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FY2017HoustonUASIApplication ForOfficialUseOnly <br />ProjectName:Audio/VisualEquipmentReplacement <br />ApplicantJurisdiction:CityofLaPorte <br />Division/Organizationadministeringgrant:EmergencyManagement <br />ApplicationPointofContactName:KristinGauthier ApplicationPointofContactPhone:2814700009 <br />ApplicationPointofContactEmail:gauthierk@laportetx.gov <br />TypeofRequest:(Pickoneonly)NewRequestContinuation/nextphaseofprojectinprogress <br />Sustainmentofpreviouslyfundedproject(ongoingcostsonly)Completion/finalphaseofprojectinprogress <br />1 <br />Shareableand/ordeployable?(Pleaseselectallthatapply);EHPrequired?PrimaryZipCode?Scalable? <br />2 <br />ShareableDeployableNeitherThisprojectwillrequireEHPReview <br />ZipCode+4forProject:775716215Thisprojectisscalable. <br />IsthisaLawEnforcement/TerrorismPrevention(LE/TP)Whatcorecapabilitydoesthisproposaladdress?Please <br />Project(Yes/No)?SeeIB412forinfoonwhatisLE/TP.pickonecapabilitythatbestfitsyourproject. <br />NoOperationalCoordination <br />ProjectSummary:Brieflysummarizetheproject,includingproposedactivitiesandhowmuchfundingisrequested. <br />Summaryandgoal:TheCityofLaPortebuilttheircurrentEmergencyOperationsCenter(EOC)in2007.TheLaPorteEOCis <br />utilizedbytheCitiesofaƚƩŭğƓ͸ƭPointandShoreacresandservesasabackupEOCforseveraloftheindustrialfacilitiesin <br />ourarea,aswellasregional,State,andFederalpartners.ItservedasanIncidentCommandPostduringaTypeIIIncidentin <br />2015andalsosupportedseveralcitiesintheregionduringHurricaneIke.TheoriginalAudio/Visual(A/V)equipmentforthe <br />EOCisstillinplace,butnearingendoflifewhereitwillnolongerbesupported.Certainpartsneededtomaintainthe <br />systemarenolongeravailable.Thegoalofthisprojectistoreplaceequipmentandwiringthatisnearingendoflifeinorder <br />tomaintainandimproveoperationalcoordination,whilestreamliningourcurrentprocesses.Thiseffortistomaintainthe <br />levelofoperationandcoordinationwehaveprovidedsincetheEOCwasbuilt. <br />Dollaramount:$139,480 <br />ProblemStatement:Describeissues,hazards,threatsyourprojectwilltarget.(Ensureterrorismnexusisclear.) <br />TheCityofLaPortehasapopulationofapproximately35,000people.ThecityislocatedonGalvestonBayattheentrance <br />totheHoustonShipChannel.Thereisoneportonthenorthsideofthecity,andoneonthesouthside.Thereareover50 <br />petrochemicalfacilitiesintheLaPorteETJandLEPC,aswellasmanychemicalstoragefacilities.Assuch,thereisahigh <br />numberoftrucktraffic,includinghazardousmaterialscargo,whichtravelsthroughthecityonadailybasis.Inadditionto <br />trucktraffic,hazardouscommodityisalsotransportedviapipeline,rail,andshipthroughoutandaroundthecity.The <br />locationandgeographyofthecitymakeitatriskofnumeroushazards,includinghurricanes,stormsurge,flooding,severe <br />maintainthe/źƷǤ͸ƭcurrentlevelofoperational <br />weather,hazardousmaterialsincidents,andterrorism.Thisprojectseeksto <br />readinesssothatwecansupportourresidentsandotheragenciesthroughouttheregionshouldadisasteroccur. <br />ExistingCapabilityLevels:Describeexistingcapabilitylevelsinyourjurisdictionandregion. <br />TheCitycurrentlyhasanEOCthatprovidescoordinationandsupportforvariousincidents,rangingfromhousefiresto <br />floodingtohazardousmaterialsincidentstohurricanes.TheA/VequipmentintheEOCallowsustoshareanddisplaydata <br />withkeyofficialsandEOCstaffinordertomaintainsituationalawarenessandimprovedcoordination.Whileseveralofthe <br />largercitiesintheregionhaveanEOC(Ex:Pasadena/Baytown),LatƚƩƷĻ͸ƭEOChastheabilitytoserveastheprimaryand/or <br />backupEOCformanycitiesintheregion,especiallythoseonthesouthsideoftheHoustonShipChannel.Itservesasthe <br />EOCfortheCitiesofaƚƩŭğƓ͸ƭPointandShoreacres,andasabackupEOCforseveralindustrialfacilitiesinourarea. <br />Throughpastevents,theLaPorteEOChasbeenabletosupportotherpartnersintheregionandbelievesitiscriticalto <br />continuethatlevelofsupportinthefuture. <br />ExistingCapabilityGap:Identifygap(s)incapabilitythatthisprojectwillfill.CiteUASIStatePreparednessReportorother <br />assessments,asappropriate. <br />PertheSituationalAssessmentCoreCapability,ͻƷŷĻregionfaceschallengestokeeppacewithevolvingtechnological <br />advancements,aswellasacquiringthenecessarytechnologiestoequipregionalpartnersgivenincreasingfiscalĭƚƓƭƷƩğźƓƷƭͼ͵ <br />1 <br />IfnewcorecapabilitiesarebeingsoughtutilizingHSGPfunding,granteesmustensurethatthecapabilitiesaredeployableoutsideoftheir <br />communitytosupportregionalandnationaleffortsorotherwiseshareablewithregionalpartnersandalignedwithacapabilitygapidentified <br />intheTHIRA/SPR. <br />2 <br />PleaseseetheUASIFY2017KickoffslidesformoredetailonEHPrequirements. <br />1 <br /> <br />