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S%)"'Y'Izf. City of Sunny Isles Beach <br /> (E(p- - z n 18070 Collins Avenue <br /> } 3._ • Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> se A''. F o¢‘Q y4� (305)947-0606 City Hall <br /> c''* or s,.,,+ ''''') (305)949-3113 Fax <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> VIA: Christopher J. Russo, City Manager <br /> FROM: Michael A. Grandinetti, Police Captain <br /> DATE: 7/16/2015 <br /> Approval to Expend Partial DOJ Forfeiture Funds for the <br /> RE: purchase of a Laptop Computer, Office Furniture, Media <br /> Cabinet with Accessories and Three (3) Traffic Lasers, <br /> in an amount not to exceed $42,000.00 <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It is recommended that the City Commission approve the expenditure <br /> of partial Federal (DOJ) Forfeiture Funds, previously awarded to the <br /> Police Department as the results of investigative participation in <br /> forfeiture and seizure cases. These funds are permissible by law to be <br /> spent for the purchases of police equipment and other law <br /> enforcement activities. It is requested that we be permitted to utilize up <br /> to $42,000.00 of said funds on deposit for such purpose. <br /> REASONS: <br /> The Sunny Isles Beach Police Department actively participates in <br /> DEA / FBI and HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Initiative <br /> Groups that conduct numerous ongoing proactive investigations and <br /> now has a need for the attached listed equipment. <br /> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> One of the benefits of participating in and providing personnel into <br /> high intensity narcotics investigations is the sharing of confiscated <br /> proceeds for the enhancement of law enforcement. <br /> 222 <br />