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Application for Funding Assistance Florida Department of Law Enforcement Justice Assistance Grant - Direct General Project Information Project Title: STORM READY Project Sequence No: 1 Subgrant Recipient: City of Sunny Isles Beach Implementing Agency: Sunny Isles Beach Police Department Project Start Date: 2/1/2007 End Date: 7/31/2007 Problem Identification The City of Sunny Isles Beach is a barrier island located on the Atlantic Coast Line of South Florida, in the northeast portion on Miami-Dade County, As the law enforcement branch of the city government, we have a legal and moral obligation to do everything necessary and possible to protect the lives and property of our residents and visitors alike, Being a barrier island on the Atlantic Coast of South Florida, the City of Sunny Isles Beach is very susceptible to hurricanes, tornados and other severe weather conditions, According to the National Weather Service, Americans face an average of 10,000 thunderstorms, 2,500 floods, 1,000 tornados and approximately six (6) deadly hurricanes per year, In the past three years, statistics by the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Center reports that the Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2003 produced five (5) Tropical Depressions, nine (9) Tropical Storms and seven (7) Hurricanes. In the year 2004, the Atlantic Hurricane Season produced one (1) Tropical Depression, five (5) Tropical Storms and nine (9) Hurricanes and in the hurricane season of 2005, three (3) Tropical Depressions, twelve (12) Tropical Storms and fifteen (15) Hurricanes were reported. Based on the statistics listed above by the National Hurricane Center, it is obvious that our hurricane seasons are becoming more and more active with each calendar year. Therefore, the benefit of early detection and early notification on the Atlantic coastline of South Florida is paramount in saving lives and protecting property, Therefore, The City of Sunny Isles Beach is pursuing a certification by the National Weather Service that will label our city as STORM READY, The program STORM READY was established in 1999 in Tulsa, Okalahoma with the intentions of helping America's communities with the skills needed to protect property and save lives before and during a severe weather event. According the National Weather Service, some 90% of all federally declared disasters are weather related and are responsible for approximately 500 deaths each year, In addition, nearly $14 billion are spent each year because of the weather related damages that take place, The National Weather Service has established criteria of six guidelines that must be met in order to become STORM READY certified, Specifically, guideline III requires that we have three methods of monitoring Hydro-meteorological data, If approved, these grant funds will be utilized to purchase a Weather Tracking Station that will provide 27 different real-time weather measurements that will be monitored twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week in our police communications center, This data will also be made available to the general public through our city's web