2002-028RESOLUTION NO. 2002-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TO EXECUTE AND
OTHERWISE ENTER INTO THE ATTACHED MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT BETVVEEN THE CITY OF AVENTURA AND
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACTIVITIES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO
ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE AIMS OF
THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of
Aventura to execute and otherwise enter into that certain Mutual Aid Agreement between
the City of Aventura and the City of Miami Beach for law enforcement activities in
substantially the form as attached hereto.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to do all things necessary and
expedient in order to effectuate the execution of the attached Agreement described in
Section 1 above, and to carry out the aims of this Resolution.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, who moved
its adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Cohen, and upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin yes
Commissioner Ken Cohen yes
Commissioner Manny Grossman yes
Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Arthur Berger yes
Mayor Jeffrey M. Pedow yes
Resolution No, 2002-28
Page 2
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of May, 2002.
d~F~E"~M~ -PERLOW, ~AYOR
ATTEST:
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CI,,~Y CLERK
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SU~FFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
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MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
Between the Miami Beach Police Department
and the City of Aventura Police Department
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the governments of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, and the City of Aventura, Florida, to ensure the public safety of their
citizens by providing adequate levels of police services to address any
foreseeable routine or emergency situation; and
WHEREAS, because of the existing and continuing possibility of the occurrence
of law enforcement problems and other natural and manmade conditions which
are, or are likely to be, beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment
or facilities of the participating municipal police departments; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure the preparation of these law enforcement
agencies will be adequate to address any and all of these conditions, to protect
the public peace and safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people
of the participating Dade County municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the participating Dade County municipalities have the authority
under Chapter 23, Florida Statutes, Florida Mutual Aid Act, to enter into a Mutual
Aid Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN, that the City of Miami Beach, subdivision
of the State of Florida, and the undersigned representatives, in consideration of
mutual promises to render valuable aid in times of necessity, do hereby agree to
fully and faithfully abide by and be bound by the following terms and conditions:
1. Short title: Mutual Aid Agreement
Description: Since the Mutual Aid Agreement provides for the requesting
and rendering of assistance for both routine and intensive law
enforcement situations, this Mutual Aid Agreement combines the elements
of both a voluntary cooperation agreement and a requested operational
assistance agreement as described in Chapter 23 Florida Statutes.
3. Definitions:
Joint declaration: A document which enumerates the various
conditions or situations where aid may be requested or rendered
pursuant to this Agreement, as determined by concerned agency
heads. Subsequent to execution by the concerned agency heads,
the Joint Declaration shall be filed with the clerks of the respective
political subdivisions and shall thereafter become part of this
Agreement. Said declaration may be amended or supplemented
at any time by the agency heads by filing subsequent declarations
with the clerks of the respective political subdivisions.
Agency or participating law enforcement agency: Either the
City of Miami Beach Police Department or the participating
municipal police department.
Agency Head: Either the Chief of the City of Miami Beach Police
Department, or the Chief's designees, and the Chief of Police of the
participating municipal police department, or the Chief's designees.
Participating municipal police department: The police
department of any municipality in Dade County, Florida, that has
approved and executed this Agreement upon the approval of the
governing body of the municipality.
Certified law enforcement employees: Any law enforcement
employee certified as provided in Chapter 943, Florida Statutes.
Operations:
In the event that a party to this Agreement is in need of assistance,
as specified in the applicable Joint Declaration, an authorized
representative of the police department requiring assistance shall
notify the agency from which such assistance is requested. The
authorized agency representative whose assistance is sought shall
evaluate the situation and his available resources, and will respond
in a manner deemed appropriate.
Each party to this Agreement agrees to furnish necessary man
power, equipment, facilities, and other resources and to render
services to the other party as required to assist the requesting
party in addressing the situation which caused the request;
provided, however, that no party shall be required to deplete,
unreasonably, its own manpower, equipment, facilities, and other
resources and services in rendering such assistance.
The agency heads of the participating law enforcement agencies,
or their designees, shall establish procedures for giving control of
the mission definition to the requesting agency, and for giving
tactical control over accomplishing any such assigned mission and
supervisory control over all personnel or equipment provided
pursuant to this Agreement to the providing agency.
