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Date: 6/22/2011 Requesting Department: Fire -Rescue
Commission Meeting Date: 7/28/2011 District Impacted: All
Type: X Resolution E Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
Law Department
Matter ID No.
❑ Other
Subject: Authorize a New Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") for the Urban Search & Rescue
("USAR") between the South Fl Task Force 2 (Sponsoring Agency) and the US Department of the
Homeland Security, acting through FEMA, the State of Florida with each Current and Anticipated
Participating Agencies
Purpose of Item:
Resolution with attachment (s), authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute, subject to approval of
legal form and correctness by the City Attorney, a Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") between the City of
Miami ("City"), South Florida Task Force 2 ("Sponsoring Agency") under the US Department of Homeland
Security's National Urban Search & Rescue Response System ("USAR") acting through FEMA, the State of
Florida, with each current and anticipating Participating Agencies on Exhibit "A" hereto.
Background Information:
Budget Impact Analysis
NO 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:
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Final Approvals
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Budget
Risk Management
Dept. Director
City Manager
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Resolution to Authorize a New Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA") for Urban Search
& Rescue ("USAR") between the South Fl Task Force 2 (Sponsoring Agency) and US
Department of Homeland Security, Acting through FEMA, the State of Florida with each
Current and Anticipated Participating Agencies
Background Information: (Continued)
Since 1989 the South Florida Urban Search and Rescue ("USAR") FL Task Force 2 has been an
integral part of the FEMA's National Urban Search and Rescue ("USAR") Response System. The
new FEMA continues to establish its role as the Nation's premier emergency management and
preparedness agency.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") and the South Florida Task Force 2 have
been operating under the same MOA since 1998. Several operational, legal and regulatory changes
have been made and FEMA is requiring all its Sponsoring Agencies, Participating Agencies and
Strategic Individuals to update and execute new standard MOA's.
Accordingly, (1) the Department's earlier list of participating agencies needs to be updated to take
into account not only long-standing participating agencies but also anticipated new participating
agencies as indicated on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated hereby (collectively, the
"Participating Agencies"), and (2) the City through the Department as Sponsoring Agency needs to
enter into the revised MOA with the Participating Agencies in accordance with the Sponsoring
Agency MOA and FEMA's updated guidelines for USAR; and
Separate future legislation will be presented to the City Commission to authorize the updated list of
strategic individuals such as doctors and forensic engineers in a newly formatted foini of professional
services agreement with those individuals; and
The MOA is necessary to continue without interrupting the operation of the ongoing USAR FL TF 2
Program;
The City Manager, subject to consultation with the Department, is authorized to negotiate and to
execute any future amendments, extensions, and/or supplements to the MOA, subject to the approval
of legal form and correctness by the City Attorney and budgetary approval at time of need.
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