Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: March 4, 2025
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: Daniel P. Banks, Deputy County Administrator
FROM: Anthony Rios, Deputy Fire Chief
CONTACT: Lauraleigh Avery, Division Chief
PHONE: 407-836-9151
DIVISION: Office of Emergency Management
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval and execution of Memorandum of Agreement for use of WeatherSTEM Stations between the Florida Division of Emergency Management and Orange County, Florida. (Office of Emergency Management)
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PROJECT: Memorandum of Agreement for use of WeatherSTEM Stations between the Florida Division of Emergency Management and Orange County, Florida
PURPOSE: The Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM) has received $738,000 from the Florida Legislature to fund the Florida Severe Weather Mesonet - WeatherSTEM. The purpose of this funding is to provide FDEM with hyper-local real-time weather data in strategic locations to provide critical information to assist in the deployment of resources to impacted areas. On March 7, 2023, Orange County received five WeatherSTEM Weather Stations, and they have been installed throughout Orange County. During this current fiscal year, five more units are being requested. Ownership of the Weather Stations will be transferred to Orange County upon installation. Upon approval, FDEM has agreed to prepay for the purchase, installation, and three years of the maintenance agreement of the Weather Stations. Orange County will agree to maintain each Weather Station received for at least an additional seven years following the end of the WeatherSTEM maintenance agreement with FDEM. The Office of Emergency Management will allocate necessary funds dictated by this MOA through normal budgetary methods.
BUDGET: N/A