WSTA Transit Security Council Meeting hosted by King County Metro Tuesday, November 14,
2006, 10:00am – 12:00pm To review transit
security information in an effort to advise Washington State Transit Agencies about
training opportunities and the standardization of report procedures, codes of conduct,
security plans, crime-reduction methods, and police/judicial cooperation. Attendees: Absent Members: Minutes Taken By: Call to Order ·
Rod thanked ·
Rod requested each person introduce themselves and state
what organization they are affiliated with since we have so many new faces. See the list of attendees above. Elections ·
Dave Jutilla was nominated as the new Chairman; this
nomination was seconded & approved. ·
Dave Redding was nominated to the new Co-Chair position;
this nomination was seconded and approved. Upcoming Training Ken Cummings requested Rod read an announcement at this meeting for
him as he is currently at Pierce Transit doing CISM training. The announcement stated that Sound Transit will be
hosting the Land Transportation Antiterrorism
Training Program, presented by the Jim Dusevoir spoke about the Amtrak police.
He stated Amtrak is a guest of the host railroad – the railroad has
their own police department and Amtrak has their own police.
The Burlington Northern Tunnel is not Amtrak’s responsibility. Jim is located in Robert Isaman gave an overview of the ’07 grant process, including items to be included or addressed in the concept papers. The application packets for the ’07 grant will come out on December 17th. The application process for ’07 grant will be very similar to the process for the ‘06 grant – the only major difference will be which agencies are considered Tier 1 and Tier 2. Three Transportation modes will be considered eligible to be considered for a grant: Railroads, Intercity Bus, and Ferries. · Ability to reduce risks (if the proposal does not reduce risk it will not be considered) ·
Cost effectiveness · Can it be completed within the 30 month timeline (30 months from Dec 17th), this includes the completion of all training, & all equipment purchased. ·
National Preparedness Goal · National Priorities · Sector specific security Priorities · Capabilities Based Planning. Robert I. gave a list of
Authorized Expenditures: ·
Planning ·
Organizational Activities ·
Training ·
Exercises ·
Management &
Administration ·
Equipment Grant History Robert I. discussed the history of how the money has been distributed
in the past. 2006 is the first time there has
been a separation of the money into Tier 1 and Tier 2 categories. In 2006 ½ - 2/3 of the grant money available went
to the Tier 1 category and the Tier 2 agencies competed for the remainder. He emphasized that proposals based on prevention and
protection have received more consideration, historically, rather than proposals based on
response and recovery. Robert I. noted there will be a match
requirement in 2007 – last year this wasn’t required. He does not know how much of a match nor what will
be considered a match. Last year, a 25% match
was required for non-transit agencies; he expects it will be a larger number for transit
agencies. Each agency can propose
multiple projects (unlimited at this time) or focus on one project; each project needs to
be detailed in the concept papers. There must
be 1 concept paper per project, and each concept paper must be 5 pages or less. Robert I. urged that the concept papers make the
connection between the proposal and how it meets the established goals very clear. He also advised that the project timeline be
clearly delineated in the concept paper. He
said to make sure you can show the product will be operational, functional, and all pieces
present within the established timeline; he suggests making the proposal take place within
6 months or shorter. He reminded that the grant will allow you to purchase what you need;
it will not allow ongoing maintenance or money for replacement. He stated there may be requirements that he doesn’t
know about at this time; but welcomed anyone to send him a draft of the proposal and he
would be happy to make suggestions and edits. Rod
asked if you must be NIMS compliant to receive the grants.
Robert I. stated it is not a requirement at this time, but he thinks it will
be a requirement in the future. Rod stated the feedback from the 9/22/06 meeting with the WSTA Executive Board was very positive. He would recommend that Dave Jutilla and Dave Redding attend the next meeting to introduce themselves. Transit Security Fair Barb Savary was not able to attend. Tracy Christianson came in her place and stated funding is available to have the Transit Security Fair. She asked what this group would like to see at the fair, what type of tanning, how big should it be (multiple states?), etc. Rod B. stated we have never arranged this so we are “shooting in the dark”. He noted we were originally talking about doing this at the annual training conference in August but he thinks this may not be the way we should do it. Carol C. stated if we do these events together we will get a more diverse group. She thinks that diversity would create for a better group. Carol C. stated we have a lot of different things we could bring to the table we just need the time to put it all together. Rod B. stated the goal for this event should be to educate the general populace as they may not be familiar with how things would be handled in an emergency situation. Michelle P. suggested a few key members here who have ideas come to the next training coalition meeting so we could get some ideas rolling. Rod B. stated we should put together a work group to take the lead on this. Michelle asked for volunteers. Rod volunteered John Harkins. Carol C. stated they would have someone too. Michelle will contact people and take charge of putting together the work group. Brice Storseth, King County Sheriff’s office, gave a presentation on terrorism and homeland security. Brice showed a brief video titled “Signs of Terrorism” done by the Michigan State Police department. 1. Surveillance 2. Elicitation 3. Tests of Security 4. Acquiring supplies and Equipment 5. Suspicious people who “Don’t Belong” 6. Dry Runs / Trial Runs 7. Deploying Assets or Getting into Position Brice S. stated he is part of the Field Intelligence Group (FIG),
connected with the FBI, and they focus their efforts in Seattle (King County Regional
Intelligence); this is the biggest of 9 emergency management regions covered by WAJAC ( Legislation has postponed accepting requests for changes to the RCW until 2008 due to some discussions which need to take place before any changes are made. Rod will send out an e-mail letting everyone know what the plan is as soon as he knows anything. It was established that the next meeting will be January 9th,
from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. The meeting will
be held in the If you would like more information about this committee, please contact one of the officers or Michelle Parvinen at WSTA 360.786.9734, 2629 12th Court SW, Olympia, WA 98502-1118, or email michelle@watransit.com |
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