96-22179 RESO
RESOLUTION
96-22179
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO
EXECUTE AND APPROVE THE FLORIDA STATEWIDE
MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATION #1 TO
AGREEMENT FOR RECIPROCAL EMERGENCY AID AND
ASSISTANCE.
WHEREAS, the State Emergency Management Act, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes,
authorizes the state and its political subdivisions to develop and enter into mutual aid agreements
for reciprocal emergency aid and assistance in case of emergencies too extensive to be dealt with
unassisted; and
WHEREAS, The Florida Department of Community Affairs requires municipalities to
participate in the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement to be eligible for funds under Administrative
Rule 9G-19, Base Funding for County Emergency Management Agencies and Municipal
Competitive Grant and Loan Programs; and
WHEREAS, the Administration would recommend that the Mayor and City Commission
approve the attached Mutual Aid Agreement with the State of Florida, Division of Emergency
Management.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission herein autho!1ze the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and approve the attached Florida
Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement and Modification #1 for Reciprocal Emergency Aid and
Assistance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th
DAY OF
November
ATTEST
P- () bir raA~
CITY CLERK
, 1996.
A:\MUT AID.RES
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CITY OF
MIAMI
BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. ~~ 1- q i.P
TO:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Members of the City Commission
DATE: November 6,1996
SUBJECT:
Jose Garcia_pedros)! .
City Manager -.
STATEWIDE MUT L AID AGREEMENT AND MODIFICA nON #1
FROM:
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
To approve and execute agreement
CONTRACT AMOUNT AND FUNDING:
None
BACKGROUND:
The statewide mutual aid agreement for catastrophic disaster response and recovery is authorized
under the State Emergency Management Act. It provides for reciprocal emergency aid and
assistance from the state and other political subdivisions that are a party to this agreement for those
emergencies too extensive to be dealt with unassisted. It will provide the City of Miami Beach,
through the state, personnel and equipment needed in the event of a hurricane or natural disaster
beyond our capabilities and control.
Modification # 1 to the statewide agreement was developed to address concerns regarding workers
compensation. It now provides that all parties to the agreement shall be responsible for all workers
compensation benefits of their own employees. The modification also changes or revises verbiage
in other sections of the original statewide agreement.
ANALYSIS:
Requests for mutual aid shall be transmitted by the authorized representative or the director of the
local Emergency Management Agency and all requests for assistance under this agreement shall be
limited to catastrophic disasters. Assisting parties to this agreement will have the following
advantages:
AGENDA ITEM
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
November 6, 1996
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1. Will enhance ability of local government to receive needed resources quicker.
2. Embodies "Neighbor helping Neighbor" concept.
3. Will expedite disaster related reimbursements for neighboring local governments provided
the counties and/or municipalities are participants of the Statewide Mutual Aid agreement.
4. Will allow for consideration of the municipal competitive grant program.
5. Will allow for consideration of the reallocation of the base grant balance.
CONCLUSION:
Dade County has already considered and approved this agreement; the other municipalities in the
county have approved or are in the process of approving the agreement and the modification. It is
my recommendation that the City of Miami Beach approves this agreement.
!IIi/; .
CITY OF
MIAMI
BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
Risk Management Division
CITY HALL
1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE
TELEPHONE (305) 673-7014
November 7, 1996
State of Florida
Department of Community Affairs
Re: Execution of the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement
To Whom it May Concern:
This letter will confirm that liability insurance is provided through the city of Miami Beach Self-
Insurance Fund.
All claims for bodily injury and property damage for which the City becomes liable will be
covered in accordance with and subject to the limitations of Florida Statute 768.28.
Sincerely,
C/:~
CliffC(~d
Claims Coordinator
CLlbh
flrisk\$all\self-ins\sobedevl.wpd I
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STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
FOR CATASTROPHIC DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND AMONG EACH POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE THAT EXECUTES AND ADOPTS THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING FACTS:
WHEREAS, the State Emergency Management Act, Chapter 252,
Florida Statutes, authorizes the state and its political
subdivisions to develop and enter into mutual aid agreements for
reciprocal emergency aid and assistance in case of emergencies
too extensive to be dealt with unassisted; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, sets forth details
concerning powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities of
political subdivisions of the state rendering outside aid; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, authorizes the State
to enter into a contract on behalf of the state for the lease or
loan to any political subdivision of the state any real or
personal property of the state government or the temporary
transfer or employment of personnel of the state
government to or by any political subdivision of the state; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, authorizes the
governing body of each political subdivision of the state
to enter into such contract or lease with the state, accept any
such loan, or employ such personnel, and such political
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subdivision may equip, maintain, utilize, and operate any such
property and employ necessary personnel therefor in accordance
with the purposes for which such contract is executed, and to
otherwise do all things and perform any and all acts which it may
deem necessary to effectuate the purpose for which such contract
was entered into; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, authorizes the
Division of Emergency Management to make available any equipment,
services, or facilities owned or organized by the state or its
political subdivisions for use in the affected area upon request
of the duly constituted authority of the area or upon the request
of any recognized and accredited relief agency through such duly
constituted authority; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, authorizes the
Division of Emergency Management to call to duty and otherwise
provide, within or without the state, such support from available
personnel, equipment, and other resources of state agencies and
the political subdivisions of the state as may be necessary to
reinforce emergency management agencies in areas stricken by
emergencies; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, requires that each
municipality must coordinate requests for state or federal
emergency response assistance with its county; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida is geographically vulnerable
to hurricanes, tornadoes, freshwater flooding, sinkhole
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formations, and other natural disasters that in the past have
caused severe disruption of essential human services and severe
property damage to public roads, utilities, buildings, parks, and
other government owned facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Parties to this Agreement recognize that
additional manpower and equipment may be needed to mitigate
further damage and restore vital services to the citizens of the
affected community should such disasters occur; and
WHEREAS, to provide the most effective mutual aid possible,
each Participating Government, intends to foster communications
between the personnel of the other Participating Government by
visits, compilation of asset inventories, exchange of information
and development of plans and procedures to implement this
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
A. "AGREEMENT" - the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement for
Emergency Response/Recovery. Political subdivisions of the State
of Florida may become a party to this Agreement by executing a
copy of this Agreement and providing a copy with original
signatures and.authorizing resolution{s) to the State of Florida
Division of Emergency Management. Copies of the agreement with
original signatures and copies of authorizing resolutions and
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insurance letters shall be filed and maintained at the Division
headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida.
