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To: Honorable Mayor, Vice Mayor Date: September 21, 2004
and City Commission
From: Maria V. Davis < Subject: Agenda Item #
City Manager Commission Meeting
09/21/04
Re: Declaring a Weather
Emergency (Ivan)
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, DECLARING A WEATHER
EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 14.05 AND 14.12 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 11 -93 -1539; GIVING THE CITY MANAGER THE
NECESSARY AUTHORITY AND DIRECTING HER TO TAKE ALL
NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO, PREPARE FOR AND
RESPOND TO HURRICANE IVAN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
This is the same situation, but a more powerful storm, we faced with the approach of Hurricane
Francis. On or about September 8, 2004, Hurricane Ivan was classified as a category V hurricane
and the State of Florida remained under a State of Emergency.
The City's Emergency Management ordinance provides for the City Manager to recommend a
declaration of a weather emergency pursuant to sections 14.05 and 14.12, and upon such
declaration, to exercise powers relating to the protection of the City and its residents, including
evacuation; suspension of local building regulations; regulation of the use and rationing of fuel,
ice and other essential goods; and emergency procurement procedures.
Considering the threat that this hurricane presented to the City of South Miami, the City Manager
felt it prudent to exercise the provisions of the Emergency Management ordinance and
recommends that the Commission declare a weather emergency beginning on September Stn.
RECOMMENDATION
Your approval is recommended.
1 RESOLUTION NO.
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
4 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, DECLARING A WEATHER
5 EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 14.05 AND 14.12 OF
6 ORDINANCE NO. 11 -93 -1539; GIVING THE CITY MANAGER THE
7 NECESSARY AUTHORITY AND DIRECTING HER TO TAKE ALL
8 NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO PREPARE FOR AND
9 RESPOND TO HURRICANE IVAN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
10 DATE.
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12 WHEREAS, pursuant to its municipal home rule powers to prepare for and respond to
13 weather and other emergencies, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami
14 enacted Ordinance no. 11 -93 -1539, entitled "Emergency Management;" and
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16 WHEREAS, the Emergency Management ordinance provides for the City Manager or
17 her designee to recommend a declaration of a weather emergency pursuant to sections 14.05 and
18 14.12, and upon such declaration, to exercise powers relating to evacuation; curfew and
19 designation of restricted areas; suspension or regulation of the sale of alcoholic beverages,
20 ammunition, firearms, explosives and combustibles; prohibition on price gouging; water use
21 restrictions; suspension of local building regulations; regulation of the use and rationing of fuel,
22 ice and other essential goods; and emergency procurement procedures; and
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24 WHEREAS, Hurricane Ivan, on or about September 8, 2004, was classified as a
25 category V hurricane and the State of Florida remained under a declared State of Emergency;
26 and
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28 WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission believe it is necessary to declare a weather
29 emergency and to organize all available City resources to prepare for, respond to and recover
30 from all threats to the security, safety and health of the people of South Miami.
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32 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
33 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT
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35 Section 1. A weather emergency resulting from the threat of imminent damage from
36 Hurricane Ivan is declared to exist as of this date.
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38 Section 2. The City Manager is authorized and directed to exercise all necessary and
39 appropriate powers under Ordinance no. 11 -93 -1539 to accomplish emergency management
40 during the duration of this emergency. The City Manager shall report to the commission at its
41 next regularly scheduled meeting, unless a special meeting is called earlier, a preliminary
42 assessment of the damage caused by the hurricane, all actions taken in response to the
43 emergency, the effectiveness of the emergency management structure, the estimated cost of the
44 response, further actions which may be required, contracts which must be reviewed and ratified
45 by the commission and any emergency budget appropriations which may be requested.
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I Section 3. This declaration of emergency shall be effective immediately and remain
2 in effect until the next meeting of the commission, which is now scheduled for September 21,
3 2004, unless it is terminated earlier by the commission or by certification of the City Manager or
4 her designee.
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6 Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
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$ PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of September, 2004.
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10 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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15 CITY CLERK MAYOR
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17 Commission Vote:
18 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: Mayor Russell:
19 Vice Mayor Palmer:
20 Commissioner Wiscombe:
21 Commissioner Birts- Cooper:
22 Commissioner Sherar:
23 CITY ATTORNEY
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