Resolution 494-1991
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James R. Paros
Public Safety Division
RESOLUTION NO. 494
- 1991
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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF
GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES, TO FUND THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT
TO BE UTILIZED IN THE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM AND
DIRECTING THE EXECUTION OF SAME BY THE PROPER
COUNTY AUTHORITIES.
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WHEREAS, The Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative
Services, Office of Emergency Medical Services is accepting
applications for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Matching Grant
funds, and
WHEREAS, the grant is for the period beginning on January 1, 1992
and ending on June 30, 1993; and
WHEREAS, the total grant application is for $ 15,600.00, with a
50% match requirement; and
WHEREAS, the $ 7,800.00 match requirement would be included in
the district budget request for Fiscal Year 1993, as follows,
District 5 - $ 7,800.00; and
WHEREAS, the communications project if awarded and accepted,
will be used to purchase 13 portable two-way radios with chargers for
District 5; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That said Board has been notified of the availability of
matching grant program funds from the Florida Department of Health
and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Emergency Medical Services.
2. That the Monroe County Department of Emergency Medical
Services is hereby authorized to submit applications for grant funds
to the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services,
Office of Emergency Medical Services, to improve and expand Monroe
County's EMS systems.
3. That said Board hereby directs the execution of the grant
applications by the proper County Authorities.
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4. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption by the Board and execution by the Presiding Officer and
Clerk.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the
20th day of November, A.D. 1991.
Mayor Harvey
Mayor Pro Tern London
Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner Stormont
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Mayor
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Attest:DANNY L KOLHAGE C
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Approved as to form and legal
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ID Code to be Assigned by State EMS Office: M1 _ _ _
Florida Depal1ment of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Office of Emergency Medical Sel"vices (EMS)
MATCHING GRANT APPLICATION
l. I.A'gal Name of
Agency /Or"ganization: OOARD OF COUNrY <XH1ISSIONERS, KlNROE aJONTY, FLORIDA
Name and Title of
Grant Signer: wilhelmina Harvey, Mayor/Chairman
Mailing 5192 Overseas Highway
Address: Marathon, Florida 33050 County: M>nroe
Telephone Number: (305) 289-6002 SunCom Number: 472-6002
2. Name and Title of
Contact Person: James R. Paros, Public Safety Director
Mailing 5192 Overseas Highway
Address: Marathon, Florida 33050
Telephone Number: (305) 289-6002 SunCom Number: 472-6002
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Legal Status of
Agency/Organization: (Cbeck '1Il;~ eli'Ci
Your fiscal year:
10/01 09/30
Private Not for Protit CVt'\j rnt;~t iHdVid.: I.:l)PY of ":~'1;f!C'al~)
BEGINS ENLS
Private for Prof.t
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Public
4. Agency/Organization's Federal
Tax Identification Number nine digits VF 2.. L ~ ~ ~ ~ L ~ -2...
5. Application Status: (Check only ono)
This is the continuation of a project atr~ady (und~d hy tll.: s~at~ Et'o.1S matching grant program.
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This is not th.: CI..HlIinuation of a pro)',.'..:t a:rc..:aJy flllld~d by thl.' .slat.: E.\15 rnat..:hing grant program.
6. Type of Project: (Chock on!; ')!le)
__~ Comrnunl..:ations
Emcrg.:ncy TranspOl1 V~hi.:lLS
Sj'st~m Evaluiition/QuaJity Assuranc~
COl1lJ1lUing Pro(Lssional Edu..::alion (rn~Jical dir~c(or must sign It~m 15a)
Puhlic Edu..:;nion
RLs~ar-.::h
,"L.:di.:al.fR~scu~ Equipm-:nl (.signJluI'Ls rLi..fuirLd r~l( ItLIllS ISh :J.l1d l,5c)
IIRS Form 1707, Do,' 90 (ObsoloIOS provioLJs diti"l1S)
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6A. State Plan \Joals, Objectives, and Improvement and Expansion:
State EMS Plan Goal: Identify in the space below the specific goals and their page numbers in the FY 1991-93 state
EMS plan, which your project will help accomplish. Describe how your project will do this, and if possible, the
percentage of the goals you will accomplish.
