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INTERNATIONAL DRIVE Public Safety Initiative April 7, 2009

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INTERNATIONAL DRIVE Public Safety Initiative

April 7, 2009

• International Drive Master Transit and Improvement District (“District”)

– Created for the purpose of planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, operating and maintaining public transit systems, facilities and services

BACKGROUND

• 5,500 acres

• Over 800 land owners

• Home to the OCCC

• Current Year taxable value on real property is $6.5 billion+

Background

• I-Drive Municipal Service Taxing Units (MSTUs)

– I-Drive Planning/Administration

– Bus Transit

– N. I-Drive Improvement

• Created in 1992 to fund the District

BACKGROUND

• Includes ten Law Enforcement Officers (LEO)

• Primary area of coverage will be from Oak Ridge Road to Vineland

• Seven-day a week program with coverage five (5) hours per day during peak night hours to begin

• Current cost estimate is $1.2 million which will cover LEO and a full Ambassador program

Safety Plan Proposal

August 26, 2008: Request to approve increased MSTU millage rate approved by BCC

September 09, 2008: BCC approval of 2008/2009 funding agreement & amended ordinance for increasing millage rate & providing authorization to implement the I-Drive District public safety program

September 08, 2008: City of Orlando Council meeting first reading of amended ordinance

September 15, 2008: City of Orlando Council meeting - second & final reading with unanimous approval

Actions Taken to Date

• Started on November 28, 2008 with a total of five additional LEO for the next 30 days

• Hours of coverage will be between 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. – staggered start and end times

• Main responsibility of the off-duty LEO is visibility and a feeling of enhanced presence by our visitors and employees

Pilot Program

COPS GRANT

Universal Hiring Grant

COPS Hiring Grants History

COPS Grant

Sworn Award Grants Positions Amount

• 1995 COPS Ahead 22 $1.65 M

• 1995 Universal Hiring I 22 1.65 M

• 1996 Universal Hiring II 32 2.40 M

• 1998 Universal Hiring III 81 6.10 M

• 2001 Universal Hiring IV 75 5.60 M

• 1999-2002 COPS In School 31 3.80 M

Total 263 $21.2 M

Sheriff’s Office

• Grant application - July 2008

• 10 new deputy positions

• 3-year grant

COPS Grant

• No supplanting

• Only for salaries & benefits

• Operating and capital costs funded by I-Drive MSTU

• Requires 4 year funding commitment

COPS Grant

COMPLETED PROJECTS

• Funding

– Total grant award - $750,000

– Funding split:

Grant MSTU

Year 1 85% 15%

Year 2 35% 65%

Year 3 9% 91%

Year 4 0% 100%

COPS Grant

• Two Specialized Units

– One sergeant

– One corporal

– Three deputies

Law Enforcement Services

Staffing

• 10 Deputies– 2 squads of 1 Sgt., 1 Cpl., 3 deputies– 7 days a week – 12 hours a day

• Within unincorporated boundaries of I-Drive Transit and Improvement District

Law Enforcement Services

Enhanced Service

• Tourist Oriented Policing Philosophy• High Visibility• Directed Patrol• Creative Solutions to Crime Problems• Quicker Response

Law Enforcement Services

Board Action Requested

1. Approval and acceptance of the COPS grant in the amount of $750,000

2. Approval to adjust the Sheriff’s FY 2009 budget and payment schedule by $297,640

3. Approval of the Tri-Party Memorandum of Understanding

4. Budget Amendment No. 09-52

5. Budget Amendment No. 09-53