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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
SR.1
TO:
FROM:
Honorable Mayor
Members of the ity Comrrtlssi
Joe Ar iola
Chief ministrator/City Manager
PATE ; NOV 2 5 2303
SUBJECT : Accept and Appropriate
FEMA Grant for the
Assistance to Firefighters
REFERENCES: Grant Program (FY 2003)
ENCLOSURES: Ordinance
FILE : FM-131,doc
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Ordinance
accepting a FEMA/Assistance to Firefighters Grant Award (FY 2003) from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the amount of $750,000, and appropriating said
funds in the City's Capital Improvements Project No. 313303, entitled: "Fire Department
Computers and Communications," to be used for the Department of Fire -Rescue Fire
Operations and Firefighter Safety Program, for the period commencing August 15, 2003
through August 14, 2004.
BACKGROUND
The Assistance for Firefighters Grant Program is administered by the United States Fire
Administration (UEFA), part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and
assists rural, urban and suburban fire departments throughout the United States. These funds
are used by the nation's firefighters to increase the effectiveness of firefighting operations, fire
fighter health and safety programs, new fire apparatus, emergency medical service programs,
and fire prevention and safety programs.
This year FEMA awarded a Federal grant to the City of Miami entitled, "FEMA/Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Award (FY 2003)", In the amount of $750,000, to be apportioned to continue
supporting Local firefighters in carrying out projects in public safety, public health, and
emergency response. This award Is the third grant that the Department of Fire -Rescue has
been eligible to receive since FEMA began awarding the Assistance for Firefighters grants to
various fire departments throughout the United States. Specifically, the City of Miami will use
these funds along with the matching funds allocated by the City of Miami Capital Improvement
Fund (Project No. 313303, Account Code No. 289401.6.840), in the amount of $400,000, as
stipulated by the grant, for the purchase of software and peripheral equipment.
It is now appropriate to accept said grant and appropriate the FEMA grant award therein for this
fiscal year.
Fiscal Impact: None. The required matching funds will be provided from the Capital
Improvement Project, funded by the Fire Assessment,
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