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5/23/96
RESOLUTION NO. b r 369
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
SEEK INFORMAL BIDS ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS AND
IN THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MANNER POSSIBLE FOR
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS '
CENTER, TO BE LOCATED AT THE FIRE TRAINING
FACILITY, 3425 JEFFERSON STREET, COCONUT
GROVE, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO BRING BACK SAID BIDS FOR
COMMISSION APPROVAL.
WHEREAS, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was
previously located in the Fire -Rescue Administration Building,
275 N.W. 2nd Street, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, said building was found to be located within a
hurricane evacuation and flood zone, and has also subsequently
been sold; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the EOC be established in
another site for use in emergency situations; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Training Center (Center), located -in
Coconut Grove is an ideal site for the EOC as the Center is a
fortified structure, located outside of hurricane and flood
evacuation zones, and is also the backup 911 center for the City;
and
WHEREAS, the establishment of the EOC in the Center is of
immediate importance to the City's ability to effectively respond
CITY Cobb. iSSIOX
MEETING Ok"
MAY Z 3 1996
Resolution No,
96- 369
to any and all emergencies, including those that may be
I encountered during the hurricane season commencing June 1, 1996;
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 hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to seek
informal bids, on an emergency basis and in the most expeditious
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manager possible, for the establishment of an Emergency
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Operations Center to be located at the Fire Training Facility,
3425 Jefferson Street, Coconut Grove, Florida.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby further directed
to bring back said bids to the City Commission for approval.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of Ma•, 1996.
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fblST HEN P . CLARK, MAYOR
ATTES
WALTER J. , CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
A. Q INN O S, III
CITY ATT EY
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