Harris County Port Strategic Security Initiative HCPSSC

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Harris County Port Strategic Security
Initiative (HC-PSSC)

• Pat Bellamy UH-SWTC
  HHCHLSAC
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  PSSC
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Protecting Commerce and Saving Lives with
Intelligent Systems

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Purpose of MeetingPublic/Private Partnership

• Educate, Provide Information and
• Gain EHCMA Inputs
• Discussion of the HC-PSSC Project
• Discussion of Risk and Rewards
• (i.e., whats in it?)
• Gain EHCMA Participation in the
• Solution Set

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Typical 8 Steps of Most Grant-oriented Projects

• 1. Joy in Mudville
• 2. External Influences
• 3. Cost Realities
• 4. Disillusionment and Confusion
• 5. Issues Set
• 6. Issues Discussed
• Derived Solution Sets
• Solutions Recommended/Agreed

To cut directly to the chase
We would like to work with EHCMA on a
broad-based, fair and equitable Solution Set to
cover Operations and Maintenance
(OM) for the HC-PSSC Project

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Influencers
Capital Costs Ops
and Mtce Costs
Time Constraints

Original PSSC Approach and
Philosophy?

Structural Safeguards
Costs,

Industry Thresholds?

Cover these so that the right things
are done, the right ways

Solution Sets?

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Summary of Thoughts

• Are we putting ourselves in the position of
  trying to resolve a strategic Port Protection
  issue with a tactical/day-to-day budgetary
  approach?
• -- or
• Are we putting ourselves in the position of
  trying to resolve a 3m problem with a 1000
  dollar solution?

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Issues are clear

• Bottom Line This is a 17m
  Capital Grant
• Issues How to ensure appropriate
  long-term techological, managerial
• and administrative Structural
  Safeguards?
• How to cover OM in the
  right way?
• 1. Contract, individually, to EHCMA and
  MTSA-regulated
• companies
• 2. Obtain annual contributions,
  individually, from
• EHCMA and MTSA-regulated companies
• 3. Request further Government leverage
  support for OM?
• 4. Create Port Security District (PSD)?

Options
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A PSD Option (Continued)

• Area generally-bounded by 610, I10, Hwy 225 and
  146
• Minimal tax impact
• Port of Houston Authority Facilitating Role
• Goals
• state legislative agenda in Jan, 2007
• approved by July-Aug, 2007
• vote finalized by Jan, 2008
• in place mid-year, 2008

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General Summary of the HC-PSSC Projects
Project Description 1. 15
radar and 30 visible and infrared ptz
cameras network to PoHA and HCSD video mgt,
recording, h/w, etc. 2. 220 visible and
infrared ptz cameras installation svcs and
training high bandwidth network to multiple
command centers
3. Sonar Capabilities (detect underwater IED
attacks) Gamma Ray detection pagers 4.
Security Patrol Boats (5) 5. Robot for
IED EOD Mitigation



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Anticipated OM Range
2.75-3.25m/yr/5 yrs 1 Avg _at_
135 of approx 265 EHCMA and MTSAs
20,400-23,693/participant

• Options/Examples Four Random
  Properties
• 2 Size 1.426 M sq ft/32.74 ac at 50
  participation 11,066/yr
• 3 PSD 3M/estimated 10B tax base
  .0003 at 100 part.
• Actual taxes 712,859 (.0003)
  214 (annual adder/yr)
• 2 3.156 M sq ft/72 ac
  24,538
• 3 3,176,950
  954
• 2 6.481 M sq ft/148.8 ac
  50,398
• 3 7,235,300 2171
  
• 2 7.645 M sq ft/175.5 ac
  59,332
• 3 18,136,993 5441

PSD seems to be the most fair and
equitable approach
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If we collectively agree to pursue a PSD

• Leverage broader base of beneficiaries and
  participants
• Fair approach to participation in the project
• Equitable distribution of OM costs
• Ensures appropriate long-term Structural
  Safeguards and management (vs by committee)
• Strategic Approach to Managing Port
  Security,
• LONG TERM

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Houston Ship Channel Project

• The Supply Chain is an elaborate ballet of
• information, people and machinery,
• Dennis Murphy, former customs director at the
  Port of Norfolk and former Homeland Security
  Department spokesman.

