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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06072005 - C43 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS f= - Contra FROM: DENNIS M. BARRY, AICP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Costa - � County DATE: June 7, 2005 A�b° q45r SUBJECT: Referral of Mineta Transportation Institute request for support to the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS REFER to the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee a request for support from the Mineta Transportation Institute for its federal funding request,as recommended by the Chair of the Board. FISCAL IMPACT NONE. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS Supervisor Uilkema has received a letter from the Mineta Transportation Institute, based in San Jose, asking the Board of Supervisors to support the Institute's request for federal funds to establish a National Transportation Security Center. The letter and supporting material received from the Mineta Transportation Institute are shown in Exhibit A.The letter doesn't specify how much federal funding they are requesting. The proposed National Transportation Security Center would be a joint venture between the Mineta Transportation Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. The proposed center would be located at San Jose State University. Supervisor Uilkema has requested the matter be referred to the Transportation,Water and Infrastructure Committee. The Committee's next meeting is on June 13. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE COMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMI EE .,,,,APPROVE _OTHER ,Z)L, - *1 '0., � ,e -,p SIGNATURE (S): ACTION OF BOON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED K.OTHER r I I VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE :41 UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: John Greitzer (925-335-1201) r)(0/0 In<000-0 cc: Community Development Department (CDD) ATTESTED J. Bueren, PWD JOH14 SWEETEN, CLERK OF S. Hoffman, CAO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS P. Schlesinger, Alcalde & Fay AND OUNTY ADMINISTRATOR DEPUTY G:1Transportation\Greitzer\Board Order\Draftljune 7 mineta referral board order.doc EXHIBIT A 4b April 14, 2005 "Ir Su erriT�.s or Gayle B. Ui.Iketna Chair Contra Costa+Coup T Board of Supervisors71 651 Pine Street, Room 108A. Martinez, 94553 MINETA TRANSPORTATION Fear ema: INSTITUTE The Mineta 'Transportation Institute (MTI) at San Jose' State University has been Created by Congress in 1991 a leader in research and education � pro rams on terrorist attacks on surface SJSU Research Center transportation systems since 1990. The MTI research team, led by Brian Michael 210 N. Fourth St., 4`h Fl. Jenkins, has completed 15 detailed hest-practices case studies of every major San_Jose, CA 95112 terrorist act against a surface transportation system in the world since 1990. MTI Tel 7,�Go 4081924- Fax 4081924has hosted numerous information transfer activities most notably the "National e-mail: mtl@mti.sjsu.edu Transportation Security Summit" on October 30, 2001, just after the 9/11 http://transweb.s is1 u.edu attacks,in Washington, D.C. for US DOT, APTA.,,AASHTO, Amtrak and Founder others' Hon. Dorman Y Mineta Board of Trustees We are seeking your signature on the attached letter of support for a federal funding request that would finance the National Transportation Security Center Honorary Co-Chairs (NTSC), a joint effort of Lawrence Livermore National Labs, the Naval Congressmember Don Young Postgraduate School in Monterey and the Mineta Transportation Institute that Congressmember James oberstar was established via a Memorandum of Understanding (copy available) in 2004. Chair Hon.John Horsley The three organizations possess a remarkable capacity for transportation security Vice Chair technical and policy research, education, and training for the professionals David Turney involved in protecting our nation's surface transportation systems and patrons. Executive Director The NTSC would conduct ongoing research of best practices for deterrence, Hon. Rod Diridon response and recovery and teach those best practices to security professionals. Ronald Barnes Please si n the su art letter as soon as possible and fax to 408-924-7505. Rebecca Brewster ---- Donald Camph Let me know (408-924-7560) if you have any questions or suggestions. Anne Canby Dean David Conrath We appreciate your helpin bringing this vital function to our region. Hank Dittmar William Dorey Mortimer Downey Sincerely, r David Gunn Steve Heminger Dr. Thomas Larson Brian Macleod William Millar Rod Diridon, Sr. Stephanie Pinson Executive Director Hans Rat Lawrence Reuter Vickie Shaffer Paul Toliver Michael Townes Edward Wytkind ® 45 lO N.!TN lt.,SAM 30lE Congressmember Zoe Lofgren 102 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressmember Lofgren, We the undersigned, in recognition of the San Francisco Bay Area's vulnerability as a terrorist target and the need to identify transportation security best practices, strongly support your effort to establishment of the National Transportation Security Center -- a joint effort.of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey and the Mineta Transportation Institute -- at San Jose State University. The three partner organizations are recognized security authorities within the following specialties: Lawrence Livermore National Labs will be responsible for technical research and systems analysis, the Mineta Transportation Institute will conduct policy research, information dissemination, and assist with training, and the Naval Postgraduate School will conduct graduate education programs. Each of these organizations has more than a decade of related successes and has been identified as a research and education center of excellence. The Bay Area would greatly benefit from the research of best practices for deterrence, response, and recovery and the teaching of those best practices to security professionals. Please add our names in support of your efforts to designate and establish funding for the National Transportation Security Center. With regards, Signature,Title Organization Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) Between University of California(UC),which operates and manages The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (UC/LLNL) And Mineta Transportation Institute(MTI) at San Jose State University(SJSU) And Naval Postgraduate School(NPS)in Monterey 1. Objectives This MOU provides the cooperative framework for the UC/LLNL,MTI,andthe NPS to jointly establish the National Transportation Security Center(NTSC). The obective of j this.joint effort is to conduct the technical and systems research,to implement outreach programs, and to conduct academic and training programs,which allow the United States transportation community to be optimally prepared to protect against and recover from future terrorist activities. II. Background Security experts recognize that,with the preeminence of the U.S.military power,future conflicts will be covert,using terrorist tactics rather than direct military confrontations. Consequently,the nation has experienced an increasing terrorist threat,with the 9/11 atrocities appropriately focusing both governmental and public concern on this topic. Yet three farsighted organizations began to conduct research,education,and training programs on this subject years before the 9/11/01 event. Those three organizations are now preeminent in their specialty fields and are choosing to combine those proven skills into a coordinated effort that stresses areas of excellence while avoiding redundancies that waste effort and funding. Those three programs and the concomitant complementary skills are as follows: A. