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Home My WebLink AboutR-94-0486J-94-402 7/5/94 i RESOLUTION NO. 9 4— 486 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED DONATION OF THREE (3) REFRIGERATED/INSULATED TRAILERS, WITH A COMBINED VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $18,000, FROM XTRA CORPORATION, TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL POOL, INC. AND PLM INTERNATIONAL, INC., FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSPORTING AND STORING URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE (USAR) AND DISASTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM (DMAT) EQUIPMENT; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT FUTURE DONATIONS, FROM TIME TO TIME AND FROM OTHER SOURCES, NEEDED FOR THE CITY'S USAR AND DMAT PROGRAMS, UPON THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING THAT SAID DONATIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR THESE PROGRAMS AND WILL NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT AND/OR BECOME AN UNDUE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO THE CITY. WHEREAS, in an effort to develop a strong and effective Disaster Response Program, the City of Miami Fire -Rescue Department has joined with the fire departments from Coral Gables, Hialeah, Village of Key Biscayne and Miami Beach to form a regional and National Disaster Response Team; and WHEREAS, the Miami Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force is a 56 person, self-sufficient, medium -to -heavy rescue, quick response disaster team, requiring only six hours notice to respond to nationwide emergencies; and WHEREAS, the team has the capability to operate 24 hours a day for up to 10 days with over 200 volunteers, including CITY C,"0TT_%MTSSIOX 1�"5rF' 1111,<.i Or Resolution No. 94- 486 e+. structural engineers, physicians, K-9 handlers, hazardous materials specialists, EMTs, paramedics and professional firefighters from our community; and WHEREAS, the USAR Task Force is a non -funded program that receives equipment through grants, donations and limited federal resources and specialized training through their organizations; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami has received three (3) commitments for donations of refrigerated/insulated trailers, which will be used for transport and storage of USAR equipment and for the Disaster Assistance Medical Team, from Xtra Corporation, Transport International Pool, Inc., and PLM International, Inc., in the approximate value of $18,000; and WHEREAS, in the interest of expediency in initially setting up the USAR and DMAT Teams in their operations, it is advisable to authorize the City Manager to accept future donations, from time to time and from other sources, needed for the City's USAR and DMAT programs, conditioned upon the City Manager's finding that said donations are necessary for these programs and will not negatively impact and/or become an undue financial burden to the City; 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. 94- 486 ME structural engineers, physicians, K-9 handlers, hazardous materials specialists, EMTs, paramedics and professional firefighters from our community; and WHEREAS, the USAR Task Force is a non -funded program that receives equipment through grants, donations and limited federal resources and specialized training through their organizations; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami has received three (3) commitments for donations of refrigerated/insulated trailers, which will be used for transport and storage of USAR equipment and for the Disaster Assistance Medical Team, from Xtra Corporation, Transport International Pool, Inc., and PLM International, Inc., in the approximate value of $18,000; and WHEREAS, in the interest of expediency in initially setting up the USAR and DMAT Teams in their operations, it is advisable to authorize the City Manager to accept future donations, from time to time and from other sources, needed for the City's USAR and DMAT programs, conditioned upon the City Manager's finding that said donations are necessary for these programs and will not negatively impact and/or become an undue financial burden to the City; 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. 94- 486 ME Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept the donation of three (3) refrigerated/insulated trailers, with a combined approximate value of $18,000, from Xtra Corporation, Transport International Pool, Inc., and PLM International, Inc., for use by the City of Miami Department of Fire -Rescue for the purpose of transporting and storing Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Disaster Medical. Assistance Team (DMAT ) equipment. Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to accept future donations, from time to time and from other sources, needed for the City's USAR and DMAT. programs, upon the City Manager's finding that said donations are necessary for these programs and will not negatively impact and/or become an undue financial burden to the City. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of July 1994. M � .:: • 5N"L' AT S STEP N P. CLARK, MAYOR MATTY HIRAI, CITY CLERK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: ��i RAFAEL 0. DIAZ DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM & CORRECTNESS: i A. III CITYVift Y ATTORO 9 4 -- 486 ROD:csk:bss:M4443 -3- CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM TO Honorable Mayor and DATE JUL —5 199a F:,LE Members of the City Commission sua.iECT Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Donations; Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) Program FROM Ce s d i o REFERENCES C i t 410 er ENCLOSURES. P,ECOMMENDATI O�1 ; It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission pass the attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept the proposed donation of three (3) refrigerated/insulated trailers, in the value of approximately $18,000, from Xtra Corporation, Transport International Pool, Inc., and PLM International, Inc., for the purpose of transporting and storage of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) equipment. In addition, the Resolution authorizes the City Manager to accept future donations to these Programs, from time to time and from other sources, upon the City Manager's finding that said donations are of need to these Programs and will not negatively impact and/or become an undue financial burden to the City. BACKGROUND: The Department of Fire -Rescue is developing a strong and effective Disaster Response Program in conjunction with the City of Coral Gables, Hialeah, the Village of Key Riscayne and the City of f"iami Beach. As a non -funded program it relies on receiving equipment through grants, donations and limited federal resources. The equipment cache which is required to be pre -packaged, loaded and ready to respond to disasters consists of heavy rescue tools, medical equipment, hazardous material response equipment, communications gear, technical search equipment, heavy rigging equipment, tents, food, water and other gear; to support 56 people for up to 10 days. The cache weighs over 25,000 lbs. and is required to remain highly mobile for over the road and/or air transport. The USAR Task Force has received three (3) commitments for donation of refrigerated/insulated trailers to be of service in this regard. In initially establishing this Task •Force there will be many additional donations of equipment and materials from other sources which will require expedient acceptance and inclusion in the USAR and DMAT operational programs. 94- 486 ��°Z-S -