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RESOLUTION NO. 2001-24326
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE FLORIDA STATEWIDE
MUTUAL AID 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 Affilirs requires municipalities to
participate in a 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 DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Clerk are authorized to execute the attached Florida Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement for
Reciprocal Emergency Aid and Assistance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 18th DAY OF April ,2001.
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 2.09 - 0 J
TO:
Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
DATE: April 18, 2001
Jorge M. Gonzalez \ \I\~
City Manager a"-G
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND
CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE FLORIDA STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT FOR RECIPROCAL EMERGENCY AID AND
ASSISTANCE.
FROM:
ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the Resolution.
ANALYSIS
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 county, state and federal agencies, personnel and equipment needed in the event of a
hurricane or natural disaster beyond our capacities and control.
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:
I. The agreement will enhance the ability of local government to receive resources more rapidly.
2. The agreement embodies the "Neighbor helping Neighbor" concept.
3. The agreement will expedite disaster-related reimbursements for local governments provided the
counties and/or municipalities are participants of the Statewide Mutual Aid agreement.
Agenda Item C7 H
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April 18, 2001
Mutual Aid Commission Memorandum
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4. The agreement will allow the CMB to participate in the municipal competitive grant program
of the Department of Community Affairs.
The City of Miami Beach had approved the previous agreement. There have been some changes
made to the new agreement. Some of the major differences in the new Statewide Mutual Aid
Agreement are:
. The new Agreement includes governmental entities of every description.
. The new Agreement makes use of binding arbitration to settle billing disputes between parties.
. No Participating Party may hire employees in violation of the employment restrictions in the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.
. Independent Special Districts (such as Water Management Districts, Mosquito Control Districts,
Fire Control Districts, etc.) have been added to the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement, creating
access to a broader array of resources.
Miami-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. It is my
recommendation that the City of Miami Beach approves this agreement.
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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Governor
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Secretary
September 25,2001
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Mr. Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
City of Miami Beach
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Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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Dear Mr. Gonzalez:
Enclosed for your records is a copy of the executed July 31, 2000 Statewide Mutua! Aid
Agreement between the City of Miami Beach and the State of Florida, Department of Community
Affairs. The City of Miami Beach's participation in the Mutua! Aid Agreement will further
enhance Florida's ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from a future disaster. Your
participation in the Statewide Mutua! Aid Program is vital to Florida's Emergency Management
System and is greatly appreciated.
A report that lists all authorized representatives participating in the Statewide Mutua! Aid
Agreement is available upon request. Thank you for your prompt attention to this agreement.
Should questions arise regarding the report or agreement, please call Ms. Wendy Stewart at
(850) 413-9974 or wendv.stewart(a)dca.state.f1.us.
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W. Craig erim Director
Division of Emergency Management
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Enclosure
cc: Charles Lanza, Director
Miami-Dade County Emergency Management
2 S S S SHUMARD OAK BOULEVARD. TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-2100
Phone: 18501 488-8466/Suncom 278-8466 FAX: (850) 921.o781/Suncom 291.0781
lnterne[ address: hno:II~.dca_state.f1.us
CRITICAL STATE CONCERN FiElD OFFICE
2796 Oveneas Highway, Suite 212
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(J05128~2402
COMMUNITY PlANNING
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee. Fl ]2399-2100
(8501488.2]56
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
2SSS ShulNtd Oak Boulevard
TaUahas~.Fl ]2399-2100
(850J41)-9969
HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, fl 32399-2100
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July 31, 2000
STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
This Agreement between the DEP ARTMENTOF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, State of Florida
(the "Department"), and all the local governments signing this Agreement (the "Participating Par-
ties") is based on the existence of the following conditions:
A. The State of Florida is vulnerable to a wide range of disasters that are likely to cause the
disruption of essential services and the destruction of the infrastructure needed to deliver those
services.
B. Such disasters are likely to exceed the capability of anyone local government to cope
with the disaster with existing resources.
C. Such disasters may also give rise to unusual technical needs that the local government
may be unable to meet with existing resources, but that other local governments may be able to offer.
D. The Emergency Management Act, as amended, gives the local governments of the State
the authority to make agreements for mutual assistance in emergencies, and through such agreements
to ensure the timely reimbursement of costs incurred by the local governments which render such
assistance.
E. Under the Act the Department, through its Division of Emergency Management (the
"Division"), has authority to coordinate assistance between local governments during emergencies
and to concentrate available resources where needed.