Goal 9:
~micatians, Goal 2:
I:IIprove two-way radio c::r-mication capabilities for emergency medical services
providers. (Page 15)
State EMS Plan Objective: Identify in the space below the specific objectives and their page numbers in the state
plan, which your project will help accomplish. Describe how your project will do this, and if possible, the percentage of
the objectives you will accomplish.
Objective 2.2 By June 1991*, 100 percent of all eme:r:gency medical services
providers will be in oanpliance with the frequency spectrmn JlBDagelll3lt plan
as identified in the state of Florida, BDergency Medical Services ~micatians
Plan.
Improvement and Expansion of Prehospital EMS. Describe as quantitatively as possible, how your project
will both improve and expand prehospital EMS in Florida.
RJnroe County is in the process of upgrading the JH) camnunications system
in canpliance with the state ~1Ili.catians Plan and is changing the frequency
spectrum used by JH) providers in the county. Both Key La1:go Volunteer Ambulance
and Tavernier Volunteer Ambulance Corps. utilize a large number of first respcxlaer
personnel, ~ics, lMI's and others as a critical part of rapid patient
care. Vital patient and scene information can be relayed rapidly by penni.tting
personnel at distant ends of the respcmse areas to have two-way radio cnr-mications
wi th both dispatch and responding JH) units.
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For both the need and outcome statements: include numeric data, the ,,"umo ..'ame for the data,
the data source, and the target population and geographic area.
7. Need Statement (use only the space below): 'lbe yt::UYLdpdC respmse areas covered
by Key Largo and Tavernier Vol1mteer Ambu1ance Corps. are in excess of 17 and
10 linear miles respectively. Persoone1 respond fran various parts of each
respmse area. 'lbe ability for these persoonel to directly (.'DmIImicate with
responding JH) units and dispatch will i.qmJve the respmse tia! required for
equipnent and manpower as determined by the patient and scene conditions.
Additionally it will i.qmJve the safety of persame1 responding by clarifying
the need for rapid respmse or routine respmse.
8. Outcome Statement (use only the space below): By utilizing two-way radio
canm.micatians with first arriving persame1 to a l!H3 call, vital information
can be relayed to other JH) responders. Dispatch can also be contacted to
obtain better directions to a scene or to relay this information to others.
'!his will reduce response tia! in locating the scene in addition to alerting
others of equipnent, 1IBllpower, and rate of respmse 1leC'E"'SS'UY. 'lbe overall
01ltcaIE viII be improved cnmwmicatians which reduces resource response tia!
and increases the level of safety of responding persame1.
9. Research Projects Only:
If you are not conducting a research project. skip this item and go to Item 10,
If you are conducting a research project, attach at the end of the application concise statements of the hypothesis, design/method. instruments, methods
to protect human subjects, any limitations involving the study. research instruments, fonns and listings of other relevant studies,
10. Work Activities, Objectives and Time Frames (Use only the space below):
Purchase and distribute the two-way radio equipaent within one IIDlth after
the upgraded cammrlcatians system is in service and the grant begins.
Evaluate the :improvarents due to information relayed directly fran the first
responding personnel on the scene.
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APPLICANT I
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~ash In-Kind ra n t
CA TEGORIES 1\' atch Match Funds TOTAL
11. Salaries and Benefits:
a. New positions. Do Not Wrile
In This Area
N/A
b. Existing/In-Kind Positions
Do Not Write Do Not Wrile
In This Area In This Area
N/A
c. Total Salaries and Benefits
12. Expenses Do Not Wrile I
a. New Expenses In This Area I
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N/A
b. Existing/In-Kind Do Not Virite Do Not Write
In This Arca In This Area
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N/A
c. Total Expenses
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(Attach addi tional pages t f needed)
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(Round to Nearest Dollar)
APPLICANT
~tate
~ash In-Kind rant
CATEGORIES 1\ a tch 1\1atch 'unds TOTAL
13. Equipment:
a. New equipment. Do Not Write
In This Area
'Ihirteen portable two-way
radios with chargers.
7,800_ 7,800_ 15,600_
b. Existing/In-Kind Equipment
Do NOl Wrile Do Not Wriie
In This Area In This Area
N/A
c. Total Equipment Costs 7,800_ 7,800_ 15,600_
14. Financial Summary - Total of salaries
and benefits, expenses, and equipment,
all combined.
