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Resolution R-23-0434
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 14474 Final Action Date: 9/28/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW CAPITAL PROJECT TITLED, "2023 STATE FIRE
MARSHAL GRANT"; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
GRANT AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM,
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCIAL SERVICES, DIVISION OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, TO
ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED ONE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED SIXTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($1,661,000.00), WITH NO MATCH FUNDS FROM THE CITY, TO BE UTILIZED
BY THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE FOR THE RENOVATION
AND HARDENING OF THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER; RATIFYING,
APPROVING, AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN NECESSARY ACTIONS BY THE
CITY MANAGER AND DESIGNATED CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO
UPDATE THE CAPITAL PLAN, RELEVANT FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND
COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR PROJECT
CLOSE-OUTS, AND FOR GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN
PROGRESS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AMENDMENTS,
EXTENSIONS, RENEWALS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION OF SAID FUNDS AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Sabina Covo
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") Department of Fire -Rescue ("Fire") has been
awarded a grant from Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of the State Fire
Marshal in an amount not to exceed one million six hundred sixty one thousand dollars
($1,661,000.00) ("Grant Funds"), with no matching funds required of the City; and
WHEREAS, the Grant Funds shall be utilized for the renovation and hardening of Fire's
Fire Training Center ("FTC"), the scope of which includes the replacement of all doors and
windows with hurricane resistant materials, replacement of the emergency generators,
replacement of the roof, repair of the exterior stucco, and other necessary improvements
("Purpose"); and
WHEREAS, the FTC serves as the primary location for all Fire recruit and in-service
fireground training, the backup site for both Police and Fire 911 call centers, a family assistance
center during major incidents and disasters, the point of assembly for federal Urban Search And
Rescue team members preparing for deployment, and many other training related activities; and
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File ID: 14474 Enactment Number: R-23-0434
WHEREAS, the Grant Funds shall serve to enhance the resilience of this critical City
facility from potential natural and/or man-made disasters;
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
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The following new Capital Project is established, and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE:
RESOURCES:
APPROPRIATIONS:
"2023 State Fire Marshal Grant"
Florida Department of Financial Services, $1,661,000.00
Division of State Fire Marshal
$1,661,000.00
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to execute a grant agreement, in
substantially the attached form, between the City and the Florida Department Of Financial
Services, Division Of The State Fire Marshal, to accept and appropriate grant funds in an
amount not to exceed one million six hundred sixty one thousand dollars ($1,661,000.00), to be
utilized for the renovation and hardening of the Fire Training Center.
Section 4. Certain necessary actions by the City Manager and designated City officials
and departments made in order to update the Capital Plan, relevant financial controls and
computer systems in connection therewith, for project close-outs, and for grants and other
funding sources in progress in connection herewith are ratified, approved, and confirmed.
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, including but not limited to, amendments, extensions, renewals, and
modifications, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for the acceptance and administration
of said funds and compliance with the terms and conditions.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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1 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 City Code
provisions.
2 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) calendar days
from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
City of Miami
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