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F. The existence in the State of Florida of special districts, educational districts, and other
regional and local governmental entities with special functions may make additional resources
available for use in emergencies.
Based on the existence of the foregoing conditions, the parties agree to the following: '
ARTICLE I. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following expressions shall have
the following meanings:
A. The "Agreement" is this Agreement, which also may be called the Statewide
Mutual Aid Agreement.
B. The "Participating Parties" to this Agreement are the Department and any and all
special districts, educational districts, and other local and regional governments signing this
Agreement.
C. The "Department" is the Department of Community Affairs, State of Florida.
D. The "Division" is the Division of Emergency Management of the Department.
E. The "Requesting Parties" to this Agreement are Participating Parties who request
assistance in a disaster.
F. The "Assisting Parties" to this Agreement are Participating Parties who render
assistance in a disaster to a Requesting Party.
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G. The "State Emergency Operations Center" is the facility designated by the State
Coordinating Officer for use as his or her headquarters during a disaster.
H. The "Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan" is the biennial Plan issued
by the Division in accordance with ~ 252.35{2Xa), Fla. Stat. (1999).
I. The "State Coordinating Officer" is the official whom the Governor designates by
Executive Order to act for the Governor in responding to a disaster, and to exercise the
powers of the Governor in accordance with the Executive Order and the Comprehensive
Emergency Management Plan.
J. The "Period of Assistance" is the time during which any Assisting Party renders
assistance to any Requesting Party in a disaster, and shall include both the time necessary for
the resources and personnel of the Assisting Party to travel to the place specified by the
Requesting Party and the time necessary to return them to their place of origin or to the
headquarters of the Assisting Party.
K. A "special district" is any local or regional governmental entity which is an in-
dependent special district within the meaning of ~ 189.403(1), Fla Stat. {I 999), regardless
of whether established by local, special, or general act, or by rule, ordinance, resolution, or
interlocal agreement.
L. An "educational district" is any School District within the meaning of ~ 230.01,
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Fla. Stat. (1999), or any Community College District within the meaning of S 240.313(1),
Fla. Stat. (1999).
Moo An "interlocal agreement" is any agreement between local governments within
the meaning of S 163.01(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (1999).
N. A "local government" is any educational district and any entity that is a "local
governmental entity" within the meaning of S I I.45(IXd), Fla. Stat. (1999).
O. Any expressions not assigned definitions elsewhere in this Agreement shall have,
the definitions assigned them by the Emergency Management Act, as amended.
ARTICLE II. Aoolicabilitv of the Agreement. A Participating Party may request assistance
under this Agreement only for a major or catastrophic disaster. If the Participating Party has no other
mutual aid agreement that covers a minor disaster, it may also invoke assistance under this Agree-
ment for a minor disaster.
ARTICLE III. Invocation of the AlZI'eement. In the event of a disaster or threatened disaster,
a Participating Party may invoke assistance under this Agreement by requesting it from any other
Participating Party or from the Department if, in the judgment of the Requesting Party, its own
resources are inadequate to meet the disaster.
A. Any request for assistance under this Agreement may be oral, but within five (5)
days must be confirmed in writing by the Director of Emergency Management for the County
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of the Requesting Party, unless the State Emergency Operations Center has been activated
in response to the disaster for which assistance is requested.
B. All requests for assistance under this Agreement shall be transmitted by the
Director of Emergency Management for the County of the Requesting Party to either the Di-
vision or to another Participating Party. If the Requesting Party transmits its request for
Assistance directly to a Participating Party other than the Department, the Requesting Party
and Assisting Party shall keep the Division advised of their activities.
C. If any requests for assistance under this Agreement are submitted to the Division,
the Division shall relay the request to such other Participating Parties as it may deem ap-
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propriate, and shall coordinate the activities of the Assisting Parties so as to ensure timely
assistance to the Requesting Party. All such activities shall be carried out in accordance with
the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.
D. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary eIsewhere in this Agreement, nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to allocate liability for the costs of personnel, equip-
ment, supplies, services and other resources that are staged by the Department or by other
agencies of the State of Florida for use in responding to a disaster pending the assignment
of such personnel, equipment, supplies, services and other resources to a mission. The docu-
mentation, payment, repayment, and reimbursement of all such costs shall be rendered in
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accordance with the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.
