Res No 119-20-15559RESOLUTION NO. 119 20-15559
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami
approving the 2020 Miami -Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy Plan as
submitted to the State of Florida and authorizing the City Manager to apply
for funds for projects that are specifically aimed to mitigate and strengthen
the City's infrastructure as approved by the Miami -Dade County Office of
Emergency Management and the State of Florida Division of Emergency
Management through an application process through the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City of South Miami City Commission to protect its
citizens and property from the effects of natural hazards by preparing and maintaining a local
hazard mitigation plan; and
WHEREAS, the development and implementation of a Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS)
can result in actions that reduce the long-term risk to life and property from natural hazards; and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County LMS was developed by the Miami -Dade County
Department of Emergency Management in cooperation with all jurisdictions through a Working
Group and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida and FEMA require communities to have an updated
mitigation plan every five (5) years to be eligible to receive pre- and post -disaster federal
mitigation funding; and
WHEREAS, on August 26, 2020, the State of Florida Division of Emergency
Management granted approval of the 2020 version of the Miami -Dade County LMS, pending
adoption by the City as well as other municipalities and the County; and
WHEREAS, because the 2015 version of the Miami -Dade County LMS expires on
September 15, 2020, the Miami -Dade County Emergency Management requires that the City
adopt the 2020 version of the Miami -Dade County LMS prior to September 15, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to adopt the 2020 version of the Miami -Dade
County Local Mitigation Strategy in coordination with the Miami -Dade County Department of
Emergency Management, effective September 14, 2020 nunc pro tunc, making it retroactively
effective on September 14, 2020.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and they
are incorporated into this resolution by reference as if set forth in full herein.
Section 2. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami hereby approves
the 2020 Miami -Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy regarding mitigation of the effects of natural
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disasters and authorizes the City Manager to apply for, receive, and expend funds under various
state and federal mitigation projects pursuant to the Local Mitigation Strategy.
Section 3. Corrections. Conforming language or technical scrivener -type corrections
may be made by the City Attorney for any conforming amendments to be incorporated into the
final resolution for signature.
Section 4. 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.
Section 5. Effective Date. Upon adoption nunc pro tunc, this resolution shall
retroactively become effective on September 14, 2020.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15' day of September, 2020.
ATTEST:
CITJ CL C
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND
EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE: 5-0
Mayor Philips:
Yea
Vice Mayor Welsh:
Yea
Commissioner Hams:
Yea
Commissioner Liebman:
Yea
Commissioner Gil:
Yea
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