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AGENDA
ST.LOUISAREAREGIONALRESPONSESYSTEM
BOARDOFDIRECTORS
Thursday,February13,201411:30A.M.
EASTWESTGATEWAYCOUNCILOFGOVERNMENTS
1.CALLTOORDERBYJOHNMILLER,CHAIR
2.APPROVALOFMINUTESOFJANUARY16,2014MEETING
3.DISCUSSIONITEMS
A.FY2014St.LouisMSARiskValidationProcess SgtBillRoche
St.LouisCoPD
St.LouisFusionCenter
B.St.LouisRegionalHomelandSecurityStrategyUpdate DaleChambers
STARRS
4.ACTIONITEMS
A.RegionalSecurityExpenditures NickGragnani
B.NominatingCommitteeReport JoannLeykam
DirectorAdministration
St.CharlesCounty,MO
5.OTHERBUSINESS
6.NEXTMEETINGANDADJOURNMENT
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STARRSBOARDOFDIRECTORS
MEETINGMINUTES
January16,2014
ThemeetingoftheSTARRSBoardofDirectorswascalledtoorderat11:30a.m.attheoffices
oftheEastWestGatewayCouncilofGovernments,OneMemorialDrive,St.Louis,Missouri,
withattendanceasfollows:
DirectorsPresent
DoloresGunn,President
JohnMiller,VicePresident
AbeCook,Treasurer
GaryChristmann,Secretary
JimAllred
MikeFagan
DennisJenkerson
JoannLeykam
DebbieMays
JohnNowak
BobPeters
ExOfficio
EdHillhouse
LarryRingering
WarrenRobinson
HerbSimmons
MikeSmiley
MorrisTaylor
DavidTodd
RyanWeber
BarbWhitaker
RobWylie
HopeWoodson
AlsoinattendancewereNickGragnani,BrianMarler,KarenKunkel,JohnWhitaker,KyKee,
DaleChambers,LeahHummert,andJimWildofSTARRS/EastWestGatewayCouncilof
Governmentsstaff.
CALLTOORDER
DoloresGunn,PresidentandChair,calledthemeetingtoorder.
APPROVALOFMINUTES
MotionwasmadebyBarbWhitaker,secondedbyJohnNowak,toapprovetheminutesofthe
December19,2013meeting.TheMotionpassedunanimously.
DISCUSSIONITEMS
UASIFY2011,2012&2013BudgetsUpdate
NickGragnani,STARRS,summarizedthestatusofproposedandpendingexpendituresfromthe
FY2011,2012and2013grants.Henotedthattheexpendituredeadlinesfor2011and2012are
August1,2014andtheprocurementdeadlineforrecommendedprojectsfrom2013fundsis
March31,2014.
HeprovidedanupdateontherecentlypassedOmnibusbillwhichcontainsHomelandSecurity
fundingfor2014,andhesummarizedpossiblefundingamounttotalsfortheregion,basedon
thenumberofcitiesincludedintheaward,andapplicationtimelines.
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Additionaldiscussionoccurredregardingwhat,ifany,locallegislatorsareontheHouse
committeeandexpectedincreasestothenonprofitgrantprogram.
MultiYearTraining&ExercisePlan(MYTEP)
DaleChambers,STARRS,reportedthatthe2013MYTEP,builtonthepreviousplan,waswell
receivedbytheSTARRScommitteesandmembersoftheSTARRSTraining&Exercise
committee.Henotedthatthe2014MYTEPwouldbepreparedfromJunethroughSeptember
2014toallowforbetteralignmentwithstateandfederalpartnersplans.
THIRAFEMAFinalReviewfor2013
DaleChambersadvisedthattheregionsTHIRAsharessimilarstatewideconcerns,common
threatsandsharedsimilarfederalcommonlanguage.Headvisedthatinthefuture,FEMAwill
usetheTHIRAtogaugeregionalcapabilitiesandtojustifyfunding.Henotedthatdevelopment
ofthe2014THIRAisalreadyunderwaysothatrealisticscenarios,capabilityestimationsand
gapscanbeidentifiedandapproached.
AdditionaldiscussionfollowedregardingthegoalofcreatingamoredescriptiveTHIRA.
ACTIONITEMS
RegionalSecurityExpenditures
NickGragnani,STARRS,summarizedstaffsrequestforthefollowingexpenditures,totaling
$1,185,576.TheexpenditureswillbefundedfromtheAssistantSecretaryforPreparednessand
Response(ASPR)andUrbanAreaSecurityInitiative(UASI)grantprograms.
