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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Commissioner Laura Dominguez 
DATE:February  21, 2024
 



SUBJECT:REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS EXPANDING THE MB RESIDENTS CONNECT PORTAL TO ALLOW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO RECEIVE TARGETED NOTICE OF CERTAIN SPECIAL MAGISTRATE HEARINGS RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD.

ANALYSIS

Please refer a discussion to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee ("PSNQLC") to discuss expanding the MB Residents Connect portal to allow neighborhood associations to receive targeted notice of certain special magistrate hearings relating to individual properties in a neighborhood in order to allow residents impacted by nuisance behavior at nearby properties to monitor and possibly provide evidence or testimony in appropriate cases that may assist the City prosecutors and the special magistrates in obtaining a fair and expeditious result that will help end nuisance behavior in our City’s residential neighborhoods. Currently, on the City’s website under the link for Special Magistrate, the public can search by address, which will display all pending cases for that particular address with a link to the Special Magistrate docket and the text of the violation. I would like to discuss the feasibility of providing automatic notice to neighborhood associations of this information to better facilitate their monitoring and possible participation in cases impacting their neighborhoods.

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Applicable Area

Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
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Commissioner Laura Dominguez