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File Number: 15-00298 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT ENTITLED "URBAN AREA
SECURITY INITIATIVE ("UASI") GRANT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2014," AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAME, IN THE AMOUNT OF
$5,225,000.00, CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ("USDHS"), DIRECTLY TO THE STATE
OF FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ("FDEM");
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT SAID GRANT AWARD AND TO
EXECUTE THE FEDERALLY -FUNDED SUBGRANT AGREEMENT, IN
SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, AND ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS,
IN A FORM -ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN ORDER TOIMPLEMENT-
THE ACCEPTANCE OF SAID GRANT AWARD; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXTEND SAID UASI GRANT PROGRAM (FISCAL YEAR 2014) AS
NECESSARY, AND TO EXECUTE ANY OTHER RELATED MODIFICATIONS,
AMENDMENTS, OR EXTENSIONS, ON ALL MATTERS EXCEPT THOSE DEALING
WITH FUNDING CHANGES; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TO
VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES DESIGNATED FOR HOMELAND
SECURITY EXPENSE PURSUANT TO THE UASI GRANT GUIDELINES; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE MEMORANDA OF
AGREEMENT ("MOA"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH ITS
CONTIGUOUS PARTNERS SETTING FORTH THE PARTIES' RESPONSIBILITIES
IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE UASI
PROJECT ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF
FIRE -RESCUE, CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING OF SAID PROJECT BEING
SECURED.
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Homeland Security ("USDHS") is authorized by the
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of 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 of terrorism; and
WHEREAS, the USDHS, through the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management
("DEM"), has sub -granted an Urban Area Security Initiative ("UASI") Grant Project Fiscal Year 2014 to
the City of Miami ("City") in the amount of $5,225,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the City's Department of Fire -Rescue will use said funds to continue to address the
unique equipment, training, planning, exercise, and operational needs of the City and its contiguous
partners, and to continue 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 Program Fiscal Year 2014, the attached
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Memoranda of Agreements ("MOA") with the City's contiguous partners, Broward County, Broward
County Sheriff's Office, the City of Coral Gables, the City of Coral Springs, the City of Fort Lauderdale,
the City of Hialeah, the City of Hollywood, the City of Miami Beach, the City of Miami Gardens, the City
of Miramar, the City of Pembroke Pines, the City of Sunrise, Miami -Dade County, Monroe County,
Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office, and the Village of Key Biscayne, will provide
the necessary guidelines to coordinate the UASI Grant Program Fiscal Year 2014, and will permit the
City to reimburse its partners for their eligible expenditures that are compliant with said project;
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 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 2014
RESOUCES: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
directly to the State Of Florida Division
of Emergency Management (FDEM)
$5,225,000.00
APPROPRIATIONS: $5,225,000.00
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized {1} to accept said grant award and to execute the
necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement acceptance of said
grant award.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized to extend said UASI Grant Program (Fiscal
Year 2014) grant awards as necessary and to execute any other related modifications, amendments,
or extensions on all matters except those dealing with funding changes, in connection with the
development and support of the UASI projects administered by the City's Department of Fire -Rescue,
as an UASI Sponsoring Agency, contingent upon the funding of the UASI projects being secured in the
form of grants from the Federal Department through the Florida DEM.
Section 5. The City Manager is authorized {1} to execute the necessary MOAs, in substantially
the attached form, with its contiguous partners, Broward County, Broward County Sheriff's Office, the
City of Coral Gables, the City of Coral Springs, the City of Fort Lauderdale, the City of Hialeah, the City
of Hollywood, the City of Miami Beach, the City of Miami Gardens, the City of Miramar, the City of
Pembroke Pines, the City of Sunrise, Miami -Dade County, Monroe County, Palm Beach County, Palm
Beach County Sheriff's Office, and the Village of Key Biscayne, for the purpose of setting forth the
parties' responsibilities, in connection with the development and support of the UASI Grant Program
Fiscal Year 2014 administered by the City's Department of Fire -Rescue, an UASI sponsoring agency,
contingent upon funding of said project being secured.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature
of the Mayor.{2}
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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VICtORIA MENDEZw
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 (10) calendar
days from the date it was passed and adopted. -If -the -Mayor-vetoes-this-Resolution,-it shall become
effectiveimmediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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