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Resolution R-25-0455
Legislation
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3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 18297 Final Action Date: 11/20/2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADOPT THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY ("LMS") DATED SEPTEMBER 2025 ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED
AS EXHIBIT "A"; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, THROUGH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE -RESCUE, DIVISION OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND SUB -AWARD
MITIGATION GRANT FUNDS THROUGH VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL
PROJECT FUNDING PROGRAMS AVAILABLE UPON ADOPTION OF THE
LMS AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY STANDARDS.
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires that
community develop and adopt local hazard mitigation plans and identify projects that are
intended to mitigate the impacts of natural and manmade hazards and to identify funding
sources necessary to implement these projects; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) provides a
framework for local hazard mitigation plans to develop countywide Local Mitigation Strategy
(LMS) plans inclusive of all municipalities; and
WHEREAS, FDEM provides technical assistance to the 67 counties in Florida in the
updating of countywide LMS plans, including review, approval, and coordination with
FEMA; and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County ("County") Board of County Commissioners
adopted Resolution No. R-362-98 on March 31, 1998, approving the execution of a Hazards
Mitigation Agreement with Florida; and
WHEREAS, said agreement allowed the County, through the Office of Emergency
Management ("OEM"), to establish a working group to oversee the development the County
LMS; and
WHEREAS, participants of the LMS working group include various departments of
the County, state and federal agencies, local municipalities including the City of Miami
("City"), and various other private and public entities; and
WHEREAS, in 2020, the County and its various municipalities adopted the Miami -
Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy 2020 ("LMS 2020"); and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2020, the City adopted Resolution No. R-20-0261
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adopting the LMS for the 2020-2025 five-year cycle and authorizing the City Manager to
apply for, receive, expend, and sub -award mitigation grant funds; and
WHEREAS, FDEM requires that adopted countywide LMS plans be reviewed and
updated by all 67 counties in the State of Florida every five years; and
WHEREAS, the County and its various municipalities participating in the LMS
committee have reviewed the LMS 2020 and updated the plan to complete the Miami -Dade
County Local Mitigation Strategy ("LMS 2025"); and
WHEREAS, FDEM has reviewed and approved the LMS 2025 pursuant to FEMA
standards for hazard mitigation planning; and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain compliance with the FEMA standards for hazard
mitigation planning and maintain eligibility to receive funding under various state and
federal grant programs, the City must adopt the LMS 2025, which is attached hereto and
incorporated as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the City has one hundred twenty-four (124) projects in the updated LMS
plan; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission acknowledges that it is in the best interests
of the City to adopt the LMS 2025;
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 referenced and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City hereby adopts the LMS 2025, attached and incorporated as
Exhibit "A".
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized,' through the Department of Fire -Rescue,
Division of Emergency Management, to apply for, accept, expend, and sub -award
mitigation grant funds under various state and federal project funding programs available
upon adoption of the LMS 2025 and in compliance with FEMA standards.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature from Mayor.2
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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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
g Wy j ng III, C y ttor y 11/6/2025
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