HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-210 RESOLUTION NO. 17-210
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
REQUESTING FEMA TO CONCUR THAT EXIGENT AND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST IN THE
STATE OF FLORIDA AND ALLOW BOTH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN DECLARED
COUNTIES TO PROCURE CONTRACTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES THAT ENSURE LIFE,SAFETY,AND
THE PROVISION OF BASIC NEEDS FOR FLORIDIANS COPING WITH THIS CATASTROPHIC DISASTER
AFTER HURRICANE IRMA
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Hurricane Irma passed along the County's coastline on September 10, 2017, destroying
large swaths of the County's coastline, flooding hundreds of homes, and leaving the vast
majority of the County's residents without electrical power.
2. The entire coastline of the County suffered heavy damage from the storm,and the County
is actively engaged in disposing of debris removed from public and private right of ways,
removing debris from the beaches and repairing dunes and dune walkovers.
3. St. Lucie County is requesting FEMA to concur that exigent and emergency circumstances
exist in the State of Florida and allow both state and local governments in declared
counties to procure contracts for goods and services that ensure life, safety, and the
provision of basic needs for Floridians coping with this catastrophic disaster after Hurricane
Irma.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby request FEMA to concur that exigent and emergency circumstances
exist in the State of Florida and allow both state and local governments in declared
counties to procure contracts for goods and services that ensure life, safety, and the
provision of basic needs for Floridians coping with this catastrophic disaster after Hurricane
Irma.
2. This resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
3. The County Administrator is directed to send a copy of this resolution to FEMA and the
' County's federal and state legislative delegation.
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 3`d day of October 2017.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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