5. Powers, Privileges, Immunities, and Costs:
All employees of the participating municipal police department,
certified law enforcement employees as defined in Chapter 943,
Florida Statutes, during such time that said employees are
actually providing aid outside of the jurisdictional limits of the
employing municipality pursuant to a request for aid made in
accordance with this Agreement, shall pursuant to the provisions
of Chapter 23, Florida Statutes, have the same powers, duties,
rights, privileges, and immunities as if they were performing their
duties in the political subdivision in which they are regularly
employed.
The political subdivision having financial responsibility for the law
enforcement agency providing the services, personnel, equip-
ment, or facilities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement
shall bear any loss or damage to same and shall pay any and
all expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of same.
The political subdivision having financial responsibility for the law
enforcement agency providing aid pursuant to this Agreement shall
compensate all of its employees rendering aid pursuant to this
Agreement, during the time 6f rendering of such aid, and shall
defray the actual travel and maintenance expenses of such
employees while they are rendering such aid. Such compensation
shall include any amounts paid or due for compensation due to
personal injury or death while such employees are engaged in
rendering such aid. Such compensation shall also include all
benefits normally due such employees.
All exemptions from ordinances and rules, and all pension,
insurance, relief, disability, workers compensation, salary,
death, and other benefits Which apply to the activity of such
officers, agents, or employees of any such agency, when
performing their respective functions within the territorial limits
of their respective agencies, shall apply to them to the same
degree, manner, and extent while engaged in the performance
of their functions and duties extraterritorial under the provisions
of this Mutual Aid Agreement. The provision of this Agreement
shall apply with equal effect to paid and auxiliary employees.
Indemnification: The political subdivision having financial responsibility
for the law enforcement agency providing aid pursuant to this Agreement
agrees to hold harmless, defend, and indemnify the requesting law
enforcement agency and its political subdivision in any suit, action or claim
for damages resulting from any and all acts or conduct of employees of
said providing agency while providing aid pursuant to this Agreement,
subject to Chapter 768, Florida Statutes, where applicable.
Forfeitures: It is recognized that during the course of the operation of the
Agreement, property subject to forfeiture under the Florida Contraband
Forfeiture Act, Florida Statutes, may be seized. The property shall be
seized, forfeited, and equitably distributed among the participating
agencies in proportion to the amount of investigation and participation
performed by each agency. This shall occur pursuant to the provisions of
the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.
Conflicts: Any conflict between this Agreement and the Florida Mutual
Aid Act will be controlled by the provisions of the latter, whenever
conditions exist that are within the definition~ stated in Chapter 23, Florida
Statutes.
Effective Date and Duration: This Agreement shall be in effect from
date of signing, through and including January 1, 2007, and under no
circumstances may this Agreement be renewed, amended or extended
except in writing.
10.
Cancellation: This Agreement may be canceled by either party upon
sixty (60) days written notice to the bther party. Cancellation will be at the
discretion of the chief executive officers of the parties hereto.
~/ day of O--~ ,2002.
AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED this M~
Ci , , FL City a ager, City of A~ntura,~lorida
ATTJT'
Cit~ Clerk, City of Miami Beach, FL ~t~/~lerk, City ~,~vel :~ra, F )rida
~RESA M. S~O~ , CM(: AAE
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
City Attorney~C~t~ of Miami Beach, FL City Attorney, City of Aventura, Florida
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
JOINT DECLARATION
OF THE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA POLICE DEPARTMENT
AND THE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
PURSUANT TO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
A deputy sheriff or police officer of either of the participating law enforcement
agencies shall be considered to be operating under the provisions of the Mutual
Aid Agreement when:
participating in law enforcement activities that are preplanned
and approved by each respective agency head, or
appropriately dispatched in response to a request for assistance
from the other law enforcement agency.
In compliance with, and under the authority of, the Mutual Aid Agreement, hereto
entered into by the City of Aventura, Florida, and the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, it is hereby declared that the following list comprises the circumstances
and conditions under which mutual aid may be requested and rendered
regarding police operations pursuant to the Agreement. Said list may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, as needs dictate by subsequent
declarations.
