Res No 115-19-15387RESOLUTION NO. 1 15 -1 9 -1 5 3 8 7
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami
confirming the City Manager's Declaration of a State of Emergency due to
Hurricane Dorian.
WHEREAS, pursuant to municipal home rule powers to prepare for and respond
to weather and other emergencies, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South
Miami enacted Ordinance no. 11-93-1539, entitled "Emergency Management; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Management ordinance provides for the City Manager or
designee to recommend a declaration of a weather emergency pursuant to sections 14-5 and
14-12, and upon such declaration, to exercise powers relating to evacuation; curfew and
designation of restricted areas; suspension or regulation of the sale of alcoholic beverages;
prohibition on price gouging; water use restrictions; suspension of local building regulations;
regulation of the use and rationing of fuel, ice and other essential goods; and emergency
procurement procedures; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida remains under a State of Emergency declared by the
Governor prior to Hurricane Dorian, on August 28, 2019 at which time Hurricane Dorian was
expected to strengthen to a category 4 hurricane by the time it reached Florida; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager on August 30, 2019, found that it was necessary to
declare a weather emergency and to organize all available City resources to prepare for,
respond to and recover from all threats to the security, safety and health of the people of South
Miami; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is authorized and directed to exercise all necessary and
appropriate powers under City's Emergency Management Ordinance to accomplish
emergency management during the duration of this emergency. The Emergency Management
Ordinance requires the City Manager to report to the Commission, at its next regularly
scheduled meeting, unless a special meeting is called earlier, of his preliminary assessment of
the damage caused by the hurricane, all actions taken in response to the emergency, the
effectiveness of the emergency management structure, the estimated cost of the response,
further actions which may be required, contracts which must be reviewed and ratified by the
Commission and any emergency budget appropriations which may be requested; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Commission hereby confirms that a state of emergency has existed
since August 30, 2019 and continues to exist as declared by the City Manager. Emergency
purchasing powers shall be related only to matters concerning the emergency.
Section 2. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
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Resolution No. 115-19-15387
Section 4. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3`d day of September, 2019.
I:YMIIM IS
CITY LERK
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RM, COMMISSION VOTE:
5-0
Mayor Stoddard:
Yea
Vice Mayor Harris:
Yea
Commissioner Welsh:
Commissioner Gil:
Yea
Commissioner Liebman:
Yea
Yea
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Agenda Item No:Bb.
City Commission Agenda item Report
Meeting Date: September 3, 2019
Submitted by: Steven Alexander
Submitting Department: City Manager
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami confirming the City Manager's
Declaration of a State of Emergency due to Hurricane Dorian. 3/5 (City Manager)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Resolution confirm Hurricane Dorian state of emerg.doc