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Item III E
Ocoee Fire Department
125 N. Bluford Ave. Ocoee, Florida 34761
R. D. Strosnider Business: 407-656-2322
Fire Chief Emergency: 911
MEMORANDUM
To: The Honorable Mayor and Board of City Commissioners
From: Richard Firstner, Assistant Fire Chief
Date: March 13, 2000
Re: Staff Report-Emergency Management Grant
On March 13, 2000 we received notification of the final approval for the
competitive grant application in the amount of$49,940.00.
Pursuant to Chapter 9G-19.010 (2) of the Florida Administrative Code, the City of
Ocoee is required to inform the Department of Community Affairs in writing
within 21 days of their intent to accept or deny the grant award.
At this time, staff is requesting the City Commission to approve and accept the
grant award offer and approve the subsequent contract, pending review by the
City Attorney.
Respectfully Submitted,
Richard Firstner
Attachments:
Department of Community Affairs correspondence
Letter of Acceptance
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
"Dedicated to making Florida a better place to call home"
JEB BUSH STEVEN M. SEIBERT
Governor Secretary
March 7, 2000
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Richard Firstner
Asst. Fire Chief
City of Ocoee
150 North Lakeshore Drive
Ocoee, FL 34761
Dear Mr. Firstner:
We are pleased to inform you that your competitive grant application under the
Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance Grant Program has been approved for an
award in the amount of$49,940.
Pursuant to administrative rule,this office must receive notification within twenty-
one (21) days from the receipt of this offer indicating acceptance or rejection of this award.
This notification must be in writing and sent to the attention of Edgar Gonesh,Manager,
Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance Grants. Acceptance letters must be
postmarked within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of this offer letter. In compliance with
Chapter 9G-19.010(2) Florida Administrative Codes only the chief executive officer or the
appropriate governing body, if a local government, may accept this award. Failure to
accept this award within this time frame will constitute a waiver of the award.
Upon receipt of written acceptance of this award,we will complete and forward a
contractual agreement for your execution. You may consider the date of the fund offering letter
as the contract initiation date and may begin incurring costs associated with the project,
consistent with the project's approved budget. The contract termination date will be June 30,
2001.
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Internet address: http://www.dca.state.fl.us
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March 7, 2000
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Congratulations on your grantaward;we look forward to working with you. If you have
any questions,please call Mr. Edgar Gonesh at (850)413-9894 or Mrs. Sonya Odom at
(850)413-9942. S
Sincerely,
Joseph F. Myers,Director
Division of Emergency Management
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"CENTER OF GOOD LIVING-PRIDE OF WEST ORANGE" MAYOR•COMMISSIONER
\ Ocoee ' S.SCOTT VANDERGRIFT
• CITY OF OCOEE COMMISSIONERS
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150 N.LAKESHORE DRIVE SCOTT ANDERSON
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CITY MANAGER
ELLIS SHAPIRO
March 21, 2000
Mr. Edgar Gonesh, Manager
Emergency Management Preparedness
and Assistance Grants
Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.
Tallahassee, Florida 3399-2100
Re: City of Ocoee Disaster Response Radio System Grant
Dear Mr. Gonesh:
Please consider this notification on behalf of the City of Ocoee as acceptance
of the award in the amount of $49,940.00 for the above referenced EMPA
grant application.
We look forward to receiving a formal contract from you for our review and
execution.
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Sincerely,
S. Scott Vandergrift
Mayor, City of Ocoee
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