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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2594 |
| City of Miami Emergency Operations Center / International Police Training Facility |
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| Requester: |
Ignacio Ortiz-Petit |
Organization: |
City of Miami |
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| Project Title: |
City of Miami Emergency Operations Center / International Police Training Facility |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 5:09:26 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Margolis |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Pursuant to Governor Jeb Bush's top priority of creating a state "culture of preparedness" with regards to emergency response to natural disasters, the City of Miami, with over 350,000 population, needs a center where federal, state, and local authorities can gather and run daily emergency operations. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Miami |
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Contact: |
Ignacio Ortiz-Petit |
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444 Southwest Second Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 250-5400 |
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Miami 33130 |
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Contact email: |
iortiz-petit@ci.miami.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Emergency Operations Center will function as a central location for the governing and response of the City of Miami during emergency response periods. Currently, the City of Miami does not have a stand alone emergency operations center. Additionally, the County emergency response center is outside the City of Miami and several miles from the urban core.
During the hurricane season of 2005, specifically post Hurricane Wilma, the City of Miami City Hall became inoperable and city government functions had to be shifted to a room in the fourth floor of the police station where a makeshift operations center was assembled. Given traffic conditions and the need to be close to where the response is most needed (coupled with the need to be within City limits) use of the County EOC miles away is not a viable option.
The City of Miami has needs an independent centralized location from where government and emergency personnel can run its emergency operations and response plan.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
Yes |
| If yes, which declared disaster? |
The need for a City of Miami Emergency Operations Center arises from the several federal declared disasters related to hurricanes making landfall in the South Florida area, most recently Hurricane Wilma. |
| If yes, which year? |
2005 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Because of its large population, the City of Miami needs to have a central location from which its government and emergency planners and responders can react and govern in the case of a natural or manmade emergency, and should not have to rely on County facilities that are outside the City and several miles away from the urban core. Moreover, the emergency operations center will complement the City's efforts to continue its culture pf preparedness as evidenced during its quick and independent response to the hurricane season, including its swift response to Hurricane Wilma. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$11,200,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$10,000,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
City of Miami Police Department analysis of space dedicated to emergency operations preparedness. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/30/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
