C7C-Execute MOU w- FBI For The Child Exploitation Task ForceCOMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
A Resolution Authorizing The Miami Beach Chief Of Police To Execute A Multi-Agency Minor Vice Task Force
Memorandum Of Understanding Between The Miami Beach Police Department And The Federal Bureau Of
lnvestigations (FBl) For The Child Exploitation Task Force That Will lnvestigate Those Violations Of Federal Law
Committed Against Children, And That Which Seeks To Address Crimes Of Child Prostitution, Aggravated Sexual
Abuse, Or The Exploitation Of Children, And For These Violent Offenders To Be Prosecuted ln Both Federal
Court And State Court.
lntended Outcome Su
Maintain crime rates at or below national trends
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.): According to the Center For Research and
)ublic Policy, and Business Residential Satisfaction Survey of City of Miami Beach residents in 2009,
ndicated that their three top most important areas of for the City of Miami Beach to address in an effort to
mprove public safety throughout the City is Preventing Crime 44.9o/o, Enforcing Traffic Laws 36.1% and
ncreasino Visibilitv of Police in Neiohborhoods 32.4o/o.
lssue:
Shall the Commission adopt this Resolution?
Item Summarv/Recommendation :
The Minor Vice Child Exploitation Task Force will be responsible for the investigation of violent crimes committed
against children and will enhance the effectiveness of Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement resources in
order to convict and incarcerate dangerous offenders committing these violent acts against children. The task
force will provide for the designated oversight of those investigations involving violent crimes against children,
and will delineate the responsibilities of the Task Force participants in order to maximize inter-agency cooperation
in identifying and prosecuting those offenders.
The City of Miami Beach seeks to protect children from becoming victims of these violent crimes, and the Miami
Beach Police Department seeks to assign those detective(s), to liaison with other law enforcement agencies of
the Task Force in identifying, locating and apprehending individuals who commit these crimes against children in
the City of Miami Beach and South Florida. The Task Force is a great benefit to the Miami Beach Police
Department because of the increased investigative resources of the participating law enforcement agencies, and
thereby improves the effectiveness of the Miami Beach Police Department law enforcement resources
surrounding the investigation of these crimes.; and
The Miami Beach Police Department wishes to execute the Memorandum of Understanding for the Task Force,
commencing upon the signature of the Miami Beach Police Department Chief of Police, and shall remain in full
force until terminated by the parties or upon Miami Beach Police Department withdrawing from the Task Force.
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islative Tracki
DepartmentDirector -,Assistant City Manager City Manager
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of City
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: April 15, 2015
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BEACH CHIEF OF POLICE TO EXECUTE
A MULTI.AGENCY MINORVICE TASK FORCE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE MIAMIBEACH POLICE DEPARTMENTANDTHE FEDERAL BUREAU
oF TNVESTIGATION (FB!) FORTHE CHTLD EXPLOITATTON TASK FORCE THATWILL
INVESTIGATE THOSE VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL LAW COMMITTEED AGAINST
CHILDREN, AND THAT WHICH SEEKS TO ADDRESS CRIMES OF CHILD
PROSTITUTION, AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE, OR THE EXPLOITATION OF
CHILDREN, AND FOR THESE VIOLENT OFFENDERS TO BE PROSECUTED IN BOTH
FEDRAL COURT AND STATE COURT.
ADM INISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
The Minor Vice Child Exploitation Task Force will be responsible for the investigation of
violent crimes committed against children and will enhance the effectiveness of Federal,
State and Local Law Enforcement resources in order to convict and incarcerate dangerous
offenders committing these violent acts against children. The task force will provide for the
designated oversight of those investigations involving violent crimes against children, and
will delineate the responsibilities of the Task Force participants in order to maximize inter-
agency cooperation in identifying and prosecuting those offenders.
The City of Miami Beach seeks to protect children from becoming victims of these violent
crimes, and the Miami Beach Police Department seeks to assign those detective(s), to
liaison with other law enforcement agencies of the Task Force in identifying, locating and
apprehending individuals who commit these crimes against children in the City of Miami
Beach and South Florida. The Task Force is a great benefit to the Miami Beach Police
Department because of the increased investigative resources of the participating law
enforcement agencies, and thereby improves the effectiveness of the Miami Beach Police
Department law enforcement resources surrounding the investigation of these crimes.; and
The Miami Beach Police Department wishes to execute the Memorandum of Understanding
for the Task Force, commencing upon the signature of the Miami Beach Police Department
Chief of Police, and shall remain in full force untilterminated by the parties or upon Miami
Beach Police Department withdrawing from the Task Force.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CIry COMMISSION OF THE
GITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MIAM!
BEACH CHIEF OF POLICE TO EXECUTE A MULT!.AGENCY MINOR
VICE TASK FORCE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF TNVESTTGATIONS (FB!) FOR THE cHtLD
EXPLOITATION TASK FORCE THAT WILL INVESTIGATE THOSE
VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL LAW COMMITTED AGAINST CHILDREN,
AND THAT WHICH SEEKS TO ADDRESS CRIMES OF CHILD
PROSTITUTION, AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE, OR THE
EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN, AND FOR THESE VIOLENT
OFFENDERS TO BE PROSECUTED IN BOTH FEDERAL COURT AND
STATE COURT.
WHEREAS, the Minor Vice Child Exploitation Task Force will be responsible for the
investigation of violent crimes committed against children, and will enhance the effectiveness of
Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement resources in order to convict and incarcerate
dangerous offenders committing these violent crimes against children; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force will provide for the designated oversight of those
investigations involving violent crimes against children, and will delineate the responsibilities of
the Task Force participants in order to maximize inter-agency cooperation in identifying and
prosecuting those offenders; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach seeks to protect children from becoming victims of
these violent crimes, and the Miami Beach Police Department seeks to assign those
detective(s), to liaison with other law enforcement agencies of the Task Force in identifying,
locating and apprehending individuals who commit these crimes against children in the City of
Miami Beach and South Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force is a great benefit to the Miami Beach Police Department
because of the increased investigative resources of the participating law enforcement agencies,
and thereby improves the effectiveness of the Miami Beach Police Department law enforcement
resources surrounding the investigation of these crimes; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach Police Department wishes to execute the Memorandum of
Understanding for the Task Force, commencing upon the signature of the Miami Beach Police
Department Chief of Police, and shall remain in full force until terminated by the parties or upon
Miami Beach Police Department withdrawing from the Task Force.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE !T DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, authorizing the Miami Beach
Chief of Police to execute a Multi-Agency Minor Vice Task Force Memorandum of
Understanding between the Miami Beach Police Department and the Federal Bureau of
lnvestigation (FBl) for the Child Exploitation Task Force that will investigate those violations of
federal law committed against children, and that which seeks to address crimes of child
prostitution, aggravated sexual abuse, or the exploitation of children, and for these violent
offenders to be prosecuted in both Federal court and State court.
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of April, 2015.
ATTEST BY:
MAYOR PHILIP LEVINE
RALPH E. GRANADO, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO
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