B. "REQUESTING PARTY" - the participating government
entity requesting aid in the event of an emergency. Each
municipality must coordinate requests for state or federal
emergency response assistance through its county.
C. "ASSISTING PARTY" - the participating government entity
furnishing equipment, services and/or manpower to the Requesting
Party.
D. "AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE" - an employee of a
participating government authorized in writing by that government
to request, offer, or provide assistance under the terms of this
Agreement. The list of authorized representatives for the
participating government executing this Agreement shall be
attached as Appendix A to the executed copy of the Agreement
supplied to the Division, and shall be updated as needed by each
participating government.
E. "DIVISION" - the State of Florida, Department of
Community Affairs, Division of Emergency Management.
F. "EMERGENCY" - any occurrence, or threat thereof,
whether natural, or caused by man, in war or in peace, which
results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the
population or substantial damage to or loss of property.
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G. "DISASTER" - any natural, technological, or civil
emergency that causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude
to result in a declaration of a state of emergency by a county,
Governor, or the President of the United States.
H. "PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENT" - the State of Florida and
any political subdivision of the State of Florida which executes
this mutual aid agreement and supplies a complete executed copy
to the Division.
I. "PERIOD OF ASSISTANCE" - the period of time beginning
with the departure of any personnel of the Assisting Party from
any point for the purpose of traveling to the Requesting Party in
order to provide assistance and ending upon the return of all
personnel and equipment of the Assisting Party, after providing
the assistance requested, to their residence or regular place of
work, whichever occurs first. The period of assistance shall not
include any portion of the trip to the Requesting Party or the
return trip from the Requesting Party during which the personnel
of the Assisting Party are engaged in a course of conduct not
reasonably necessary for their safe arrival at or return from the
Requesting Party.
J. "WORK OR WORK-RELATED PERIOD" - any period of time in
which either the personnel or equipment of the Assisting Party
are being used by the Requesting Party to provide assistance and
for which the Requesting Party will reimburse the Assisting
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Party. Specifically included within such period of time are rest
breaks when the personnel of the Assisting Party will return to
active work within a reasonable time. Specifically excluded from
such period of time are breakfast, lunch, and dinner breaks.
SECTION 2. PROCEDURES
When a participating government either becomes affected by,
or is under imminent threat of, an emergency or disaster, it may
invoke emergency related mutual aid assistance either by: (i)
declaring a state of local emergency and transmitting a copy of
that declaration to the Assisting Party, or to the Division, or
(ii) by orally communicating a request for mutual aid assistance
to Assisting Party or to the Division, followed as soon as
practicable by written confirmation of said request. Mutual aid
shall not be requested by Participating Governments unless
resources available within the stricken area are deemed
inadequate by the Local Emergency Management Agency. All
requests for mutual aid shall be transmitted by the Authorized
Representative or the Director of the Local Emergency Management
Agency. Requests for assistance may be communicated either to
the Division or directly to an Assisting Party. Requests for
assistance under this Agreement shall be limited to catastrophic
disasters, except where the Participating Government has no other
mutual aid agreement based upon Section 252.40 or 163.01, Florida
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Statutes, in which case a Participating Government may request
assistance pursuant to the provisions of this agreement.
A. REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO ASSISTING PARTY: The Requesting
Party may directly contact the authorized representative of the
Assisting Party and shall provide them with the information in
paragraph C below. All communications shall be conducted
directly between the Requesting and Assisting Party. Each party
shall be responsible for keeping the Division advised of the
status of the response activities. The Division shall not be
responsible for costs associated with such direct requests for
assistance. However, the Division may provide, by rule, for
reimbursement of eligible expenses from the Emergency Management
Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund created under Section
252.373, Florida Statutes.
B. REQUESTS ROUTED THROUGH, OR ORIGINATING FROM, THE
DIVISION: The.Requesting Party may directly contact the
Division, in which case it shall provide the Division with the
information in paragraph C below. The Division may then contact
other Participating Governments on behalf of the Requesting Party
and coordinate the provision of mutual aid. The Division shall
not be responsible for costs associated with such indirect
requests for assistance, unless the Division so indicates in
writing at the time it transmits the request to the Assisting
Party. In no event shall the Division or the State of Florida be
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responsible for costs associated with assistance in the absence
of appropriated funds. In all cases, the party receiving the
mutual aid shall be primarily responsible for the costs incurred
by any Assisting Party providing assistance pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement.