Action Description Amount
Purchase Propac,Incorporated555CERTbackpacks $38,850
Purchase ReisEnvironmental7setsofRAESystemscommunicationssoftware
andsupportinghardware,alongwith84licenses
$52,425
Purchase SimmonsLawEnforcement28LionMultiThreatProtectiveEnsembles
(GoreMT94)
$51,100
Purchase MissouriGreatDaneoneemergencyresponsetrailer $29,945
Purchase ArcProductsLLC620MedSleds $199,570
Purchase ElectromekTwoMinXrayVarianDirectRadiographySystemsandtwo
NomadPro2handheldxrayunits
$234,850
Purchase VeteransCorpsofAmerica15ruggedizedlaptops $57,100
Purchase InMotionTechnology20mobilerouters $47,601
SubAward St.ClairCountytomovecommunicationsequipmentandretrofittower
sites
$416,485
Contract SpecRescueInternationalDeliveryofoneUSARTechnicalSearch
Specialisttrainingclass
$39,000
Contract SpecRescueInternationalDeliveryofUSARTaskForceSafetyOfficer
trainingclass
$18,650
MotionwasmadebyDaveTodd,secondedbyBobPeters.Motionpassedunanimously.
NominatingCommitteeReport
ChairGunnsummarizedtheNominatingCommitteesrecommendationofthefollowing:
2014Officers
PresidentMayorJohnMiller
VicePresidentAbeCook
TreasurerGaryChristmann
SecretaryJoannLeykam
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SubcommitteeAppointmentstoCommunityOrganizationsActiveinDisasters(COAD)
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NicoleHawkins,RegionalDirector,IndividualandCommunityPreparednessandResilience
CharlesHealy,PhD,Secretary,MissouriVolunteerOrganizationsActiveinDisaster
SubcommitteeReaffirmation
CommunicationsChiefGregBrown,EurekaFireProtectionDistrict
EmergencyMedicalServicesChiefMarkThorp,ClaytonFireDepartmentandJohnNowak,
MedStarAmbulanceService,Belleville
HospitalsDebbieMays,BJCHealthcareandDebbieBeezley,formerlywithSt.Anthonys
MedicalCenter
PublicHealthHopeWoodson,St.CharlesCountyDepartmentofCommunityHealthandthe
EnvironmentandBarbWhitaker,St.ClairCountyHealthDepartment
SpecialResponseTeamsFireChiefDennisJenkerson,St.LouisCityFireDepartment
SpecialResponseTeamsLawEnforcementLieutenantColonelJonBelmar,St.Louis
CountyPoliceDepartment
TerrorismEarlyWarningUnitMikeFagan,FormerU.S.AssistantDistrictAttorneyand
SergeantWilliamRoche,St.LouisCountyPoliceDepartment
MotionwasmadebyRobWylie,secondedbyJohnNowak.Motionpassedunanimously.
OTHERBUSINESS
ChairGunnpresentedChiefRobWyliewithaplaqueacknowledgingandthankinghimforhis
roleasPresidentoftheSTARRSBoardofDirectorsfromFebruary2012throughJanuary2013.
NickGragnaniadvisedthatChiefWyliestenureontheBoardwouldbeasDirectorEmeritus
startingin2014.
DebbieMaysandJoannLeykamacknowledgedandthankedemergencyresponderswithintheir
respectivecountiesforassistanceduringtherecentheavysnowstorm.
NEXTMEETING&ADJOURNMENT
MotiontoadjournthemeetingwasmadebyBobPeters,secondedbyGaryChristmann.Motion
passedunanimously.
ThenextSTARRSBoardofDirectorsmeetingisscheduledforThursday,February13,2014at
11:30a.m.atEastWestGatewayCouncilofGovernments.
ChairGunnadjournedthemeetingat12:10PM.
_________________________
GaryChristmann,Secretary
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St.LouisAreaRegionalResponseSystem
Memoto:BoardofDirectors
From: Staff
GATEWAYTOWER,ONEMEMORIALDRIVE,SUITE1600,ST.LOUIS,MO63102 Coordination
Communication
Integration
Subject: RegionalSecurityExpenditures
Date: February10,2014
Staffisrequestingauthorizationtoexpendfundsinsupportofregionalsecuritythatwillimprove
theregionspreparednessandresponsecapabilities.FundingwillcomefromtheAssistant
SecretaryofPreparednessandResponse(ASPR)HospitalPreparednessProgramgrantandthe
U.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecuritysUrbanAreasSecurityInitiative(UASI)grant
programs.AttachmentAsummarizesthesepurchasestotaling$1,959,518,.Alsoattachedisa
summarydescriptionofallbudgetedexpendituresfromtheUASIgrants(AttachmentB).
