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HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
June 27, 2012
AGENDA
I. Call to Order and InvocationII. Pledge of AllegianceIII. IntroductionsIV. Approval of MinutesV. Action and/or Discussion ItemsVI. Public CommentVII.Important DatesVIII.Adjourn
V. Action and/or Discussion Item
A. Homeland SecurityFY-10 Update
►Deadline date July 31, 2012►Due to BVCOG July 20, 2012
FY-11 Update►Deadline date November 30, 2012►Due to BVCOG November 16, 2012
A. Homeland SecurityFY-12 Update
►Brazos Valley Allocation: $389,207.72
***Pending Approval: BVCOG Board of Directors July 11, 2012 ***
B. Emergency Alert SystemEmergency Alert System (EAS)
►All equipment is now on-hand►Project funding FY-09 has been exhausted►Lance Parr will coordinate with EMCs to
begin site surveys prior to installation
C. Communications UpdateReduction of system site busies
►4 month average BEFORE adding infrastructure: 498 busies/month
►4 month average AFTER adding infrastructure: 30 busies/month
TX-WARN System Upgrades►Redundant, “hot-stand-bye” controllers►Harris county and City of Houston merge into
a single system
C. Communications UpdateTX-WARN interoperability Improvements
> City of Houston agrees to build out common conventional backup channels (7CAL50 &7TAC51 – 7TAC57)
BVWACS Capital Projects recommended:> Replace 7 “old” consoles at Bryan/Brazos County
dispatch in FY13> Upgrade 14 consoles at all other dispatch centers
in FY14
D. Hazard Mitigation UpdateHazMit Plan: David Larner-TEEX
►TEEX submitted draft to region for review in August, 2011
►County plans submitted to TDEM fall 2011►TDEM completed reviews in February, 2012
with additional “required revisions.”►TEEX/TDEM “cross walk” coordination►TEEX request for information in May, 2012►Goal: Submit to TDEM in June.
E. TDEM TrainingNo Charge/FreeCourses scheduled through District
Coordinator Al GuarinoTraining Catalog on Preparing Texas
Website https://www.preparingtexas.org/TrainingCatalog.aspx
Hosted either by BVCOG or supporting Jurisdiction
Is this something the Region would like?
F. COPSync Update
G. HSAC Sub-CommitteesProjects
►Identify Chair
Communications: Jerry Henry►Meeting discussion 6.27.12
By-Laws: Shelly Butts►Article IV Section 6►Article IV Section 8
G. HSAC Sub-CommitteeBy-Laws Sub-committee
►Article IV Section 6: A member who is unable to participate in at least 50% of Committee business during a fiscal year shall tender his/her resignation
G. HSAC Sub-CommitteeBy-Laws Sub-committee
►Article IV Section 8: A voting Committee member may cast only a singular vote. A voting Committee member cannot vote if he or she: 1) is employed by the applicant agency and works for the unit or division that would administer the grant, if awarded, 2) serves on any board that oversees the unit or division that would administer the grant, if awarded, 3) owns or controls any interest in a business entity or other non-governmental organization that benefits, directly or indirectly, from activities with the applicant, 4) receives any funds from the applicant as a result of the grant, or 5) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the applicant.
VI. Public Comments
VII. Important Dates
VII. Important DatesBrazos Valley Communications Drill
►1000-1030 June 28, 2012►Focus: WebEOC and BVWAC Radios
DHS Protective Measures Workshop►July 16-17, 2012►Register on www.preparingtexas.org by 1700
June 29, 2012►Location: BVCOG
VII. Important DatesNext HSAC Meeting (1330-1500 BVCOG)
►July 25, 2012►August 22, 2012
VHF narrow-banding completion date►December 31, 2012►Goal: Complete November 30, 2012 to avoid
the “rush” on venders and technicians
VIII. Adjourn