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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-94-0479J--94-323 7/6/94 RESOLUTION NO. 9 4 " 479 A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 93-226, ADOPTED APRIL 15, 1993, WHEREBY THE CITY AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE MEMORANDUMS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI, AND SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES FOR PURPOSES OF CREATING AN URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TASK FORCE, THEREBY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM(S) OF AGREEMENT WITH THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE AND ANY OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, APPROVED BY THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE CITY MANAGER, AS PARTICIPANTS IN SAID TASK FORCE. WHEREAS, Resolution No. 93-226, adopted April 15, 1993 authorized the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Miami and several local municipalities, specifically, the cities of Coral Gables, Hialeah, and Miami Beach, for the purpose of creating an Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (the USAR); and WHEREAS, the Village of Key Biscayne desires to participate in the USAR Task Force also; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that in addition to the aforementioned municipalities, other local governments will request to participate in the USAR Task Force; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: •l n fi 'A itln CITY COMI1 KISSION OF 90114 Ror-O) Guz No. 94- 479 FOR 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. Section 2 of Resolution No. 93-226 is hereby amended in the following particulars: V "Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized'i to execute a Memorandums of AgreementtEr-, in substantially the attached form, between the City of Miami. and several local participating municipalities, specifically, the City of Coral Gables, Hialeah, Miami Beach, and the Village of Ke- Bisicipal. itg or unit Of local governme-u-t which p-a-y hereafter request to participat��'proved by the Fire Chief and the City Manager, for the purpose of setting forth the parties responsibilities in connection with the development and support of a local Urban Search and Rescue Task Force sponsored by the City of Miami Fire Department, contingent upon funding for said project being secured in the form of grants and reimbursements from State and Federal sources. 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 Code provisions." Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. 94-- 479 -2- PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of July 1994. ST PHEN P. CLA K, MAYOR AT S 4 i MA 'TY H:T.RAI CITY CLERK F f PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: JULI-£': OBRBRU ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: A. QUlkN JQN II CITY ATTO Y JOB:kd:hss:M4276 E 94- 479 -3- i t 1 MEMORANDUM OF 1 FOR. PARTICIPATTW ORGANIZATIONS This Agreement entered into this __ day of _ , 1994, by and between the City of Miami, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, (the City), and the Village of Key Biscayne, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida, (the Participating Organization). M 1 f 60- This Agreement delineate responsibilities and procedures for Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) activities under the authority of "The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act," Public Law 93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C. S5121, et seq. and .relevant state authorities, or when otherwise properly directed. This Agreement, (the "MOA") contains all the relevant text of a similar MOA entered into between FEMA, the State, and the City. It is included herein so that the Participating Organization is aware of the obligations each party has to each other that may impact the Participating Organization. II . SODPE The provisions of this MOA apply only to US&R Task Force activities performed at the request of the Federal government according to the Federal Response Plan (for Public Law 93-288, as amended), which may be provided at the option of the City, the State, and the Participating Organization and .uz conjunction with, or in preparation of, a Presidential declaration of a disaster or emergency and upon activation as outlined below in section V. PROCEDURES. Details concerning specific working relationships on various projects may be appended to this MGA as they are developed. Q N-W f" A. Activation: the formal request by FEMA to a Sponsoring Jurisdiction, via procedures outlined in section V. PROCEDURES, to mobilize and respond. utilizing their task force. The Task Force is to arrive at a designated point -of -departure within six (6) hours of being activated. B. Alert: the formal notification by FEMA to a Sponsoring Jurisdiction, via procedures outlined in section V. PROCEDURES, that an event has occurred or is projected to occur, and that the Task Forces might be activated. Sponsoring Jurisdictions, placed on alert by FEMA, should initiate activities which enhance their capability to respond to a pending activation. C. Associate Director: the Associate Director for the State and Local