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File Number: 12-01030
Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING GRANT
ENTITLED: "THE FY 2011 SAFER GRANT", AWARDED BY THE UNITED
STATES DEPARMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ("DHS") PREPAREDNESS
DIRECTORATE, THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING, IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED, $3,646,800, FOR THE 2011 STAFFING FOR
ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER) GRANT PROJECT
AND FOR THE HIRING OF 25 NEW FIREFIGHTERS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, FOR
ACCEPTANCE OF THE AWARD SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THE GRANT APPLICATION.
WHEREAS, in an effort to improve the City of Miami's ("City") compliance with the National Fire
Protection Association ("NFPA") Standards, the Department of Fire -Rescue has a strong interest in
increasing their number of firefighters to be assigned throughout the City's districts; and
WHEREAS, on Friday, August 24th, 2012, the sixteenth (16th) round of the FY 2011 Staffing for
Adequate Fire and Emergency Response ("SAFER") grants was awarded to 22 Fire Departments
throughout the United States; and
WHEREAS, since 2005, SAFER has awarded over a thousand grants totaling more than $500
million to fire departments across the country to help increase staffing of frontline firefighters; and
WHEREAS, the SAFER grant is designed to assist fire departments to meet the minimum
standards of the NFPA, increasing the cadre of firefighters and enhancing their ability to obtain 24
hour staffing, assuring their community has adequate protection from fire and fire -related hazards; and
WHEREAS, this program will allow the City to increase the number of firefighters and assign them
strategically throughout the City to enhance the quality of service to our community and to assist the
City in improving their compliance with NFPA standards; and
WHEREAS, SAFER grants are administered by the United States Department of Homeland
Security ("DHS") Preparedness Directorate through its Office of Grants and Training, in cooperation
with the United States Fire Administration, also within the Preparedness Directorate; and
WHEREAS, the City's Department of Fire -Rescue ("Fire -Rescue") was awarded.the SAFER Grant
and is requesting authorization to hire (25) new firefighters in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the grant; and
WHEREAS, the amount awarded to Fire -Rescue, in an amount not to exceed $3,646,800, is to be
used for staffing;
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WHEREAS, the term of the grant is November 30th, 2012 to November 29th, 2014;
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized{1} to accept the FY 2011 SAFER grant, awarded to
Fire -Rescue, by DHS Preparedness Directorate through its Office of Grants and Training, in an
amount not to exceed $3,646,800, for the SAFER grant project for the hiring of twenty-five (25) new
firefighters in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized{1} to execute the necessary documents, for
acceptance of the award, subject to the terms and conditions of the grant application.
Section 4. 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
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.
City ofMianzi
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