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Resolution R-21-0382
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 9542 Final Action Date: 9/23/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENTS,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
FORM AS EXHIBIT "B," MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENTS ("MOAS")
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FIRE -RESCUE ("DEPARTMENT") AS THE SPONSORING AGENCY OF
FLORIDA TASK FORCE 2 UNDER THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY'S NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH & RESCUE
RESPONSE SYSTEM, ACTING THROUGH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY, THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND EACH OF THE
CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED PARTICIPATING AGENCIES IN EXHIBIT "A,"
ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY FUTURE AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS,
AND/OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THE MOAS, SUBJECT TO CONSULTATION
WITH THE DEPARTMENT, APPROVAL OF LEGAL FORM AND
CORRECTNESS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL
AT THE TIME OF NEED.
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Homeland Security's National Urban
Search & Rescue ("USAR") Response System has since 1989 annually funded the South
Florida USAR Task Force, Florida Task Force 2 ("FL-TF2"), which is coordinated by the City of
Miami's ("City") Department of Fire -Rescue ("Department") as the sponsoring agency
("Sponsoring Agency") through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, State of Florida
("FEMA") for the operation of its USAR program; and
WHEREAS, FEMA and FL-TF2 operate under a longstanding memorandum of
agreement most recently updated pursuant to Resolution No. R-08-0504 adopted September
11, 2008 ("Sponsoring Agency MOA"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-01-484 adopted May 24, 2001 and Resolution
No. R-05-0212 adopted April 14, 2005, the City Manager entered into several Memoranda of
Agreements with participating agencies ("Participating Agency MOAs") setting forth those
respective agency's responsibilities in connection with the development and support of USAR
FL-TF2 with all costs to be reimbursed by state and/or federal funding sources; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. R-11-0297 adopted July 14, 2011, the City
Manager entered into revised Participating Agency MOAs in accordance with the updated
Sponsoring Agency MOA and FEMA's updated guidelines for USAR; and
WHEREAS, the Department desires to revise the Participating Agency MOAs as
detailed in substantially the attached form as Exhibit "B" and to update the list of participating
agencies to include both long-standing participating agencies and anticipated new participating
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agencies as indicated in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated (collectively, "Participating
Agencies"); and
WHEREAS, separate future legislation will be presented to the City Commission to
authorize the updated list of strategic individuals, such as doctors and forensic engineers in a
newly revised form of professional services agreement with those individuals; and
WHEREAS, the updated list of Participating Agencies and subsequent Memoranda of
Agreements are necessary to continue the operation of the ongoing USAR FL-TF2 Program
without interruption;
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 hereby authorized1 to execute, in substantially the
attached form as Exhibit "B," Memoranda of Agreements between the City, through the
Department as the Sponsoring Agency of FL-TF2 under the USAR Response System, acting
through FEMA, and Participating Agencies as detailed in Exhibit "A," attached and incorporated.
Section. 3. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate and to execute any future
amendments, extensions, and/or supplements to the Memoranda of Agreements, subject to
consultation with the Department, approval of legal form and correctness by the City Attorney,
and budgetary approval at the time of need.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor
ey
9/8/2021
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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