ARTICLE IV. ResoonsibiIities of Reouesting Parties. To the extent practicable, all Re-
questing Parties seeking assistance under this Agreement shall provide the following information
to the Division and the other Participating Parties. In providing such information, the Requesting
Party may use Form B attached to this Agreement, and the completion of Form B by the Requesting
Party shall be deemed sufficient to meet the requirements of this Article:
A. A description of the damage sustained or threatened;
B. An identification of the specific Emergency Support Function or Functions for
which such assistance is needed;
C. A description of the specific type of assistance needed within each Emergency
Support Function;'
D. A description of the types of personnel, equipment, services, and supplies needed
for each specific type of assistance, with an estimate of the time each will be needed;
E. A description of any public infrastructure for which assistance will be needed;
F. A description of any sites or structures outside the territorial jurisdiction of the
Requesting Party needed as centers to stage incoming personnel, equipment, supplies,
services, or other resources;
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G. The place, date and time for personnel of the Requesting Party to meet and
receive the personnel and equipment of the Assisting Party; and
H. A technical description of any communications or telecommunications equipment
needed to ensure timely communications between the Requesting Party and any Assisting
Parties.
ARTICLE v. Resoonsibilities of Assistine Parties. Each Participating Partyshall,render
assistance under this Agreement to any Requesting Party to the extent practicable given its personnel,
equipment, resources and capabilities. If a Participating Party which has'received a request for
assistance under this Agreement determines that it has the capacity to render some or all of such
assistance, it shall provide the following information to the Requesting Party and shall transmit it
without delay to the Requesting Party and the Division. In providing such information, the Assisting
Party may use Form C attached to this Agreement, and the completion of Form C by the Assisting
Party shall be deemed sufficient to meet the requirements of this Article:
A. A description of the personnel, equipment, supplies and services it has available,
together with a description of the qualifications of any skilled personnel;
B. An estimate of the time such personnel, equipment, supplies, and services will
continue to be available;
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C. An estimate of the time it will take to deliver such personnel, equipment, supplies,
and services at the date, time and place specified by the Requesting Party;
D. A technical description of any communications and telecommunications equip-
ment available for timely communications with the Requesting Party and other Assisting
Parties; and
E. The names of all personnel whom the Assisting Party designates as Supervisors.
ARTICLE VI. Rendition of Assistance. After the Assisting Party has delivered its personnel,
equipment, supplies, services, or other resources to the place specified by the Requesting Party, the
Requesting Party shall give specific assignments to the Supervisors of the Assisting Party, who shall
be responsible for directing the performance of these assignments. The Assisting Party shall have
authority to direct the manner in which the assignments are performed. In the event of an emergency
that affects the Assisting Party, all personnel, equipment, supplies, services and other resources of
the Assisting Party shall be subject to recall by the Assisting Party upon not less than five (5) days
notice or, if such notice is impracticable, as much notice as is practicable under the circumstances.
A. For operations at the scene of catastrophic and major disasters, the Assisting Party
shall to the fullest extent practicable give its personnel and other resources sufficient equip-
ment and supplies to make them self-sufficient for food, shelter, and operations unless the
Requesting Party has specified the contrary. For minor disasters, the Requesting party shall
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be responsible to provide food and shelter for the personnel of the Assisting Party unless the
Requesting Party has specified the contrary. In its request for assistance the Requesting Party
may specify that Assisting Parties send only self-sufficient personnel or self-sufficient
resources.
B. Unless the Requesting Party has specified the contrary, the Requesting Party shall
to the fullest extent practicable coordinate all communications between its personnel and
those of any Assisting Parties, and shall detennine all frequencies and other technical speci-
fications for all communications and telecommunications equipment to be used.
C. Personnel of the Assisting Party who render assistance under this Agreement shall
receive their usual wages, salaries and other compensation, and shall have all the duties, re-
sponsibilities, immunities, rights, interests and privileges incident to their usual employment.
ARTICLE VII. Procedures for Reimbursement. Unless the Department or the Assisting
Party, as the case may be, state the contrary in writing, the ultimate responsibility for the reim-
bursement of costs incurred under this Agreement shall rest with the Requesting Party, subject to the
following conditions and exceptions:
A. The Department shall pay the costs incurred by an Assisting Party in responding
to a request that the Department initiates on its own, and not for another Requesting Party,
upon being billed by that Assisting Party in accordance with this Agreement.
