Item M4BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
**TIME APPROXIMATE REQUESTED**
Meeting Date: Wed. June 18, 2008 Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes No XX Department: Mayor Di Gennaro, District 4
Staff Contact Person: Tamara Lundstrom
(305 289-6000)
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Presentation by the local chapter of the Red Cross of the services
provided to the local communities of the Keys.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:_______________________ BUDGETED:
Yes No _____
COST TO COUNTY:SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING:AMOUNT PER MONTHYear ____
Yes No
APPROVED BY:
County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management ____
DOCUMENTATION:
Included ____ Not Required XX
DISPOSITION:AGENDA ITEM #
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Americlln Red Cross Services in Monroe County
2007-2008
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We are one of more
than 700 chapters
nationwidswhictlhavB
established.
partnershipwilhlhe
American public to help
withtoday's
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tomorrow'scri:il!ls
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The Grealar Miami & The Keys
Chapterh.sthreebrarwhes
SOuth Dade, IJpper Keys and
Lower Keys. Ilranch8llprovide
Red Gross SE,rvicesto lhe
community
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The Greater Miami
& The Keys Chapter
has been serving
Miam~Dade and
Monroe counties
sinclI1917
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The Greater Miami & The Keys
Chapter responds to local
needs and adapts rts slIrviees
10 reftect our community's
changing demands
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Emergency
Services:
33 fires, serving
33 families and
51 clients
received
emergency
sheRM,food,
dothing and other
emergency needs
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Volunteer&lrvices.
85 volunteers provided
1,260 hours of services
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Disasler Stlrvices: Trained 64
individuals
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Health &8afety
Treining:Taught296
classes,enrolled
1,595
345individl.lllls
recelvedtreiningin43
courses in Aquatics
andWe.tefSafety
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AFES:ArmedForces
Emergency Services
provided: 24 cases
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Inlemalklnal Services: 292
individuals received Irainin9
inlnlemalklnal
Humanitarian Law
Workshops
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How do we do this?
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$5,000
POsl-slormthroughout
afl'ectedarea
Grafll from County
Currenlyear
$26,125
cutloSS,OOD
caseworll services
Disastereducalioflfor
businesses
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Public such as Lodging
Associatiofl evei'll ifl
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Efficiency
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Back-office lunchons in Miami
ReduceexpllnsesJuly1 by
relooalingsllrv~lotW-J
CPRconlracl
Train Ihe IrainE.r
Collaboralllwilholheragendes
Fire response through fire budget
No duplication
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Hurrical"leresponsll
HOWyQuClflhelp
ThroughNHQ
Enroll in training dasses
$5 million in Monroe
County
after Hurricane Wilma
PurchulIAmericanRlld
Cross products
Voluflleer-individualsor
employee groups
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fletworllofvolumeers
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Thank you
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