S 7,800_ s s 7,800. s 15,600.
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Cash The above figure The above figure The above figure
Match must be equal must equal the must equal the
Grand to or less than the sum of the the sum of the
Total the cash match lwo preceding preceding three
Grand Total columns three columns
(Attach additional pages if needed)
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APPLICATION ITEM 16 (signature required)
REQUEST FOR MATCHING GRANT DISTRffiUTION (ADVANCE PAYMENT)
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS)
Governmental Agency and Non-profit Entity ONLY
In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 401. i 13(2)(b), F.S" the undersigned hereby requests an EMS matching
grant distribution (advance payment) for the improvement and expansion of prehospital EMS.
Payment To:
Board of County Commissioners. Monroe County, Fl()rin;:l
Legal Name of Agency/Organization
5192 Overseas Highway
Address
Marathon, FL 33050
SIGNATURE:
Printed Name:
(S ) (Zi )
tate ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
Authorized Official By
ATE: November 20, 1991 Deputy Clerk
Mayor/Chairman
(City)
SIGN AND RETURN WITH YOUR MATCHING GRANT APPLICATION TO:
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Office of Emergency Medical Services (HSTM)
EMS Matching Grants
13 I 7 W inewood Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700
For Use Only by Department of Health and Rehabilitalive Services,
OffICe of Emergency Medical Services
Matching Grant Amount:$
Approved By:
Grant ID Code:
Date:
Signature, Title, State EMS Grant Officer
State Fiscal Year:
Amount: $
Orqanization Code
60-20-60-30-100
E.O.
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Ob-ject Code
Federal Tax ID V F:
Grant Beginning Date:
Ending Date:
By
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17. ASSURANCES AND APPLICA TION SIGNATURE (Applicntions without an appropriate signature
for this item will not be considered for funding):
Certification of Standards Statement
I, the undersigned, certi fy that if granted funds under Chapter 40 I, Part II, F. S.; as amended, all appl icable regulations and
standards will be adhered to including: Chapter 401, F,S,; Chapter IOD-66, F.A.C,; Minimum Wage Act; Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 ISC 2000D et. seg,); DHEW Regulation (45 CFR Part 80); Rehabilitation Act (Sec 504);
Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights of 1975 (P.L. 95-602) as amended by Title V of the
Comprehensive Rehabilitative Services Amendments of 1978: Confidentiality; Human Rights; Habilitation Plans;
Employment of the Handicapped; Services for Persons Unable to Pay.
Statement of Ca~h & In-Kind Commitment
I, the undersigned, certify that cash and in-kind match will be available during the grant period and used in direct support
of this grant project. State and federal funds will not be used for matching requirements, unless specified by law. No costs
or third-party in-kind contributions count towards satisfying a matching requirement of a department grant if they are used
to satisfy a matching requirement of another state or federal grant. Cash, salaries, fringe benefits, expenses, equipment,
and other expenses as listed on this application shall be committed and used for the department's final approved project
during the grant period.
Acceptance of Tenns and Conditions
Acceptance of the grant terms and conditions in Appendix C of the booklet, "Florida Emergency Medial Services Matching
Grant Program 1991", by the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services is acknowledged by the grantee when funds
are drawn or otherwise obtained from the grant payment system.
Disclaimer
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the facts :Jnd information contained in this application and any follow-up documents
are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, Information, and belief. I further understand that if it is subsequently
determined that this is not correct, the grant funded under Chapter 401, Part II, F.S.; Chapter IOD-66, F.A.C,; as amended
by '...hapter 85-167, Laws of Florida, may be revoked, and any monies erroneously paid and interest earned will be
refunded to the department with any penalties which may be imposed by law or applicable regulations.
Notification of Awards
I understand the availability of the notice of award will be advertised in the Florida Administrative Weekly, and that 30
calendar days after this Florida Administrative Weekly advertisement I waive any right to challenge or protest in anyway
the decisions to award grants,
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November 20, 1991
Date
ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
By:
Signature of Authorized Grant Signer
(lndividualldentified in Item I)
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INOTE:
Please check to insure that all required signatures have been made for Items 15, 16, and 17.
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