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File Number: 08-00356 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ENTITLED: "URBAN AREAS
SECURITY INITIATIVE ("UASI") GRANT PROGRAM (FISCAL YEAR 2007)," AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAME, IN THE AMOUNT
OF $11,620,600, CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, PASSED DIRECTLY TO THE STATE
OF FLORIDA, DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ("DEM");
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT SAID GRANT AWARD AND
TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, TO IMPLEMENT ACCEPTANCE
OF SAID GRANT AWARD; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TO
VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES DESIGNATED FOR HOMELAND
SECURITY EXPENSE PURSUANT TO THE UASI GRANT GUIDELINES;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE MEMORANDUM OF
AGREEMENTS, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH ITS
CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES, MIAMI-DADE, MONROE AND THE CITY OF
HIALEAH, SETTING FORTH THE PARTIES' RESPONSIBILITIES IN
CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE UASI
PROJECT ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI'S DEPARTMENT OF
FIRE -RESCUE, AS AN UASI SPONSORING AGENCY, CONTINGENT UPON
FUNDING OF SAID PROJECT BEING SECURED IN THE FORM OF GRANTS
FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEM.
WHEREAS, most states and municipalities have strengthened their overall capability to respond to
acts of terrorism involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive weapons, there
continues to be room for improvement in meeting our national priorities in preventing and responding
to terrorist attacks; and
WHEREAS, the United States ("U.S.") Department of Homeland Security, State of Florida, Division
of Emergency Management, is authorized by the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations
Act 2003, to provide funds to states for subsequent distribution to selected urban areas to address the
unique equipment, training, planning, exercise and operational needs for large urban areas, and to
assist them in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from
threats or acts or terrorism; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Homeland Department Security, through the State of Florida, Division of
Emergency Management ("DEM"), has sub granted an Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program
(Fiscal Year 2007) ("UASI Grant FY 2007"), to the City of Miami ("City") and its contiguous counties,
Miami -Dade, Monroe, and the City of Hialeah ("Contiguous Counties and Hialeah"), in the amount of
$11,620,600, for Fiscal Year 2007; and
WHEREAS, as stipulated in said grant award, the City Department of Fire -Rescue will use said
funds to address the unique equipment, training, planning, exercise and operational needs of the City
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and the Contiguous Counties and Hialeah, and to assist the City in building an enhanced and
sustainable capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the UASI Grant FY 2007, the attached Memorandum of
Agreemen with City's Contiguous Counties and Hialeah, will provide the necessary guidelines to
coordinate he UASI Grant FY 2007 between aforementioned counties to enhance the City and its
surrounding jurisdictions' ability to respond to terrorist threats or acts and will permit the City to
reimburse its Contiguous Counties and Hialeah for its expenditures that are compliant with said
project; and
WHEREAS, it is now appropriate for the City Manager to accept said grant and to establish a
special revenue fund for the appropriation of said grant award;
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 following new Special Revenue Fund is established and resources are appropriated
as described below:
FUND TITLE: Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)
Grant Program (Fiscal Year 2007)
RESOURCES: Department of Homeland Security
Passed directly to the State of Florida
Division of Emergency Management
$11,620,600
APPROPRIATIONS: $11,620,600
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1) to accept said grant award and to execute the
necessary documents to implement acceptance of said grant award.
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute Memorandum of Agreements, with its
Contiguous Counties and Hialeah, for the purpose of setting forth the parties' responsibilities in
connection with the development and support of the UASI project administered by the City's
Department of Fire -Rescue, as an UASI sponsoring agency, contingent upon funding of said project
being secured in the form of the grants from the State of Florida, Division of DEM.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JULIE O. BRU
CITY ATTORNEY
City of Miami
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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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