1.CitizenPreparedness
AllReadyPublicAwarenessSurvey:Since2010,STARRSalongwiththeAllReady
SteeringCommitteehaveundertakenacomprehensivepublicawarenesscampaignthatwas
developedtohelpfosteracultureofemergencypreparednessintheSt.Louisregion.Asthe
Campaigngrew,theAllReadySteeringCommitteebecameincreasinglyconcernedthat
thoselivingwithdisabilitiesinthecommunitywereevenlesspreparedthanthecommunity
asawhole.
Inordertodeterminethemagnitudeofthisneedarequestforproposals(RFP)was
developedtohireaconsultanttodevelopandconducttwoperformancebasedsurveysand
uptothirteenfocusgroupsthatwillassesspreparednesslevelsofthegeneralpopulation
(includingfunctionalandaccessneedspopulations)andlocalorganizationsinorderto
identifyresiliencylevelsacrosstheregion.Thedatagatheredfromthesurveysandfocus
groupswillbeusedtoassesstheeffectivenessoftheoverallCampaignandtodevelopa
TraintheTrainerProgramdesignedtobetterpreparethefunctionalandaccessneeds
populationsforthenextdisaster.TheAllReadySteeringCommitteewillalsousethe
resultsofthesurveysandfocusgroupstoimprovethenextphaseoftheCampaign.
Therefore,wearerequestingapprovaltohireaconsultantthatwillperformsurveysofthe
generalpopulationandlocalorganizationsandtoconductuptothirteenfocusgroups.The
consultantwillworkwithCouncilstaffandtheAllReadyCommitteetocollectdataon
awarenessofandpreparednessfordisastersthatcanbeusedtoassessandupdatetheAll
ReadyPreparednessCampaignandotherprogramsthataredesignedtoincreasedisaster
awarenessandpreparednessthroughouttheregion.Totalcostswillnotexceed$300,000.
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2.CriticalResponseTeamsHazmat
PortableBiodetectionSystemWearerequestingapprovaltopurchaseoneRazorEXBio
DetectionSystem.Thisisafieldportableinstrumentthatcananalyzeunknownsubstances
forthepresenceofpathogenicmicroorganismsandbiotoxins.Thiscapabilitydoesexistin
theregion.ThisunitwillbestagedwiththeCityofSt.LouisFireDepartmentHazmat
Teamandwillbeavailablefordeploymentanywhereintheregion.Totalcostwillnot
exceed$54,103.
3.CriticalResponseTeamsLawEnforcement
TelecommunicationsSurveillanceEquipment:Theroleoftelecommunicationsin
criminalactivityandterroristthreatshasexpandedthroughouttheworld.Whetherthecase
involvesterrorism,homicide,illegalnarcotics,childpornography,orrobberiesmanytimes
technologyisthekeylinktoasuspect.Astechnologyadvanceslawenforcementmust
maintaineffortstokeepupwiththechangesinordertopreventandrespondtothese
incidents.Thetechnologytolocateelectronicdeviceshassurfacedasakeytoolin
combatingterrorismandcriminalactivity.Thistechnologyhasproventobeinvaluable
duringrecentlargescaleterroristattackssuchastheBostonMarathonbombingswhere
telecommunicationssurveillancetrackingcapabilitieswerecreditedasoneofthereasonsfor
thecaptureofthesuspect.
Currentlylocallawenforcementreliesonfederalagenciestoassistwiththelawfultracking
oftelecommunicationssurveillanceequipment.Thoseagenciesareoftentaskedwithother
dutiesandmaybeagreatdistanceawayduringtimesensitiveinvestigations.Inaddition,
manycasesinvestigatedbylawenforcementagenciesdonotreachthefederalnexus
requiredtorequesttheassistanceofafederalagencywithtracking.Becausewedonothave
theequipment,locallawenforcementagenciesintheSt.Louisregionlackthecapabilityto
lawfullytrackdevicesinthefurtheranceoftimely,accurateandactionableintelligence.
Therefore,wearerequestingapprovaltopurchasetelecommunicationssurveillance
equipmentfortheSt.LouisMetropolitanPoliceDepartments(SLMPD)Intelligence
Division.Theequipmentwillbeavailableregionwidetoassistregionallawenforcement
agencieswithcounterterrorisminvestigations,information/intelligencegathering,
recognitionofindicatorsandwarnings,andanalysisandsharingofinformation.The
technologydoesnothavethecapabilitytointerceptcallsordatabeingsentfromdevices,it
allowsalawenforcementinvestigatortophysicallylocatethedeviceswhenpoweredon.
