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RESOLUTION CREATING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY YOUTH CRIME TASK FORCE; PROVIDING MEMBERSHIP, PURPOSES AND TERM

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WHEREAS, it is recognized that the increasing incidence of youth crime and youth gun violence in Miami-Dade County is detrimental to the welfare of all Miami-Dade County citizens; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for comprehensive solutions to the problems of youth crime and youth gun violence; and
WHEREAS, many communities have experienced significant reduction in youth crime through comprehensive crime prevention programs; and
WHEREAS, similar programs or other strategies may provide the necessary framework for solving the problems of youth crime and youth gun violence in Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the formation of a single task force made up of representatives from various agencies involved in the fight against youth crime will facilitate the study of the problems of youth crime and youth gun violence and the formulation of solutions,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Creation; composition. There is hereby created a Miami-Dade County Youth Crime Task Force consisting of the members identified on the list below and other members who may be added by the Board of County Commissioners:


Hon. Barbara Carey, Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Hon. Javier D. Souto, Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Hon. Carmen Caldwell, City of Hialeah Councilwoman
Hon. Lester Langer, Miami-Dade County Juvenile Justice Center
Hon. Bruce Levy, Probate Division, Miami-Dade County Circuit Court
Hon. Katherine Fernandez-Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney
Marie Osborne, Senior Attorney, Public Defender's Office,
Juvenile Division
Superintendent Roger Cuevas, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Chief Kenneth H. Each, City of North Miami Police Department
Chief Vivian Monroe, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Division of Police
Director Carlos Alvarez, Miami-Dade Police Department
Detective Ron Tookes, Miami-Dade Police Department
Rev. Victor Curry, New Birth Baptist Church
Rev. Father Jose Luis Menendez, Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Bishop Thomas Wenski, Catholic Services
Amy Carswell, Department of Justice Support Systems
Adora Obi Nweze, NAACP
Carol Cortes, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Raul Martinez, ASPIRA of Florida
Carline Paul, Haitian American Youth of Tomorrow (HAYOT)
Georgia Ayers, The Alternatives Program, Inc. (Last Chance)
Sherwood Dubose, Metro-Miami Action Plan (MMAP)
Director, Fla. Dept. of Children and Families
Anna Price, Professor, University of Miami
Don L. Horn, Gallway, Gillman, Curtis, Vento de Horn, P.A.
Mimi Sutherland, Neurological Coordnator U of M School of Med.
Donald Warshaw, City Manager, City of Miami
Hon. Frederica Wilson, State Representative
Ron Williams, Department of Juvenile Justice
Modesto Abety, Children's Services Council
Wansley Walters, Miami-Dade Juvenile Assessment Center
Ed Benson, Arise Foundation
Thema Campbell, Miami-Dade County Juvenile Justice Council
Rev. Richard Bennett, African American Council of Christian Clergy
Chief William E. O'Brien, City of Miami Police Department
Eduardo Diaz, Miami-Dade Independent Review Panel


Section 2. Purposes. The Task Force is created for the following purposes:
(1) Study the problems of youth crime and youth gun violence in Miami-Dade County.
(2) Analyze possible solutions to these problems with particular emphasis on studying crime prevention programs which have significantly reduced youth crime in other communities and cities.
(3) Develop an overall countywide plan for the prevention of youth crime and youth gun violence in Miami-Dade County.
Section 3. Report. The Task Force shall submit a written report to the County Commission with its countywide plan and recommendations no later than September 9, 1999.
Section 4. Term. The Task Force shall remain in existence until January 18, 2000.