C. REQUIRED INFORMATION: Each request for assistance
shall be accompanied by the following information, to the extent
known:
1. A general description of the damage sustained;
2. Identification of the emergency service function for
which assistance is needed (e.g. fire, law enforcement, emergency
medical, transportation, communications, public works and
engineering, building, inspection, planning and information
assistance, mass care, resource support, health and other medical
services, search and rescue, etc.) and the particular type of
assistance needed;
3. Identification of the public infrastructure system for
which assistance is needed (e.g. sanitary sewer, potable water,
streets, or storm water systems) and the type of work assistance
needed;
4. The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materials,
and supplies needed and a reasonable estimate of the length of
time they will be needed;
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5. The need for sites, structures or buildings outside the
Requesting Party's political subdivision to serve as relief
centers or staging areas for incoming emergency goods and
services; and
6. A specific time and place for a representative of the
Requesting Party to meet the personnel and equipment of any
Assisting Party.
This information may be provided on the form attached as
Exhibit B, or by any other available means. The Division may
revise the format of Exhibit B subsequent to the execution of
this agreement, in which case it shall distribute copies to all
participating governments.
D. ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES AND ABILITY TO
RENDER ASSISTANCE: When contacted by a Requesting Party or the
Division the authorized representatives of any participating
government agree to assess their government's situation to
determine available personnel, equipment and other resources.
All participating governments shall render assistance to the
extent personnel, equipment and resources are available. Each
participating government agrees to render assistance in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the fullest extent
possible. When the authorized representative determines that his
Participating Government has available personnel, equipment or
other resources, they shall so notify the Requesting Party or the
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Division, whichever communicated the request, and provide the
information below. The Division.shall, upon response from
sufficient participating parties to meet the needs of the
Requesting Party, notify the authorized representative of the
Requesting Party and provide them with the following information,
to the extent known:
1. A complete description of the personnel, equipment, and
materials to be furnished to the Re4uesting PartYi
2. The estimated length of time the personnel, equipment,
and materials will be availablei
3. The areas of experience and abilities of the personnel
and the capability of the equipment to be furnishedi
4. The name of the person or persons to be designated as
supervisory pe~sonneli and
5. The estimated time when the assistance provided will
arrive at the location designated by the authorized
representative of the Requesting Party.
E. SUPERVISION AND CONTROL: The personnel, equipment and
resources of any Assisting Party shall remain under operational
control of the Requesting Party for the area in which they are
serving. Direct supervision and control of said personnel,
equipment and resources shall remain with the designated
supervisory personnel of the Assisting Party. Representatives of
the Requesting Party shall provide work tasks to the supervisory
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personnel of the Assisting Party. The designated supervisory
personnel of the Assisting Party shall have the responsibility
and authority for assigning work and establishing work schedules
for the personnel of the Assisting Party, based on task or
mission assignments provided by the Requesting Party and the
Division. The designated supervisory personnel of the Assisting
Party shall: maintain daily personnel time records, material
records and a log of equipment hours; be responsible for the
operation and maintenance of the equipment and other resources
furnished by the Assisting Party; and shall report work progress
to the Requesting Party. The Assisting party's personnel and
other resources shall remain subject to recall by the Assisting
Party at any time, subject to reasonable notice to the Requesting
Party and the Division. At least twenty-four hour advance
notification of intent to withdraw personnel or resources shall
be provided to the Requesting Party unless such notice is not
practicable, in which case such notice as is reasonable shall be
provided. .
F. FOOD; HOUSING; SELF-SUFFICIENCY Unless specifically
instructed otherwise, the Requesting Party shall have the
responsibility of providing food and housing for the personnel of
the Assisting Party from the time of their arrival at the
designated location to the time of their departure. However,
Assisting Party personnel and equipment should be, to the
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greatest extent possible, self-sufficient for operations in areas
stricken by emergencies or disasters. The Requesting Party may
specify only self-sufficient personnel and resources in its
request for assistance.
G. COMMUNICATIONS: Unless specifically instructed
otherwise, the Requesting Party shall have the responsibility for
coordinating communications between the personnel of the
Assisting Party and the Requesting Party. Assisting Party
personnel should be prepared to furnish communications equipment
sufficient to maintain communications among their respective
operating units.
H. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES Whenever the employees of the
Assisting Party are rendering outside aid pursuant to this
Agreement, such employees shall have the powers, duties, rights,
privileges, and immunities, and shall receive the compensation,
incidental to their employment.
I. WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Requesting Party shall
complete a written acknowledgment regarding the assistance to be
rendered, setting forth the information transmitted in the
request, and shall transmit it by the quickest practical means to
the Assisting Party or the Division, as applicable, for approval.
The form to serve as this written acknowledgment is attached as
Attachment C. The Requesting Party/Division shall respond to the
written acknowledgment by executing and returning a copy to the
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Requesting Party by the quickest practical means, maintaining a
copy for its files.
SECTION 3. REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES
The terms and conditions governing reimbursement for any
assistance provided under this Agreement shall be in accordance
with the following provisions, unless otherwise agreed upon by
the Requesting and Assisting Parties and specified in the written
acknowledgment executed in accordance with paragraph 2.I. of this
Agreement. The Requesting Party shall be ultimately responsible
for reimbursement of all reimbursable expenses.
A. PERSONNEL - During the period of assistance, the
Assisting Party shall continue to pay its employees according to
its then prevailing ordinances, rules, and regulations. The
Requesting Party shall reimburse the Assisting Party for all
direct and indirect payroll costs and expenses incurred during
the period of assistance, including, but not limited to, employee
pensions and benefits as provided by Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP). The Requesting Party shall
reimburse any amounts paid or due for compensation to employees
of the Assisting Party under the terms of the Florida Workers'
Compensation Act due to personal injury or death occurring while
such employees are engaged in rendering aid under this Agreement.
