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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #2960 Resolution Sponsored by: Commissioner Frank Carollo A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT ("FPL") TO ESTABLISH A POLICY PRIORITIZING AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING, NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES ("ALFS") CATERING TO THE ELDERLY, AND OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED CITY OF MIAMI SUBSIDIZED ELDERLY LIVING UNITS, AS DEFINED BY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ("HUD") GUIDELINES, BY DESIGNATING THEM AS CRITICAL FACILITIES IN THE POWER RESTORATION EFFORTS FOLLOWING HURRICANES AND MAJOR STORMS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS. City of Miami Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-17-0468 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 2960 Final Action Date:9/28/2017 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO WORK WITH FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT ("FPL") TO ESTABLISH A POLICY PRIORITIZING AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING, NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES ("ALFS") CATERING TO THE ELDERLY, AND OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED CITY OF MIAMI SUBSIDIZED ELDERLY LIVING UNITS, AS DEFINED BY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ("HUD") GUIDELINES, BY DESIGNATING THEM AS CRITICAL FACILITIES IN THE POWER RESTORATION EFFORTS FOLLOWING HURRICANES AND MAJOR STORMS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO REPORT BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS. WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has a vibrant and sizeable population of elderly residents; and WHEREAS, the City is committed to providing a high quality of life for all its residents; and WHEREAS, hurricanes and major storms are frequent occurrences in the City and the South Florida area, often resulting in widespread power outages that may take weeks to restore; and WHEREAS, the prolonged power outages following Hurricane Irma resulted in the death of eight (8) elderly persons in a Hollywood nursing home; and WHEREAS, residents who occupy our senior affordable housing, nursing homes, Assisted Living Facilities ("ALFS") catering to the elderly, and other City subsidized elderly living facilities are more susceptible to heat strokes and other heat related complications; and WHEREAS, Florida Power & Light Company's ("FPL") current policy prioritizes restoring power to critical facilities such as hospitals, police and fire stations, communication facilities, water treatment plants, and transportation providers; and WHEREAS, in light of possible failing medical conditions as a result of prolonged power outages in senior affordable housing, nursing homes, ALFs catering to the elderly, and other City subsidized elderly living facilities, the City Commission directs the City Manager to work with FPL to prioritize all such similarly situated housing units by designating them as critical facilities in FPL restoration efforts in order to minimize the possibility of ailments or death caused by prolonged power outages; 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 and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. This City Commission directs the City Manager to work with FPL to establish a policy prioritizing affordable senior housing, nursing homes, ALFs catering to the elderly, and other subsidized living units as defined by Department of Housing and Urban Development guidelines by designating them as critical facilities in the power restoration efforts following hurricanes and major storms and further directs the City Manager to report back to the City Commission within thirty (30) days. Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: ndez, Ginty Attor ey 9/19/2017 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.