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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-2000-088Temporary Reso. 8953 Page 1 -March 31, 2000 CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA RESOLUTION NO. R- 2000--Y(F A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO SEEK GRANT FUNDING FROM THE FLORIDA MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,410 TO PREVENT AND REDUCE MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT IN TAMARAC; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac desires to reduce motor vehicle theft within the City; and WHEREAS the Legislature passed the Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act in 1992 for the purpose of preventing, combating and reducing motor vehicle theft in Florida; and WHEREAS, the legislature established the Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Authority, which makes grant funds available annually to support the purposes of the act; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac wishes to expand the City's Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention activities to provide additional support and assistance to the Senior Communities located throughout the City of Tamarac through an application to The Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Authority attached hereto as Exhibit A; and 1 Temporary Reso. 8953 Page 2 - March 31, 2000 WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Police Chief, recommend approval; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida deems it to be in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to expand the vehicle anti -theft program NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA: Section 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this resolution. Section 2: The appropriate City staff and City Officials are hereby authorized to seek grant funding from the Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Authority in the amount of $14,410 to improve and expand the City of Tamarac's vehicle theft prevention activities. Section 3: All resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 4: If any clause, section, other part or application of this Resolution is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or in application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion or applications of this Resolution. 1 Temporary Reso. 8953 Page 3 - March 31, 2000 Section 5: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this day of , 2000. ATTEST: �u'vv Lto� MARION SWENSON INTERIM CITY CLERK BY CERTIFY that I have lid this Resolution as to MITCHELL S. KRAF CITY ATTORNEY F', //4:f—JOE SZHREIBER, M OR RECORD OF COMMISSION MAYOR SCHREIBER DIST 1: COMM. PORTNER. DIST 2: COMM. MISHKIN DIST 3: COMM. SuLTANOF DIST 4: VIM ROBERTS ---.j ATTACHMENT A Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Authoritv 2000-2001 Initial Grant Application SECTION 1: Applicant Information TY pe of•Governmental Agency or Organization State County © City Private Non -Profit Private For -Profit Name of Agency or Organization Citv of Tamarac Agency Address (Street) 7525 NW 88 Ave (City) Tamarac (County) Broward (State) FL (Zip Code) 33321 Federal Identification Number Total MVTPA Budget Request 59-1035992 $14,410 Project Title, if applicable Geographical Area Applicable to Grant Project (identify statewide, judicial circuit, county, city, other) City of Tamarac Other Agencies Participating in the Project (If a multi -agency project, attach letters of confirmation by all agencies.) SECTION 2: Certification/Signatures - I acknowledge that I have read, understand and agree to the conditions set forth in the application and supporting materials and that the information I am supplying in this application is true, complete and correct. Typed Name and Title of Project Director (Project director is Signature/Date the primary contact person for all aspects of the grant.) Diane Phillips, Special Projects Coordinator Telephone No. of Project Director Fax No. of Project Director ( 954 718-1803 (954 )724-2454 Typed Name and Title of Financial Officer Signature/Date Mark Bates, Director of Finance Y i0 'Typed Name and Title of Authorizing Official (Person Signature/Date authorized to enter into a formal agreement) Jeffrey L. Miller, City Manager �CJ/t•l�y �L t{( (�pp 0 MVO (rev. 0I/96) I Jc Section 3. Current and Proposed Motor Vehicle "Theft Prevention Responsibilities - For each of the inotor vehicle theft reduction strategies and activities listed below, check whether they are current efforts undertaken b,v Your agenc.v. Then check the activities and strategies that are proposed for MVTP,4 grant -funding. Check all activities and strategics that a lv. 0 Strategics and Current Level of Effort Proposed for Activities _ _ —_ _ (Not MVTPA-Funded) MVTPA Grant Multi -Agency Involvement Multiple Law Enforcement Agencies State Attorney Insurance Industry Local Businesses Community Groups X Juvenile Justice Agency Pro -Active Efforts Decoy Operations Salvage Inspections Chop Shop Identification Investigations, Long Term Investigations, Short Term Port Inspections Multi -County Sweeps TagNehicle Inspections X Surveillance VIN-Etching X X (expansion) Crime Analysis Identify Trends & Methods X Develop Profiles X Develop Crime Scene Indicators Identify High Risk Areas & Vehicles X ,Identify Repeat Offenders Public Education & Awareness X Prevention Seminars to Community Org. X X (expansion) Presentations to Schools Advertising Campaigns X Auto Theft Rallies X X (expansion) Combat Auto Theft (CAT) Type Program X X (expansion) Training Guidelines, Policies & Procedures Law Enforcement Officers Prosecutors Other (Identify):Anti theft devices X X (expansion) (Identify): (Identify): 0 MV01 (rev.01/96) ._'0C SECTION 4. Grant Purpose and Description - Provide a summary dcsc•ription of the project that is to he funded by the: A11771A. Briefly describe the grant objectives and the gran! -funded strategies and activities that will be implemented to achieve the objectives. Describe how the project meets priorities established by the MVTP I, ifupplicable. Do not exceed une page. . Summary Description of Proposed Project 'rhe problem to be addressed by this rant proposal Is auto theft in the City of Tamarac with a focus on prevention measures targeted to the elderly. The project will. through a cooperative effort with the Tamarac Presidents Council and the Tamarac Citizens Observer Patrol, provide an expanded education campaign to improve senior citizen awareness of anti -theft measures as well as provide and promote the use of anti -theft devices by those residents determined to be most at risk. The project will provide for VIN/CAT rallies at various senior citizen complexes in the City so that information can be distributed, and vehicles etched, on site. Tamarac has a Citizen Patrol consisting of volunteers from throughout the community. These members will be trained in anti -theft measures so that they can reinforce staff efforts, assist in the education of the residents within their individual sectors, and help to collect the information needed to determine the impact of the City's anti -theft efforts. • The project will also provide for the collection and analysis of data on auto theft within the City of Tamarac. The data base will be designed to assist staff to determining the types of vehicles most frequently stolen within the City of Tamarac, tracking of "dumped" vehicles to determine point of origin so that cooperative programs can be initiated with other jurisdictions, high risk locations so that prevention efforts can be targeted and day/time patterns so that policing efforts of officers and citizen patrol can be best focused. Objectives The objectives of this project are: Reduce auto theft within the City of Tamarac by 25% by 9/30/01 Increase awareness of anti auto -theft measures and devices 25% by targeting additional programs and resources to the elderly Develop a database for use in collecting and analyzing information on auto theft within the City of Tamarac with implementation by December 31, 2000 and a fully operational system by September 30, 2001 Activities Activities to be undertaken by this project include: Develop and deliver information programs and publications targeted to the elderly population. Hold 10 Vehicle Theft Prevention Rallies on site to senior complexes Vin etch 1,000 vehicles on site at Senior Communities in conjunction with rallies Promote VIN etching/ CAT rallies via press releases Provide 500 steering wheel locking devices to high risk residents at no charge Train Citizen Observer Patrol members on auto anti -theft measures and procedures Develop a database and establish procedures for data collection and analysis Advertise vehicle theft prevention program activities via the local community newspaper MVO (rev. 01/96) SECTION 5. Statement of Need and Current Staff - Part A. Describe the specific problem or deficiency that is to be currected. Document the need by providing the source of the of the statistical data, and include both numbers and percentages. .Statistical data should correspond to the geographical project area described in Section 1. Do not exceed the space provided Part B. List current stcrf/'(not MVTPA funded) that have motor vehicle theft responsibilities in your agencY. Include the position title, full-time salar •. and percent of time spent on motor vehicle theft responsibilities. Part A. Statement of Need The City of Tamarac, population 52,413 (University of Florida Bureau of Business and Economic Research 4/99) is located in Broward County. With a population increase of 10% between 1994 and 1999, Tamarac is a rapidly growing community. Per the most recent census data (1990) 59% of the population, or 30,923 residents, are 55 years of age or older. There are 13,960 multifamily units in Tamarac. The ma'ority of these are senior communities. These multifamily communities are typically not gated and are located' on or near major cross streets. Proximity to major highways, easy access, and an abundance of vehicles make these communities a prime target for auto theft. Analysis of the FDLE records for the period 1997 through 1999 shows that, while the crime rate in the City of Tamarac decreased dramatically 42% from 4,339 occurrences per 100,000 in 1997 to 2,723 occurrences per 100,000 in 1999, auto theft reduction within the City has not kept pace with this decrease. Further analysis of FDLE records for the same period shows that auto theft within the City of Tamarac declined only 21 % from 335 occurrences in 1997 to 266 in 1999. In addition to the 266 vehicles stolen within Tamarac during 1999, further analysis of the police reports reveals that another 177 vehicles previously reported stolen were recovered inside the City limits. Additionally, Tamarac has not kept pace with the overall County decline in auto theft. The FDLE County and Municipal Offense Data base shows that between 1997 and 1999 auto theft in Broward County decreased 31 % from 16,005 occurrences countywide in 1997 to 11,073 occurrences in 1999, or, 31 % compared to the previously sited 21% decrease in the City of Tamarac. Impromptu surveys of the older population and staff observation