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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-21-0142City of Miami ;f Legislation Resolution: R-21-0142 File Number: 8649 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Final Action Date: 4/8/2021 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE ("UASI") GRANT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2020" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,012,500.00, CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTLY TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ("GRANT AWARD"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT SAID GRANT AWARD AND TO EXECUTE THE FEDERALLY -FUNDED SUBGRANT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH SAID GRANT AWARD; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 UASI GRANT PROGRAM, AS NECESSARY; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TO VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES DESIGNATED FOR HOMELAND SECURITY EXPENSES PURSUANT TO THE UASI GRANT GUIDELINES; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENTS, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH CONTIGUOUS PARTNERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") SETTING FORTH THE PARTIES' RESPONSIBILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE UASI PROJECT ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE, CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING OF SAID PROJECT BEING SECURED. WHEREAS, the United States Department of Homeland Security ("USDHS") is authorized by the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2003 to provide funds to states for subsequent distribution to selected urban areas to address the unique equipment, training, planning, exercise, and operational needs for large urban areas and to assist states in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism; and WHEREAS, the USDHS, through the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management ("FDEM"), has sub -granted an Urban Area Security Initiative ("UASI") Grant Program for Fiscal Year (TY") 2020 to the City of Miami ("City") in the amount of $14,012,500.00; and WHEREAS, the City's Department of Fire -Rescue ("Fire") will use said funds to continue to address the unique equipment, training, planning, exercise, and operational needs of the City and its contiguous partners and to continue building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism ("Project"); and City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File ID: 8649 (Revision:) Printed On: 412012021 File ID: 8649 Enactment Number: R-21-0142 WHEREAS, in accordance with the UASI Grant Program FY 2020, the attached Memoranda of Agreements ("MOA") with the City's contiguous partners, including Broward County Emergency Management ("BEMA"), Broward County Sheriff's Office ("BSO"), the City of Coral Gables, the City of Coral Springs, the City of Fort Lauderdale, the City of Hialeah, the City of Hollywood, the City of Miami Beach, the City of Miami Gardens, the City of Miramar, the City of Pembroke Pines, the City of Sunrise, Miami -Dade County, Monroe County, Palm Beach County Emergency Management, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, the Village of Key Biscayne, regional projects shared across the entire region, and The Florida Department of Health will provide the necessary guidelines to coordinate the UASI Grant Program FY 2020 and will permit the City to reimburse its partners for their eligible expenditures that are compliant with said Project; 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 following new Special Revenue Project is established and resources are appropriated as described below: FUND TITLE: UASI Grant Program Fiscal Year 2020 RESOURCES: USDHS directly to FDEM $14,012,500.00 APPROPRIATIONS: $14,012,500.00 Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to accept said grant award and to execute the federally funded sub -grant agreement, in substantially the attached form, for said Project. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, in order to implement the acceptance of and compliance with said grant award. Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to extend the FY 2020 UASI Grant Program, as necessary. Section 6. The City Manager is authorized to execute MOAs, in substantially attached form, with the City's contiguous partners including BEMA, BSO, the City of Coral Gables, the City of Coral Springs, the City of Fort Lauderdale, the City of Hialeah, the City of Hollywood, the City of Miami Beach, the City of Miami Gardens, the City of Miramar, the City of Pembroke Pines, the City of Sunrise, Miami -Dade County, Monroe County, Palm Beach County Emergency Management, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, the Village of Key Biscayne, regional projects shared across the entire region, and The Florida Department of Health, for the purpose of setting forth the parties' responsibilities in connection with the development and support of the FY 2020 UASI Grant Program administered by Fire, an UASI sponsoring agency, contingent upon funding of said Project being secured. ' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions. City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File ID: 8649 (Revision:) Printed on: 412012021 File ID: 8649 Enactment Number: R-21-0142 Section 7. 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 endez, Uy Httor iey 3/1/2021 2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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. City of Miami Page 3 of 3 File ID: 8649 (Revision:) Printed on: 412012021