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City of Miami Gardens
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September 14 ,
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Sponsor Name
Dr. Danny O. Crew,
City Manager
Department: City Manager’s Office
Short Title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AND ATTEST RESPECTIVELY, THAT CERTAIN
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MIRAMAR
FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF 2007 UASI GRANT FUNDS, A COPY OF
WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A”; PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK;
PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Staff Summary:
Background:
The City of Miami Gardens has been identified by the Federal Department of Homeland Security as eligible to
receive funding from the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Program as a member of the Fort Lauderdale
UASI. The City was awarded $412,745 under the 2007 UASI Grant for the purchase of Hazmat Equipment for the
ITEM K-2) CONSENT AGENDA
RESOLUTION
2007 UASI Grant Funds
1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200
Miami Gardens, Florida 33169
Police Department, Emergency Generators for vital City facilities, and Communications Equipment for the Mobile
Command Center.
The City of Miramar acts as the Sponsoring Agency for the Fort Lauderdale UASI , and as such, the City of Miami
Gardens is a sub‐granting agency of the City of Miramar in the Fort Lauderdale UASI. The Sponsoring Agency
applied to the State of Florida for an additional extension of the term of the State Agreement in order to provide
additional time for the completion of procurement and the expenditure of the grant funding available under the
FY 2007 UASI Grant Program. The State of Florida has agreed, subject to execution of a Fourth Modification to the
State Agreement, to extend the Agreement through December 30, 2011.
As the sub‐granting agency of the City of Miramar, the City must also approve and execute the attached
memorandum of agreement for participating Fort Lauderdale UASI agencies to extend the term of the 2007 UASI
MOA through December 30, 2011.
Proposed Action:
It is recommended that City Council adopt the attached Memorandum of Agreement with the City of Miramar
granting an extension of time for the expenditure of 2007 UASI grant funds.
Attachment:
Attachment A – 2007 UASI MOA Fourth Modification
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
FOR PARTICIPATING FORT LAUDERDALE UASI AGENCIES
This Fourth Amendment to Memorandum of Agreement for Participating Fort
Lauderdale UASI Agencies (the "Fourth Amendment") is entered into this day of
July 2011, by and between the City of Miramar, a municipal corporation of the State of
Florida (the "Sponsoring Agency") and The Citv of Miami Gardens . a municipal
corporation of the State of Florida (the "Participating Agency").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Sponsoring Agency and the Participating Agency entered into a
Memorandum of Agreement for Participating Fort Lauderdale UASI Agencies dated
January 8, 2008 (the "MOA") related to expenditures of funds subgranted to the
Participating Agency under the FY 2007 Urban Area Security Initiatiye ("UASI") Grant
Program: and
WHEREAS, the Participating Agency was allocated $13.690.15 to be expended
and reimbursed pursuant to the terms of the MOA. This sum was allocated for the
improvement of first responder capabilities and critical infrastructure hardening and is in
addition to the sum allocated to each jurisdiction comprising the Fort Lauderdale Urban
Area for project benefiting each respective jurisdiction.
WHEREAS, the current term of the MOA ended on June 30, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the MOA is subject to all terms, provisions and conditions of the
Federally Funded Subgrant Agreement between the Sponsoring Agency and the State
of Florida, Division of Emergency Management (the "State Agreement"), the current
term of which also ended on June 30, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the Sponsoring Agency has applied to the State of Florida for an
extension of the term of the State Agreement in order to provide additional time for the
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completion of procurement and the expenditure of the grant funding available under the
FY 2007 UASI Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has agreed, subject to execution of a written
contract modification, to extend the State Agreement through December 30.2011: and
WHEREAS, the parties mutually desire to extend the term of the MOA through
the same extension date as approved by the State of Florida for the State Agreement,
to wit: December 30. 2011. in order to provide additional time for the completion of the
procurement process and the expenditure of the grant funding available under the FY
2007 UASI Grant Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises
contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. In conjunction with the extension of the State Agreement through December 30,
2011, the term of the MOA between the parties shall be extended to December 30,
2011.
2. All terms, provisions and conditions of the MOA not inconsistent with this Fourth
Amendment shall remain in full force and effect.
ATTEST:
YvOTe McLeary f / /
'M Clerk iy
SPONSORING AGENCY
THE CITY OF MIRAMAR, a municipal
corporation of the State of Florida
BY:
Ro
Da
. Payton
'anager .iifi^ II
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2007 UASI 4th
amer>dment
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency
for the use of ap€l-feliance by^the City of
Miramar onlyr ] / /
(JC^
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Cole & Bonis
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P.L., City Attorney
ATTEST:
Name: Ronetta T
Title; City Clerk
PARTICIPATING AGENCY
City of Miami Gardens
BY:
or Name: Danny Crew
Title: City Manager
Date:
APPROVE
CORRECT
S TO FORM AND
88:
Sonja Df^ens
City Attorney
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