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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Apply For And If Awarded, Accept The Fiscal Year 2016/2017 Enhanced Marine Law Enforcement And Education Grant In The Approximate Amount Of $57,560.00 From The Broward County Marine Advisory Committee In Order To Preserve And Promote The Safe And Pleasurable Use Of The Navigable Waterways Within The City Of Hollywood; Amending The Fiscal Year 2016 Adopted Operating Budget (R-2015-294) For The Police Grant Fund 13, Revising Operating Revenues And Providing Appropriations For Expenditures As Detailed In Exhibit 1; Authorizing The Department Of Financial Services To Establish Account(s) As May Be Needed If Awarded; And Further Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute Any And All Applicable Grant Documents And Agreements.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Broward County Marine Advisory Committee is accepting grant proposals for the the Broward County Enhanced Marine Law Enforcement Grant for fiscal year 2015/2016. The purpose of this grant is to improve boat safety by in Broward County by providing funds for the enhancement of Marine Law Enforcement and education. The City has been the recipient of these grant funds in the past. The City of Hollywood Marine Unit oversees this program and the major emphasis of the Officers assigned to the EMLEG patrols is to conduct boater safety inspections and address environmental and regulatory concerns. The principal goals of the EMLEG patrols are to reduce vessel accidents, reduce water violations and educate the boating community. The areas in which EMLEG will supplement marine patrols are: (1) EMLEG Zone VIII, Dania Beach Boulevard to Hallandale Beach Boulevard (Enhanced Marine Patrol); and (2) EMLEG Zone VII, Dania Beach Boulevard to Hallandale Beach Boulevard (Aggressive Marine Patrol). This grant will allow the Marine Unit to gre...
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