Subject:
Title
Approval, Re: recognize Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Defense Infrastructure Grant funds and apply to Emergency Operations Center site work utilizing the existing board approved contract.
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Fiscal Impact:
$366,666.66 in revenue to Emergency Management; no General Fund impact
Dept/Office:
Emergency Management
Requested Action:
Recommendation
Request Board of County Commissioners recognize Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Defense Infrastructure Grant funds to perform site work for the new Emergency Operations Center utilizing current board approved contract. It is also requested that the Board authorize the County Manager or designee to submit and execute any additional changes, documents or budget actions, in recognition of a Defense Infrastructure Grant agreement with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity subject to approval by the County Attorney's Office & Risk Management.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Brevard County EOC is the most frequently activated in the state of Florida, and one of the most frequently activated in the U.S., due to the number of space launches and launch attempts. While Brevard has the storm surge, flooding, and wildfire threats that most counties in Florida face, it is also home to the second?busiest cruise terminal in the world, multiple military facilities, and a robust defense?industrial base. Brevard is also susceptible to a nuclear power plant incident, as parts of the county are within the 50-mile ingestion pathway for the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant.
Including 2016's Hurricane Matthew, 2017's Hurricane Irma and 2019's Hurricane Dorian, Brevard has had 29 federally declared disasters in the past 50 years, ranking it 78th in the nation, or in the top 3% of counties.
At the same time, our emergency operations center is woefully inadequate. The EOC is over 50 years old, and undersized, with variety of facility issues ?? some caused by age, some by size, and some b...
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