HomeMy Public PortalAbout2006-07 Authorizing the Purchase of DNA Lifeprint Management KitsRESOLUTION NO. 2006-7
A CAPITAL PROJECT AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION OF
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY
BISCAYN E, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF
GRANT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIF[EEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($IS,000,00), FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF DNA LIFEPRINT
MANAGEMENT KITS.
WHEREAS, the Police Department has in excess of $52,000.00 in the Law Enforcement
Trust Fund Account; and
WHEREAS, these monies are the result of seized assets from joint investigations
between the Village of Key. Biscayne Police Department and local Law Enforcement Agencies;
not from tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, since this expenditure is from said forfeited properties; this Police
Department need can be satisfied at no cost to our residents; and
WHEREAS, according to statistics published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
eighty (80%) to ninety (90%) percent of the 950,000 annual missing person cases involve a child
or a senior citizen at risk, and
WHEREAS, in these type of cases it is imperative to resolve identification questions
quickly; and
WHEREAS, traditional identification techniques utilized by law enforcement have too
often proven unreliable; and
WHEREAS, the department conducted research on more reliable identification methods,
and
WHEREAS, the research revealed that LifePrint DNA Management kits are reliable,
effective and scientifically proven; and
WHEREAS, the use of these DNA Management Kits allows the department to conduct a
comparative analysis with the evidence obtained in a crime scene or missing person case and
resolve identification questions quickly; and
WHEREAS, this procedure will assist the department's effort to locate and safely return
an individual to their loved ones; and
WHEREAS, the department will conduct an aggressive campaign to ensure all school
children attending public and private schools within the Village of Key Biscayne are provided
with an opportunity to provide, store and preserve indefinitely their own DNA within a personal
DNA Management Kit; and
WHEREAS, the cost of this campaign is estimated to be thirty -thousand dollars
($30,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the department has been awarded a fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000,00)
National Police Athletic League Grant (the "Grant") to cover half the estimated cost; and
WHEREAS, costs for "Safe Neighborhood Program" is an authorized expenditure of the
Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has recommended adoption of this Resolution and
determined that the proposed expenditure complies with F.S.S. §932.7055, the Florida
Contraband Forfeiture Act; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council finds that it is impractical to utilize foixual bidding
procedures for this transaction, and hereby waives formal competitive bidding as authorized by
Village Code Section 2-85.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the recitals stated above are hereby adopted and confirmed.
Section 2. That the transaction is hereby approved and the Chief of Police is hereby
authorized to purchase the LifePrint DNA Management Kits from LifePrint, Inc. for an amount
not to exceed a total of Thirty Thousand ($30,000.00) Dollars, with Fifteen Thousand
($15,000,00) Dollars being provided by the Grant and the remainder being provided by the Law
Enforcement Trust Fund,
Section 3. That the Grant shall be accepted, and the remaining expense shall be
charged to the Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
Section 4.. That this resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of February, 2006.
MAYOR. ROBERT OLDAKOWSKI
CONCHITA H. ALVAREZ, CMC, VILLAGE CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUF`FICIENC
VILLAGE ATT S EY
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