Programs and Support Directorate, FEMA. D. Departmr nt of Defense ([?PD_1j the DOD, to include the military and civilian components. DOD is the primary agent for coordinating US&R efforts under Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9, US&R, of the Federal Response Plan. 94- 479 E. Director: the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. F. Disaster _Assista_n_ce Emplo_yee_jDAE- a temporary Federal employee, hired under the provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act G. Disaster_' Medical. Assistance Team (DMAT) _ a functional unit activated under the NDMS which provides austere medical care in a disaster area or medical services at transfer points and reception sites associated with patient evacuation. H. Emergency Information and Coordination_Center EICC�_ a control center located within FEMA headquarters in Washington, DC, which provide inter -agency coordi-nation of assistance to emergency or disaster areas. I. Emergency Sport Function �ESF)_.: annexes to the Federal Response Plan, numbered 1 through 12, that defines functional areas of responsibility, describes organizational structures, and provides specific assignments to federal agencies and departments to facilitate a coordinated Federal delivery of disaster response assistance to supplement State and local emergency response effort. J. Federal Response_ Plan_ the Federal Response Plan (for Public Law 93-288, as amended), establishes the basis for the provision of Federal assistance to a State and its affected local governments impacted by a catastrophic or significant disaster or emergency which results in a requirement for Federal response assistance. The Plan outlines the planning assumptions, policies, concept of operations, organizational structures and specific assignments of responsibility to the 27 Federal agencies and departments, grouped into Emergency Support Functions (ESF), who will provide coordinated response assistance to supplement State and local response efforts. K. FEMA: the Federal Emergency Management Agency. L. Hard Match: FEMA's process of matching a Sponsoring Jurisdictions cash expenditure with a cash reimbursement at a predetermined ratio. M. Incident Commander: the individual in charge of coordinating response activities within a disaster site. Under normal circumstances this individual will be an emergency manager from the local cci munity responsible for incident activities including the development and implementation of strategic decisions, and who approves the request and allocation of resources. 94- 479 -2- N. National Disaster. Medical_§ystem (NDMS): a cooperative effort of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Defense (DQD), Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), FEMA, and State and local governments and the private sector designed to care for a large number of casualties resulting from either a domestic disaster or an overseas war. The Public Health Service (PHS) heads the program. 0. Nat io_nal Emergency Coordinat ing_ Center -NECCN_ a twenty four (24) hour primary notification center located in Berryville VA. P. Part icipating__Organization: a public, private, or individual entity who has entered into an agreement with the Sponsoring Jurisdiction to provide support (personnel, equipment, services or funding) for the establishment of an US&R Task Force. Q. Soft Match: FEMA-s process of matching any type of expenditure by Sponsoring Jurisdiction with a cash reimbursement at a predetermined ratio. R. censoring Jurisdiction: the City of Miami, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida; a public entity providing official sanction to a FEMA-endorsed US&R Task Force. The City of Miami Fire Department will be the administrating agency of the US&R Task Force for the City. S. State: the State of Florida. The Division of Emergency Management will be the administrating agency of the US&R Task Force for the State. T. Task Force: a tactical component of the Federal Response Plan, under ESF #9 - Urban Search and Rescue, ccaposed of 56 persons divided into functional elements of search, rescue, medical, technical support and management (refer to the FEMA US&R Response System Manual). U. Task Force Leader: a Sponsoring Jurisdictions representative responsible for team training, equipment, mobilization and tactical direction of the Task Force. V. Urban Search and Rescue (US&R): the terse used to define the strategy, tactics and operations for locating, providing medical stabilization and treatment, and extrication of entrapped victims encountered in natural and man-made disasters. IV. RESPCNSIBIIa= A. FD% agrees to: 1. Provide coordination, when appropriate, between the City, the local public agency in who's jurisdiction the City's Task Force has been sent, the State, and other relevant governmental and private parties. 2. Provide limited funding and technical support for equipment and training specifically aimed at preparing the City's Task Force to be a fully operational Task Force as described in FEMA's US&R Response System Manual (the US&R Manual). FEMA will also provide assistance to the City in obtaining supplies aria equipment f_r_am Federal and donor souzces for training and use in disaster situations. 