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Resolution: R-20-0346
File Number: 7734
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 10/22/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING A NEW
SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "FISCAL YEAR 2020 — DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY ('FEMA'), URBAN SEARCH & RESCUE ('USAR') COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT"; APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$1,222,631.00 CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM FEMA TO BE USED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, TRAINING, SUPPORT, EQUIPMENT CACHE
PROCUREMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND STORAGE FOR THE SOUTH
FLORIDA USAR PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ACCEPT SAID GRANT AWARD; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN
ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH
SAID GRANT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has been awarded a grant in an amount not to
exceed $1,222,631.00 from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency (TEMA") ("Grant"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Grant stipulations, said funds will be used by the
Department of Fire -Rescue ("Fire -Rescue") to provide administrative and program
management, training, support, equipment cache procurement, maintenance, and storage for
the South Florida Urban Search and Rescue ("USAR") Program; and
WHEREAS, the Grant will commence September 1, 2020 and end August 31, 2023; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City Commission to accept the Grant, to establish a
special revenue project for the appropriation of the Grant, and to authorize the City Manager to
negotiate and execute any and all necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City
Attorney, in order to implement the acceptance of and compliance with the Grant ;
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 reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to accept the Grant from FEMA to be used
by Fire -Rescue to provide administrative and program management, training, support,
equipment cache procurement, maintenance, and storage for the USAR program.
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File ID: 7734
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Section 3. The following new Special Revenue Project is established and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: Department of Homeland Security — FEMA —
USAR — Cooperative Agreement — Fiscal Year 2020
RESOURCES: FEMA
APPROPRIATIONS:
$1,222,631.00
$1,222,631.00
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement the acceptance
of and compliance with the Grant.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i ria i `ndez, City Attor iey 9/28/2020
' 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.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from
the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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