Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, ICMA-CM, CFM
Date: January 20, 2021
Re: Retroactively Approving the Acceptance of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Grant Award and Approval of Agreement #2021-CESF-DADE-5-C9-101
REQUEST
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING GRANT AWARD; APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Funding Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Project Title: Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding
Amount Awarded: $146,891.00 Match Required: $0
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program (CESF) provides funding to assist eligible states, local units of government, and tribes in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the coronavirus. The CESF program is a formula-based grant program from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The Town of Cutler Bay (the "Town) is eligible for a maximum of $146,891.00.
On July 16, 2020, the Town submitted a grant application to reimburse the Town for the Police Department Coronavirus Task Force's overtime hours and install temperature screening equipment at Town facilities to prevent the coronavirus spread. The Town requested the maximum allowed allocation. On November 6, 2020, the FDLE informed the Town that its application was approved. The Town Manager accepted the grant award immediately to avoid delays in the contract award process.
ASSOCIATED GRANT AWARD DOCUMENTS
The following documents are available for public review with the Office of the Town Manager.
Ø Attachment "A" - FDLE Grant Application COVID-19 Town of Cutler Bay
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Town Council adopt the attached Resolution, which retroactively approves the acceptance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) grant for $146,891.00, and approves the Town Manager’s execution of the corresponding agreement (Agreement #2021-CESF-DADE-5-C9-101) for the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program.