HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2009-083 JAG Crime Prevention Programs RESOLUTION NO. 2009-083
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR AN EDWARD
BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG), A FORMULA
GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, TO
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $111,323.00; AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS
TO EXECUTE THE APPLICATION; AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE
AND, IF AWARDED, EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the landmark
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which provides Department of Justice
funding for grants to assist state, local and tribal law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dania Beach is eligible to receive $111,323.00 through the
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Formula Program; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on May 12, 2009 for the purpose of presenting
the application to the public for comment;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That an application for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant filed through the Broward Sheriffs Office in the amount of$111,323.00 between the City
of Dania Beach, Florida and United States Department of Justice, in format consistent with
Exhibit "A", attached, or as it may be altered through input from the public hearing, is approved
and the appropriate City officials are authorized to execute it. Further, such officials are
authorized to accept and execute the grant agreement if it is awarded.
Section 2. That the City Manager and City Attorney are authorized to make minor
revisions to the application and agreement as are deemed necessary and proper for the best
interests of the City.
Section 3. That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with this Resolution
are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4. That this Resolution shall be in force and take effect immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on May 12, 2009.
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Date: May 41" 2009 DGP09 070
To: Wayne Alexander, Grants Coordinator
Grants Management
Via: Major Larry Rogers
Field Services Bureau, South Reg' n
Department of Law Enforcement
From: Chief Donn G. Peterson
Dania Beach District
Subject: 2009 JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION—DANIA BEACH
Dania Beach was the first official municipality to be incorporated into Broward County dating
back to the 1880s. Starting as a settlement called Modello, it was incorporated in November of
1904. Most of the 35 residents were of Danish ancestry, and they changed the name of the
town to Dania. In 1999, Dania formally changed its name to Dania Beach. In 2001, the city
annexed several unincorporated areas of Broward County increasing the population by about
3,600 people. The city's population is estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau at 28,831.
Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Sheridan Street on the south, State Road 7 to the
west and State Road 84 to the north, Dania Beach is approximately 8 square miles and is
dissected by US-1 and 1-95. The city has an annual population of 28,000 people that
significantly increases with tourists and shoppers during the winter season.
The city is home to the International Game and Fish Association World Fishing Center as well
as other prestigious attractions including Dania Jai Alai and Bass Pro Outdoor World. The city
is noted for its large collection of antique shops along a 3-block area of US-1 and a blossoming
marine industry. Additionally, Dania Beach is the geographic location of the Fort Lauderdale-
Hollywood International Airport.
In October of 1988 the City of Dania Beach contracted with the Broward Sheriffs Office for law
enforcement services. The annual operating budget is approximately$9.13 million and provides
for 77 positions including a district chief, two lieutenants, eight sergeants, 58 deputies and other
positions.
The City of Dania Beach is eligible for an allocation of $111,323.00 in the 2009 Edward Byrne
Justice Assistance Grant for the four year grant period. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant(JAG) Program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funds to state
and local jurisdictions. JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system from
crime prevention to community policing initiatives. JAG funded projects may address crime
through the provision of services directly to individuals and/or communities and by improving the
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effectiveness and efficiency of the criminal justice systems, processes, and procedures.
Without funding from this grant, various programs and services would be significantly reduced
or eliminated. The reduction of programs and services would result in the elimination or
reduction of staffing due to budgetary constraints.
The proposed expenditure of funds from this grant will be used for the purpose of crime
prevention and reduction through a variety of initiatives within the City of Dania Beach. Funding
from this grant will be utilized to provide:
• Staffing for operational plans and other community enrichment programs directed at
preventing crime and apprehending persons responsible for the commission of crimes
without diminishing community service and response times by having to use on-duty
personnel.
• The Dania Beach District intents to utilize funding for juvenile crime prevention initiatives
in the form of a summer camp for at-risk youth in Dania Beach.
• Funds will be used to purchase equipment to enhance our law enforcement, crime
prevention, and community policing efforts.
With funding from the 2009 Justice Assistance Grant, the Dania Beach District will create,
enhance, and support the following efforts:
Dania Beach Summer Camp
Both Dania Beach elementary schools are Title I schools whose children are engaged in after
school academic enrichment during the academic year. The City would like to keep those
children engaged during the summer. Partnering with the City of Dania Beach Parks &
Recreation Department, the Dania Beach District will utilize $22,200.00 to enhance security in
and around city parks and to develop and implement a program to keep kids occupied and
redirect them from criminal activity during the summer months. The target population to be
served is primarily low-income children from ages 9 through 16. The summer camp program
may include athletics, academics, gang resistance training, drug resistance and education
training, as well as training in life skills. The goal of this program is to offer youth a safe and
secure environment to participate in organized events, thus increasing social skills and
providing an alternative to criminal activity throughout the city. We will measure goal attainment
by tracking enrollment, participation, and academic performance of camp participants.
Requested Allocation: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total
Overtime $3.000.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $9,000.00
Equipment $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $3,000.00
Healthy Snack $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $3,000.00
Uniforms $400.00 $400.00 $400.00 $1,200.00
Transportation $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000,00 $3,000.00
Educational Materials $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $3,000.00
TOTAL: $22,200.00
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Wayne Alexander,Grants Coordinator
May 4'"2009
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Graffiti Prevention and Reduction:
Graffiti tagging blights neighborhoods and business communities and creates the impression of
crime. The Dania Beach District will address the growing problem of graffiti throughout the city
by acquiring equipment that will allow deputies to remotely monitor areas where graffiti tagging
takes place. A growing number of cities are using new technology to capture graffiti taggers.
