Following the Parkland tragedy, several items (C7 AF, R9 L, R9 R) relating to school safety measures were placed on the March 7, 2018 Commission meeting agenda. At the meeting, the Mayor and Commissioners expressed a strong interest in a stop-gap measure to place Miami Beach police officers in Miami Beach schools as soon as logistically possible and until the end of the school year, thus leaving time for City and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) leaders to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) addressing all security concerns.

Chief Oates and City Manager Morales explained that hiring and training new officers is a lengthy process and that the only way to place police officers in schools rapidly, without diminishing public safety coverage elsewhere in the city, is through overtime. The Mayor and City Commission referred this discussion to the FCWPC, asking for a budget to be developed and ready for consideration at the March 21 City Commission meeting.