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3/30/93
RESOLUTION NO. 9 3- 226
A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENT(S), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED
FORM, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI, AND SEVERAL
LOCAL Wi,11CIPALITIES, SPECIFICALLY, THE
CITIES OF CORAL GABLES, HIALEAH, AND MIAMI
BEACH, 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.
WHEREAS, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Publics Law 93-288, as amended) (the
"Stafford Act") provides the authority for the Federal government
to respond to disasters and emergencies in order to provide
assistance to save lives and protect public health, safety, and
property; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Response Plan (for Public Law 93-288,
as amended) (the "Plan") addresses the consequences of any
disaster or emergency situation in which there is a need for
Federal response assistance under the authorities of the Stafford
Act; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Plan, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (PEMA) has created a nationwide network of
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Urban Search and Resoue (USYR) Task Forces strategically located
throughout the united States; and
WHEREAS, the soope of USNR activities in response to a
oatastrophio disaster includes locating, extricating and
providing for the immediate medical treatment of victims trapped
in collapsed structures; and
WHEREAS, the National USUR Response System will assist and
provide support to local fire departments which sponsor USYR
activities and assume responsibility for developing and training
a Task Force capable of being deployed within six hours in
response to a catastrophic disaster; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Fire Department is willing to
undertake the role of sponsoring organization for purposes of ?'
developing an USUR Task Force in Dade County with the
participation of members from the Fire Departments from the
Cities of Coral Gables, Miami Beach, and Hialeah; and
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WHEREAS, funding for the training of personnel and purchase s
of US&R equipment is anticipated in the form of a grant from the
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State of Florida; and t.
WHEREAS, any and all expenses incurred by the US&R Task x
Force mobilized at the request of FEMA in response to an event
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requiring said assistance are fully reimbursable by F$MA; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami will enter into a Memorandum of
Agreement with FENA and the State of Florida whereby the City
will assume the responsibility as administrating agency of the
US&R Task Force in Dade County; and
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WHEREAS, it is also necessary for the City of Miami to enter
into a Memorandum of Agreement with each of the cities which will
participate in the USUR Task Force;
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
execute a Memorandum of Agreement(s), in substantially the
attached form, between the City of Miami and several local
participating municipalities, specifically, the Cities of Coral
Gables, Hialeah, and Miami Beach, for the purpose of setting
forth the parties responsibilities in oonnection 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 souroes.
The herein authorization is further subject to oomplianoe
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.
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Seotion 3. This Resolution shall beoome effeotive
Immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this .__ 15th day of
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CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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MAYOR
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
Fit PARi*ICIPATtV ORIMNIZNIONS
This Agreement entered into this day of , 19 , by and
between the City of Miami, a municipal corporation of the State of Florida,
(the City), and r (the Participating
Organization).
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 Hmargency Act," Public Law 93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
S51211 et s . and relevant state authorities, or when otherwise properly
directed. This Agreemmt, (the,mv) contains all the relevant text of a
similar MCA entered into between FFMPL, 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 my impact the Participating
Organization.
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The provisions of this M]A apply only to US&R Task Force activities performed
at the request of the Federal government according to the Federal Response
Pi.an ( for Public Law 93--288, as amended),, which may be provided at the option
of the City, the State, and the Participating Organization and in conjunction
with, or in preparation of, a Presidential declaration of a disaster or
emergency and upon activation as outlined below in section V. PROCSDUIIms.
Details concerning specific working relationships on various projects may be
ap "ided to this HDA as they are developed.
III. IEFINMON
A. Activations the formal request by FEKk 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 hours
of being activated.
B. Alerts the formal notification by FENA to a Sponsoring
Jurisdiction, via procedures outlined in section V. PROC=RE.S,
that an event has occurred or is projected to occur, and that the
Task Fame might be activated. Sponsoring Jurisdictions, placed
on alert by FM, 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, FEbR.
D. of Defense (DOD): the DOD, to include the military and
civilian vamporsa'its. DOD is the primary agent for coordinating
US&R efforts under Emergency Support Function (ESF) #91 US&R, of
the Federal Response Plan.
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E. Dirwtort
Agency.
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management
F. Disaster Assistance aVlvyee (DAE)! a temporary Federal employee,
hired under the provisions of titre Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief Act.
G. Disaster Medical Assistance Tenn (DMAT)t a functional unit
activated under the NCM which provides austere medical care in a
disaster area or medical services at transfer points and reception
sites associated with patient evacuation.
H. Elmery Oa Information and Coordination Center (EICC) t a control
center located within FEMA headquarters in Washington, DC, which
provide inter -agency coordination of assistance to emergency or
disaster areas.
I. Emergency Support Function (ESP): anr*Lxes to the Federal Response
Plan, numbered 1 through 12, that defines functional areas of
responsibility, describes organizational strictures, 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 W"ernments
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 its, grouped
into Emergency Support Functions (ESF), who will provide
coordinated response assistance to supplement State and local
response efforts.