3. Provide full reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Task Force, its Participating Organizations, and its Task Force members as outlined in section VI. FINANCIAL AGREEMENT'S. 4. Provide document control at the Regional office ensuring that all reports are directed to FEMA Headquarters, Federal Response Division, SL-OE-FR-OP, Attn: US&R. B. The State agrees to: 1. Maintain twenty four (24) hour alert capabilities, including a point -of -contact or duty officer available at all times. 2. Implen-ent FED's alert and activation procedure by contacting the City whenever called upon to do so by FEMA. 3. 'Provide limited funding, administrative, and technical support for equipment, training, and staffing specifically aimed at preparing the Task Force to be a fully operational Task Force, as described in the US&R Manual. 4. Provide document control at the State office ensuring that all reports are directed to their respective FEMA. Regional Point of Contact. C. Under Sport Function #91, of the Federal Response Plan, DOD agrees to: 1. Provide all transportation of the Task Force between point -of - departure, disaster sites and return to point -of -departure. 2. Provide logistical, maintenance, and other support to deployed US&R Task Forces. 3. Coordinate the replacement and/or rehabilitation of expended, damaged, lost, or destroyed Task Force equipment and supplies used in the course of operations. D. The City agrees to: 1. Provide an administrating agency, which will be the City of Miami Fire Department, authorized to carry out the herein agreed upon responsibilities of the City. 2. Recruit and organize an US&R Task Force, filling the positions to the best of their ability according to the criteria and guidelines described in the US&R Manual. _4- 94- 479 3. Register and qualify all medical personnel on the Task Force through The U.S. Public Health Services (the "PHS"), as a specialized DMAT. The City will enter into a separate NOU with the PHS, the terms of which will be appended to this Merprandwm as "Attachment B" when completed. 4. Provide training, with limited support and guidance from the State and FEMA, to Task Force timbers. Training will be consistent with the objectives of developing, upgrading, and renewing skills as needed to meet and maintain qualifications for the particular positions on the Task Force according to the criteria and guidelines described in US&R Manual. 5. Maintain twenty four (24) hour Task Force alert capabilities, including a 24-hour phone number and point -of -contact or duty officer available at all times. 6. Develop, implement, and practice a Task Force personnel call - out and equipment mobilization procedure with the objective of being fully mobilized at a pre -designated point--of-departure within six hours from time of activation as outlined in section V. PROCEDURES. 7. Provide administrative, financial, and personnel management as they relate to the Task Force. All original paperwork will be filed with the City with copies, as outlined in section VIII. REPORTING REQUIREMEMIfl S, sent via the State of FEMA, Federal Response Division, SL-OE-FR-OP, Attn: US&R. B. Develop, maintain and provide accountability for US&R-specific equipment purchased with matching funds from FEMA. 9. Provide personnel and equipment for US&R-related training exercises, as agreed upon with FEMA and the State, subject to availability of such Task Force personnel and equipment which will be based upon State and local requirements and priorities at the time such personnel and equipment are needed. Requests for City participation in sanctioned training will be provided to the City in writing. 10. Employ its best efforts to pursue funding for Task Force equipment and training. However, the City shall not incur any liability for failure to secure funding for this project. 11. Maintain task force equipment in a state of readiness and available for use by a Participating Organization on an emergency basis, as agreed upon, and spelled out in the Task Force Standard Operating Procedure. 94- 479 -5- E. The Participating Organization agrees to (fill in the appropriate blanks and circle all items that apply): 1. Participate in the development of the US&R Task Force by providing one or more of the following: a. Representation on one or more of the following committees: b. one or more of the following US&R-related training resources: - instructors: - training props and materials; - facilities (training tower, classroom, meeting room; drill grounds;) other 2. Place on Loan US&R-related equipment and/or supplies, as described in the US&R Manual, for the development of a standing US&R Equipment Cache. Loaned equipment and supplies shall be listed and identified on forms provided by the City. 3. Provide funds in the amount of , to be matched by FEMA for the purchase of US&R-related equipment needed by the Task Force for the development of a standing US&R Equipment Cache as described in the US&R Manual. 