2022/12/07 Council Agenda Packet

UA past work that aligns with and builds on the DVE NPA has included the purchase and development of the TAK system, the purchase of under -door pole cameras, night vision devices, Fusion Center work, and regional LE Training classes. These are all tools or activities that will be implemented during an developing DVE incident to gather situational awareness and save lives. UA regional project partners include SWAT and/or Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) special teams from City of Bellevue Police Department (BPD), City of Everett Police Department (EPD), City of Lakewood Police Department (LPD), City of Seattle Police Department (SPD), City of Tacoma Police Department (TPD), King County Sheriffs Office (KCSO), Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD), and Snohomish County Sheriffs Office (SCSO), as well as Metro Tactical Response Team, North Sound Metro SWAT, and Valley SWAT. Partner engagement occurs through the UASI LE Subcommittee through regular meeting attendance and collaboration. The regional assets being purchased will be located as follows: (1) under door pole camera system one with TPD and one with PCSD; (2) wall radar system with SPD; and (3) FLIRS one each with BPD, EPD, SPD, TPD, KCSO, and PCSD. In the future, these assets will be used during joint/multiagency missions as well as during joint team training. Deployment prioritization will continue to be a potential challenge if there are multiple incidents occurring simultaneously where the equipment is needed. Coordination between partners will need to occur to ensure that the equipment is used to address higher risks first. The UASI LE Subcommittee will continue to evaluate the need for additional equipment to support this capability and will also monitor deployments across the region in order to locate the equipment based on demonstrated need, in addition to ensuring use is spread out across the region to support multi -jurisdictional incident needs. Project success will be measured through an increase in successfully completing reconnaissance missions providing vital situational awareness as well as a decrease in injuries through the use of the situational awareness equipment. In the 2020 UASI SPR, Screening, Search, and Detection "Approaches for Addressing Capability Gaps and Sustainment Needs" identified the purchase of specialty team equipment to support law enforcement response capabilities [and] to replace end of useful life equipment. Future UASI SPRs should show progress towards building capability and closing the identified equipment gap. The UASI LE Subcommittee will facilitate grant -funded equipment purchases through the LE Program Manager and will ensure oversight of grant expenditures throughout the grant life cycle. To maximize cost effectiveness, multiple bids will be requested with the use of a clearly delineated project scope. By purchasing equipment as a region, often in greater quantities, costs are lower thus increasing funding effectiveness. The project outcome is increased situation awareness in the field enabling special teams to better support response during a DVE incident and save lives. With the focus on receiving timely and actionable information in real-time across a rapidly evolving threat environment through the use of the under -door pole camera systems, wall radar system, and FLIR, this project directly ties to the NPA of DVE. PLANNING $0.00 ORGANIZATION $0.00 SOLUTION AREA EQUIPMENT TRAINING $135,000.00 PRIMARY CORE CAPABILITIES BEING ADDRESSED Screening, Search, and Detection Interdiction and Disruption ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED • Purchase and deploy multiple regional tactical electronic systems • Inventory the equipment (asset management) $0.00 EXERCISE $0.00 TOTAL $135,000.00 DHS-FEMA-HSGP-UASI-FY21 Page 50 of 57 SPD, E22-113 Revised