OF $496,600.00 TO BE FUNDED FROM STATE :ATED FUNDS ($201,100.00) AND FEDERAL :ATED .FUNDS ($295,500.00). WHEREAS, Section 932.7055 of the Florida Statutes sets forth the purpose and procedures to be utilized for the appropriation and expenditures of the Police Confiscation Trust Fund; and WHEREAS, the! proceeds and interest earned from the Police Confiscation Trust Fund is authorized to be used for crime prevention, safe neighborhood, drug abuse education and prevention programs, or for other law enforcement purposes; and WHEREAS, the Chief of Police is authorized to expend these funds upon request to the City of Miami Beach Commission, and only upon appropriation to the Miami Beach Police Department by the City of Miami Beach Commission; and WHEREAS, the Chief ~of Police of the City of Miami Beach has submitted a written certification which states that this request complies with the provisions of Section 932.7055 of the Florida Statutes (writte ~ certification attached as Exhibit A), and the Guide to Equitable Sharing of Federally Forfeited Property for Local Law Enforcement Agencies; and WHEREAS, funds in the amount of $496,600.00 are available in the Police Confiscation Trust Fund. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, adopting and appropriating funds for the Police Confiscation Trust Fund. Budget for fiscal year 2010/2011 in the amount of $496,600.00 to be funded from State Confiscated Funds ($201,100.00) and Federal Confiscated Funds ($295,500.00). PASSED and A ATTEST: l~~a~ Pa ROBERT PARCHER, CITY CLERK :D this ao~h day of September, 2010. MAY MATTI H BOWER APPROVED AS TA FORM & LANGUAGE ~~ 6 FOR iION ~i~-'~ y CIiY ATTOR A2 DdTE rN Condensed Title: COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY A Resolution adopting and appropriating funds for the Fiscal Year 2010/11 Police Confiscation Trust Fund Budget in the amount of $496,600 to be funded from the proceeds of the State and Federal Confiscated Funds. Ke Intended Outcome Su orted: Increase Resident and Business ratings of Public Safety. Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.j: According to the Center For Research and Public Policy Residential and Business Satisfaction Survey of City of Miami Beach residents in 2009, indicated that their three top most important areas of for the City of Miami Beach to address in an effort to improve public safety throughout the City is Preventing Crime 44.9%, Enforcing Traffic Laws 36.1 % and Increasing Visibility of Police in Neighborhoods 32.4%, Issue: Shall the Mayor and City Commission adopt and appropriate funds for the Fiscal Year 2010/11 Police Confiscation Trust Fund Budget? item Summa /Recommendation: The Chief of Police has reviewed and identified the needs for the appropriation and has established that the expenditures of forfeiture funds are in compliance with Section 932.7055, Florida State Statutes and the Guide to Equitable Sharing of Federally Forfeited Property for Local Law Enforcement Agencies. The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2010/11 Police Confiscation Trust Fund Budget and appropriate funds in the amount of $496,600. Advisory Board Recommendation: Financial Information: Sign-Offs• Department Director Carlos I~#eaa_ Assistant City Manager City Manager A~E~c~A ITEM C7 D ~~~ ~~~ ~AT~ a-a4Ll(~ Ci Clerk's Office Le islative Trackin Mauvett Rattigan, Miami Beach Police Department m MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beath, 1700 Convention Center.Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM To:. Mayor Matti`; Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager DATE: September X20, 2010 SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE POLICE CONFISCATION TRUST FUND BUDGET FOR. FISCAL YEAR 2010/11 IN THE AMOUNT OF $496,600 TO BE FUNDED FROM THE PROCEEDS OF STATE CONFISCATED FUNDS ($201,100) AND FEDERAL-JUSTICE ($295,500) CONFISCATED FUNDS. DMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATI Adopt the Resolution. ANALYSIS Florida Statute 932.7055 provides for expenditures of .forfeiture funds for law enforcement purposes. The Miami Beach Chief of Police, Carlos Noriega, has reviewed and identified the need for the appropriation and has established that the expenditures of forfeiture funds are in compliance with Section 932.7055, Florida State Statutes, and the Guide to Equitable Sharing of Federally Forfeited Property for Local Law Enforcement Agencies. -These forfeiture funds have .been deposited in the Police Confiscation Trust Fund.: The City has complied with all statutory procedures involved in the transaction of these funds. CONCLUSION The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2010/11 Police Confiscation Trust Fund and appropriate funds in the amount of $496,600, to be funded from the proceeds of State and Federal Confiscation Funds. JMG/CN/R /MR AFFIDAVIT I, Raymond Martinez, Acting Chief of Police, City of Miami Beach, do hereby certify that the aforementioned proposed request for expenditures from the City of Miami Beach Police Confiscation Trust Fund, for the 2010/1.1 fiscal year providing funds for expenditures as indicated on Exhibit "A", complies with the provisiions of Section 932.7055(4)(a), Florida Statutes, and the Guide to Equitable Sharing of Federally Forfeited Property for-Local Law Enforcement Agencies. ~, Raymond Martinez Acting Chief of Police . Miami Beach Police Department _ q r ~~~ Date EXHIBIT "A" MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CONFISCATION TRUST FUND BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2010/11 FEDERAL CONFISCATION FUNDS-Justice: -- ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT - SUB-TOTAL OF FEDERAL CONFISCATION FUNDS-Justice STATE FUNDS: $ 100, 500 $ 125,000 $ 70,000 $ 295,500 COST CONNECTED WITH THE PROSECUTION AND ~ PROCESSING ~ OF ~ $ 15,000 FORFEITURE CASES CRIME PREVENTION INITIATIVES ~ SCHOOL LIAISON PROJECTS $ 22,500 CRIME SCENE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT $ 126,100 SUB-TOTAL OF STATE FUNDS $ 163,600 GRANT MATCH: ~ $ 37,500 SUB-TOTAL OF STATE FUNDS. (Grant Match) TOTAL OF STATE FUNDS: TOTAL OF FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS: $ 37,500 $ 201,100 $ 496,600