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AI# 12471
Regular City Council Meeting
6.26.
04/23/2024:
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Agenda Item
Resolution - Aviation:
Consider a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by and between the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Department of Transportation, and the City of Lubbock, in connection with the Blue Light Campaign to promote coordinated anti-human trafficking efforts at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
Item Summary
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) engages in public outreach efforts to combat human trafficking by raising general awareness of the issue and encouraging the public to report suspected instances of human trafficking. DHS enters into this MOU with Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to promote the Blue Light Initiative (BLI), an element of the DHS Blue Campaign led by the DOT and DHS to coordinate and enhance the Departments’ anti-human trafficking efforts.
The BLI focuses on prevention, protection, prosecution, and partnership efforts within the commercial aviation industry associated with combating human trafficking. To protect victims of human trafficking and encourage their cooperation with law enforcement agencies, DHS offers a number of materials informing potential victims of the availability of various forms of victim assistance. In addition, DHS furthers effective prevention, investigative, and prosecutorial activities, by training thousands of federal, state, local, and international law enforcement officials to recognize the indicators of human trafficking and to conduct successful human trafficking investigations. Finally, DHS routinely works with international, federal, state, and local government entities, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to help promote the goals of the Blue Campaign.
LBB supports the anti-human trafficking goals of the BLI and will participate as set forth in this MOU, in efforts designed to eradicate human trafficking.
Fiscal Impact
None
Staff/Board Recommending
Bill Howerton, Deputy City Manager
Kelly Campbell, Executive Director of Aviation
Airport Advisory Board
Attachments
Resolution - MOU Blue Light
MOU Blue Light
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