4. Provide US&R related equipment and/or supplies, as described in the US&R Manual, for mobilization and response within six hours to a FEMA and/or State activation. Provided equipment and supplies shall be listed and identified on forms provided by the City. 5. Recruit and assist in staffing Task Force positions (at a ratio of 3:1), according to criteria and guidelines described in the US&R Manual. Provide and update the names and personal background information of participating personnel on forms provided by the City. 6. Register and qualify, through PHS as specialized DMAT members, all participating medical personnel provided to the Task Force. This includes a separate MDU with the PITS. 7. Provide and/or make personnel available as manpower permits for US&R-related training which is contiguous with the objectives of developing, upgrading, and renewing skills as needed to maintain qualifications for the particular positions on the Task Force according to the criteria and guidelines described in the US&R Manual. -6- 94- 479 8. Implement and practice an internal Task Force personnel call - out and equipment mobilization procedure, as developed with the City, with the objective of being fully mobilized at a pre --designated point -of -departure within six hours from the time of official activation. 9. Maintain twenty four (24) hour Task Force member alert capabilities, and provide to the City a 24-hour emergency phone number and point--of--contact or duty officer available at all times. 10. Provide administrative, financial, personnel management as they relate to the Participating Organizations Task Force Personnel and equipment. All original paperwork will be filed with the Participating Organization with copies, as outlined in section VIII. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, provided to the City. 11. Develop, maintain, and provide accountability for US&R specific equipment purchased with matching funds from FEMA through the City. 12. Provide the agreed upon personnel and equipment for US&R related training exercises, subject to the availability of such Task Force personnel and equipment which will be based upon local requirements and priorities at the time such personnel and equipment are needed. F. The City and the Participating organization agree: 1. That funding acquired and identified for the purchase of Task Force equipment and Task Force mad)er training will be administered solely by the Sponsoring Jurisdiction. 2. That funding pursued and acquired in the name of the three Participating Organizations (Coral Gables, Hialeah, and Miami Beach) and the Sponsoring Jurisdiction, for task force equipment purchases, will be to the benefit of the four organizations. 3. In the event the four organizations agree in writing to dissolve and disband the US&R Task Force, the Task Force equipment will be appraised within 60 days, by a mutually agreed upon appraiser, and a dollar value shall be placed on each individual piece of equipment. 4. If the task force is dissolved, the equipment, as identified in the Task Force equipment inventory, will be made available for distribution to the four organizations based on the total number of uniform firefighters represented on their respective departments payroll at the time of signing of this MDA. 94- 479 -7- 5. The organizations will recieve equipment based on the following percentages: Department Manpower. Percentage Miami 635 54% Coral Gables 140 12% Miami Beach 164 14% Hialeah 236 20% Total 1175 100% 6. If a participating organization withdraws their partcipation, as provided for in the MOA, prior to a complete and agreed upon dissolution of the US&R Task Force by all of the Participating Organizations, their percentage will be forfeited to the remaining organizations (sponsoring and participating). A. Alert & :Activation 1. Upon request from State governments for Federal disaster assistance, or determination by FEMA that pre -positioning US&R Task Forces is prudent, FEMA ,:.tall request the activation of forces necessary to respond to the emergency or disaster situation. Alert notifications can be initiated independently by FEMA. 2. Alert and/or Activation notices shall be ccmm icated by the EICC or NECC, through the appropriate State Emergency Management Office, to the City-s pre -designated twenty four (24) hour emergency point -of -contact. 3. Upon notification from the State of the Task Force s activation, the City shall inform the State within a reasonable time whether or not they will be responding to the request, and if responding they shall activate their Task Force via their pre -established and practiced personnel call - out and equipment mobilization procedures. B. Mobilization, Deployment, and Redeployment 1. The City shall mobilize and deploy their Task Force personnel and equipment to the pre -designated point -of -departure for pickup by DOD aircraft within six hours of official activation. 2. Upon arrival at the mobilization center, DOD will provide an on -ground briefing, maps, food and housing (as necessary), and other items essential to the immediate deployment and operation of the Task Force. DOD will supply a liaison officer and a radio operator to each Task Force deployed to a disaster site. -8- 94- 479 3. ROD shall provide transportation to and from the mobilization center and the disaster site. 4. The US&R Task Force will operate within the guidelines and constraints outlined in the US&R Manual. 