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Resolution R-25-0025
Legislation
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3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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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
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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 authorized' 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:
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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