ThepolicyfortheuseofthisequipmentbytheSLMPDIntelligenceDivisionistofirst
obtainacourtorderbeforeitcanbeutilized.Otherregionallawenforcementagenciesthat
usetheequipmentwillalsoberequiredtocontacttheirspecificcourtandobtainacourt
orderorsearchwarrantbeforetheywillbeauthorizedtousetheequipment.SLMPD
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IntelligenceDivisionwillprovidetrainingtoregionallawenforcementagenciesontheuse
oftheequipmentuponrequest.Totalcostforthepurchaseoftheequipmentwillnotexceed
$267,045
TheTelecommunicationsequipmentwillbeinstalledina2014FordSUVwhichwillallow
themobileuseoftheequipment.Thecostofthevehiclewillnotexceed$25,475.Thecost
forintegrationandinstallationoftheequipmentwithinthevehiclewillnotexceed$43,000.
DigitalVideoUpgrade:Wearerequestingapprovaltopurchaseadigitalvideoupgrade
fortheSt.CharlesCountySheriffsDepartmentBombSquadsrobot.Thepurchasewill
enhanceconnectivitybyprovidingstrongerencryptedsignalsandenhancedvideoquality,
andallowthebombsquadtosendtherobotslongerdistanceswithoutinterference.Total
costwillnotexceed$30,970.
MobileCrimeLaboratoryCommandVehicle:TheSt.Louisregioncurrentlylacksa
specialpurposelaboratorycommandvehicleforthedocumentation,collectionand
processingofevidenceforincidentsneedingasustainedresponsetoactsofterrorism
involvingWeaponsofMassDestruction.Therefore,wearerequestingapprovaltopurchase
aMobileCrimeLaboratoryCommandVehiclefortheCityofSt.LouisPoliceDepartment
thatwillbespeciallyequippedwithforensicequipmentforpropercrimesceneprocessing.
Thevehiclewillprovideadequateevidenceprocessingcapabilitiesafterthesceneissecured
bythefirstresponders.Havingaccesstoavehicleofthistypewillimprovetheregion's
abilitytorespondtocomplicated,largescaleincidentsoractsofterrorism.Totalcostwill
notexceed$157,369.
4.InteroperableCommunications
MassCasualtyIncidentRadioCache:Wearerequestingapprovaltopurchase8portable
radiostobeusedbyemergencymedicalservices(EMS)respondersintheintheeventofa
MassCasualtyIncident(MCI).TheseradioswillbeplacedintoexistingSTARRSfunded
EMSMCIcachetrailersstagedintheregion.MCIeventscansignificantlyincreasethe
needforinteroperablecommunicationbetweenEMSagencies,hospitalsandotherresponse
agenciesduringamajorincidentordisaster.Totalcostwillnotexceed$34,330.
St.CharlesCountySubgrantAwardInstallationofmicrowaveequipmentforthe
communicationsnetworksinJefferson,St.CharlesandSt.LouisCountiesiscurrently
underway.Inadditiontothemicrowave,thesecountiesarebuildingathreecountyland
mobileradiosystemthatwillimprovepublicsafetycommunicationsineachcounty.The
systemwilloperateoffofamasterswitchlocatedinwesternSt.LouisCountywithbackup
switchesinStCharlesandJeffersonCounties.Ifafailureoccursontheradiosystems
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masterswitchinSt.LouisCountybackupswitchesinJeffersonandSt.CharlesCounties
willbecriticaltothethreecountysystemremainingfunctional.Inordertoensurethereisa
criticallinkbetweenthemasterswitchanditsbackups,thereisaneedtocreateadedicated
microwavelink,withintheexistingcountylinks,whichconnectsthemasterswitchinSt.
LouisCountytoitsbackupsitesinJeffersonandSt.CharlesCounties.
WearerequestingapprovaltoenterintoasubgrantawardwithSt.CharlesCountyforthe
purposeofaddingthecriticalmicrowavelinkatatotaloffoursitesinJefferson,St.Charles
andSt.LouisCountiestwositesinSt.LouisCounty,onesiteinJeffersonCounty,andone
siteinSt.CharlesCounty.Inaddition,therewillbecostsfortowermapping,structural
analysis,andtowerretrofittingforthecriticallinksites.Totalcostwillnotexceed
$762,920.
5.MedicalSurgePublicHealth
MedicalReserveCorps(MRC)VolunteerRecruitmentCampaign:Inordertoimprove
theirMRCprogramstheSTARRSPublicHealthCommitteedevelopedaRFPtohirea
consultanttoprovidetechnicalandsocialmediaassistanceforaVolunteerRecruitment
CampaignfortheMedicalReserveCorpsintheSt.Louisregion.Thesemedicalvolunteers
arecommunitybasedvolunteerswhowanttodonatetheirtimeandexpertisetopreparefor
andrespondtoemergenciesandpromotehealthylivingthroughouttheyear.MRC
volunteerssupplementexistingemergencyandpublichealthresources.Thisregional
outreachcampaignwillbuilduponthepreviousworkundertakentodeveloparegional
MedicalReserveCorp.Therefore,wearerequestingapprovaltohireaconsultantthatwill
developasocialmarketingcampaignutilizingsocialmediaoutletslikeFacebook,LinkedIn,
andTwittertoincreasethenumberofvolunteersintheregionsMedicalReserveCorps.
