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Home My WebLink AboutMemoi :,1 .! ! f t t t t! Date: February 2, 2010 MIAMILaADE Memorandum m� To: Honorable Chairman Dennis C. Moss And Members, Board of County Commissioners Amended Agenda Item No. 9(A)(5) From: George M. BurgessResolution No. R-132-10 County Manager WTI" Subject: Resolution Authorizing Application of Grant Funds for Improved and Expanded Pre -Hospital Emergency Medica! Services System Recommendation It is recommended that the Board approve the attached resolution retroactively authorizing the County Mayor to apply for, receive and expend new Fiscal Year 2009-10 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Grant funds from the State estimated at $323,988 for Grant #C9013. The state deadline for this grant application is January 29, 2010. If approved, the new funds will be distributed by Miami -Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) as follows: Miami -Dade County Fire Rescue Department $192,681 City of Miami Fire Rescue Department $77,201 City of Miami Beach Fire Rescue Department $15,055 City of Hialeah Fire Rescue Department $33,370 City of Coral Gables Fire Rescue Department $4,760 Village of Key Biscayne Fire Rescue Department $921 Total $323,988 Scope Each year the Florida Department of Health, ice of Emergency Medical Services distributes grant funds as authorized by Florida Statutes Chapter 401. These funds are made available to eligible county governments to improve and expand their pre -hospital emergency medical services_ The funds are derived by the state from surcharges on various traffic violations. No matching funds are required. Fiscal lmpactlFunding Source A total of approximately $323,988 of funding is anticipated for Grant #09013. 'The new revenue combined with estimated prior -year funds and interest earned, forms the basis for the Grant #09013 work plan amount of $714,105. This amount includes $323,988 in total new revenue expected from the State, $381,772 in total estimated revenue carryover balance from prior year and $8,345 in total interest carryover balance from Grant #08013, Fiscal Year 2008-09. The revenue and interest canyover cash balance is maintained by each fire department. MDFR's expected new revenue allocation of $992,681, in addition to the estimated revenue and interestcarryover balance from the previous year, will fund five identified projects as outlined in the department's Grant Projects Work and Expenditure Plans (attached). Projects include the purchase of EMS equipment upgrades, protocols rewrite and printing of educational materials, and EMS educationhraining equipment, software andA supplies. Honorable Chairman Dennis C. Moss and Members, Board of County Commissioners Page 2 Track Record/Monitor Performance and financial reports, as described in the Fiscal Year 2009-10 EMS County Grant Application, will be assembled and forwarded to the Department of Health by MDFR Grants Management Bureau. However, the Department of Health agrees to conduct performance and financial compliance audits directly with the municipal fire rescue departments responsible for the individual projects. Each Fire Rescue Department is responsible for managing their grant projects, but must submit all changes and required financial activity reports to the County for final submission to the State EMS office. Background Miami -Dade Fire Rescue Department has been responsible for the application and distribution process of the State EMS County Grant since 1987. A stipulation of the grant is that municipal fire departments are to apply for and receive funds through their respective county government or county fire department_ Members of the five municipal fire departments, as well as MDFR, conduct an annual needs assessment to formulate the Miami -Dade County application. The Director of each fire department reviews and approves the Grant Work and Expenditure Pians included in the final grant application package. The other fire departments participating on this grant must submit an approved agreement to MDFR in order to receive their portion of the new revenue received from the State. The distribution of grant funds to each participating department is based on the percentage of combined total EMS calls for the calendar year prior to the new grant's fiscal year. &': - - - J F -W `� ina T. Hudak Assistant County Manager MEMORANDUM (Revised) TO: Honorable Chairman Dennis C. Moss DATE: and Members, Board of County Commissioners FROM: R. A. Cuevas, Jr. County Attorney Cn Please note any items checked. February 2, 2010 Amended SUBJECT: Agenda Item No. 9 (A) (5) "3 -Day Rule" for committees applicable if raised 6 weeks required between first reading and public -hearing A weeks notification to municipal officials required prior to public hearing Decreases revenues or increases expenditures without balancing budget Budget required Statement of fiscal impact required Ordinance creating a new board requires detailed County Manager's report for public hearing No committee review Applicable legislation requires more than a majority vote (i.e., 2/3's , 3/5's , unanimous ) to approve Current information regarding funding source, index code and available balance, and available capacity (if debt is contemplated) required F1 Amended Approval Mayor Agenda Item No. 9 (A) (5) 2-2-10 Veto Override RESOLUTION NO. R-132-10 RESOLUTION RETROACTIVELY AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR, RECEIVE AND EXPEND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES GRANT AWARD FUNDS FOR IMPROVED AND EXPANDED PRE -HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PROGRAM WHEREAS, this Board desires to accomplish the purposes outlined in the accompanying memorandum, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board retroactively authorizes the County Mayor or his designee to file a Fiscal Year 2009-10 grant application for Emergency Medical Services Grant C9013 Award funds to be used to improve and expand the pre -hospital Emergency Medica! System in Dade County, in substantially the form attached hereto and made a part hereof, authorizes the County Mayor or his designee to receive and expend any and all monies received for such purposes described in the grant application,- authorizes pplication;authorizes the County Mayor or his designee to execute such contracts and agreements that are required, subject to County Attorney approval, for and on behalf of Miami -Dade County; and to file and execute any amendments to the application. 1� Resolution No. R-132-10 Amended Agenda Item No_ 9 (A) (S ) Page 2 The foregoing resolution was offered by Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Rebeca Sosa upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Dennis C. Moss, Chairman absent Jose "Pepe" Diaz, Vice -Chairman aye Bruno A_ Barreiro absent Audrey M_ Edmonson absent Cargos A. Gimenez aye Sally A. Heyman aye Barbara J_ Jordan aye Joe Martinez aye Dorrin D. Rolle aye Natacha Seijas aye Katy Sorenson absent Rebeca Sosa aye Sen. Javier D_ Souto absent who and The Chairperson thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 2" ' day of February, 2010. This resolution shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of its adoption unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon an override by this Board. % AK,t D Sj1 o 2 m c COUNTY Z — ♦ — m O vP � ti �J o a Approved by County Attorney as to form and legal sufficiency_ Daniel Frastai MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY ITS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK By. DIANE COLLINS Deputy Clerk