Title
Resolution to Amend the Fiscal Year 2020 Council Approved Budget and Accept and Appropriate the Fiscal Year 2019 Port Security Grant (PSGP) Awarded by the Department of Homeland Security to the City of Hampton, VA
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded the City of Hampton Police and Fire Divisions grant funding under the FY19 PSGP in the total project amount of $1,600,000 with $1,200,000 in federal funds in support of a Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV). The grant funds will be used to procure a mobile command vehicle which will replace our current mobile command vehicle purchased in 2006. Our current mobile command vehicle’s design is not conducive for today’s environment and has inadequate space for effectively managing complex emergency incidents. Not only does it have an outdated communications system, but the vehicle has been plagued with maintenance issues over the years which decrease its dependability. The new mobile command vehicle will be a minimum 45' in length with approximately 365 sq.ft. of workspace. This vehicle will consist of two large conference areas. The forward area will consist of conference space for Incident Commanders and their staff to support continuity of government. The rear operations area will have six workstations; each with voice, video, radio, data, individual video routing capabilities, and dispatch support.
Discussion:
The City of Hampton lies on the southernmost point of the Virginia Peninsula, at the entrance to the Port of Virginia. Within the Port, five major shipping channels cross through the jurisdictional boundaries of The City of Hampton. They are Thimble Shoals, Baltimore, York, Elizabeth River, and the James River channels. Through these shipping channels, The Port of Virginia receives extensive intermodal shipping container traffic each year, with heavy emphasis coming from China and other points in Asia bound for the United States. Complementing the accessible transfer fa...
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