While providing services to the Requesting Party, employees of
the Assisting Party shall be considered IIborrow servantsll of the
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Requesting Party and shall be considered in the "dual employment"
with the Requesting and Assisting Parties, subject to the
supervision and control of both for purposes of Chapter 440,
Florida Statutes. While the Requesting Party shall reimburse the
Assisting Party for payments made in workers' compensation
benefits required to be paid to its employees due to personal
injury or death, the Division, and both the Requesting and
Assisting Party shall enjoy immunity from civil prosecution as
provided for in the Florida Workers' Compensation Act.
B. EQUIPMENT - The Assisting Party shall be reimbursed by
the Requesting Party for the use of its equipment during the
period of assistance according to either a pre-established local
or state hourly rate or according to the actual replacement,
operation, and maintenance expenses incurred. For those
instances in which costs are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the eligible direct costs shall be determined
in accordance with 44 CFR 206.228. The Assisting Party shall pay
for all repairs to its equipment as determined necessary by its
on-site supervisor(s) to maintain such equipment in safe and
operational condition. At the request of the Assisting Party,
fuels, miscellaneous supplies, and minor repairs may be provided
by the Requesting Party, if practical. The total equipment
charges to the Requesting Party shall be reduced by the total
value of the fuels, supplies, and repairs furnished by the
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Requesting Party and by the amount of any insurance proceeds
received by the Assisting Party.
C. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES - The Assisting Party shall be
reimbursed for.all materials and supplies furnished by it and
used or damaged during the period of assistance, except for the
costs of equipment, fuel and maintenance materials, labor and
supplies, which shall be included in the equipment rate
established in 3.B. above, unless such damage is caused by gross
negligence, willful and wanton misconduct, intentional misuse, or
recklessness of the Assisting Party's personnel. The Assisting
Party's Personnel shall use reasonable care under the
circumstances in the operation and control of all materials and
supplies used by them during the period of assistance. The
measure of reimbursement shall be determined in accordance with
44 CFR 206.228. In the alternative, the Parties may agree that
the Requesting Party will replace, with like kind and quality as
determined by the Assisting Party, the materials and supplies
used or damaged. If such an agreement is made, it shall be
reduced to writing and transmitted to the Division.
D. RECORD KEEPING - The Assisting Party shall maintain
records and submit invoices for reimbursement by the Requesting
Party or the Division using format used or required by FEMA
publications, including 44 CFR part 13 and applicable Office of
Management and Budget Circulars. Requesting Party and Division
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finance personnel shall provide information, directions, and
assistance for record keeping to Assisting Party personnel.
E. PAYMENT - Unless otherwise mutually agreed in the
written acknowledgment executed in accordance with paragraph 2.I.
or a subsequent written addendum to the acknowledgment, the
Assisting Party shall bill the Requesting Party for all
reimbursable expenses with an itemized Notice as soon as
practicable after the expenses are incurred, but not later than
sixty (60) days following the period of assistance, unless the
deadline for identifying damage is extended in accordance with 44
CFR part 206. The Requesting Party shall pay the bill, or advise
of any disputed items, not later than sixty (60) days following
the billing date. These time frames may be modified by mutual
agreement. This shall not preclude an Assisting Party or
Requesting Party from assuming or donating, in whole or in part,
the costs associated with any loss, damage, expense or use of
personnel, equipment and resources provided to a Requesting
Party.
F. PAYMENT BY OR THROUGH THE DIVISION: The Division of
Emergency Management may reimburse for all actual and necessary
travel and subsistence expenses for personnel providing
assistance pursuant to the request of the Division, to the extent
of funds available, and contingent upon an annual appropriation
from the Legis+ature for such purposes. The Assisting Party
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shall be responsible for making written request to the Division
for reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses, prior to
submitting a request for payment to the Requesting Party. The
Assisting Party's written request should be submitted as soon as
possible after expiration of the period of assistance. The
Division shall provide a written response to said requests within
ten (10) days of actual receipt. If the Division denies said
!equest, the Assisting Party shall then bill the Requesting
Party. In the event that an affected jurisdiction requests
assistance without forwarding said request through the Division,
or an assisting party provides assistance without having been
requested by the Division to do so, the Division shall not be
liable for reimbursement of any of the cost(s) of assistance.
The Division may serve as the eligible entity for requesting
reimbursement of eligible costs from FEMA. Any costs to be so
reimbursed by or through the Division shall be determined in
accordance with 44 CFR 206.228. The Division may authorize
applications for reimbursement of eligible costs from the
undeclared disaster portion of the Emergency Management
Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund established pursuant to
Section 252.373, Florida Statutes, in the event that the disaster
or emergency event is not declared pursuant to the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law
93-288, as amended by Public Law 100-707. Such applications
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shall be evaluated pursuant to rules established by the Division,
and may be funded only to the extent of available funds.
SECTION 4. INSURANCE
Each participating government shall bear the risk of its own
actions, as it does with its day-to-day operations, and determine
for itself what kinds of insurance, and in what amounts, it
should carry. If a participating government is insured, its file
shall contain a letter from its insurance carrier authorizing it
to provide and receive assistance under this Agreement, and
indicating that there will be no lapse in its insurance coverage
either on employees, vehicles, or liability. If a participating
government is self-insured, its file shall contain a copy of a
resolution authorizing its self-insurance program. A copy of the
insurance carrier's letter or the resolution of self-insurance
shall be attached to the executed copy of this Agreement which is
filed with the Division. Each Assisting Party shall be solely
responsible for determining that its insurance is current and
adequate prior to providing assistance under this agreement. The
amount of reimbursement from the Division or the Requesting Party
shall be reduced by the amount of any insurance proceeds to which
the Assisting Party is entitled as a result of losses experienced
in rendering assistance pursuant to this Agreement.
