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Resolution R-24-0270
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 16162 Final Action Date: 7/11/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ACCEPTING A HAZARD MITIGATION REIMBURSEMENT GRANT AWARD IN
THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY ONE THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($251,338.50),
FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, THROUGH
THE STATE OF FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
("FDEM"), WITH A REQUIRED MATCH FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND NINE
HUNDRED TWENTY SIX DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($27,926.50), FOR A
TOTAL AMOUNT OF $279,265.00, TO BE UTILIZED FOR THE HARDENING
OF FIRE STATION #6 THROUGH THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF
IMPACT RESISTANT WINDOWS AND DOORS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE
MEASURES; ESTABLISHING A NEW CAPITAL FUND PROJECT TITLED
"FIRE -RESCUE — HMGP 2024 — FIRE STATION #6" AND APPROPRIATING
GRANT FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE SAME; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH FDEM, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM; ALLOCATING THE CITY'S
MATCHING FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT NO. 00001.980000.891000.0000.00000
FOR THE PERIOD WHICH BEGINS ON FEBRUARY 8, 2024, AND ENDS ON
JANUARY 31, 2026; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR
THE ACCEPTANCE, IMPLEMENTATION OF, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE
GRANT AWARD.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's ("City") Department of Fire -Rescue has been awarded
hazard mitigation reimbursement grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency ("FEMA"), passed through the Florida Division of Emergency Management ("FDEM"),
in the amount of two hundred fifty one thousand three hundred thirty eight dollars and fifty
cents ($251,338.50), with a required match from the City in an amount not to exceed twenty
seven thousand nine hundred twenty six dollars and fifty cents ($27,926.50), for a total
amount of $279,265.00, to be utilized for the hardening of Fire Station #6 ("Grant Award");
and
WHEREAS, matching funds from the City in the amount of $27,926.50, are required as
a condition of the Grant Award and are available from Account No.
00001.980000.891000.0000.00000; and
WHEREAS, Fire Station #6 provides effective and efficient fire prevention, fire
suppression, emergency medical care, and other essential services to the public and was built
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prior to the revisions to the Florida Building Code adopted after 1992 in response to Hurricane
Andrew; and
WHEREAS, the Grant Award shall be utilized for the hardening of this critical facility
through the purchase and installation of impact resistant windows and doors and other
protective measures, thereby enhancing its resilience to future natural disasters; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City Commission to authorize the City Manager to
accept the Grant Award, establish a Capital Fund Project, allocate the match funds, and
execute any and all other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, for
the acceptance, administration and compliance with the Grant Agreement and to appropriate
the 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 City Manager is hereby authorized 1 to accept the Grant Award from
FEMA, through FDEM, for the hardening of Fire Station #6.
Section 3. The following new Capital Fund Project is established, and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: "Fire -Rescue — HMGP 2024 — Fire Station #6"
RESOURCES: Florida Department of Financial Services, $251,338.50
Division of State Fire Marshal
City of Miami Match Funds from Account $27,926.50
No. 00001.980000.891000.0000.00000
APPROPRIATIONS: $279,265.00
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to execute the Grant Agreement, in
substantially the attached form, with the FDEM, for the exterior hardening of Fire Station #6,
place the Grant Award funds in Account No. 32000.181000.431000.0000.00000 and allocate
funds for the City's required match from Account No. 00001.980000.891000.0000.00000.
Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized to negotiate and execute any and
all other necessary documents, all in the form acceptable to the City Attorney, for the
acceptance, administration of, and compliance with the Grant Agreement.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
2 If the mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy j ng III, C y ttor -y 7/1/2024
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