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File ID: #5120
Date: 11/20/2018
Commission Meeting Date: 01/10/2019
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 2018"; appropriating funds in the amount of
$5,700,000.00 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 2018 to the City of Miami and its contiguous
partners in the amount of $5,700,000.00. This program targets homeland security
funding to "high threat" urban areas in order to prevent, respond to, 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, to conduct exercises, training and administrative services, and for the
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 Emergency
Management ("BEMA"), Broward County Sheriff's Office ("BSO"), 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 Emergency Management, 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 2018 which is
administered by the City of Miami Department of Fire -Rescue.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Item is Related to Revenue
Item is an Expenditure
Total Fiscal Impact:
$ 5,700,000.00
Start Up Capital Cost: $5,700,000.00
Special Revenue Account No:
11100.189000.431000.0000.00000
Department of Fire -Rescue
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
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Reviewed B
Ty McGann
Johnny Duran
Eloy Garcia
Pedro Lacret
Christopher M Rose
Valentin J Alvarez
Nikolas Pascual
Juan Carlos Perez
Barnaby L. Min
Victoria Mendez
Maricarmen Lopez
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk's Office
Fire Department Review
Fire Budget Review
Fire Chief Review
Budget Analyst Review
Budget Review
Legislative Division Review
City Manager Review
ACA Review
Deputy City Attorney Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
Signed by the Mayor
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk
Rendered
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-19-0025
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 5120 Final Action Date:1/10/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "URBAN AREA
SECURITY INITIATIVE ("UASI") GRANT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2018" AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF
$5,700,000.00 CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ("USDHS") 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 AND ALL 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 2018) AS NECESSARY AND
TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER RELATED MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS,
OR EXTENSIONS ON ALL MATTERS EXCEPT THOSE DEALING WITH FUNDING
CHANGES, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY; 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) ("MOA'S"), IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM(S), WITH CONTIGUOUS PARTNERS SETTING FORTH THE
PARTIES' RESPONSIBILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND
SUPPORT OF THE UASI PROJECT ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF MIAMI'S
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 has sub -granted an Urban Area Security Initiative ("UASI") Grant Project Fiscal
Year 2018 to the City of Miami ("City") in the amount of $5,700,000.00; 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 2018, the attached
Memoranda of Agreements ("MOAs") with the City's contiguous partners including Broward
County Emergency Management, 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
Emergency Management, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, and the Village of Key Biscayne
will provide the necessary guidelines to coordinate the UASI Grant Program FY 2018 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 Project is established and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: UASI Grant Program Fiscal Year 2018
RESOUCES: USDHS directly to the State of Florida $5,700,000.00
Division of Emergency Management
APPROPRIATIONS: $5,700,000.00
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to accept said grant award and to execute
any and all 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 2018) grant awards as necessary and to execute any and all 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 Division of Emergency Management and in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney.
Section 5. The City Manager is authorized {1} to execute MOAs, in substantially the
attached form(s), with contiguous partners including Broward County Emergency Management,
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 Emergency Management, 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 2018 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 12/26/2018
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.