Totalcostwillnotexceed$37,500.
SatellitePhoneAccessories:Wearerequestingapprovaltopurchasesatellitephone
accessoriesforpublichealthforusebylocalpublichealthdepartments.Accessoriesinclude
antennas,cables,polemountingkits,andnonpenetratingroofmountingkits.The
accessorieswillincreasecommunicationcapabilitiesfromthedesignatedincidentcommand
postswithinthehealthdepartmentbuildingsandbackupemergencyoperationscenter
locationsfortheCityofSt.Louis,EastSideHealthDistrict,andtheFranklin,Madison,and
St.LouisCountyHealthDepartments.Totalcostwillnotexceed$24,910.
VaccineRefrigerators:Wearerequestingapprovaltopurchasesixvaccinerefrigerators
fortheregionspublichealthagencies.Thesevaccinerefrigeratorsdirectlycontributeto
regionalpreparednessbysupportingmassprophylaxisstorageandoperationsassuring
medicalcountermeasureareinplace.Thevaccinerefrigeratorswillbedistributedtothe
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CityofSt.Louis,EastSideHealthDistrict,andtheFranklin,Madison,MonroeandSt.
LouisCountyHealthDepartments.Totalcostwillnotexceed$25,469.
6.MedicalSurgeHospitals
RemoteAreaLighting:Wearerequestingapprovaltopurchase74remotearealighting
unitsfortheregionshospitals.Theseportablelightingunitsarebatteryoperatedand
providelightinginpatientrooms,surgeryareas,hallways,andlobbyareasduringpower
outages.Theycanbeusedoutsidetoprovidelightinginsurgetentsorduringdeployment
ofcacheequipment.Theseunitsarelargerandprovidemorelightinmultipledirectionsas
comparedtothepreviouslypurchasedunits.Theywillbedistributedamongthe43Missouri
RegionCacutecareandspecialtyhospitals.Totalcostwillnotexceed$96,422.
7.MedicalSurgeMassFatality
TotalStationSurveyInstruments:Wearerequestingapprovaltopurchasefivetotal
stationsurveyinstrumentsandsoftwarepackagesfortheregionsfiveportablemorguemass
fatalityresponsecachetrailers.TheTotalStationswillbeusedtomapthesceneatamass
fatalityincidentinordertoaidinvictimandpersonalbelongingidentificationaswellasto
assistinforensicinvestigation.Totalcostwillnotexceed$49,975.
8.UrbanSearchandRescueTraining
StructuralCollapseTechnicianCourse:WearerequestingapprovaltofundaStructural
CollapseTechnicianCoursefortheregionsUrbanSearchandRescueteams.This40hour
courseisdesignedtoprovidestudentswiththeknowledge,skillsandabilitiestoperform
rescueatstructuralcollapsescenesduetonaturaldisasterorterroristincidents,andwillbe
providedfor30membersofthefiveregionalUrbanSearchandRescueTeams.Totalcost
willnotexceed$20,000.
SwiftwaterTechnicianCourses:WearerequestingapprovaltofundtwoSwiftwater
TechnicianRefresherCoursesformembersofthefiveregionalswiftwaterrescueteams.
Thecourseswilltrainemergencyresponsepersonneltoperformrescueoperationsinswift
movingwateremergencies.Topicsincludepreplanning,personalprotectiveequipment,
searchparameters,incidentactionplans,surfacerescuetechniques,advancedropesystems,
anduseofwatercraftandhelicoptersinwaterrescueoperations.Totalcostforthetwo,
eighthourcourseswillnotexceed$7,000.
BoatRescueOperationsTechnicianCourses:WearerequestingapprovalfundtwoBoat
RescueOperationsTechnicianCoursesformembersofthefiveswiftwaterrescueteamsin
theSt.Louisregion.Thisfourdaycourseisdesignedtomeetthetechniciancertification
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leveloftheInternationalRescueInstructorsAssociation(IRIA).Studentswillparticipatein
theBoatRescueOperationscourse,and,inaddition,mustcompleteaspecialnightdrill.The
classwillincludethewrittenandpracticaltestingcompetenciesnecessarytovalidate
operatorsofboatsastechnicians.Eachcourseis32hoursinlength,andwillaccommodate
24students.Totalcostofthetwocourseswillnotexceed$23,000.
Allofthepurchasesdescribedinthismemoarebeingmadeinaccordancewiththeagencys
procurementpolicy.
