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Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH THE CITY OF
CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND
OPERATING A DISASTER RECOVERY SITE, FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD, WITH
THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS.
WHEREAS, the City of Coral Springs ("Coral Springs") and the City of Miami ("City") have agreed
to cooperate in good faith to establish and operate a Disaster Recovery Site; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the attached interlocal agreement with Coral Springs is to provide at a
minimum cost, a mutual support Disaster Recovery program to benefit the City and Coral Springs; and
WHEREAS, each entity will place Information Technology ("IT") hardware (servers, SANS, tape
libraries, networking equipment, etc.) at the Production IT facilities of the other agency; and
WHEREAS, neither agency will charge a fee for hosting the equipment so long as the rack space
required by each party maintains a one to one ratio, and the party requiring more racks shall be
assessed a $325 fee per month; and
WHEREAS, funds are available for said fees in an already existing general account
(No.00001.251000.546000) in the event said fees are required; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a backup recovery infrastructure at the proposed Coral Springs
site would allow the City to enhance its disaster recovery preparedness by establishing a secondary,
hardened recovery facility, reduce recovery time associated with IT Infrastructure from days to hours,
and cost effectively leverage existing IT development/staging infrastructure to establish a secondary
operational site without incurring the costs associated with a similar commercial site;
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 City Manager is authorized{1} to execute an Interlocal Agreement, in substantially
the attached form, with Coral Springs, for the purpose of establishing and operating a Disaster
Recovery Site, for a one-year period, with the option to renew for five (5) additional one-year periods.
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File Number: 08-01489
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH THE CITY OF
CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND
OPERATING A DISASTER RECOVERY SITE, FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD, WITH
THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS.
WHEREAS, the City of Coral Springs ("Coral Springs") and the City of Miami ("City") have agreed
to cooperate in good faith to establish and operate a Disaster Recovery Site; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the attached interlocal agreement with Coral Springs is to provide at a
minimum cost, a mutual support Disaster Recovery program to benefit the City and Coral Springs; and
WHEREAS, each entity will place Information Technology ("IT") hardware (servers, SANS, tape
libraries, networking equipment, etc.) at the Production IT facilities of the other agency; and
WHEREAS, neither agency will charge a fee for hosting the equipment so long as the rack space
required by each party maintains a one to one ratio, and the party requiring more racks shall be
assessed a $325 fee per month; and
WHEREAS, funds are available for said fees in an already existing general account
(No.00001.251000.546000) in the event said fees are required; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a backup recovery infrastructure at the proposed Coral Springs
site would allow the City to enhance its disaster recovery preparedness by establishing a secondary,
hardened recovery facility, reduce recovery time associated with IT Infrastructure from days to hours,
and cost effectively leverage existing IT development/staging infrastructure to establish a secondary
operational site without incurring the costs associated with a similar commercial site;
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 City Manager is authorized{1} to execute an Interlocal Agreement, in substantially
the attached form, with Coral Springs, for the purpose of establishing and operating a Disaster
Recovery Site, for a one-year period, with the option to renew for five (5) additional one-year periods.
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Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BRUy yl,�
CITY ATTORNEY
Footnotes:
{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 Code
provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten 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.
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