K. FEMk: the Federal O r sneY Menac not Agency..
L. Hurd Match: . mW a process of matching a Sponsoring
Jurisdiction s cash expenditure with a cash r+einbwsement at a
pacedeteantirn�ed 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 cats, mity responsible for incident activities including
the development and implementation of strategic decisions, and who
approves the request and allocation of resources.
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N. National Disaster Medical System (I): a cooperative effort of
the Department of Health and Hunan Services (HHS),t of
Defense (DOD) of Veteran Affairs (VA), FENA, and State
and local govenstients and the private sector designed to care for
a large nisiber of casualties resulting from either a domestic
disaster or an overseas war. The Public Health Service (M)
heads the program.
O.
National Emergency Coordinating Center (NEOC): a twenty four (24)
hour primary notification center located in Berryville, VA.
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P.
Participating 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: FEWs process of matching any type of expenditure by
Sponsoring Jurisdiction with a cash reimbursement at a
predetermined ratio.
R.
Sponsoring Jurisdiction: the City of Miami,. a municipal
corporation of the State of Florida; a public entity providing
official sanction to a FM -endorsed US&R Task Force. The City of
Miami Fire Departirent will be the administrating agency of the
US&R Task Force for the City
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State: the State of Florida. The Division of Energency
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,,
WI-wr, ESF #9 - Uzi= Search and Pascua,, composed of 56 persons
divided into functional elements of search,, rescue,, medical,,
technical support, and management (refer to the FEK& US&R Response
System Manual) .
U.
Task Forms Raeder: a Sponsoring Jurisdiction's
responsible for team training, equipment, mobilization and
tactical direction of the Task Force.
v.
Urban Search and Rescue (US&R): the term used to define the
strategy,, tactics and operations for locating, providing madtical
stabilization and treatment, and extrication of entrapped victims
encountered in natural and man-made disasters.
IV.
A. PEM agLves to:
1. Provide coordination, when between the City, the
local public agency in who's jurisdiction the CiWs Task
Force has been sent, the State, and other relevant
governmental and private parties.
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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
F'EMA's US&R Response System Manual (the US&R Manual). FEKK
will also provide assistance to the City in obtaining
supplies and equipment from Federal and donor sources 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. FINAWIM AGRM40M.
4. Provide dom mart control at the Regional office ensuring
that all reports are directed to FEMA Neadqua serer Federal
Response Division, SIM-M-FR-OP, Attn.: US&R.
B. Zne State a:g+eee to:
1. Maintain twenty four (24) hour alert capabilities, including a
point -of -contact or duty officer available at all times.
2. Implement F Ws alert and activation procedure by contacting
the City wherever 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 FEMh Regional. Point
of Contact.
C. Under "may Support Functim #9" of the Piederal Response Plan,
DOD aces to:
1. Provide all transportation of the Task Force between point-of-
1 5 1 -P. disaster sites and return to point -of -departure.
2. Provide logistical, maintenance, and other support to deployed
US&R Task Pbrees.
3. Coordinate the replacement and/or rehabilitation of e)Vended,
damaged, lost, or destroyed Task Force equipment and supplies
used in the course of operations.
D. "s City egress to:
1. Provide an administrating agency, which will be the City of
Miami Fire Department, auth rilzed 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 Marwal.
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3. Register and qualify all medical personnel on the Task Force
through The U.S. Public Health Services (the "PHS"), as a
specialized CHAT. The City will enter into a separate MOt;
with the PHS, the terms of which will be appended to this
Met mdmn as "Attachment B" when ccnpleted.
4. Provide training, with limited support and guidance from the
State and FEMA, to Task Force members. 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 the 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 hairs from time of activation as outlined in
section V. PURES.
7. Provide administrative, financial, and personnel managanent as
they relate to the Task Force. All original paperwork will be
filed with the City with copies, as outlined in section VIII.
FZPMM RDQUIRE OM, sent via the State to FM, Federal
Response Division, SL-M-FR-OP, Attn.: US&R.
B. Develop, maintain and provide accountability for US&R-specific
equipment purchased with matching funds from Fes.
9. Provide personnel and equipment for US&R-related training
exercises, as agreed upon with FEMN 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 arm
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 Procedures.
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"a Participating agrees to (fill in the i;gm pr JAfim
blanks and circle all item 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
FEW 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 mmwal, for mobilization and response within six
hours to a FEMA and/or State activation. Provided equipuent,
and supplies shall be listed and identified on fame provided
by the City.
5. recruit and assist in staffing Task Force positions (at a
ratio of 3tl), according to criteria and guidelines described
in the US&R Manual. Provide and update the names and,
personal , 1 _ , -2 information of participating personnel on
forms provided by the City.
