FY 2023 Port Security Grant Program

The proposed project involves funding for five (5) security-related projects for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) Port Security Grant Program. In August 2023, the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the San Diego Unified Port District (District) $537,000 and Harbor Police Department (HPD) $1,440,000, for a total of $1,977,000 in funding for various District and HPD projects through its Port Security Grant Program. As part of these actions, the District entered into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to authorize implementation of the proposed projects. A Coastal Act Categorical Determination of Exclusion (CatDet) (Project No. 2023-137) was issued previously for the five (5) security-related projects on October 10, 2023. An amendment to the CatDet was issued on September 24, 2024 to clarify the scope of the Threat Detection Enhancements project to include additional camera replacement locations and to update construction information. The updated information has been incorporated into this CatDet. This second amendment is necessary to update the scope of the Public Open Spaces Threat Detection and Monitoring project to include three (3) mobile camera trailers and one (1) mobile camera tower. The scope of the other four (4) security-related projects would remain unchanged. The proposed Port Security Grant Program projects for FY 23, listed and amended below, were selected to focus on enhancing cybersecurity and the protection of soft targets and crowded places. - Critical Infrastructure Situational Awareness Enhancements: Install monitoring stations at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT), Broadway Pier, HPD Headquarters, and HPD Shelter Island Substation. There would be no trenching or ground disturbance required for the proposed project, and all displays would be mounted to interior walls. - Public Open Spaces Threat Detection and Monitoring: Replace approximately three (3) mobile camera trailers and procure one (1) mobile camera tower. The mobile camera trailers and tower would be used as a security tool used to monitor and secure various locations throughout the District’s jurisdiction. The camera trailers and tower would predominantly be deployed at TAMT, Broadway Pier and B Street Pier, although they may be temporarily deployed as additional security measures at various locations in District jurisdiction. The mobile camera trailers and tower would not block off public access and are not intended to be deployed in a single spot indefinitely. The mobile camera tower would be attached to a trailer and can be towed by a large pickup truck. The mobile camera tower is approximately 24 feet (ft) long x 8 ft wide x 11 ft high in transport. When deployed, it can extend to approximately 30 ft high. The mobile camera trailers can also be transported using a pickup truck and each unit is approximately 15 ft long x 6 ft wide x 6 ft high in transport. When deployed, it can extend to approximately 33 ft high. - Fireboat Replacement: Replace one (1) patrol fireboat. - Vessel Maintenance: Procurement of parts/supplies for maintenance of five (5) HPD patrol/firefighting vessels. - Threat Detection Enhancements: Replace approximately 49 existing cameras at B Street Pier, approximately 50 existing cameras at Broadway Pier and Pavilion, and approximately eight (8) external existing cameras at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. Cameras to be replaced at B Street Pier and Broadway Pier and Pavilion would consist of both internal and external cameras, and there would be no trenching or ground disturbance required for the proposed project. All the Port Security Grant Program projects for FY 23 are anticipated to be completed no later than August 31, 2026.