5. Upon completion of the US&R mission, the Task Force shall be redeployed to their original point -of -departure by DOD. C . Managarent I. Under Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 - Urban Search and Rescue, of the Federal Response Plan, D0D has the overall management responsibilities of the Task Forces from their activation to arrival at a declared disaster area, and from deactivation until their return to their original point -of - departure. 2. Tactical employment of US&R Task Forces will be passed frcm DOD to the local or on -site Incident Commander within the disaster area. A. Future funding for training and equipment will be allocated as determined by FEMA. B. From the time of activation by FEMA until the Task Force is returned to a state of readiness within the city, the City and its Participating Organizations shall be fully compensated in accordance with the current employee pay schedules, benefits, and policies set forth by the City and its Participating Organizations and/or State, as determined by the parties, and agreed to by the Federal government. (See attaclamnt "A" for current hourly rates of Task Force personnel pay schedules and benefits.) C. Any reasonable expense incurred by the City and the Participating Organizations in filling a Task Force member's position while the Task Force member has been activated, will be paid for by FEMA. FEMA will reimburse the Partcipating Organization (through the Sponsoring ,jurisdiction) and the Sponsoring Jurisdiction, the normal and usual rates of pay and back fill costs (excluding personnel costs associated with the members of the medical team) accrued as a result of activation of the task force by FEMA. MIA will not pay personnel costs above the normal and usual rate for that position. It is expressly agreed and understood by FEMA, the State, and the City that such personnel.. costs reasonably include differential overtime compensation if the organization is required to pay such compensation costs in filling positions deemed critical for public safety and well being. -9- 94- 479 D. Any, reasonable expense incurred by the City and its Participating Organizations for the purpose of mobilizing the Task Force in response to a Federal activation and/or alert and denobilizing (returning the Task Force to a state of readiness within the City) shall be paid for. by FEMA. E. Medical Team personnel shall be registered as a Disaster Medical Assistance 'ILam nK-�nk--r_s under the guidelines of the PHS "National Disaster Medical. System." (See attachment "B" - PHS MW). All medical team personnel, including employees of the Sponsoring Jurisdiction, are subject to the pay schedule and Federal benefits established through the National Disaster Medical System. FEMA continues to work with the PHS to establish more equitable pay schedules for medical team personnel. F. Task Force members shall. be reimbursed for travel and per diem costs in accordance with Federal travel regulations, unless otherwise authorized. G. Task Force members shall be reimbursed for reasonable personal costs of operations and maintenance incurred in conjunction with disaster operations. H. Task Force organizational materials, equipment, and supplies consumed while providing requested assistance shall be reimbursed to the City on a replacement basis. Replacement and/or rehabilitation requests shall be submitted to DOD prior to demobilization. I. Rehabilitation or replacement costs of non -expendable operational equipment will be reimbursed if the piece of equipment was used at a disaster site or on disaster exercises, as authorized by FEMA. FEMA will consider_ on a case -by -case basis the replacement of lost or stolen equipment, provided the equipment was not lost or stolen as a result of negligence on the part of the Task Force or its personnel. J. No Task Force or any individual Task Force member_ shall be reimbursed by FEND for costs incurred by activations outside the scope of this MOA. K. The city shall act as central agent for the submission of all reimbursement claims to FEMA via the State, and the disbursement of all compensations from FEMA regarding all FEMA- sanctioned Task Force Activities. 94- 479 -lo- L. All, equipment purchased under this MOA will become the property of the City, unless it was received in the name of the Sponsoring Jurisdiction and Participating Organizations jointly. It will then be jointly owned and distributed if the Task.Force is dissolved under the terms and conditions outlined in Section IV (F) hereof. Equipment purchased and supplied by a Participating Organization is the property of that organization on loan to the Task Force. The equipment supplied by the Participating Organization may be withdrawn from use by the Task Force upon advance written notice. M. A11 financial conmitments herein are made subject to the availability of funds and the continued mutual agreements of the parties. N. With the exception of medical team personnel, those individuals who are not employees of the Sponsoring Jurisdiction will be either brought onto the Sponsoring Jurisdiction or the State s payrolls as contingent employees for purposes fo consolidated billing. If the State or the Sponsoring Jurisdiction cannot accomplish this, FEMA will register these individuals