StaffRecommendation:StaffrecommendsthattheBoardapprovetheexpenditureoffundsas
follows:
toallowtheExecutiveDirectortoenterintoacontractwithM.DavisandCompanyto
performemergencypreparednesssurveysofthegeneralpopulationandlocalorganizations
andtoconductuptothirteenfocusgroupsinanamountnotexceed$300,000
forthepurchaseofoneRazorEXBioDetectionSystemfromVeteransCorpsofAmericain
anamountnotexceed$54,103
forthepurchaseoftelecommunicationssurveillanceequipmentfromtheHarrisCorporation
inanamountnottoexceed$267,045

forthepurchaseofa2014FordPoliceInterceptorUtilityAWDfromLouFuszFordinanamount
nottoexceed$25,475
fortheinstallationandintegrationoftelecommunicationssurveillanceequipmentfrom
EmergencyVehicles,Incinanamountnottoexceed$43,000
forthepurchaseofadigitalvideoupgradefortheSt.CharlesCountySheriffsDepartment
BombSquadsrobotfromICORTechnologyinanamountnottoexceed$30,970
forthepurchaseofaMobileCrimeLabfromSirchieFingerPrintLaboratoriesinanamount
notexceed$157,369
forthepurchaseofeight(8)MotorolaAPX7000seriesdualbandportableradiosfrom
MotorolaSolutionsinanamountnottoexceed$34,330
forasubawardtoSt.CharlesCounty,Missouriforthecostsassociatedwithadding
additionalmicrowavelinksinJefferson,St.CharlesandSt.LouisCountiesinanamountnot
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toexceed$762,920
forthepurchaseofconsultantservicesfromBioDefenseNetwork,LLCinanamountnotto
exceed$37,500
forthepurchaseof10satellitephonesfromVeteransCorpsofAmericainanamountnotto
exceed$24,910
forthepurchaseofsixvaccinerefrigeratorsforpublichealthfromMidwestMedicalSupply
Company,LLCinanamountnottoexceed$25,469
forthepurchaseof74Pelican9460RemoteAreaLightingunitsfromReisEnvironmental,
Inc.inanamountnotexceed$96,422
forthepurchaseoffivetotalstationsurveyinstrumentandsoftwarepackagesfromTiger
Supplies,Inc.inanamountnotexceed$49,975
toallowtheExecutiveDirectortoenterintoacontractwiththeUniversityofMissouriFire
RescueTrainingInstitutetoprovideaStructuralCollapseTechnicianCourseinanamount
nottoexceed$20,000
toallowtheExecutiveDirectortoenterintoacontractwiththeUniversityofMissouriFire
RescueTrainingInstitutefortwoSwiftwaterTechnicianRefresherCoursesinanamountnot
toexceed$7,000and,
toallowtheExecutiveDirectortoenterintoacontractwiththeUniversityofMissouriFire
RescueTrainingInstitutefortwoBoatRescueOperationsTechnicianCoursesinanamount
nottoexceed$23,000
foratotalamountnottoexceed$1,959,518fromtheASPRandUASIgrantprograms
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Category Vendor Description Jurisdiction/Agency Quantity Cost
1 M.DavisandCompany(Philadelphia,PA) All ReadyPublicAwarenesssurvey Regional 1 $300,000
2 VeteranCorps(O'Fallon,IL) Portablebiodetectionsystem St.LouisCity 1 $54,103
HarrisCorporation(Philadelphia,PA) Telecommunicationssurveillanceequipment St.LouisCity 1 $267,045
LouFusz(Chesterfield,MO) Vehicletelecommunicationssurveillance St.LouisCity 1 $25,475
EmergencyVehicles,Inc(LakePark,FL) Equipment installation St.LouisCity 1 $43,000
ICOR Technology(Ottawa,Canada) Digital videoupgraderobot St.CharlesCounty 1 $30,970
SirchieFingerPrint Laboratories(Medford,NJ) Mobilecrimelabcommandvehicle St.LouisCity 1 $157,369
Motorola(St.Louis,MO) MCIradiocache Regional 8 $34,330
St.CharlesCounty,MO Subawardmicrowavenetwork St.CharlesCounty 1 $762,920
BioDefenseNetwork,LLC (Chesterfield,MO)
ConsultingServicesVolunteerRecruitment for
Medical ReserveCorps
Regional 1 $37,500
VeteranCorps(O'Fallon,IL) Satellitephoneaccessories
St.LouisCity,St.Louis
County,FranklinCounty,
MadisonCounty,Monroe
County,St.ClairCounty
10 $24,940
Midwest Medical SupplyCompany(EarthCity,
MO)
Vaccinerefrigerators
St.LouisCity,St.Louis
County,FranklinCounty,
MadisonCounty,Monroe
County,St.ClairCounty
6 $25,469
6 REIS Environmental (St.Louis,MO) Remotearealighting Regional 74 $96,422
7 TigerSupplies,Inc.(Irvington,NJ) Total stationsurveyinstruments Regional 5 $49,975