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B. An Assisting Party shall bill the Department or other Requesting Party as soon
as practicable, but not later than thirty (30) days after the Period of Assistance has closed.
Upon the request of any of the concerned Participating Parties, the State Coordinating Officer
may extend this deadline for cause.
C. If the Department or the Requesting Party, as the case may be, protests any bill
or item on a bill from an Assisting Party, it shall do so in writing as soon as practicable, but
in no event later than thirty (30) days after the bill is received. Failure to protest any bill or
billed item in writing within thirty (30) days shall constitute agreement to the bill and the
items on the bill.
D. If the Department protests any bill or item on a bill from an Assisting Party, the
. Assisting Party sh8Il have thirty (30) days from the date of protest to present the bill or item
to the original Requesting Party for payment, subj ect to any protest by the Requesting Party.
E. If the Assisting Party cannot agree with the Department or the Requesting Party,
as the case may be, to the settlement of any protested bill or billed item, the Department, the
Assisting Party, or the Requesting Party may elect binding arbitration to determine its liabil-
ity for the protested bill or billed item in accordance with Section F of this Article.
F. If the Department or a Participating Party elects binding arbitration, it may select
as an arbitrator any elected official of another Participating Party or any other official of an-
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other Participating Party whose normal duties include emergency management, and the other
Participating Party shall also select such an official as an arbitrator, and the arbitrators thus
chosen shall select another such official as a third arbitrator.
G. The three (3) arbitrators shall convene by teleconference orvideoconference with-
in thirty (30) days to consider any documents and any statements or arguments by the Depart-
ment, the Requesting Party, or the Assisting Party concerning the protest, and shall render
a decision in writing not later than ten (10) days after the close of the hearing. The decision
of a majority of the arbitrators shall bind the parties, and shall be final.
H. If the Requesting Party has not forwarded a request through the Department, or
if an Assisting Party has rendered assistance without being requested to do so by the De-
partment, the Department shall not be liable for the costs of any such assistance. All requests
to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the reimbursement of costs incurred by
any Participating Party shall be made by and through the Department.
1. If the Federal Emergency Management Agency denies any request for reimburse-
ment of costs which the Department has already advanced to an Assisting Party, the Assisting
Party shall repay such costs to the Department, but the Department may waive such repay-
ment for cause.
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ARTICLE VIII. Costs Eligible for Reimbursement. The costs incurred by the Assisting
Party under this Agreement shall be reimbursed as needed to make the Assisting Party whole to the
fullest extent practicable.
A. Employees of the Assisting Party who render assistance under this Agreement
shall be entitled to receive from the Assisting Party all their usual wages, salaries, and any
and all other compensation for mobilization, hours worked, and demobilization. Such
compensation shall include any and all contributions for insurance and retirement, and such
employees shall continue to accumulate seniority at the usual rate. As between the employ-
ees and the Assisting Party, the employees shall have all the duties, responsibilities, im-
munities, rights, interests and privileges incident to their usual employment. The Requesting
Party shall reimbUrse the Assisting Party for these costs of employment.
B. The costs of equipment supplied by the Assisting Party shall be reimbursed at the
rental rate established for like equipment by the regulations of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, or at any other rental rate agreed to by the Requesting Party. The Assisting
Party shall pay for fuels, other consumable supplies, and repairs to its equipment as needed
to keep the equipment in a state of operational readiness. Rent for the equipment shall be
deemed to include the cost of fuel and other consumable supplies, maintenance, service,
repairs, and ordinal)' wear and tear. With the consent of the Assisting Party, the Requesting
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Party may provide fuels, consumable supplies, maintenance, and repair services for such
equipment at the site. In that event, the Requesting Party may deduct the actual costs of such
fuels, consumable supplies, maintenance, and services from the total costs otherwise payable
to the Assisting Party. If the equipment is damaged while in use under this Agreement and
the Assisting Party receives payment for such damage under any contract of insurance, the
Requesting Party may deduct such payment from any item or items billed by the Assisting
Party for any of the costs for such damage that may otherwise be payable.
C. The Requesting Party shall pay the total costs for the use and consumption of any
and all consumable supplies delivered by the Assisting Party for the Requesting Party under
this Agreement. In the case of perishable supplies, consumption shall be deemed to include
nonnal deterioration, spoilage and damage notwithstanding the exercise of reasonable care
in its storage and use. Supplies remaining unused shall be returned to the Assisting Party in
usable condition upon the close of the Period of Assistance, and the Requesting Party may
deduct the cost of such returned supplies from the total costs billed by the A~sisting Party for
such supplies. If the Assisting Party agrees, the Requesting Party may also replace any and
all used consumable supplies with like supplies in usable condition and oflike grade, quality
and quantity within the time allowed for reimbursement under this Agreement.
