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FILE ID: 05w1165`t
Date: 9/14/2005 Requesting Department: Fire -Rescue
Commission Meeting Date:10/13/2005 District Impacted: All
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
❑ Other
Subject: Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County
Purpose of Item:
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding
between the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County to carry out a State of Florida Department of
Community Affairs Homeland Security Preparedness activity.
Background Information;
The State of Florida Department of Community Affairs has appropriated $1,150,854 for the Miami -
Dade County Homeland Security Preparedness Agreement. The Miami -Dade County Board of
County Commissioners approved Resolution R-1293-04 on October 19, 2004, authorizing the County
Manager to execute the Homeland Security Agreement for Fiscal Year 2004-05. Pursuant to said
grant award, on April 5, 2005, the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners approved
Resolution R-320-05, authorizing the County Manager to execute inter local agreements with
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Budget Impact Analysis
YES Is this item related to revenue?
NO Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
General Account No: _
Special Revenue Account No:
CIP Project No:
NO Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
Start Up Capital Cost:
Maintenance Cost:
Total Fiscal Impact:
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Final Approvals
(SIGN AND DATE)
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Fire Chiefs City Manager
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Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County
Background Information: (Continued)
Miami -Dade County municipalities including the cities of Coral Gables, Hialeah, Miami Beach, and
Miami to carry out an activity under this grant and provide funds to train all appropriate personnel.
The Miami -Dade County Office of Emergency Management ("EOC") is managing this federal
initiative to provide funds to local first responders for planning, training, equipment and exercise
programs to enhance local capacity to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism. As
Project Manager for the $42,998 received from the United States Office for Domestic Preparedness
State Homeland Security Grant Program FY 2004-05, the Miami -Dade County EOC is responsible for
exercising and evaluating the Terrorism Warning Point and Tiered Response procedures with
dispatching personnel from the Miami -Dade County, City of Hialeah, City of Miami Beach, City of
Miami, and City of Coral Gables Public Safety Answering Points on behalf of the County. Pursuant to
the State of Florida guidelines and procedures, the City of Miami Department of Fire -Rescue has
updated, and completed its standard operating procedures to incorporate the State Terrorism Warning
Point ("TWP") alert and notifications procedures and the Tier Response dispatch procedures into the
City's Public Safety Answering Point ("PSAP"), as well as provided training to our dispatch personnel
consistent with County's Terrorism Response Plan. Based on the approved grant, it is necessary for
the City and County to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to carry out an activity in
connection with the State Homeland Security Preparedness Program Fiscal Year 2004-05 to enhance
local capabilities to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism and will permit the Miami -
Dade County to reimburse City of Miami for its expenditures that are compliant with the Project.
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