UniversityofMissouri (Columbia,MO) Structural CollapseTechniciancourse Regional 1 $20,000
UniversityofMissouri (Columbia,MO) SwiftwaterTechnicianRefreshercourses Regional 2 $7,000
UniversityofMissouri (Columbia,MO) Boat RescueOperationsTechniciancourses Regional 2 $23,000
Total UASIExpenditures: $1,863,096
Total ASPR Expenditures: $96,422
Categories:
1CitizenPreparedness
2Critical ResponseTeamsHazmat
3Critical ResponseTeamsLawEnforcement
4InteroperableCommunications
5Medical SurgePublicHealth
6Medical SurgeHospitals
7Medical SurgeMassFatality
8UrbanSearchandRescueTraining
TOTALEXPENDITURES $1,959,518
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4
5
ATTACHMENT A
ExpendituresforEquipmentand Services
February10,2014
EmergencyResponseEquipment,Planningand Training(UASI&ASPR)
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ATTACHMENTB
CumulativeBudgetedExpendituresforMajorProjectsunderUrbanAreasSecurityInitiative
throughFiscalYear2013
CriticalResponseTeams
Hazmat/HR $17,755,444 $17,616,820 $54,103 $84,521
Remaining
tobe
approved
Prioramount
approvedby
EWGBoard
Total
Budgeted
AkeygoalundertheUASIStrategyistostrengthenourcritical
Thisrequest
MassCasualty 928,000 737,790 0 190,210
Incident
Management
Teams 2,176,000 1,949,964 0 226,036
Miscequipment: 6,762,507 6,273,215 341,015 148,277
Tacticalvehicles: 4,414,668 4,194,668 182,844 37,156
7,936,335 7,902,005 34,330 0
9,092,910 8,225,127 762,920 104,863
RadioPlan: 674,300 674,300 0 $0
TheVirtualEOC
5,322,438 5,278,534 0 43,904
Thereare7lawenforcementtacticalresponseunitsintheregion
whichneedcommunications,tacticallightsandpersonalprotective
equipment.Threeoftheteamswillreceivetacticalvehiclesand
MetroAirSupportwillreceiveahelicopterandotherequipmentto
supportresponsetoavarietyofterroristincidents.
responseteams.Wehavelargelyaccomplishedthisgoalwith
hazardousmaterialsandheavyrescueequipmentandtraining.These
teamsarecapableofrespondingtoterroristattacks,industrial
accidentsornaturaldisasterslikeearthquakesandtornadoes.Another
elementofcriticalresponseincludesmedicalsuppliesformass
casualtyincidents.TheMCItrailersrepresentthefirststageofmeeting
thisneedfortheEMScommunity.Alsoincludedisequipmentfor
IncidentManagementTeamsthatwillconsistofemergencyresponders
fromalldisciplines.Thesemobileteamsareactivatedtosupport
emergencyrespondersmanaginganeventwheretheeventcontinues
overmanyhoursordays.
LawEnforcementTacticalTeamEquipment
Radios,phones,
videoconf.etc:
InteroperableCommunications
ThevirtualEOCstrengthensregionalcollaborationonadaytoday
basisthroughawebbasedinteractivenetworkthatlinksthe
region'seightEOC'sandnumerousotherusersforplanning,
preparingforandrespondingtoanincident.Infutureyearswehope
toaddarobustGeographicInformationSystemcapability.
AvarietyofprojectscomewithinthedescriptionofInteroperable
Communications.Radiocaches,satellitephonesandvideo
conferencingandtheLandMobileRadioCommunicationsPlanare
included,aswellasamicrowavetowerbackbonesystem.
Microwave
system:
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CumulativeBudgetedExpendituresforMajorProjectsunderUrbanAreasSecurityInitiative
throughFiscalYear2013
EmergencyPatientTracking
$2,422,320 $2,422,320 $0 $0
UniversalIDProject
557,812 557,812 0 0
ExpandPublicHealthCapabilities
2,552,152 2,384,177 137,884 30,091
MassCasualtyEquipment,MedicalSuppliesandSoftwareforHospitals
2,249,599 2,107,999 0 141,600
Thissystemprovidesauniformidentificationcardforfire,law
enforcementandvolunteerswithcredentialinformationembedded
inthecard.
Total
Budgeted Thisrequest
Remaining
tobe
approved
Localpublichealthagenciesareworkingtopreparetheregionand
protectcitizensandfirstrespondersintheeventofbioterrorismand
naturaldiseases.Workisunderwaytoestablishanautomated
syndromicsurveillancesystemfortheearlydetectionofnaturally
occurringormanmadediseaseoutbreaks.
