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Resolution: R-20-0261
File Number: 7828
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 9/10/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ADOPTING THE MIAMI—DADE COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY
("LMS") DATED JULY 2020, ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS
EXHIBIT "A"; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE —RESCUE, DIVISION OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT TO APPLY FOR, RECEIVE, EXPEND, AND SUB —AWARD
MITIGATION GRANT PROJECT FUNDS UNDER VARIOUS STATE AND
FEDERAL PROJECT FUNDING PROGRAMS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE
LMS.
WHEREAS, in 1998, the State of Florida ("State") funded an initiative to help
communities develop local mitigation strategies to mitigate the effects of natural disasters and to
identify sources of funds to address those needs; and
WHEREAS, on March 31, 1998, the Miami -Dade County ("County") Board of County
Commissioners adopted Resolution No. R-362-98 which approved the execution of a Hazards
Mitigation Strategy Agreement with the State; and
WHEREAS, this this action allowed the County, through the office of Emergency
Management ("OEM"), to establish a working group to oversee the development of the the
County's Local Mitigation Strategy ("LMS"); and
WHEREAS, the LMS working group includes County Departments, state and federal
agencies, colleges and universities, several municipalities including the City of Miami ("City"),
and various other private and public entities; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the LMS is to develop a comprehensive approach to
effectively reduce the impact of current and future hazards and risks faced by local communities
within the County; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (TEMA"), which provides the
majority of mitigation funding, and the State require that projects be listed in the County's LMS
in order to be eligible and considered for funding under a variety of mitigation grant programs;
and
WHEREAS, on November 19, 2015, the City adopted Resolution No. R-15-0484
adopting the County's LMS for the 2015-2020 five-year cycle and authorizing the City Manager
to apply for, receive, expend, and sub -award mitigation grant project funds; and
WHEREAS, the State and FEMA require local governments to adopt an approved LMS
every five (5) years in order to apply for, receive, expend, and sub -award grants funds under
various mitigation grant funding project; and
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and
WHEREAS, the County has updated the LMS plan for the 2020-2025 five-year cycle;
WHEREAS, the City has one hundred six (106) projects in the updated LMS plan; and
WHEREAS, the City desires its projects be included in the County's LMS and, therefore,
wishes to adopt the updated County's LMS plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by referenced and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission hereby adopts the County's LMS dated July 2020,
attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A."
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized,' through the Department of Fire -Rescue,
Division of Emergency Management, to apply for, receive, expend, and sub -award mitigation
grant project funds under various state and federal project funding programs under the purview
of the LMS.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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