Res. No. 195-01-11343RESOLUTION NO.195-01-11343
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TO
THE ACCEPTANCE OF A TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT FROM
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FY
2001/2002 OF $42,000;AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE APPLICABLE CONTRACTS AND
DOCUMENTS,TO SET UPA REIMBURSABLE ACCOUNT,
615-0000-115-3042,"FEDERAL FORFEITURE FUND -
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIVABLES'AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,thePoliceDepartmenthasreceivedaTraffic Safety GrantfromtheFlorida
Department ofTransportation;and
WHEREAS,thenumber of trafficcrashesandcrashes with injurieshassignificantly
increased onU.S.Highway#1andwithinathreeblocks of radiuswithintheCity of South Miami
over thelastthreeyears;and
WHEREAS,thePoliceDepartmentwillusegrantfundstopurchasea fully equipped
policevehicle,mobiledata terminal,moving/stationary radar unitanda hand-held laser radar unit;
and
WHEREAS,thePoliceDepartmentwillcontinueitsS.T.O.P.programinan effort to
increase trafficenforcementandvisibilitytotryandreducetrafficcrashesandtrafficcrasheswith
injurieswithintheidentified area;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section1.TheCity Manager be,andherebyisauthorizedtoexecute applicable
contractsand documents fortheTraffic Safety Grant FY 2001/2002 from
theFloridaDepartment ofTransportation.
Section2.TheCityManagerbe,andherebyauthorizedtodirectthe Finance Director
tosetupa reimbursable accountfromthe Federal ForfeitureFund.
Section 3.Thatthisresolutionbe effective immediately afterthe adoption hereof.
Res.No.195-01-11343
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of December ,2001.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
Commission Vote:4-0
Mayor Robaina:Yea
Vice Mayor Feliu:Yea
Commissioner Wiscombe:Yea
Commissioner Bethel:Yea
Commissioner Russell:out of room
City of South Miami
Police Department
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO:Mayor and City Commission Date:December 14,2001
9FROM:Charles Scurr ,/1^^V Re:Agenda Item #_
City Manager/'/f /,J ~"Comm.Mtg.December 18,2001
\^^Authorization to Accept Traffic Safety
is Grant from Fl.Dept.of Transportation
REQUEST:
Aresolution of theMayorandCityCommission of theCity of South Miami,Floridarelatingto
the acceptance of aTrafficSafetyGrantfromtheFlorida Department of Transportation FY
2001/2002 of $42,000;authorizingtheCityManagertoexecuteapplicablecontractsand
documents,tosetupa reimbursable account,615-000-115-3042,"Federal Forfeiture Fund -
Miscellaneous Receivables."
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS:
ThePolice Department hasappliedforandhasreceived approval foratrafficsafetygrantfrom
theFlorida Department ofTransportation for$42,000.
ThePolice Department hasidentifiedthatthenumber of trafficcrashesandtrafficcrasheswith
injurieshas significantly increasedonU.S.Highway#1andwithinathreeblockradiuswithinthe
City of South Miamioverthelastthreeyears.
Thisgrantwillprovidefora fully equippedpolicevehicle,mobile data terminal,moving/stationary
radar unit and a hand-held laser radar unit.
ThePoliceDepartmentwillcontinueitsS.T.O.P.program.Thisincludesdailytrafficdetails
withmonthly blitz's inproblemareasintheidentifiedarea of thegrant.Thiswillincrease
visibilityandtraffic enforcement inaneffortto reduce traffic crashes andtraffic crashes with
injurieswithinthe identified area.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval is recommended.