1. Joint multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations
Civil affray or disobedience, disturbances, riots, large protest
demonstrations, controversial trials, political conventions, labor disputes,
and strikes
3. Any natural disaster
Incidents which require rescue operations and crowd and traffic control
measures, including, but not limited to, large-scale evacuations, aircraft
and shipping disasters, fires, explosions, gas line leaks, radiological
incidents, train wrecks and derailments, chemical or hazardous waste
spills, and electrical power failures
5. Terrorist activities including, but not limited to, acts of sabotage
6. Escapes from or disturbances within detention facilities
7. Hostage and barricaded subject situations, and aircraft piracy
Control of major crime scenes, area searches, perimeter control, backups
to emergency and in-progress calls, pursuits, and missing persons calls
9. Enemy attack
10. Transportation of evidence requiring security
11.
Major events; e.g., sporting events, concerts, parades, fairs, festivals, and
conventions
12. Security and escort duties for dignitaries
13.
Emergency situations in which one agency cannot perform its functional
objective
14.
Incidents requiring utilization of specialized units; e.g., underwater
recovery, canine, motorcycle, crime scene, marine patrol enforcement or
investigation, and police information
15. Joint training in areas of mutual need
16.
Participating in exigent situations without a formal request which are
spontaneous occurrences such as area searches for wanted subjects,
perimeters, crimes in progress, escaped prisoners; traffic stops near
municipal boundaries, request for assistance and no local unit is available
or nearby, calls or transmissions indicating an officer is injured, calls
indicating a crime of incident has occurred in which a citizen may likely be
injured and the assisting municipality is closer to the area than the officer
receiving the call
17.
Mutual enforcement of all existing applicable laws and ordinances and
exercise of arrest powers within the area comprising the jurisdictional
waters within respective municipal boundaries
DATE: ~'u~'ff ~('/ ;~0o~
DONALD DeLUCCA
Chief"of City of Aventura Police Dept.,
Aventura, Florida
THOMAS E. RIBEL
ATTEST: A'l-1
City of Miami Beach, FL, CI~D AS TO C~/
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
lerk, City of Av)~f
'.SA M. SORO~.
JOINT DECLARATION AMENDMENT UNDER
MIAMI BEACH/
AVENTURA POLICE
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
This Agreement amends the Joint Declaration under the Mutual Aid Agreement
of-M~'"~ 31 2002, to include and permit concurrent marine patrol related
jurisdiction between agencies on the waters, waterways, canals, channels, rivers,
lakes, streams, and any and all other bodies of waters, including the Intracoastal
Waterway (ICW) that fall within either jurisdiction at this or any future time during
the term of this Mutual Aid Agreement.
It will be agreed between both Chiefs of Police of the City of Miami Beach and
the City of Aventura to the following conditions of concurrent marine patrol
related jurisdiction:
Both agencies will be permitted to patrol jurisdictional waters of either
jurisdiction, and to take enforcement actions as deemed appropriate
under city, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations, and to write
boating law violation citations, make arrests, and to attend court on be-
half of the other agency.
Both agencies agree that any and all incidents, which require an initial
(preliminary) police offense incident report (OIR), will be completed by
the agency making the initial contact. Any follow-up investigations that
are required are to be completed by the jurisdiction the incident occurred
regardless of which agency completed the original offense incident report.
If an arrest is made by one agency that is operating in the jurisdictional
waters of the other agency, and that arrest results in asset forfeiture
proceedings, both agencies agree to a 50-50 share of the final asset
distribution following the payment of all expenses relating to the prose-
cution of the civil case. The jurisdiction of civil forfeiture action shall be
filed by seizing agency.
Both agencies have the right to set their own days and hours for marine
patrol and agree to provide assistance and aid to the other agency under
the spirit of Mutual Aid Agreement.
This Amendment shall become effective upon the signing of both Chiefs of Police
and shall remain in effect until either the current Mutual Aid Agreement and Joint
Declaration expires or either agency gives written notice to the other agency to
rescind this Amendment.