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SECTION 5. LIABILITY
To the extent permitted by law, and without waiving
sovereign immunity, each Party to this Agreement shall be
responsible for any and all claims, demands, suits, actions,
damages, and causes of action related to or arising out of or in
any way connected with its own actions, and the actions of its
personnel, in providing mutual aid assistance rendered or
performed pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
SECTION 6. LENGTH OF TIME FOR EMERGENCY
The duration of such state of emergency declared by the
Requesting Party is limited to seven (7) days. It may be
extended, if necessary, in 7 day increments.
SECTION 7. TERM
This Agreement shall be in effect for one (1) year from the
date hereof and shall automatically be renewed in successive one
(1) year terms unless terminated in writing by the participating
government. Notice of such termination shall be made in writing
and shall be served personally or by registered mail upon the
Director, Division of Emergency Management, Florida Department of
Community Affairs, Tallahassee, Florida, which shall provide
copies to all other Participating Parties.
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall be in full force and effect upon
approval by the participating government and upon proper
execution hereof.
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SECTION 9. ROLE OF DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
The responsibilities the Division of Emergency Management,
Florida Department of Community Affairs under this Agreement are
to: (1) request mutual aid on behalf of a participating
government, under the circumstances identified in this Agreement;
(2) coordinate.the provision of mutual aid to a requesting party,
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (3) serve as the
eligible entity for requesting reimbursement of eligible costs
from FEMA, upon a Presidential disaster declaration; (4) serve as
central depository for executed Agreements; and (5) maintain a
current listing of Participating Governments with their
Authorized Representative and contact information, and to provide
a copy of the listing to each of the Participating Governments on
an annual basis during the second quarter of the calendar year.
SECTION 10. SEVERABILITY; EFFECT ON OTHER AGREEMENTS
Should any portion, section, or subsection of this Agreement
be held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, that
fact shall not affect or invalidate any other portion, section or
subsection; and the remaining portions of this Agreement shall
remain in full force and affect without regard to the section,
portion, or subsection or power invalidated.
In the event that any parties to this agreement have entered
into other mutual aid agreements, pursuant to Section 252.40,
Florida Statutes, or interlocal agreements, pursuant to Section
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163.01, Florida Statutes, those parties agree that said
agreements are superseded by this agreement only for emergency
management assistance and activities performed in catastrophic
emergencies pursuant to this agreement. In the event that two or
more parties to this agreement have not entered into another
mutual aid agreement, and the parties wish to engage in mutual
aid, then the terms and conditions of this agreement shall apply
unless otherwise agreed between those parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties set forth below have duly
executed this Agreement on the date set forth below:
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BOARD OF
OF
FLORIDA
(County)
By:
By:
Deputy Clerk
Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Office of the County Attorney
By:
EXE~)T~D BY THE FOLLOWING PARTICIPATING.L~CAL GOVE~ENTS IN
(( l~ , COUNTY (attach authorlzlng resolutlon or
ordinance and insurance letter resolution for each)
City Of Miami Beach
Political Subdivision
, by
V,
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Date
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REQUIRED INFORMATION
Each request for assistance shall be accompanied by the
following information, to the extent known:
1. General description of the damage sustained:
2. Identification of the emergency service function for which
assistance is needed (e.g. fire, law enforcement, emergency
medical, transportation, communications, public works and
engineering, building, inspection, planning and information
assistance, mass care, resource support, health and other medical
services, search and rescue, etc.) and the particular type of
assistance needed:
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REQUIRED INFORMATION (continued)
3. Identification of the public infrastructure system for which
assistance is needed (e.g. sanitary sewer, potable water,
streets, or storm water systems) and the type of work assistance
needed:
4. The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materials, and
supplies needed and a reasonable estimate of the length of time
they will be needed:
5. The need for sites, structures or buildings outside the
Requesting Party's political subdivision to serve as relief
centers or staging areas for incoming emergency goods and
services:
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REQUIRED INFORMATION (continued)
6. A specific time and place for a representative of the
Requesting Party to meet the personnel and equipment of any
Assisting Party.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
To be completed by each Assisting Party.
NAME OF ASSISTING PARTY:
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE:
CONTACT NUMBER/PROCEDURES:
1. Assistance To Be Provided:
Resource Type
Amount
Assignment
Est. Time Arrival
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2. Availability of Additional Resources:
3. Time Limitations, if any:
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STATE OF FLORIDA
D E PAR T MEN T OF COM M U NIT Y A F F A IRS
2740 CENTERVIEW DRIVE. TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-2100
LAWTON CHILES
LINDA LOOMIS SHelLEY
Secretllry
Governor
MEMORANDUM
TO: COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS AND
SIGNATORIES TO THE STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
FROM: Joseph F. Myers, Director ~~
Division of Emergency Mana~~nt
SUBJECT: Mutual Aid compact: Modification
DATE: October 19, 1994
In September I provided you all with information regarding the
execution of the statewide Mutual Aid Agreement, and advised you
that the Division of Emergency Management (DEM) anticipated a
modification to the Agreement, based upon comments by several
local government risk managers. Attached you will find the
Modification prepared based upon those and other comments re-
ceived. The attached Modification (dated October 21, 1994) is
now ready for execution. Please destroy or otherwise dispose of
any previous drafts you may have received.