Hospitalsarepreparingtheregionforaresponsetoamedical
surgeormasscasualtyincident(MCI)bystagingemergency
responsetrailersthatareequippedwithmedicalsupplies,cotsand
beddingatselectedhospitalsfordeploymentanywhereintheSt.
Louisregion.Inaddition,thehospitalswilldispensemedicineto
employees,theirfamiliesandpatientsintheeventofalargescale
bioterroristornaturallyoccurringillness.Thehospitalshave
Prioramount
approvedby
EWGBoard
PatientTrackingallowsemergencymedicalservicesandhospitals
torapidlyenterdataaboutapatientintoasecurewirelessweb
basedtrackingsystem.Thedataincludesidentification,triage
conditionandtransportinformationandallowsthehospitalsto
balancepatientloadsandprovideinformationtofamilies.
$2,099,624 $1,959,308 $0 $140,316
softwarethatwillhelpwiththedispensingofthismedicineandthe
managementofanMCIwhenitoccurs.
DisasterIncidentManagementSystemforHospitalsandTacticalResponse
Thedisasterincidentmanagementsoftwaresystemprovidesa
tacticalincidentmanagementcapabilityforhospitalsandresponse
teamsthatincludesfederallyrequiredformsandplans.Forthe
hospitalsystemsitalsoincludesaregionalbedtrackingcapability.
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CumulativeBudgetedExpendituresforMajorProjectsunderUrbanAreasSecurityInitiative
throughFiscalYear2013
TerrorismEarlyWarningCenter
1,935,982 $1,713,833 $0 $222,149
CitizenPreparedness
$2,502,718 2,130,000 300,000 72,718
RegionalCoordinationPlanning
1,286,996 1,024,051 0 262,945
Exercises
371,500 371,500 0 0
Training
3,480,608 3,376,487 50,000 54,121
Totals: $74,521,913
1
$70,899,910$1,863,096$1,758,907
Remaining
tobe
approved
Total
Budgeted
Prioramount
approvedby
EWGBoard Thisrequest
1ThistotalrepresentsthesumofUASIfundsawardedforequipmentandcontractual
obligationsforfiscalyears20032013.Theschedulerepresentsthecumulativeamount
spent,frombothopenandclosedgrants,onmajorprojectssincetheinceptionofthe
HomelandSecurityGrantProgram.
ThisprogramincludesCitizenEmergencyResponseTeamsand
othersimilarteamsdesignedtoeducatethepublicaboutdisaster
preparednessandtrainthemtoassisttheirneighbors.Expenditures
includeequipmentandtrainingtohelpcitizenslearntorespondto
hazardsaspartofateamintheirneighborhoodorworkplace,and
publicinformation.Theprogramalsoincludestheshelteringproject
whichbringsgeneratorsandsheltersintotheregiontoprotect
citizenswhoneedshelter.
Mostdisciplineshavereceivedandwillcontinuetoattendtraining
activitiestoenhancetheirskills.Includedareheavyrescue,
hazmat,incidentmanagementteams,lawenforcement,public
healthandhospitals.
Includesregionalemergencycoordinationplanning,mutualaid
improvements,publicinformationandenhancementstocritical
infrastructureprotection.
TworegionalexercisesoccurredonAugust9102006atBusch
StadiumandOlivette.Inaddition,CommunityEmergency
ResponseTeams(CERT)exerciseswereaddedinFY06.
TheTEWisoperatedbytheSt.LouisMetropolitanPolice
DepartmentandtheSt.LouisCountyPoliceDepartmentand
servesasacentralclearinghouseforinformationandintelligenceto
helpdetectandpreventactsofterrorism.
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GATEWAYTOWER,ONEMEMORIALDRIVE,SUITE1600,ST.LOUIS,MO63102 Coordination
Communication
Integration
Memoto: BoardofDirectors
From: JoannLeykam,Chair,NominatingCommittee
Subject: STARRSCommitteeApplicants
Date: February10,2014
WearerecommendingthefollowingindividualsformembershiponaSTARRSsubcommittee.
PublicHealth
JohnAnthonyEmergencyManagementCoordinator,St.LouisCountyDepartmentofHealth
KellyFluhartyEpidemiologySpecialist,JeffersonCountyHealthDepartment
JustinE.HauserEmergencyPlanner,FranklinCountyHealthDepartment
AndreaKohringEmergencyManagementCoordinator,MonroeCountyHealthDepartment
JohnL.Mcintosh,MHARiskManager,BettyJeanKerrsPeoplesHealthCenters
CathyM.PaoneMedicalReserveCorpVolunteerCoordinator,MadisonCountyHealth
Department
HospitalPrepardness&PublicHealth
AshleighJ.GorisInfectionPreventionConsultant,BJCHealthCare