of practices while patrolling the senior communities indicates that resident awareness of auto anti -theft prevention measures is low. A random survey conducted within the last 30 days of 40 vehicles parked at a senior complex within the City limits showed that 16 (40%) of the vehicles were on the list of 10 most frequently stolen in Florida during 1999 per the National Insurance Crime Bureau (10/99). Part B. Current Staff (attach additional page if necessary) At present, two staff, members have responsibility for MVTP activities; Position Salary % of time spent on activities Deputy $53, 000 10; Sergeant $64,000 5 Community Service Aide $201800 10'? *69 Sworn Officers Avg. $40,000 kOfficers are involved in investigation, apprehension and education efforts on as needed basis. It is estimated that they currently spend an average of 4;; of their time on motor vehicle theft related activities. 4 MV01 (rev.01/96) -.4c �J • • � N y CF Cf � R bU`p •� U Q N O � Q-13 Qw F" ►•.� W v ° O � ,� rA O a o a OA OO U C aGi N vOi � Lam., 7 n `n 0 � ca ai U o. a�i 'b bpp • G cd U v c c� nq C�J O p a., VIC w d � U nq • y O i. 0-rl , 2 Y C�J cz X O u +� • �. `-? b c ai O v G U pq z N L' � •r'y Vl .� c� ° > 3 C c '� c's .0Q�" 7:3 n. U bU E a. N C n O 51 T ram+ 3 A . b0A ° 0 ro �-� C� cmN C14 O m. ° i Y O a�i o a. y �- •r- id U C O O O n h .3 t. U a� O T •� 0 41 � '+S'2 N rR � ° •O ¢. 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Budget - The Budget section is divided into Jour bucket. or cost. categories (Sworn F,ntplovees. Other Emplcnvees, Office Operations and Field Operations) and a budget summary. Provide information on all proposed grant expenditures in the appropriate budget categories. Copy additional pages as needed Part A. Sworn Employees - Law Enforcement Officers with arrestpowers who are assigned to the grant project and whore salaries are to be MVTPA grant funded POSITION/JOB TITLE % of time w/MVTPA MVTPA Salary MVTPA Benefits MVTPA Total - TOTAL • Part & Other Employees -For non -sworn employees and support staff who are assigned to the grant project and whose salaries are to be MVTPA grant funded. POSITION/JOB TITLE % of time w/MVTPA MVTPA Salary MVTPA Benefits MVTPA Total TOTAL MVOI (rev.01/96) .Ix • Part C. Office Operations - Includes items such as office supplies, furniture, typewriter, telephone. copier, computers, etc., that Part D. Field Operations and Other Expenses - Includes property, equipment and supplies for field operations, and arty other non - salary or non -office expenditures that are to be purchased with MVTPA grant funds, Example: cameras, binoculars, night scopes, locks, alarms, devices, surveillance equipment, etc. Description Number of Items Cost per Item TOTAL COST Vin Etcing 1000 $3 $3000 Anti theft devices 500 $15 $7500 Brochures 10,000 Per uantity $1200 Community Newspaper ads (4 page) 6 $300 S1800 CAT/V IN Rally banners 2 $17 5 $ 3 5 0 Post Cards 10,000 Per quantity $460 $14,310 TOTAL MVOI (rev.01/96) ,'X • Part E. Budget Summary (Summarize the totals for Parts .4-D. The totul should agree with rota! grant hwr llet request listed in Section l.) BUDGET CATEGORY TOTAL COST (round to the nearest dollar) Part A. SWORN EMPLOYEES - SALARY & BENEFITS Part B. OTHER EMPLOYEES - SALARY 3 BENEFITS Part C. OFFICE OPERATIONS $100 Part D. FIELD OPERATIONS AND OTHER EXPENSES $14,310 TOTAL $14,410 Section 8. Budget Narrative - For each budget category, i.e., Sworn Employees, Other Employees, Office Operations, etc., specifically describe how the costs for staff, equipment, materials, services, and supplies listed in the budget categories were determined, and how the items will be used to meet grant objectives. Provide justification for large or unusual costs or for costs that are normally disallowed. Attach additional pages as needed Part C. Office Operations • Funding is sought to allow for the purchase of Microsoft Streets 2000 mapping software a $100. (The City has already 0 acquired Access for use in development of the database.) • Part D. Field Operations and Other Expenses • $3000 for VIN etching of 1,000 vehicles at Senior Communities @ $3.00 per vehicle • $7500 for steering wheel locks to be distributed to seniors who own autos determined to be top 10 models at risk for theft; 500 units @ $15 each • $1200 for 10,000 brochures to provide info on vehicle theft prevention measures for distribution at public speaking engagements and placement in information kiosks at City Hall, Police Department, Senior and Community Center and distributed to various homeowner associations through the City of Tamarac Presidents Council. • $1800 for 6 quarter page ads to be placed in the local community newspaper to advertise VIN/CAT rallies, public speaking schedules and to promote vehicle theft prevention practices. Each ad will include a theft prevention tip and fact (eg, Did you know that vehicle theft is on the decline? Help us eliminate it all together ... don't forget ... remove your keys) and will include a tag crediting funding through the Motor Vehicle Prevention Authority/Trust Fund • $350 for purchase of two CAT banners to be posted at various locations, City events, and at senior communities on Rally/VIN Etching Days. IJ 0 $460 for 10,000 theft prevention information cards; 3x5 post cards printed on two sides to be distributed by Citizen Observer patrol members. The card will be designed for placement on the windshield of those vehicles observed to be "at risk" and will identify the correct precaution (eg, don't leave packages or personal belongings in plain view, remember to remove your keys, etc.) 4 MVO (rev.01/96) - JC