They are relying on a special sensor that can detect the use of spray paint and immediately alert
police to that location. Watsonville California Deputy Police Chief Manny Solano, who is using
this new technology, indicates that it is a small part of an overall effort the department has been
conducting for the past three months resulting in 38 arrests, indicating that they have over 885
incidents of vandalism and approximately $53,000.00 in damage that these suspects are
responsible for. An additional component of this initiative will be the establishment of a fund to
facilitate the timely clean-up of existing graffiti or that which is missed by the aforementioned
detection and prevention component. The availability of$25.00 per occurrence would facilitate
the removal/clean-up of graffiti on property. The goal of this program will be to reduce crime
and the public perception of crime by eradicating graffiti in Dania Beach.
Requested Allocation: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total
Overtime $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $12,000.00
Clean-up Fund $3,941.00 $3,941.00 $3,941.00 $11,823.00
Equipment $4,000.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $10,000.00
TOTAL: $33,823.00
Crime Reduction and Prevention Operations:
Historically, the City of Dania Beach has had documented problems with street-level drug sales
and prostitution. While the specific areas where these problems may arise will shift, the
problem itself does not. Therefore, the Broward Sheriffs Office Dania Beach District must
remain vigilant against such crime problems and must constantly address them. To fail in this
regard would have a detrimental impact on the residents and businesses in Dania Beach.
During the summer of 2008, the Dania Beach District conducted operation Street Sweeper. To
show actual results of past operations as an indicator of what can reasonably be expected
during future operations, an excerpt from a press release is included below:
Targeting street level drug dealers in Dania Beach, the six-month-long investigation resulted in
charges against 85 dope peddlers. The drug dealers will have a tough time denying their
involvement in the criminal activity since every one was caught on camera selling crack cocaine
during "Operation Street Sweeper." Undercover Broward Sheriffs Office deputies, driving
unmarked cars equipped with hidden cameras and microphones, concentrated their efforts in the
northwest and southwest sections of Dania Beach. The undercover deputies would typically stop
their car in front of the street level dealers, be offered a quantity of crack, then pay for the drug
and drive away. The scenario played out 220 times with each buy documented and video
recorded. Operation Street Sweeper was launched in response to complaints from the
communities where the drug dealers were operating. After identifying the 85 dealers, young and
old, male and female, deputies began rounding them up last week and took 53 into custody in
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three days time. The remaining 30 suspects are believed to have gone into hiding or have fled
the area, however they will be taken picked up as they resurface. Each one faces felony charges
that include delivery of cocaine. The Broward Sheriffs Office Dania Beach Selective
Enforcement Team received aid and support from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and
specifically DEA's Mobile Enforcement Team. In addition, three of the major dealers are being
charged and prosecuted federally.
As is evidenced in this press release, operations of this kind are hugely successful and have a
tremendous positive impact on Dania Beach residents and business. The Dania Beach District
will utilize $40,800.00 to fund operations targeting street-level crime such as narcotics and
prostitution. Using strategies similar to those used during Operations Street Sweeper, the goal
of these operations will be to identify and arrest street level drug dealers and prostitutes.
Results will be measured by measuring and comparing crime statistics before and after
operations in targeted areas and by polling community members regarding perceptions of crime
both before and after operations in targeted areas.
Requested Allocation: Year 1 Year 2 I Year 3 j Total
Overtime $13,600 00 $13,600 00 $13 600.00 _$4_0,8050.001
TOTAL:; $40,800.001
Stalker Radar Units:
Radar units will be used to address concerns from residents and business owners regarding
unsafe driving and to enforce speed controls in the school zones throughout the city.
Additionally, radar units can be used by personnel to establish probable cause to stop vehicles
suspected of being involved in criminal activity.
Requested 1-Time Allocation:
2 x$3,600.00 each= $7,000.00
TOTAL: $7,000.00
Tactical Ballistic Shields:
With two elementary and one middle school located within the city, deputies assigned to the
Dania Beach District must be prepared to respond to a crisis at any one of our schools. Active
shooter scenarios are something personnel assigned to the Dania Beach District train and
prepare for regularly. Tactical ballistic Shields will be utilized by deputies responding to active
shooter situations throughout the city to enhance their protection thereby increasing the
likelihood of successful outcome.
Requested 1-Time Allocation:
3 x$2,500.00 each= $7,500.00
TOTAL: $7,500.00
Wayne Alexander,Grants Coordinator
May 4" 2009
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It is the goal of the Dania Beach District to utilize grant funds to enhance community policing
and crime prevention efforts throughout the city. Funds will be used to implement programs
targeting youth to develop and enhance the positive interaction between law enforcement,
residents, and business owners. Funds will also be used to implement operational and
enforcement plans aimed at addressing crime and community concerns.
Please contact me should you have any questions or concerns.
/dgp
cc: Robert Baldwin, City Manager, City of Dania Beach
Colin Donnelly, Assistant City Manager, City of Dania Beach
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