RE.1 - Accept Fifa World Cup Grant

WHEREAS, the City of Miami (“City”) submitted a grant application to theUnitedStates Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”), to receive grant funding to implement a comprehensive public safety and emergency response initiative designed to enhance operational readiness for the large-scale programming associated with the Federation Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) World Cup 2026 related events to support overtime expenditure for personnel from the City’s Police Department and Department and Fire-Rescue; and

WHEREAS, the City requested grant funding available from FEMA in an amount not to exceed Six Million, Five Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand, Sixty-Two and 04/100 Dollars ($6,556,062.04) (“Grant”), to cover overtime expenditures to ensure a seamless, inter-operable, and effective public safety response system to safeguard residents and visitors during the FIFA World Cup 2026 and related events in the City (“Purpose”); and

WHEREAS, the acceptance of the anticipated Grant award does not require a City match; and

WHEREAS, it would be appropriate for the City Manager to accept said Grant upon receipt of award notification and to establish a new Special Revenue Project titled“FIFA World Cup 2026 Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative” for the appropriation of said award consistent with the Purpose;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:

Section 1.  The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.

Section 2.  The City Manager is authorized and directed to establish the following Special Revenue Account, and resources are appropriated as described below:

FUND TITLE:FIFA World Cup 2026 Emergency Preparedness

& Response Initiative

RESOURCES:Department of Homeland Security,

Federal Emergency Management Agency$6,556,062.04

APPROPRIATIONS:Overtime Support$6,556,062.04

Section 3. The FIFA World Cup 2026 Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative funds shall be used exclusively for the Purpose stated herein.

Section 4. The City Manager is authorized1to execute a grant agreement, and any and all necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, including any amendments, modifications and extensions thereto related to the said Grant funds and acceptance thereof, between the City and FEMA and accept the anticipated Grant award, with no City matching funds required, to support the City’s coordinated public safety strategy and to provide for reimbursement of overtime for personnel of the City’s Police Department and Department and Fire-Rescue.

Section 5. The City Manager is further authorized1to designate the Chief of Police to negotiate and execute any and all other necessary documents, all in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, to implement the acceptance and administration of the funds and compliance with the requirements of the award agreement.

Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.