Therefore, please initiate the processes necessary to have your
local governments execute this Modification, and return executed
copies with attachments to the Division. County Emergency
Management Agency Directors should provide copies of the Modifi-
cation to all. those municipalities they previously provided with
the statewide Mutual Aid Agreement. In addition, OEM will be
sending copies to all those th~t have already executed the
Agreement. For those entities that have not yet executed the
statewide Mutual Aid Agreement, the Modification should be
executed concurrently with the Agreement.
OEM t~ill forward copies with the Division's endorsement back to
all signatories upon final execution. with your continued
assistance we anticipate having all modifications executed as
soon as possible. If you have any questions, please call Robert
c. Byerts at (904) 488-0410.
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EMERc;fNCY MANAGEMENT. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVelOPMENT. RESOURCE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT .
October 21, 1994
MODIFICATION #1 TO STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the undersigned County/Municipality (strike one) ,
along with the Department of Community Affairs, Division of
Emergency Management (DEM) and various other counties and munici-
palities in the State of Florida, has entered into the Statewide
Mutual Aid Agreement for Catastrophic Response and Recovery (the
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the parties to the Agreement are desirous of
amending the Agreement, to revise provisions regarding the
handling of workers' compensation claims and to clarify and
correct certain other terms and conditions;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned signatories agree:
1. The title of the Agreement is revised to read: "State-
wide Mutual Aid Agreement."
2. The introductory paragraph is revised to read: "THIS
AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DIVISION
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND BY AND AMONG EACH COUNTY AND MUNICI-
PALITY THAT EXECUTES AND ADOPTS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CON-
TAINED HEREIN, BASED UPON THE FOLLOWING FACTS:".
3. The first sentence of SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS, paragraph
A. "AGREEMENT" is revised to read: "the Statewide Mutual Aid
Agreement." The remainder of that paragraph is unchanged.
4. SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS, paragraph D. "AUTHORIZED R
EPRESENTATIVE" is revised to read: "An employee of a participat
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October 21, 1994
ing government authorized in writing by that government to
request, offer, or provide assistance under the terms of this
Agreement. The list of authorized representatives for the
participating government executing this Agreement shall be
attached hereto as 'Exhibit A, I and shall be updated as needed by
each participating government."
5. SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS, paragraph H. "PARTICIPATING
GOVERNMENT" is revised to read: "The State of Florida, any county
which executes this Agreement and supplies a complete, executed
copy to the Division, and any municipality which executes this
Agreement and supplies a complete, executed copy to the Divi-
sion. "
6. A new paragraph K. is added to SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS,
to read as follows: "K. I MAJOR DISASTER' - a disaster that will
likely exceed local capabilities and require a broad range of
state and federal assistance."
7. The initial, unnumbered, paragraph of SECTION 2.
PROCEDURES, is revised to read:
When a Participating Government either becomes
affected by, or is under imminent threat of, a major
disaster, it may invoke emergency related mutual aid
assistance either by: (i) declaring a state of local
emergency and transmitting a copy of that declaration
to the Assisting Party, or to the Division, or (ii) by
o rally communicating a request for mutual aid assis
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October 21, 1994
tance to the Assisting Party or to the Division, followed as soon
as practicable by written confirmation of said request. Mutual
aid shall not be requested by any Participating Government unless
resources available within the stricken area are deemed inade-
quate by that Participating Government. Municipalities shall
coordinate requests for state or federal assistance with their
County Emergency Management Agencies. All requests for mutual
aid shall be transmitted by the Authorized Representative or the
Director of the Local Emergency Management Agency. Requests for
assistance may be communicated either to the Division or directly
to an Assisting Party. Requests for assistance under this
Agreement shall be limited to major disasters, except where the
Participating Government has no other mutual aid agreement for
the provision of assistance related to emergencies or disasters,
in which case a Participating Government may request assistance
related to any disaster or emergency, pursuant to the provisions
of this Agreement.
8. SECTION 2. PROCEDURES, paragraph C. REQUIRED INFORMA-
TION, subparagraph, 6 is revised to read:
6. An estimated time and a specific place for a
representative of the Requesting Party to meet the
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October 21, 1994
personnel and equipment of any Assisting Party.
This information may be provided on the form
attached as Exhibit "B," or by any other available
means. The Division may revise the format of Exhibit
"B" subsequent to the execution of this agreement, in
which case it shall distribute copies to all Partici-
pating Governments.
9. SECTION 2. PROCEDURES, paragraph Io WRITTEN ACKNOWL-
EDGEMENT, is revised to read:
Io WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT- The Assisting Party
shall complete a written acknowledgment regarding the
assistance to be rendered, setting forth the informa-
tion transmitted in the request, and shall transmit it
by the quickest practical means to the Requesting Party
or the Division, as applicable, for approval. The form
to serve as this written acknowledgement is attached as
Exhibit C. The Requesting Party/Division shall respond
to the written acknowledgement by executing and return-
ing a copy to the Assisting Party by the quickest
practical means, maintaining a copy for its files.
10. SECTION 3. REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES, paragraph A. PERSON-
NEL, is revised to read:
Ao PERSONNEL - During the period of assistance,
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October 21, 1994
the Assisting Party shall continue to pay its employees according
to its then prevailing ordinances, rules, and regulations. The
Requesting Party shall reimburse the Assisting Party for all
direct and indirect payroll costs and expenses (including travel
expenses) incurred during the period of assistance, including,
but not limited to, employee pensions and benefits as provided by
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). However, the
Requesting Party shall not be responsible for reimbursing any
amounts paid or due as benefits to employees of the Assisting
Party under the terms of the Florida Workers. Compensation Act
due to personal injury or death occurring while such employees
are engaged in rendering aid under this Agreement. Both the
Requesting Party and the Assisting Party shall be responsible for
payment of such benefits only to their own employees.
