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File ID: #8488
Date: 01/14/2021
Commission Meeting Date: 01/14/2021
Type: Resolution
Subject: COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Budget Impact Analysis
Total Fiscal Impact:
City Commission
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of Management and Budget
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Clerk
Requesting Department: City Commission
Sponsored By: Francis Suarez, Alex Diaz de
la Portilla, Ken Russell, Joe Carollo, Manolo
Reyes, Jeffrey Watson
District Impacted:
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Nicole Ewan
Valentin J Alvarez
George K. Wysong III
Leon P Michel
Barnaby L. Min
Victoria Mendez
City Clerk's Office
Meeting
Legislative Division Review
ACA Review
Budget Review
Deputy Attorney Review
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-21-0013
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 8488 Final Action Date:1/14/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL MEASURES TO DEVELOP AND
IMPLEMENT A VACCINATION PROCESS FOR ALL FIRST PHASE ELIGIBLE
HOMEBOUND CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") RESIDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 20-315; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENSURE THAT, IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH STATE OF
FLORIDA ("STATE") AND FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
(COLLECTIVELY, "LAWS"), THE ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINES BY THE
CITY PRIORITIZES, FIRST AND FOREMOST, SENIOR CITIZENS LIVING
WITHIN THE CITY'S LIMITS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STATE RELATING TO THE NUMBER
AND FREQUENCY OF VACCINATIONS THAT MAY BE PROVIDED DIRECTLY
TO CITY RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE OF SIXTY FIVE (65) IN THE AREAS
OF THEIR GREATEST CONCENTRATION; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO PRIORITIZE, IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE LAWS, THE
ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINES BY THE CITY TO ELIGIBLE CITY
RESIDENTS AND ELIGIBLE CITY EMPLOYEES THAT LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE
CITY'S LIMITS; DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO COORDINATE WITH
THE MAYOR OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
LARGE DRIVE -THROUGH VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION SITES WITHIN
THE CITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
AUDITORIUM, CHARLES HADLEY PARK, AND MIAMI MARINE STADIUM;
FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DEVELOP A PLAN, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 20-315 AND OTHER LAWS,
DETAILING THE CITY'S PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTERING VACCINES
PROVIDED TO THE CITY BY THE STATE, WITH SAID PLAN INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PLANS FOR A DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM OF WALK
UP SITES, THE DEPLOYMENT OF MOBILE UNITS TO LOW INCOME
ELDERLY HOUSING PROJECTS, AND PLANS TO BRING THE VACCINES
DIRECTLY TO AREAS AND FACILITIES WITH THE GREATEST
CONCENTRATION OF SENIOR CITIZENS WITH SAID PLAN TO BE
COMPLETED ON OR BEFORE TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020; DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL STEPS TO SEEK THE
RECOVERY FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THE STATE, AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF ALL COSTS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF
VACCINES; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT
ADDITIONAL VACCINATION PROCESSES TO PROVIDE VACCINATIONS
FOR ALL HOMEBOUND CITY RESIDENTS MADE ELIGIBLE BY
SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY ORDERS.
WHEREAS, on December 23, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ("Governor") issued
Executive Order No. 20-315 providing that during the present phase of vaccine administration,
all providers administering any Novel Coronavirus ("COVID-19") vaccine shall only vaccinate the
following populations
• Long-term care facility residents and staff;
• Persons sixty five (65) years of age and older; and
• Health care personnel with direct patient contact; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City"), through the Fire -Rescue Department ("Fire -
Rescue"), is a provider of the COVID-19 vaccine and is in the process of administering vaccines
to those individuals who are qualified during this phase in accordance with Emergency Order
No. 20-315; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission desires to ensure, in a manner consistent with
state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, that the administration of vaccines by the City
prioritizes, first and foremost, senior citizens living within the City's limits; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that upon the completion of the current phase of the vaccine
administration, the Governor will authorize the administration of vaccines to additional persons
in subsequent phases; and
WHEREAS, there are numerous individuals in the City who are homebound and do not
live in congregate facilities but rather live in their own homes and are unable to go to a
designated vaccination site; and
WHEREAS, during the initial period of the COVID-19 pandemic in the City, Fire -Rescue
developed a particularly effective homebound COVID-19 testing program whereby Fire -Rescue
personnel went to the homes of those homebound individuals who were unable to go to testing
facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is the best interest of the health, safety,
and welfare of the residents and visitors of the City for the City Manager to develop a plan to
provide vaccinations to eligible homebound City residents in accordance with Emergency Order
No. 20-315 and subsequent amendments and phases; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-33(f) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, the City Commission deems this Resolution to be of an emergency nature;
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 City Manager is directed to take any and all measures to develop and
implement a vaccination process for all first phase eligible homebound City residents in
accordance with Executive Order No. 20-315.
Section 3. The City Manager is directed to ensure that, in a manner consistent with
State of Florida ("State") and federal laws and regulations (collectively, "Laws"), the
administration of vaccines by the City prioritizes, first and foremost, eligible senior citizens living
within the City's limits.
Section 4. The City Manager is directed to enter into discussions with the State relating
to the number and frequency of vaccinations that may be provided directly to City residents over
the age of sixty five (65) in the areas of their greatest concentration.
Section 5. The City Manager is directed to prioritize, in a manner consistent with the
Laws, the administration of vaccines by the City to eligible City residents and eligible City
employees that live outside of the City's limits.
Section 6. The City Manager is directed to coordinate with the Mayor of Miami -Dade
County for the establishment of large drive -through vaccination administration sites within the
City, including but not limited to, the Miami -Dade County Auditorium, Charles Hadley Park, and
Miami Marine Stadium.
Section 7. The City Manager is directed to develop a plan, in accordance with Executive
Order No. 20-315 and the Laws, detailing the City's procedures for administering vaccines that
will be provided to the City by the State with said plan including, but not limited to, plans for a
decentralized system of walk up sites, the deployment of mobile units to low income elderly
housing projects, and plans to bring the vaccines directly to areas and facilities with the greatest
concentration of senior citizen with said plan to be completed on or before Tuesday, January 19,
2020.
Section 8. The City Manager is further directed to take any and all necessary steps to
seek the recovery of all costs and expenses incurred while implementing the process from
Miami -Dade County, the State, and the federal government.
Section 9. In the event that Executive Order No. 20-315 is amended or the Governor
issues additional Executive Orders to implement additional phases of the administration of
vaccines, the City Manager is directed to implement additional vaccination processes to provide
vaccinations for all homebound City residents made eligible by the subsequent Emergency
Orders.
Section 10. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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