Accept $77,896 FDLE grant for online sting operations equipment

AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #17154 Date: 01/17/2025 Requesting Department: Department of Police Commission Meeting Date: 02/27/2025 Sponsored By: District Impacted: All Type: Resolution Subject: Accept - FDLE Grant Award - Online Sting Operations Purpose of Item: An award agreement between the City of Miami (“City”) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to reimburse the City of Miami for the purchase of equipment and supplies necessary to support the creation of sting operations to target individuals who are soliciting children online; authorizing the City Manager to accept grant funds in the amount of $77,895.71, with no matching funds required; further authorizing the City Manager to designate the Chief of Police to negotiate and execute any and all other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement the acceptance and administration of the funds and compliance with requirements of the award agreement. Background of Item: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (“FDLE”) has available funds from their General Revenue Fund and decided to grant financial assistance to the City of Miami Police Department (“MPD”) to support the creation of online sting operations to target individuals who are soliciting children online. The City was awarded grant, in the amount of $77,895.71 (“Grant”) on a reimbursement basis, for the purchase of equipment and supplies, to include software that are directly related to online sting operations. The covering period for this grant award is from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Budget Impact Analysis Item is Related to Revenue Item is an Expenditure Item is NOT funded by Bonds Total Fiscal Impact: Total Fiscal Impact: $ 77,895.71 (Grant, no match) Special Revenue Account No: 12000.191001.various Reviewed By Department of Police Jorge Blanco Initial Police Review Completed 02/11/2025 1:43 PM Department of Police Manuel Morales Department Head Review Completed 02/12/2025 3:25 PM Office of Management and Budget Luis Hernandez-Torres Budget Analyst Review Completed 02/13/2025 10:36 AM Office of Management and Budget Marie Gouin Budget Review Completed 02/13/2025 4:53 PM City Manager’s Office Arthur Noriega V City Manager Review Completed 02/13/2025 5:35 PM Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 02/13/2025 5:45 PM Office of the City Attorney Juan Carlos Perez ACA Review Completed 02/14/2025 12:15 PM Office of the City Attorney George K. Wysong III Approved Form and Correctness Completed 02/14/2025 2:01 PM City Commission Todd B. Hannon Meeting Pending 02/27/2025 9:00 AM City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com City of Miami Legislation Resolution File Number: 17154 Final Action Date: A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED “ONLINE STING OPERATIONS GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT”; ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A GRANT AWARD FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (“FDLE”), IN THE AMOUNT OF $77,895.71, WITH NO MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED, TO REIMBURSE THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND SOFTWARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO ONLINE STING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TARGET INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL SOLICITATION OF CHILDREN ONLINE; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT AWARD AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH FDLE; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE CHIEF OF POLICE OR ANY OTHER DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUNDS AND COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD AGREEMENT. WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (“FDLE”) has funds available from a recurring appropriation in The General Appropriations Act, 2024 Legislature, Section 4, Specific Appropriation 1293A, Special Categories – Online Sting Operation Grant Program, intended to be provided to law enforcement agencies as reimbursement of eligible costs resulting from allowable investigative activities; and WHEREAS, the FDLE has decided to grant financial assistance to the City of Miami’s (“City”) Police Department (“MPD”) to support the implementation of online sting operations to target individuals who are soliciting children online; and WHEREAS, the City was awarded grant, in the amount of $77,895.71 (“Grant”) on a reimbursement basis, for the purchase of equipment and supplies, to include software that are directly related to online sting operations; and WHEREAS, the period for this grant award is from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; and WHEREAS, the Grant does not require a City match;

NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The following new Special Revenue Project is established and resources are appropriated as described below: FUND TITLE: Online Sting Operations Grant Program for Local Law Enforcement RESOURCES: Florida Department of Law Enforcement $77,895.71 APPROPRIATIONS: Purchase of Equipment, Supplies, & Software $77,895.71 Section 3. The City Manager is authorized1 to execute a Grant agreement with FDLE, in substantially the attached form, to accept the Grant, with no City match funds required, and appropriating the Grant funds to MPD to support the creation of online sting operations to target individuals who are soliciting children online. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized1 to designate the Chief of Police or other designee to negotiate and execute any and all other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement the acceptance and administration of the funds and compliance with requirement of the award agreement. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions. 2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City of Miami Commission.