11. SECTION 7. TERM, is revised to read:
This Agreement shall be in effect for one (1) year
from the date hereof and shall be renewed in successive
one (1) year terms unless terminated upon sixty (60)
days advance written notice by the Participating Gov-
ernment. Notice of such termination shall be made in
writing and shall be served personally or by registered
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mail upon the Director, Division of Emergency Management, Florida
Department of Community Affairs, Tallahassee, Florida, which
shall provide copies to all other Participating Governments.
Notice of termination shall not relieve the withdrawing
Participating Government from obligations incurred hereunder
prior to the effective date of the withdrawal and shall not be
effective until sixty (60) days after notice thereof has been
sent by the Director, Division of Emergency Management, Depart-
ment of Community Affairs to all other Participating Governments.
12. SECTION 10. SEVERABILITY: EFFECT ON OTHER AGREEMENTS,
is revised to read:
Should any portion, section, or subsection of this
Agreement be held to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, that fact shall not affect or invalidate
any other portion, section or subsection; and the
remaining portions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and affect without regard to the section,
portion, or subsection or power invalidated.
In the event that any parties to this agreement
have entered into other mutual aid agreements, pursuant
to Section 252.40, Florida Statutes, or interlocal
agreements, pursuant to Section 163.01, Florida Stat-
~, those parties agree that said agreements are
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superseded by this agreement only for emergency management
assistance and activities performed in major disasters, pursuant
to this agreement. In the event that two or more parties to this
agreement have not entered into another mutual aid agreement, and
the parties wish to engage in mutual aid, then the terms and
conditions of this agreement shall apply unless otherwise agreed
between those parties.
13. The document attached to the Agreement and formerly
labeled "APPENDIX A," is revised to be titled "EXHIBIT A" as
indicated in the attached EXHIBIT A. The document attached to
the Agreement entitled "REQUIRED INFORMATION" is revised to be
titled "EXHIBIT B" as indicated in the attached "EXHIBIT B." The
document attached to the Agreement and entitled "ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
is revised to be titled "EXHIBIT C" as indicated in the attached
"EXHIBIT C."
14. This Modification shall become effective only as
between those counties and municipalities, and the State of
Florida, when they have actually executed a copy of the MODIFICA-
TION #1 TO STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT containing identical
terms, and when that copy has been executed by the State of
Florida, Division of Emergency Management.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties set forth below have duly
executed this Agreement on the date set forth below:
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By:
Deputy Clerk
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
By, ~. ~~ POA~
Title
Robert Parcher, City Clerk
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
By:
Title
BOARD OF
OF
(County)
By:
FLORIDA
Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Office of the County Attorney
By:
CITY OF
FLORIDA
By:
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APPROVED AS TO/FORM:
Office of C17't/ Attorney
By: _
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STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A
Date:
November 7, 1996
Name of Government:
City of Miami Beach
Mailing Address:
1700 Convention Center Drive
City, State, Zip:
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Authorized Representatives to Contact for Emergency Assistance:
Primary Representative
Name: Joseph R. Pinon
Ti tIe: Assistant City Manager
Address: 1700 Convention Center Drive
Day Phone:
673-7010
Night Phone:
551-8859
FAX No. :
673-7782
1st Alternate Representative
Name:
Luis Garcia
Title:
Fire Chief
Address:
2300 Pine Tree Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Day Phone:
673- 7120
Night Phone:
2nd Alternate Representative
Name:
Richard Barreto
Title:
Police Chief
Address: 1100 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Day Phone: 673-7925
Night Phone:
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EXHIBIT B
STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
REQUIRED INFORMATION
Each request for assistance shall be accompanied by the
following information, to the extent known:
1. General description of the damage sustained:
2. Identification of the emergency service function for which
assistance is needed (e.g. fire, law enforcement, emergency
medical, transportation, communications, public works and engi-
neering, building, inspection, planning and information assis-
tance, mass care, resource support, health and other medical
services, search and rescue, etc.) and the particular type of
assistance needed:
10
REQUIRED INFORMATION (continued)
3. Identification of the public infrastructure system for which
assistance is needed (e.g. sanitary sewer, potable water,
streets, or storm water systems) and the type of work assistance
needed:
4. The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materials, and
supplies needed and a reasonable estimate of the length of time
they will be needed:
11
REQUIRED INFORMATION (continued)
5. The need for sites, structures or buildings outside the
Requesting Party's political subdivision to serve as relief
centers or staging areas for incoming emergency goods and
services:
6. An estimated time and specific place for a representative of
the Requesting Party to meet the personnel and equipment of any
Assisting Party.
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EXHIBIT C
STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
To be completed by each Assisting Party.
NAME OF ASSISTING PARTY:
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE:
CONTACT NUMBER/PROCEDURES:
1. Assistance To Be Provided:
Resource Type
Amount
Assignment
Est. Time Arrival
2. Availability of Additional Resources:
3. Time Limitations, if any:
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · RESOURCE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
LAWTON CHILES
JAMES F. MURLEY
Governor
July 25, 1996
Secretary
MEMORANDUM
FROM:
Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund Mailing Lists
Joseph F. Myers, Direct ~
Division of Emergency ~~ment
TO:
SUBJECT:
Advance Notification Regarding Availability of Funds - Emergency Management,
Preparedness, and Assistance Grant Program
The Department of Community Affairs is providing you with advance notification of its
intent to open the third application cycle for competitive awards from the Emergency
Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund. Pending adoption of currently proposed
revisions to Rule Chapters 9G-18 and 9G-19, Florida Administrative Code (F. A. C.), we
anticipate the official Notification of Fund Availability will be announced in the August 30, 1996
edition of the Florida Administrative Weekly, with a proposal submission deadline of
November 18, 1996.
