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INTER41rFICIE MItMORANOUM
TO; The Honorable Mayor and Members
Of the City Commission
FROM: Cesar H. Odio
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
DATE: J U N 3 0 1981 PILi:
SUIBACT: Fire Department Senior
Citizens' Home Safety
Program Agreement
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
It is recommended that the City Manager be authorized to execute an
agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with Senior
Citizen Community Services Employment Program and Senior Centers of
Dade County, Inc.•to utilize senior citizens, who are residents of
the City, as Home Fire Safety Advisors.
BACKGROUND:
In June of 1978, the City of Miami first entered into agreement on
behalf of the Department of Fire, Rescue, and Inspection Services
with the Senior Community Service Program and Senior Centers of
Dade County, Inc., to utilize senior citizens as Home Safety
Advisors. The proposed continuation of this Fire Safety and
Education Program necessitates execution of the agreement on an
annual basis, beginning July 1, 1987, and terminating on June 30,
1988.
This program involves up to 46 senior citizens in an ongoing,
bilingual public safety education program to reduce fires caused
by public ignorance and apathy. The senior citizens are
supervised by department personnel in door-to-door home fire
safety inspections, advisement to homeowners on benefits of early
warning devices (smoke detectors), and also in giving general
instructions in all phases of fire safety in the home.
The Program is federally funded by the Title V, Older American Act
`min the total amount of $180,968.80. Matching funds of at least
ten percent (10%) are required by the Host Agency, allowable
through contribution of in -kind services. The Miami Fire, Rescue
and Inspection Services Department's contribution was $92,438.00
last year and is estimated not to exceed $98,727.60 this contract
period. It is comprised of the following:
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Hon. Mayor and City Commissioners
Fire Dept. Senior Citizens'
Home Safety Program Agreement
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• Salary on Supervisory Personnel assigned to FPB $59,405.00
Home Safety Survey Advisors (4) 18,720.00
Vehicle Maintenance:
(3) at $400.40 per month 14,414.40
(1) at $207.35 per month 2,488.20
Uniforms (estimated cost) 1,200.00
Office Equipment and phones (estimated cost) 2,500.00
TOTAL, $98,727.60
Funding sources for "in -kind services" are from the Department of
Fire's Genet ul Budget.
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