Our mission Protect the Supply Chain
and Save Lives
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Houston Ship Channel

• The entire supply chain (the manufacturer, the
  buyer, the seller and the shipper) are impacted
• The key is to minimize the impacts
• protect long term economic viability
  
• PROFITABILITY
• reduce unit-of-measure by one
• (years-to-months-to-weeks-to-days)

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Regional Attributes

• Vulnerable only city in the US with
  vulnerabilities in all FBI threat
• assessment
  matrix areas.
• The 50-mile Houston Ship Channel is
• ranked 1st in foreign tonnage 2nd in total
  trade by cargo volume
• maritime terminals generate 11 billion
  annually
• the largest petrochemical complex in the US
• 50 of the gasoline used within the US
• 75 of the petrochemical products and feedstocks
  in the US.
• 2/3 US capacity for natural gas transmission.
• refines 2.2 million barrels of oil each day and
  generates 1/8 of the nations
• capacity.
• NASAs Johnson Space Center
• The largest Medical Center in the world

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Potential Economic Impacts

• Facilities -- 40 of the nations chemical
  refining capacity
• 14 of the crude refining capacity
• Significant amount of the nations jet fuel
• Approximately 11B direct/indirect annual impact
  on the states economy
• If large vessel sinks, waterway closed for weeks
  potential huge impact on corporate, national
  and international economies

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To Address These

• DHS Award 17m Capital Grant to Harris County
• Port Strategic Security Council (PSSC) formed via
  the AMSC
• Public-Private Partnership
• Seek Funding
• Implement Security Projects

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HC-PSSC, Houston Port Authorityand Industry
Partners Our Parts

• Develop the Infrastructure to Support Continued
  
• Economic Viability and Security
• Represent and Integrate Public and Private
• Interests Relative to Supply Chain
  Protection
• Draw a line in the sand to create
  Public-Private Partnerships that resolve issues
  in the right ways
• Judge EckelsCongressman Gene
  GreenCommissioner Garcia
• Jim Edmonds -- Dave Smith--
  Niels Aalund -- Alistair McNab

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HC-PSSC System Deliverables

• Command, Control, Communication, Computer,
• Information, Surveillance and
  Reconnaissance
• (C4ISR well stick with Command and
  Control C2)
• Landside Security (non-MTSA)
• Waterside Security (MTSA)
• Visual Interpretation Capabilities
• Others

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General Summary of the HC-PSSC Projects

• Project Description
• 1. 15 radar and 30 visible and infrared ptz
  cameras
• network to PoHA and HCSD
• video mgt, recording, h/w, etc.
• 2. 220 visible and infrared ptz cameras
• installation svcs and training
• high bandwidth network to multiple command
  centers
• Sonar Capabilities (detect
  underwater IED attacks)
• Gamma Ray detection pagers
• 4. Security Patrol Boats (5)
• 5. Robot for IED EOD Mitigation

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Focus

• Best Network Design Best Cost Model
• As much off-the-shelf as is possible
• (dont reinvent the wheel)
• Leverage regional assets, where possible

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Overlay Locations to be Secured
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Basics of the HC-PSSC Project Radar-Cameras
Networking
Intelligent Video S/W
CG
Diverse, Redundant Internetwork
Intelligent Video Software
Cameras
PCC
Radar
Tran- Star
HEC
Adds cameras Beefed-up Ntwk Beefed-up IVS
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Backbone Node
Wireline (fiber)
C2
3-4 Gbs
Conceptual Overview
Mesh Routing protocols -- Base station mode
Ad-Hoc
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Masters Programs Public Safety Technologies
Criminal Justice Program Management
College of Technology
College of Engineering
Criminal Justice
CC-Public Safety Technologies
CC-Pub Safety
School Districts
Develop and Educate the NEW Workforce Leverage
Tuition Plans
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Initial Project Schedule
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Whats in it for HC-PSSC participantsProtec
tion ServicesImproved Revenues, Cost Controls
and Safety due to

• 24x7 Surveillance of port geography
• Land and Waterside Patrols
• Incident Prevention, Detection and
• Management/Safety of Assets-facilities
• Access to Dbase of facilities, alerts and
• notifications
• Involvement in Planning, Deployment and
• Information Sharing

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Whats in it for HC-PSSC participants

• Safety and Security of communities
• Potential Lowered Risks Potential Higher Margins
• for Self-Insured
• Potential Lowered Insurance Costs for
  Non-Self-Insured
• As efficiencies and effectiveness are realized,
  the potential for rebates exists

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Purpose of MeetingPublic/Private Partnership

• Educate, Provide Information and Gain EHCMA
  Inputs
• Discussion of the HC-PSSC Project
• Discussion of Risk and Rewards
• (i.e., whats in it?)
• Gain EHCMA Participation in the
• Solution Set

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Q and A?

• Pat Bellamy UH-SWTC
  
• 
  HHCHLSAC
• 
  PSSC