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Resolution: R-06-0033
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File Number: 06-00060 Final Action Date: 1/12/2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $75,000, TO PAY FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2006 URBAN
SEARCH AND RESCUE ("USAR") TASK FORCE AFTER ACTION CONFERENCE,
ON BEHALF OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ("FEMA") ,
TO BE HELD JANUARY 29, 2006 THROUGH FEBRUARY 3, 2006, AT THE
SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL, LOCATED AT 1 SEMINOLE WAY, HOLLYWOOD,
FLORIDA; ALLOCATING SAID FUNDS FROM
THE "FEMA/USAR GRANT AWARD, FISCAL YEAR 2005," PROJECT NO. 110153,
ACCOUNT CODE NO. 280106.6.340.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 05-0557, adopted September 22, 2005, the City
Commission accepted a grant in the amount of $892,000 from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency ("FEMA") for the operation of the South Florida Urban Search and Rescue ("USAR") Program
for Fiscal Year 2005; and
WHEREAS, FEMA has approved as stipulated in the Award Letter, attached and incorporated, an
additional $75,000 grant award to the City of Miami ("City"), subject to the availability of funds, on
behalf of FEMA, to cover the cost for the 2006 USAR Task Force After Action Conference
("Conference"), to be held January 29, 2006 through February 3, 2006, at the Seminole Hard Rock
Hotel, located at 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Conference is designed to bring together the USAR members and their
sponsoring agency representatives to discuss the busy 2005 hurricane season and strategize for
future disaster recovery; and
WHEREAS, as predicted the trend for the increase in storms is expected to last for approximately
another 20 years; and
WHEREAS, hurricanes can be dangerous killers and planning ahead can reduce the chances of
injury or major property damage; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City Commission to authorize the expenditure of funds from
the FEMA/USAR Grant Award, Fiscal Year 2005 to pay for the immediate expense of the meeting
room rental and preliminary logistical expenses to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, related to the
Conference, in anticipation of the award of the grant at a later date;
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.
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Section 2. The expenditure of funds, in the amount not to exceed $75,000, to pay for costs
associated with the Conference, on behalf of FEMA, to be held January 29, 2006 through February 3,
2006, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, located at 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, Florida, is
authorized, with funds allocated from the "FEMA/USAR Grant Award, Fiscal Year 2005," Project No.
110153, Account Code No. 280106.6.340.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor {1 }.
Footnotes:
{1} 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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