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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a contract and all necessary amendments, including term extensions, with the Marine Exchange of Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbors, to receive and expend Department of Homeland Security grant funding for the 2009 Port Security Grant Program, in an amount not to exceed $1,564,000 for a period ending May 31, 2013; and increase appropriations by $1,564,000 in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the Police Department (PD). (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
In July 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved two Long Beach Police 2009 Port Security Grant Program (2009 PSGP) proposals for a total of $1,564,000. The Area Maritime Security Committee, under the leadership of the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach, selected the projects.
The first project, in the amount of $1,500,000, will upgrade the 19-year-old City of Long Beach computer aided dispatch (CAD) and related data management system, which can be used by numerous public safety agencies throughout the Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles and the surrounding region. This system upgrade will dramatically improve the gathering, storage, retrieval, and sharing of data among these public safety agencies. Further, the upgrade will facilitate police and fire interoperability, improve resource tracking, and facilitate maritime and landside situational awareness. The second project, in the amount of $64,000, will fund the purchase of a vehicle to be utilized by the Port Police Section to store and deploy Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) detection, identification and verification equipment. This vehicle can be used as a field command post to effectively manage an emergency response or tactical situation and be used as a routine patrol vehicle.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Gary Anderson on July 24, 2012 and Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on July 30, 2012.
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