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File ID: #17172
Date: 01/27/2025
Commission Meeting Date: 02/13/2025
Requesting Department: Department of Fire -
Rescue
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Type: Resolution
Subject: Authorize MOA - Florida Task Force 2 - Urban Search and Rescue
Purpose of Item:
Resolution with attachment(s), authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute, subject
to approval of legal form and correctness by the City Attorney, a Memorandum of Agreement
("MOA") between the City of Miami ("City"), South Florida Task Force 2 ("Sponsoring Agency")
under the US Department of Homeland Security's National Urban Search & Rescue Response
System ("USAR") acting through FEMA, the State of Florida, with the current and Newly Added
Participating Agencies on Exhibit "A" hereto.
Background of Item:
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 ("City")
Department of Fire -Rescue ("Department") as the sponsoring agency ("Sponsoring Agency")
through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, State of Florida (collectively, "FEMA"),
for the operation of its USAR program.
FEMA and FL-TF2 operate under a longstanding memorandum of agreement, most recently
updated in September 2008 (the "Sponsoring Agency MOA"), pursuant to City Commission
Resolution No. 08-0504 and adopted September 11, 2008.
Pursuant to Resolution No. 01-484, adopted May 24, 2001, and Resolution No. 05-0212,
adopted April 14, 2005, the City Manager entered into several MOAs with participating agencies
("Participating Agency MOA(s)") setting forth those agencies' 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.
Pursuant to Resolution No. 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.
The Department desires to revise the Participating Agency MOAs and update the list of
participating agencies to consider not only long-standing participating agencies but also
anticipated new participating agencies as indicated in "Exhibit A", attached and incorporated
(collectively, the "Participating Agencies").
The updated list of Participating Agencies and subsequent MOA's are necessary to continue the
operation of the ongoing USAR FL-TF2 Program without interruption.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item has NOT an Expenditure
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Department of Fire -Rescue
Department of Fire -Rescue
Office of Management and Budget
Department of Fire -Rescue
Department of Fire -Rescue
City Manager's Office
Department of Fire -Rescue
City Manager's Office
Office of Management and Budget
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the City Clerk
Reviewed B
Robert C Hardy
Johnny Duran
Pedro Lacret
Adrian Plasencia
Niorge Aragon
Natasha Colebrook -Williams
Robert Hevia
Carolina Aguila
Marie Gouin
Valentin J Alvarez
Juan Carlos Perez
George K. Wysong III
Maricarmen Lopez
City Clerk's Office
Fire Review
Fire Budget Review
Budget Analyst Review
Fire Review
Fire Review
DCM on behalf of CM Review
Fire Chief Review
City Manager Review
Budget Review
Legislative Division Review
ACA Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
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City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-25-0025
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 17172 Final Action Date:2/13/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ("MOA"), BETWEEN THE
CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), THROUGH ITS 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, SUBJECT TO CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT, TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY FUTURE AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND/OR
SUPPLEMENTS TO THE MOA, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF LEGAL FORM
AND CORRECTNESS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND SUBJECT TO 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 ("City") Department of Fire -Rescue ("Department") as the sponsoring agency
("Sponsoring Agency") through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, State of Florida
(collectively, "FEMA"), for the operation of its USAR program; and
WHEREAS, FEMA and FL-TF2 operate under a longstanding memorandum of
agreement most recently updated in September, 2008 ("Sponsoring Agency MOA"), pursuant to
City Commission Resolution No. R-08-0504 and adopted September 11, 2008; 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
MOAs with participating agencies ("Participating Agency MOA(s)") setting forth those agencies'
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 and
update the list of participating agencies to take into account not only long-standing participating
agencies but also anticipated new participating agencies as indicated in "Exhibit A", attached
and incorporated (collectively, the "Participating Agencies"); and
WHEREAS, the updated list of Participating Agencies and subsequent MOA's are
necessary to continue the operation of the ongoing USAR FL-TF2 Program without interruption;
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;
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, a MOA, between the City, through the Department as the Sponsoring Agency of
FL-TF2 under the USAR Response System, acting through FEMA, and each of the current and
anticipated participating agencies in "Exhibit A," attached and incorporated.
Section. 3. The City Manager, subject to consultation with the Department, is authorized'
to negotiate and to execute any future amendments, extensions, and/or supplements to the
MOA, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney and subject to budgetary approval at the time of
need.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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.