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File Number: 18049 Final Action Date: 9/25/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING A NEW
SPECIAL REVENUE PROJECT TITLED "FISCAL YEAR 2025 — DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY ("FEMA"), URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE ("US&R") COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT"; ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $1,440,311.00 CONSISTING OF A GRANT AWARD FROM
FEMA TO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE FOR THE
PROVISION OF ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT,
TRAINING, SUPPORT, EQUIPMENT CACHE PROCUREMENT,
MAINTENANCE, OFFICE SPACE, AND STORAGE SPACE FOR THE US&R
FLORIDA TASK FORCE 2 PROGRAM ("FL-TF2"); AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT SAID GRANT AWARD; FURTHER AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, AND
EXTENSIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, IN
ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCEPTANCE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH
SAID GRANT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") has been awarded a grant in an amount not to
exceed $1,440,311.00 ("Grant") from the Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Grant stipulations, said funds will be used by the City's
Department of Fire -Rescue ("Fire -Rescue") to provide for the administration, grant
management, training, procurement, storage, and maintenance of resources for the Urban
Search & Rescue Florida Task Force 2 ("US&R FL-TF2") Program; and
WHEREAS, no local match funds required for this Grant; and
WHEREAS, the Grant period will commence September 1, 2025, and end August 31,
2028; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the City Commission to authorize the City Manager to
accept the Grant, establish a Special Revenue Project, and execute any and all necessary
documents, including amendments, renewals, and extensions, all in forms acceptable to the
City Attorney, in order to implement the acceptance of, and compliance with, said Grant;
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.
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Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to accept the Grant in the amount of
$1,440,311.00 from FEMA to be used by the City's Fire -Rescue to provide for the
administration, management, training, exercise, procurement and storage, and maintenance of
resources for the US&R FL-TF2 Program.
Section 3. The following Special Revenue Project is established, and resources are
appropriated as described below:
FUND TITLE: Fiscal Year 2025 - Department of Homeland Security —
FEMA — US&R Cooperative Agreement
RESOURCES:
APPROPRIATIONS:
FEMA GRANT FUNDING $1,440,311.00
$1,440,311.00
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
necessary documents, including amendments, renewals, and extensions, all in forms
acceptable to the City Attorney, in order to implement the acceptance of and compliance with
the Grant.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
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.
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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