6. Register and qualify, through the PM as specialized MW
all participating medical personnel provided to the
Task Force. This includes a separate MW with the PHS.
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7. Provide arid/or make personnel available as manpower permits
for US&R-related training which is contiguous with the
objectives of dwm1cpin4,, upgrading,, and renewing skills as
needed to maintain qualifications for the
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positions on the Task Force according to the criteria and
guidelines described in the US&R Manual.
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B. Itrpleuent and practice an internal Task force personnel call -
out and equipment mobilization procedure, as developed with
the City, with the objective of being fully nobilized at a
pre -designated point -of -departure within six hours from the
time of official activation.
9. Maintain twenty four (24) hour Task Ponce member alert
capabilities, and provide to the City a 24-hour emergency
phone n bw and point -of -contact or duty officer available
at all times.
10. Provide administrative, financial, personnel nmnag=nent as
they relate to the participating organizations Task Force
Persomml and equipment. All original pgxmiork will be
filed with the Participating Organization with copies, as
outlined in section VIII. STING FM=WM S, provided
to the City.
11. Develop, maintain, and provide accountability for US&R
specific equipment purchased with matching funds from Fri
through the City.
12. Provide the agreed upon persomel and equipment for USSR
related training exercises, subject to the availability of
such Task Ponce personnel and equipment which will be based
upon local rents and priorities at the time such
personnel and equipment are needed.
F. "a City and the Participatingagrees
1. That funding acquired and identified for the purchase of Task
Force equipment and Task Force member training will be .-
administered solely by the Sponsoring Juriedictiort. `'
2. TMt funding pursued and acquired in the name of the three r
Participating OrgsniZations (Coral Gables, Hialeah, and Miami
Beach) and , the 4*ns=iM JsriKUction, for task force R
equipment purchases, will be to the benefit of the fours
organizations • ; ;_
3. In the event the four organizations agree in writing to
dissolve and disband the US&R Task Force, the Task Force
eTapnent will be appraised within 60 days, by a mutually
agreed upon appraiser, and a collar 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 immntory, will be mode available
for distribution to the four organizations based on the total
number of uniform firefighters meted on their
respective departimen —payroll at the time of signing of this
MOA.
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5. n* organizations will recieve equipmnt based on the
following percetitages:
D%Vma t ! is is =9 1 Manpower Fercentatie
Miami
Coral Gables
Miami Beach
Hialeah
Total 100%
6. if a participating organization withdraws their partcipationt
as provided for in the WA, prior to a cwplete and agreed
upon dissolution of the US&R Task Pb=e by all of the
Participating Organizations,, their percentage will be
forfeited to the ramining organizations (sponsoring and
participating).
A. Alert & ACUVatim
1. upon request from state governments for Federal disaster
assistance, or detaim3.nation by FEM that pro -positioning
US&R Task Farces is Mx1ent, FEM shall request the
activation of forces necessary to respond to the emergerry or
disaster situation. Alert notifications can be initiated
'Migard-rfitly by EM.
2. Alert and/or Activation notices shall be camumicated by the
EIOC or NEW r through the qPr— State Smirgency
Mar>u-ecnera 1, Office, to the City a pre -designated twenty fotw
(24) hour emergency point -of -contact.
3. Upon notification fray the State of the Task
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
1111orce VIA th
eir pre -establis
hed and ppracticed persamnel call -
out and eWipnnt mobilization kLWTRWi.W a
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1. The City shall mobilize and deploy their Task Foroe persorml
and eqiipmft to the pre -designated point -of -departure for
pickup by = aircraft within six hours of official
activation.
2. Upon arrival at the mobilization center, DOD will provida an
on -ground briefing, maps, food and housing (as nKmsary),
and other item essential to the immediate deployment and
operation of the Task Force. DOD will supply a Liaison
officer and a radio operator to each Task Pbrce deployed to a
disaster site.
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3. DOD shall provide transportation to and from the mibilization
center and the disaster site.
4. The USER Task Force will operate within the guidelines and
constraints outlined in the US&R Manual.
5. Upon carpletion of the US&R. mission, the Task Force shall be
redeployed to their original point -of -departure by DOD.
1. Under Emergency Support Function (ESP) #9 - Urban Search and
Rescm, of the Federal Response Plan, DOD has the overall
w agatent responsibilities of the Task Forces fran 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 fran
DOD to the local or on -site Incident Commander within the
disaster area.
A. Future funding for training and equipment will be allocated as
deteunined by FFNh.
B. From the time of activation by F'EMK 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 deteYmfrred by the -parties, and
agreed to by the Federal goverment. (See attachment "A" for
current hourly rates of Task Force personnel pay schedules and
benefits.)
