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<br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins A venue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br /> <br />lYIEMQKANJ)_Ul\1 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Fred A. Maas, Chief of Police <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />4/15/20 I 0 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Approval to Expend Partial Forfeiture (DOJ) Funds for a Community <br />Policing Event and Public Safety Equipment as Prescribed by DOJ <br />Regulations. in the amount up to $41,000.00 <br /> <br />RECOMMENDA TION: <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Commission approve the expenditure of partial Federal <br />(DOJ) Forfeiture Funds, previously awarded to the Police Department as the results of <br />investigative participation in forfeiture and seizure cases. These funds are permissible by <br />laws to be spent for approved community policing events and other law enforcement <br />activities. It is requested that we be permitted to utilize up to $41,000.00 of said funds on <br />deposit for such purpose. <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />The Sunny Isles Beach Police Department actively participates in and sponsors approved <br />events, activities, and scholarship programs, etc., designed for enhancing community <br />policing events, public safety equipment and law enforcement relationships. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />One of the benefits of participating in and providing personnel into high intensity <br />narcotics investigations is the sharing of confiscated proceeds for the continued <br />enhancement of relationships between law enforcement and our community. This <br />specific event will be a combined cultural and public safety event sponsored and hosted <br />by the police department for a dual purpose of education and entertainment in public <br />safety. In addition, a portion of these funds will be utilized to purchase and install a <br />lightning prediction warning system for our recreation / community parks. These <br />expenditures are authorized expenditure and are designed towards charitable, public <br />safety and crime prevention programs. <br /> <br />Agenda Item No.1 00 <br />Date 4/15/20 I 0 <br />77 <br />