as federal employees in conjunction with the National US&R Program. A. Under Section 305 of the Stafford Act, Task Force members and their employing agencies, performing a function under the authority of PL 93-288, as amended, are not liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance of or the failure to exercise or perform that function. B. Task Force members, to include the task force leaders, search, rescue and technical teams are considered Federal employees when activated. Task force members will remain employed by their respective sponsoring or participating organization for salary and assessments of other benefits; but upon activation, they will become Federal employees for the tort liability purposes of the Federal Tort Claims Act. C. Task Force members engaged in activities outlined in terms of this MQA will be afforded the same protection [under the Federal Tort claims act and the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)] against personal liability, death, or injury as are regular Federal employees for actions taken within the scope of their Federal employment. Federal benefit payments made in reference to this section will be paid to the City or its participating organizations to offset the obligations paid to their injured/dead personnel and their beneficiaries. -11- * 94- 479 _q t a„i01 r A. The City will submit quarterly financial statements and activity reports to the state, to be forwarded to the FEMA Regional Office, then to FEMA Headquarters, in accordance with instructions provided by the State. B. The City will submit in writing to the State all. personnel changes as they relate to the composition of the Task Force. This includes information of personnel training and qualification upgrades. As new members are admitted to position on the Task Force the relevant portions of the qualifications list will also be submitted to the State. The State in turn will forward this information to the FIM Regional Office who will then forward the information to FEMA Headquarters. C. A copy of the PHS MX will be submitted by the City via the State to FEMA, Federal ResponEe Division, SL.-OE-FR-OP, Attn: US&R. D. Verification of the Task Force member credentials, as they relate to the criteria outlined in the US&R Manual, will be submitted by the City to FEMA via the State on an annual basis and at other times as requested by 11 MA. .� ♦�; u ; � � : ia+ rr, tag � c� �•+ n •: A. This MOA will end on December 31, 1995, at which time all parties may agree to renew the association. Renewal will be based on evaluation of the City's ability to conform with procedures, training and equipment standards as described in the US&R Manual. B. This Memorandum may be modified or amended only on written agreement of all parties, and all amendments will be attached hereto. This MQA may be terminated by any party upon thirty (30) days written notice. C. FEMA complies with the provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended; and with the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor which prohibits discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. In addition, use of Federal facilities, supplies and services will be in compliance with regulations prohibiting duplication of benefits and guaranteeing nondiscrimination. Distribution of supplies, processing of applications, provision of technical assistance and other relief and assistance activities shall be accomplished in an equitable and impartial mariner without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, or economic status. -12- 1 94- 479 X. ATPACMRsN - A. Participating Organizations Personnel Pay and Benefits Schedule B. PHS/Specialized DMAT MU ATTEST; PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATION BY: i NAME: TITLE: (Seal) CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM CA=16 TO, The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM Ces io Cithaer DATE FILE SUBJECT Resolution Authorizing USAR Task Force Agreement with Key Biscayne REFERENCES ENCLOSURES RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution amending Resolution No. 93-226, adopted April 15, 1993, authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Village of Key Biscayne , as well as other municipalities or units of local government which may request to participate in the local Urban Search and Rescue (USAF'.) Task Force, as determined by the Fire Chief and the City Manager. BACYCROUND: The Dc.:)artment of Fire --Rescue has been approached by the Village of Key Biscayne with request to participate in the development of the Urban Search and Rescue Task Force. With the potential for further catastrophic events the City Manager and the Fire Chief have determined that there is a demonstrated need for specialized USAR capabilities and enhancement of overall disaster preparedness in Dade County by the inclusion of the Village of Key Biscayne in the development and support of the USAR Task Force. The Agreement will provide the necessary guidelines to coordinate the Task Force and will become part of and an attachment to the agreement entered into between the City, the State and FEMA. There are no anticipated costs associated with the execution of this document. 94- 479