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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary FormAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #1110 Date: 10/11/2016 Commission Meeting Date: 10/27/2016 Requesting Department: Department of Fire - Rescue Sponsored By: District Impacted: All Type: Resolution Subject: Grant - Urban Area Security Initiative Purpose of Item: Resolution to establish a Special Revenue Project entitled: "The Urban Area Security Initiative ("UASI") Grant Program FY 2016; appropriating funds in the amount of $5,158,500.00 received from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, passed directly through the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management and authorizing the City Manager to execute Memoranda of Agreements ("MOA's") with contiguous partners, setting forth their responsibilities in connection with the support of the UASI Project administered by the City of Miami Department of Fire -Rescue. Background of Item: The United States Department of Homeland Security, through the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM), has sub -granted the Urban Area Security Initiative ("UASI") Grant Program FY 2016 to the City of Miami and its contiguous partners in the amount of $5,158,500.00. This program targets homeland security funding to "high threat" urban areas in order to prevent, respond, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism and other disasters of natural or man-made origin. These funds will be used, as stipulated by the grant, for the purchase of specialized equipment, exercise, training, administrative services and development of the Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy, and other planning activities needed to ensure a successful program. It is now appropriate to accept said grant award, establish a special revenue project, and appropriate said grant award therein. In addition, the City Commission authorizes the City Manager to execute Memoranda of Agreements ("MOA's") with 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, setting forth the parties' responsibilities in connection with the development and support of the UASI Program FY 2016 which is administered by the City of Miami Department of Fire -Rescue. Budget Impact Analysis Item is Related to Revenue Item is an Expenditure Total Fiscal Impact: $5,158,500.00 Special Revenue Acct. No.:11100.189000.431000.0000.00000 Department of Fire -Rescue Department of Fire -Rescue Office of Management and Budget Office of Management and Budget Legislative Division City Manager's Office Office of the City Attorney Office of the City Attorney City Commission Office of the Mayor Office of the City Clerk Reviewed B Arturo Gomez Joseph Zahralban Pedro Lacret Christopher M Rose Valentin J Alvarez Daniel J. Alfonso Barnaby L. Min Victoria Mendez Nicole Ewan Mayor's Office City Clerk's Office Fire Department Review Completed Department Head Review Completed Budget Analyst Review Completed Budget Review Completed Legislative Division Review Completed City Manager Review Completed Deputy City Attorney Review Completed Approved as to Form and Correctness Meeting Completed Signed by the Mayor Completed Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed 10/12/2016 1:39 PM 10/13/2016 11:27 AM 10/17/2016 12:07 PM 10/17/2016 2:59 PM 10/18/2016 2:32 PM 10/18/2016 2:47 PM 10/18/2016 8:10 PM Completed 10/27/2016 9:00 AM 11/04/2016 5:29 PM 11/04/2016 6:44 PM City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-16-0522 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 1110 Final Action Date:10/27/2016 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 2016", AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAME, IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,158,500.00, 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 TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF SAID GRANT AWARD; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND SAID UASI GRANT PROGRAM (FISCAL YEAR 2016) AS NECESSARY AND TO EXECUTE ANY OTHER RELATED MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS OR EXTENSIONS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, 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(S), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM(S), 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 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 ("FDEM"), has sub -granted an Urban Area Security Initiative ("UASI") Grant Program Fiscal Year ("FY") 2016 to the City of Miami ("City") in the amount of $5,158,500.00; 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 FY 2016, the attached Memoranda of Agreements ("MOAs") with the City's contiguous partners, Broward County, Broward County Sheriffs 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 FY 2016 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 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 2016 RESOUCES: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directly to the State Of Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) $5,158,500.00 APPROPRIATIONS: $5,158,500.00 Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' 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 to implement the acceptance of said grant award. Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to extend said UASI Grant Program FY 2016 grant awards as necessary and to execute any other related modifications, amendments or extensions, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, 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 FDEM. Section 5. The City Manager is authorized' to execute MOAs, in substantially attached form(s), with its contiguous partners, Broward County, Broward County Sheriffs 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, for the purpose of setting forth the parties' responsibilities in connection with the development and support of the UASI Grant Program FY 2016 administered by the City's Department of Fire -Rescue, an UASI sponsoring agency, contingent upon funding of said project being secured. 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. Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, City Attor ey 10/18/2016 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.