Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Clay Pacheco
Department: Emergency Management
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE federally-funded subgrant award agreement between Broward County and the State of Florida's Division of Emergency Management for disaster relief funding related to federal disaster declaration DR-4834 (Hurricane Milton), covering the period from October 5, 2024 to November 2, 2024; authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the same; and authorize the County Administrator to execute amendments or any other documents necessary to accept the grant award provided there is no increase in the percentage of the County’s local match obligation and subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney, and to take the necessary administrative and budgetary actions for the implementation of the grant award.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board action is necessary to approve the sub-grant Agreement and to authorize the delegation of authority for its execution.
What Action Accomplishes
This action will continue to provide Federal funds to support Broward County's emergency management functions and disaster relief. This agreement allows the County to be reimbursed for fiscal expenditures associated with the response to 2024 Hurricane Milton. These expenses include emergency protective measures including but not limited to staffing and operation of the EOC and EDC, securing of infrastructure and other county owned property and safety checks. These expenditures for such items were not included in the current Fiscal Year budget, and reimbursement from FEMA is therefore necessary.
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Previous Action Taken
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Summary Explanation/Background
THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION RETROACTIVELY.
FEMA's Public Assistance Program offers grant funding for emergency response and recovery endeavors in the aftermath of major disasters. The continued disaster relief response to Hurricane Milton, declared on October 11, 2024, and remains in need of federal funding. This funding necessitates the formation of agreements with several agencies, particularly the State of Florida's Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This sub-grant agreement mandates a federal cost share of 100% with no local match requirement.
Source of Additional Information
Clay Pacheco, Director, Office of Emergency Management, (954) 831-3908
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
This agreement allows the County to be reimbursed for fiscal expenditures associated with the response to Hurricane Milton. The total amount of reimbursement is not yet determined but anticipated to be approximately $344,900.53.