I accept the terms and conditions of the aforementioned Amendment to the
current Mutual Aid Agreement and Joint Declaration between the City of
Aventura Police Department and the City of Miami Beach Police Department.
Date
~ , ger
Miami Beach, Florida
Date
lho~s fi. Ribel, Chief of Police
City of Aventura Police Dept.
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
Date
(914:Joint Declaration)
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-24936
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS DESIGNEE, AND
THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COORDINATING LAW
ENFORCEMENT PLANNING, OPERATIONS, AND
MUTUAL AID BENEFIT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH AND THE CITY OF AVENTURA.
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the respective governments of the City of
Miami Beach and the City of Aventura, Florida to ensure the public safety of their
citizens by providing adequate levels of police service to address any foreseeable
routine or emergency situation; and
WHEREAS, because of the existing and continuing possibility of the occurrence
of law enforcement problems and other natural and man-made conditions which are, or
are likely to be, beyond the control of services, personnel, equipment, or facilities of the
City of Miami Beach Police Department or the City of Aventura Police Department; and
WHEREAS, in order to ensure the preparation of these law enforcement
agencies will be adequate to address any and all of these conditions, to protect the
public peace and safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people of the City
of Miami Beach and the City of Aventura; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach and the City of Aventura have the authority
under Chapter 23, Florida Statutes, "Florida Mutual Aid Act," to enter into the attached
Mutual Aid Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor, or his
designee, and City Clerk are authorized to execute the attached Mutual Aid ,~,greement
with City of Aventura, Florida, for the purpose of coordinating law e:~forcement planning,
operations, and mutual aid benefits between the City of Miami Beach and the City of
Aventura.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3].st day of ~~,//~02.
CITY CLERK
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APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTIO~
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
IA Resolution authorizing a Mutual Aid Agreement between the City of Miami Beach and the City of
Aventura that will allow for the sharing of law enforcement resources and the rendering of assistance both
durin~l routine and intensive law enforcement situations.
Issue:
Shall the City of Miami Beach execute a Mutual Aid Agreement with the City of Aventura that will allow for
the sharing of law enforcement resources and the rendering of assistance both during routine and intensive
law enforcement situations?
Item Summary/Recommendation:
The Administration recommends the adoption of this resolution that will allow for the sharing of law
enforcement resources and the rendering of assistance both during routine and intensive law enforcement
situations. The City of Miami Beach and the City of Aventura, because of the existing and continuing
possibility of the occurrence of law enforcement problems and other natural and manmade conditions
which are or are likely to be beyond the control, personnel, equipment or facilities of the Miami Beach
Police Department or the City of Aventura Police Department believe that it is beneficial for each to
participate in a Mutual Aid Agreement as authorized by Chapter 23, Florida Statutes.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
I N/A
Financial Information:
Amountto be expended:
Source of Amount Account Approved
Funds: 1
I 2
, 4
Finance Dept. Total
Assistant City Manager
City Manager
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AGENDA ITEM
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
www.ci.rniami-beach.fl.us
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Subject:
Mayor David Dermer and Date: July 31,2002
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez ~ L~/
City Manager ~'
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS
DESIGNEE, AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF COORDINATING LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNING,
OPERATIONS, AND MUTUAL AID BENEFIT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH AND THE CITY OF AVENTURA.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
The City of Miami Beach and the City of Aventura, because of the existing and continuing
possibility of the occurrence of law enforcement problems and other natural and manmade
conditions which are or are likely to be beyond the control, personnel, equipment or
facilities of the Miami Beach Police Department or the City of Aventura Police Department
believe that it is beneficial for each to participate in a Mutual Aid Agreement as authorized
by Chapter 23, Florida Statutes.
The Mutual Aid Agreement will allow for the sharing of law enforcement resources and the
rendering of assistance both during routine and intensive law enforcement situations.
This Agreement will take effect when it is signed and will expire on January 1,2007.
CONCLUSION
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Commission adopt this Resolution and
authorize the signing of the Mutual Aid Agreement that will allow for the sharing of law
enforcement resources.
JMGIDDIAMIRMIPSIHDC~
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