. A significant portion of the proposed rule revisions mentioned above is concerned with the
consolidation of the two rule chapters into one, 9G-19. As provided for in Rule Chapter 9G-19,
F. A. C., as revised, two programs providing competitive awards encompassing. four separate
categories are available. Information concerning the two programs of competitive awards
follows:
1) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM - provides
competitive grants to state or regional agencies, local governments, and private non-profit
organizations to implement projects that will further state and local emergency
management objectives.
Funds available under this program - $3,209,402.
2) MUNICIP AL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM - provides competitive grants to
municipalities that are legally constituted, have an emergency management program
2555 SHUMARD OAK
FLORIDA KEYS AREA Of CRITICAL STATE CONCERN
FIELD OFFICE
279& Overseas Highway, Suite 212
Marathon, Florida 33050.2227
BOULEVARD. TALLAHASSEE,
SOUTH FLORIDA RECOVERY OFFICE
P.O. Box 4022
8600 NW. 36th Street
Miami, Florida 33159.4022
FLORIDA 32399-2100
GREEN SWAMP AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN
FIELD OFFICE
155 East Summerlin
Bartow, Florida 33830.4641
MEMORANDUM
July 25, 1996
Page Two
authorized, established, and maintained, and have signed the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement
and supplied all required information and documentation such that the agreement is ready to be
signed by the Division as of the date of the application deadline. Each iy1unicipal Emergency
Management Program may apply for one competitive grant not to exceed $50,000.
Funds available under this program - $1,155,385.
Under both of the above competitive award programs, applications will be accepted for
awards in four separate categories. The categories are:
1) Projects that will promote public education on disaster preparedness and recovery issues.
2) Projects that will enhance coordination of relief efforts of statewide private sector
organizations, including public-private business partnership efforts.
3) Projects that will improve the training and operations capabilities of agencies assigned
lead or support responsibilities in the State Comprehensive Emergency Management
Plan.
4) Other projects that will further state and local emergency management objectives which
have been designated by the State of Florida as priorities in the applicable Notice of Fund
Availability .
The priorities to be designated in the Notice of Fund Availability for the third Emergency
Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Competitive Grant offering are:
a) Mitigation projects which will result in the elimination or reduction of the risks
to communities from future natural and technological disasters, limited to:
*
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for municipalities only: development of local pre-disaster mitigation plans, in
accordance with guidance and criteria determined by the Division;
mitigation public information and education projects; and
infrastructure mitigation in the form of critical facility retrofitting in accordance
with Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) criteria and requirements.
*
Proposals must be in accordance with the State of Florida Hazard Mitigation Program.
b) Projects that will provide full and complete life support packages (i.e. emergency
shelter, food, water, and sanitation) which will enable emergency mutual aid responders
to establish and maintain fully self-sustaining capabilities for the first 72 hours following
MEMORANDUM
July 25, 1996
Page Three
a disaster. All applicants shall be members ofthe Statewide Mutual Aid Compact or be
an organization with an emergency response role specifically defined in the State
Comprehensive Emergency Management-Plan.
c) Projects that will result in the clearly indicated capacity to establish state Regional
Relief Centers (RRC' s) to be activated in post-disaster situations for the receipt,
organization and distribution of volunteered relief items. Proposals should address at a
minimum: the identification and structural analysis of the designated facility;
development of appropriate plans and procedures relating to the facility's functions and
its efficient usage; identification and acquisition of supplies and equipment necessary to
operate when activated; designation of staffing resources; training and testing of the
facility and all operational activities. Proposals must be in compliance with the State of
Florida's Guidebook for the Operation of Regional Relief Centers.
As soon as practicable following the August 19 rule hearing, and assuming there are no
challenges to the currently proposed rule revisions, we will begin mailing application packets to
those who have requested them. To request the revised rule and application packet,
complete the enclosed Application Request Form and return it to the address indicated or
call (904) 413-9821.
In conjunction with this offering, a series of three, three-hour Emergency Management,
Preparedness, and Assistance Competitive Grant Preparation Workshops will be conducted. If
you are interested in attending one of these workshops, please complete the enclosed Pre-
registration Form and return it as soon as possible to the address indicated.
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Enclosures
cc: Secretary Jim Murley
State of Florida
Department of Community Affairs
Emergency ~1anagement, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund
Competitive Awards Program
APPLICA TION REQUEST FORM
Please send an Application Packet to:
Name:
Agency:
Address:
City/State/Zip Code:
Telephone: ( )
Return this completed form to:
Attention: EMPATF Program
Department of Community Affairs
Division of Emergency Management
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
State of Florida
Department of Community Affairs
Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Trust Fund
Competitive Awards Program
WORKSHOP INFORMATION / PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
I plan to attend the grants workshop indicated below.
Date
Location Time
_ August 22, 1996
Department of Community Affairs 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Sadowski Building
Randall Kelley Training Center, Room 305
Tallahassee, Florida
_ August 29,1996
Palm Beach Gardens Community Center 9:00 A.M. - Noon
4404 Bums Road
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
_ August 30,1996
Sheriff's Criminal Justice Complex 9:00 A.M. - Noon
Training Room
692 N.W. 30th Avenue
Ocala, Florida
Name:
Agency:
Address:
City/State/Zip Code:
Telephone: ( )
Return this completed form to:
Attention: EMP A TF Program
Department of Community Affairs
Division of Emergency Management
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THESE WORKSHOPS