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D. The Assisting Party shall keep records to document all assistance rendered under
this Agreement. Such records shall present information sufficient to meet the audit re-
quirements specified in the regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and
applicable circulars issued by the Office of Management and Budget. Upon reasonable
notice, the Assisting Party shall make its records available to the Department and the Re-
questing Party for inspection or duplication between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on all weekdays
other than official holidays.
ARTICLE IX. Insurance. Each Participating Party shall determine for itselfwhat insurance
to procure, if any. With the exceptions in this Article, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed
to require any Participating Party to procure insurance.
A. Each Participating Party shall procure employers' insurance meeting the require-
ments of the Workers' Compensation Act, as amended, affording coverage for any of its em-
ployees who may be injured while performing any activities under the authority of this
Agreement, and shall file with the Division a certificate issued by the insurer attesting to such
coverage.
B. Any Participating Party that elects additional insurance affording liability cover-
age for any activities that may be performed under the authority of this Agreement shall file
with the Division a certificate issued by the insurer attesting to such coverage.
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C. Any Participating Party that is self-insured with respect to any line or lines of in-
surance shaIl file with the Division copies of all resolutions in current effect reflecting its
determination to act as a self-insurer.
D. Subject to the limits of such liability insurance as any Participating Party may
elect to procure, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to waive, in whole or in part,
any immunity any Participating Party may have in any judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding.
E. Each Participating Party which renders assistance under this Agreement shall be
deemed to stand in the relation of an independent contractor to all other Participating Parties,
and shall not be deemed to be the agent of any other Participating Party.
F. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to relieve any Participating Party
ofliability for its own conduct and that of its employees.
G. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to obligate any Participating Party
to indemnifY any other Participating Party from liability to third parties.
ARTICLE X. General Requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere
in this Agreement, all Participating Parties shall be subject to the following requirements in the per-
formance of this Agreement:
A. To the extent that assistance under this Agreement is funded by State funds, the
obligation of any statewide instrumentality of the State of Florida to reimburse any Assisting
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Party under this Agreement is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature.
B. All biIls for reimbursement under this Agreement from State funds shall be sub-
mitted in detail sufficient for a proper preaudit and post audit thereof. To the extent that such
biIls represent costs incurred for travel, such biIls shall be submitted in accordance with
applicable requirements for the reimbursement of state employees for travel costs.
C. All Participating Parties shall allow public access to all documents, papers, letters
or other materials subject to the requirements of the Public Records Act, as amended, and
made or received by any Participating Party in conjunction with this Agreement.
D. No Participating Party may hire employees in violation of the employmentrestric-
tions in the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended.
E. No costs reimbursed under this Agreement may be used directly or indirectly to
influence legislation or any other official action by the Legislature of the State of Florida or
any of its agencies.
F. Any communication to the Department or the Division under this Agreement shall
be sent to the Director, Division of Emergency Management, Department of Community
Affairs, Sadowski Building, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-
2100. Any communication to any other Participating Party shall be sent to the official or
officials specified by that Participating Party on Form A attached to this Agreement. For the
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purpose of this Section, any such communication may be sent by the U.S. Mail, may be sent
by the InterNet, or may be faxed.
ARTICLE XI. Effect of Al!reement. Upon its execution by a Participating Party, this Agree-
ment shall have the following effect with respect to that Participating Party:
A. The execution of this Agreement by any Participating Party which is a signatory
to the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement of 1994 shall terminate the rights, interests, duties,
and responsibilities and obligations of that Participating Party under that agreement, but such
tennination shall not affect the liability of the Participating Party for the reimbursement of
any costs due under that agreement, regardless of whether billed or unbilled.
B. The execution of this Agreement by any Participating Party which is a signatory
to the Public Works Mutual Aid Agreement shall terminate the rights, interests, duties,
responsibilities and obligations of that Participating Party under that agreement, but such
termination shall not affect the liability of the Participating Party for the reimbursement of
any costs due under that agreement, regardless of whether billed or unbiIled.
