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Resolution R-19-0401
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 6432 Final Action Date: 10/24/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING A NEW
SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "FISCAL YEAR 2019 — DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY ("FEMA"), URBAN SEARCH & RESCUE ("USAR") COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT;" APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$1,191,104.00, CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM FEMA TO BE USED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, TRAINING, SUPPORT, EQUIPMENT CACHE
PROCUREMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND STORAGE FOR THE SOUTH
FLORIDA USAR PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ACCEPT SAID GRANT AWARD AND TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN
ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF SAID GRANT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has been awarded a grant in an amount not to
exceed $1,191,104.00 from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency
Management Agency ("FEMA"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to grant stipulations, said funds will be used by the Department of
Fire -Rescue to provide administrative and program management, training, support, equipment
cache procurement, maintenance, and storage for the South Florida Urban Search and Rescue
("USAR") Program; and
WHEREAS, said grant award will commence September 30, 2019 and end September
29, 2022; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City Commission to authorize the City Manager to
accept said grant and to establish a special revenue project for the appropriation of said grant
award;
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: Department of Homeland Security — FEMA -
USAR — Cooperative Agreement - Fiscal Year 2019
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RESOURCES: FEMA
APPROPRIATIONS:
Enactment Number: R-19-0401
$1,191,104.00
$1,191,104.00
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to execute the necessary documents, in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement acceptance of said grant award.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
sndez, ity Attor ey 9/30/2019
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 City 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 effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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