C. Any le expense incurred by the City and the
Participating Organizations in filling a Task Farce number's
position while the Task Force member has been activated, will
be paid for by FEM. FEMA will reimburse the Particpating
Organization (through the Sponsoring Jurisdiction) and the
Spansoring Jurisdiction, the nonttal and usual rates of pay and
buck fill costs (ewludi.ng personnel costs associated with the
members of the medical teats) accrued as a result of activation
of the Task Force by FEM. FEMPi will not pay personnel costs
above the n owl and usual rate for that position. It is
expressly agreed and by PM, the State, and the
City that such personnel costs reasonably include differential
overtime oar pensati:on if the organization is required to pay
such carpensation costs in filling positions deemed critical
for public safety and well being.
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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
demobilizing (returning the Task Force to a state of readiness
within the City) shall be paid for by PM.
E. Medical Tim personnel shall be registered as a Disaster
Medical Assistance Te m members under the guidelines of the M
"National Disaster Medical System." (See attachment W - PHS
M7U). All medical temp personnel, including employees of the
Sponsoring Jurisdiction, are subject to the pay schedule and
Federal benefits established through the National Disaster
Medical System. MIA 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 FEMR. FEMPi will consider on a case -by- ass,
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 menbdr shall be
reimbursed by hM for costs incurred by activaUm s outside
the scope of this MDA.
K. The City shall act as central agent for the submission of all
reimbIraearsnt claims to FEKh via the State, and the
disbursdment of all compensations from PM regarding all PM -
Task Farce Activities.
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L. All equipment purchased under this M3A will became 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 o4ned and distributed if the
Task Force is dissolved under the terns 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 equipnent supplied
by the Participating Organization may be withdrawn from use by _-
the Task Force upon advance written notice.
M. All financial camaitments made herein are made subject to the
availability of funds and the continued mutual agreemaa�ts of
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N. With the motion of medical temp persomel, 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 of consolidated
billing. If the State or the Sponsoring Jurisdiction cannot
_ accwplish this, FEMA will register these individuals as
federal employees in conjunction with the National USM
- Program.
A. Under Section 305 of the Stafford Act, Task force members and
their enploying agencies, performing a function under the
authority of PL 93-288, as amended, are not liable for any
claim based upon the erercise or peof 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 rennin employed by
their respective sponsoring or participating organization for
salary and assessments of other benefits; but upon activation,
they will became 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 K A will be afforded the same protection [under the
Federal Tort claims act and the Federal Employees' Compensation
Act (F .A) against per/xal liability, death, or injury as are
regular Federal enp'iTyees 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
their participating
personnel and their benef icto offset the li.ariies . atJxxw d
to
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A. The City will submit quarterly financial statements and
- activity reports to the State, to be forwarded to the FM
Regional Off ice, then to FEMA Ii®adquarters, 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 Ma
Regional Office who will then forward the information to FM
C. A copy of the PHS MOU will be submitted by the City via the
State to PM,, Federal Response Division, SIr-OE-FIR-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 such other times as requested by FEMA.
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A. This MaA will end on December 31, 1995, at which time all
parties may agree to renew the association. Rermial will be
based on evaluation of the City's ability to conform with
procedures, training and equipment stwx1ards as described in
the US&R Manual.
M. This MA may be modified or amended only on written agreement
of all parties, and all amendments shall be attached hereto.
This K A may be terminated by any party hereto upon thirty (30]
days written notice.
C. FEMh 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
discrimination 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 carpliance 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 accamplished in an equitable and impartial
msunner without discrimination on the grounds of rave, color,
religion, nationality, sex, age, or economic status.
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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDACAM
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To Hcnorable Mayor and Members
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FROM : Cesar H. Odio
or City Manager
DATE j� ; i „- M3 FILE .
SUBJECT : Resolution Authorizing
Execution of Agreements with
Coral Gables, Miami Beach,
Hialeah for the development
REFERENCES : of a USAR Task Force
ENCLOSURES:
RrCOMMENDATION t
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adapt the
attached Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute at a
future date, separate Agreements between the City of Miami and Coral
Gables; Miami Beach; and Hialeah for the purpose of developing a
multi -jurisdictional Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force.
RACKGROUN103
The recent major disaster in Dade County dramatically demonstrated
the need for specialized Urban Search and Rescue capabilities in
South Florida. With the potential for further catastrophic events,
the Miami Fire Department is pursuing the development of an Urban
Search and Rescue Task Force.
To further this goal and enhance overall disaster preparedness in
Dade County, the City of Miami, as a sponsoring organization is
inviting the participation of Coral Gables, Miami Beach and Hialeah
as participating organizations. This coalition will allow the
formation of a Multi -Jurisdictional Task Force that will draw-�
resources from a personnel pool of 1200 Firefighters.`
The Agreements will provide the necessary guidelines to coordinate
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the Task Force and will become part of and an attachment to the
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agreement entered into between the City, the State and FEMA.
There are no anticipated costs associated with the execution of this
document.
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