C. Upon the activation of this Agreement by the Requesting Party, this Agreement
shall supersede any other existing agreement between it and any Assisting Party to the, extent
that the former may be inconsistent with the latter.
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D. Unless superseded by the execution of this Agreement in accordance with Section
A of this Article, the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement of 1994 shall terminate and cease to
have legal existence after June 30, 2001.
E. Upon its execution by any Participating Party, this Agreement will continue in
effect for one (I) year from its date of execution by that Participating Party, and it shall be
automatically renewed one (1) year after its execution unless within sixty (60) days before
that date the Participating Party notifies the Department in writing of its intent to withdraw
from the Agreement.
F. The Department shall transmit any amendment to this Agreement by sending the
amendment to all Participating Parties not later than five (5) days after its execution by the
Department. Such amendment shall take effect not later than sixty (60) days after the date
of its execution by the Department, and shall then be binding on all Participating Parties.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Participating Party who objects to the amend-
ment may withdraw from the Agreement by notifying the Department in writing ofits intent
to do so within that time in accordance with Section E of this Article.
ARl1CLE XII. Interpretation and AopIication of Al!1'eement. The interpretation and appIi-
cation of this Agreement shall be governed by the following conditions:
A. The obligations and conditions resting upon the Participating Parties under this
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Agreement are not independent, but dependent.
B. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement, and of the performance of all
conditions, obligations, duties, responsibilities and promises under it.
C. This Agreement states all the conditions, obligations, duties, responsibilities and
promises of the Participating Parties with respect to the subject of this Agreement, and there
are no conditions, obligations, duties, responsibilities or promises other than those expressed
in this Agreement.
D. If any sentence, clause, phrase, or other portion of this Agreement is ruled un-
enforceable or invalid, every other sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect, it being the intent of the Department and the other Par-
ticipating Parties that every portion of the Agreement shall be severable from every other
portion to the fullest extent practicable.
E. The waiver of any obligation or condition in this Agreement in any instance by
a Participating Party shall not be construed as a waiver of that obligation or condition in the
same instance, or of any other obligation or condition in that or any other instance.
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Certified as true
end co"ect copy
July 31, 2000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Participating Parties have du executed this Agreement on
the date specified below:
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
STATE OF FLORIDA
By:
Director
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT CO
By:
Deputy Clerk
;
Date:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COUNTY
STATE OF FLORIDA
By:
Chairman
Date:
Approved as to Form:
By:
County Attorney
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July 31, 2000
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
STATE OF FLORIDA
AlTEST:
CITY CLERK
By: --.Jet 1\-..J ~"Ld~
Title: Robert Parcher, City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
Cilv Ntorney 62Vt'" Deia
BY: ^ M.AC) I
Director " , '\
Florida Division of Eirergency l"anagenent
RECEIVED
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Date: 'I~'2o -0 I
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CITY OF Miami Beach
:ATEOF'!Jr
Title: Neisen Kasdin, Mayor
Date: .B.pn I 2-to,; 7-Vu I
Approved as to Form:
ByA!1 it}YL-
City Attorn
DATE:
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Certified as true
and correct COpy
July 31, 2000
DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
STATE OF FLORIDA
By:
Director
DISTRICT,
STATE OF FLORIDA
By:
Title:
Date;
By:
Title:
Date:
Approved as to Form:
By:
Attorney for District
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STATEWIDE MUTIJAL AID AGREEMENT
FORM A
Date: August 16, 2001
Name of Govemment: Ci tv of Miami Beach
Mailing Address:
1700 Convention Center Drive
City,State,Zip: Miami Beach. Florida 33139
Authorized Representatives to Contact for Emergency Assis1anCe:
Prima", ReDrantative
Name: Jorge M. Gonzalez
Title: City Manager
Address: 1700 Convention Center Drive
DayPbone: :305-673-7010 NlgbtPbone: 305-6'95-0553(Home)
Telecopier: 30~-6 73-7782 InterNet: J orgegonzalez@ci.miami-beach. fl. us
Cell: 305-308-0663
Fint Alternate Renl"e!eld.tive
Name: Floyd Jordan
Title:
Fire Chief
2300 Pine Tree Drive MB, FL
33139
Address:
DayPbooe: 305-673-7120.708'NigbtPbone: 305-625-8598(Home)
Tclccopier: 305-673-7881 I J PI l pager: :505 841-0238
7788
Second Alternate ReOl"Henbrive
or 305-318-20lE
Cellular
Name: Richard Barreto
Title: Police Chief
Address: 1100 Washington Avenue
Day PhoDe: 305-673-7925 Night Pbone: 305-335-6434 (cell)
Telecopier: 305-673-7065 InterNet: RBarreto@ci. miami - beach. fl. us
, pager: jU~-~41-1~bj
PLEASE UPDATE AS ELEC710NS OR APPOINTMENTS OCCUR
ReNm to:De1)anmeDI of Community Affairs-Division of Emergenc:y Manqement
;zj" Sbumard 001: Soulevard - Tall......... Florid. J:zJ99.~IOO
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Certified as true
and correct copy
July 31, 2000
STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
Form B
Date:
Name of Requesting Party:
Contact Official for Requesting Party:
Name:
Telephone:
InterNet:
1. Description of Damage:
2. Emergency Support Functions:
3. Types of Assistance Needed:
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Certified as true
end correct copy
July 31, 2000
STATEWIDE MUlUAL AID AGREEMENT
Form B
4. Types of Resources Needed:
5. Description ofInfrastructure:
6. Description of Staging Facilities:
7. Description of TelecommunicatioDs Resources:
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Certified as true
and correct copy
July 31, 2000
STATEWIDE MUTIJAL AID AGREEMENT
Form B
8. Time, Place and Date to Deliver Resources:
9. Names of Supervisors for Requesting Party:
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Certified as true
and CO"ect COpy
July 31, 2000
STATEWIDE MUTIJAL AID AGREEMENT
Form C
Date:
Name of Assisting Party:
Contact Official for Assisting Party:
Name:
Telephone:
InterNet:
1. Description of Resources :
2. Estimated Time Resources Available:
Certified as true
and correct copy
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July 31, 2000
STATEWIDE MUTIJAL AID AGREEMENT
Form C
3. Estimated Time and Date to Deliver Resources:
4. Description oCTelecommunications Resources:
5. Names oC Supervisors Cor Assisting Party:
Certified as true
and correct copy
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DE PAR T MEN T 0 F COM M U NIT Y A F F A IRS
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Governor
STEVEN M. SEIBERT
Secretary
September 25, 2001
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Mr. Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
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Dear Mr. Gonzalez:
Enclosed for your records is a copy of the executed July 31, 2000 Statewide Mutual Aid
Agreement between the City of Miami Beach and the State of Florida, Department of Community
Affairs. The City of Miami Beach's pmticipation in the Mutual Aid Agreement will further
enhance Florida's ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from a future disaster. Your
participation in the Statewide Mutual Aid Program is vital to Florida's Emergency Management
System and is greatly appreciated.
A report that lists all authorized representatives participating in the Statewide Mutual Aid
Agreement is available upon request. Thank you for your prompt attention to this agreement.
Should questions arise regarding the report or agreement, please call Ms. Wendy Stewart at
(850) 413-9974 or wendv.stewartuv.dca.state.tlus.
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Respectfully,
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W. Craig erim Director
Division of Emergency Management
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Enclosure
cc: Charles Lanza, Director
Miami-Dade County Emergency Management
2 S 5 5 SHUMARD OAK BOULEVARD. TALLAHASSEE. FLORIDA 32399.2100
Phone: (850) 488-8466/Suncom 278-8466 FAX: (850) 921-0781/Suncom 291-0781
Internet address: hnD:/lwww.dca.state.tl.U5
CRITICAL STA.TE CONCERN FiElD OFfiCE
2796 Overseas Highway, 5uile 212
M.lIr.uhon, Fl 33050-2227
()05) 269-2402
COMMUNITY PLANNING
2555 Shumard Oak BouJ~;lrd
T.JIllahassee, Fl 32399-2100
(850)488-2356
EMERCENCY MANACEMENT
2555 Shumard cnk Boulevard
Tallilhassee,Fl 32399-2100
(850)41)-9969
HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
TaJlahasSl"e. FL 32399-2100
(850)488-7956
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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RISK MANAGEl\.'lENT DEPARTMENT
Telephone: (305) 673-7014
FAX (305) 673-7023
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Re: City of Miami Beach Liability Insurance/Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement
Dear Mr. McDonald:
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 of Miami Beach becomes liable,
will be covered in accordance with and subject to the limitations of Florida Statute 768.28.
Sincerely,
CL
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