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will have lead responsibility for the technical research component of the NTSC. For 50 years,the UC has operated and managed LLNL for the US DOE. During that time,UC/LLNL has focused the best scientific and technical talents of the nation on ensuring the security of the United States.UC/LLNL provides science and technology that underpins the U.S.nuclear deterrent as well as critical technical capabilities for nonproliferation and counter-terrorism.This expertise and skill base is also being applied to today's homeland security challenges. The Nonproliferation,Arms Control,and International Security Directorate Q4AI)of the UC/UNL has been in operation since 1992 and has conducted the most sensitive and effective technical research relating tc counter-terrorism and national security. Many of the most sophisticated sensing devices for weapons of mass destruction have been and are being developed and evaluated by NAI. NAI facilities draw on the finest minds in the field and are hosted in a secure environment allowing the most sensitive materials and information to evolve. NAI/Horneland Security Organization is tackling key homeland security challenges in the following areas— Countering the Nuclear Threat • Cargo Security • Detection and Tracking Systems Defending Bio-terrorism • Advanced Bio-detection Technology • Biological Signatures Chemical Analysis for Forensic Science • Forensic Science Center • Chemical Sensors Search and Security Technologies • Concrete Penetrating Radar • Baggage Screening Technologies • Truck Stopping Devices Protecting Against Cyber Attack B. The Mineta Transportation Institute(MTI)will have lead responsibility for the policy research and information dissemination and outreach component of NTSC. Congress created MTI in 1991 and reauthorized the Institute in 1998.MTI competed successfully in 2002 to be designated as a"National Center of Excellence"by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration. MTI is guided by a world-class Board of Trustees(attachment A)and provides three interdependent services: 1)surface transportation policy research conducted by the 120 PhD level certified MTI Research Associates,2)an accredited California State University Master of Science in Transportation Management(MSTM)degree and a professional Certificate in Transportation Management(CTM);classes are delivered via the California Department of Transportation videoconference bridge to as many as 24 sites in the state.-and to the mobility impaired and those outside of California via interactive webstreaming,and 3)the MTI website which averages over 100,000 uses per month and over 1,000 downloads of printed material per week. The most prominent of the five MTI policy research subject areas began in 1995 under the direction of MTI Research Associate Brian Michael Jenkins and consists of the counter-terrorism research and information dissemination effort that will be the focus of NTSC. MTI has conducted two national security symposia,the most prominent of which was the"National Transportation Security Summit"requested by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials(AASHTO) and the American Public Transportation Association(APTA)and co-sponsored by U.S. and California DOTs on October 30,2001 in Washington,D.C. In addition,at the request of California DOT,MTI conducted two"California Transportation Security Summits"in early 2002. Those sessions and others focused on the dissemination of U.S.DOT security training program information as well as MTI research results including: 1)formal case studies of the 14 major terrorist attacks in the world against surface transportation targets since 1990,including a recently released case study on the response on 9/11/01 by the transit systems in New York,2) vulnerability assessments of 11 transit agencies and bridges,3)a chronology of reported surface transportation terrorist attacks since 1920,and 4)a summary vulnerability check list for use by local transportation jurisdictions. That information is desensitized and available in PDF and HTML formats on the MTI website at http://transweb.sjsu.edu. C. The Naval Postgraduate School(NPS)will have lead responsibility for graduate education for homeland security for the NTSC. The Naval Postgraduate School has been in operation in Monterey,California since 1952 and has an accredited Master of Arts degree in the field of Security Studies, with a specialized track in Homeland Defense and Security(HD/S). The HD/S curriculum enrolls senior local,State and Federal leaders(both civilian and military) who are current and future leaders in the homeland security realm. Transportation security issues are important across a variety of courses already taught in the curriculum,and could provide the basis for additional course development initiatives (as well as for faculty and student research). Accordingly,with the active participation of its partners,NPS will take the lead in developing and delivering graduate education components of-the overall cooperative work of the national Transportation Security Center. 111. Implementation of Agreement In pursuing the objectives of the MOU,the three cooperating parties agree, in accordance with legal requirements,to participate in and be responsible for the activities described below,and to ensure that contributions to the implementation of this agreement are fair and equitable. The individuals responsible for coordinating these activities shall be: 1) for UC/LLNL,the Associate Director for NAI, 2)for SJSU/1\4TI,the Executive Director of MTI,and 3)for NPS,the Director of the NPS-Center for Homeland Security. The three responsible individuals shall meet periodically,not less than once per year,as the"NTSC Coordinating Council"and shall recommend related research and programs to the respective cooperating organizations. The responsible MTI individual shall schedule the meeting of and chair the NTSC Coordinating Council. IV. Joint Initiatives The topical areas of cooperation,depending upon fiscal constraints,may include but are not restricted to those outlined and assigned in the"Background"section of this MOU. The resources to be involved in the cooperative effort may include but are not In' Mited to: 1)technical and financial assistance of one of the cooperating partners to the others,at the discretion of the sharing party, in support of the"Objectives."The instruments for such assistance will be individually negotiated via mechanisms such.as contracts or�Goven.unental Work-for-!Others arrangements; 2)joint pursuit of programmatic authorizations, financing,and co-sponsorship assistance to accomplish the"Objectives";and 3)the formalization of procedures for periodically sharing programmatic information and.opportunities within and between the cooperating organizations. Specific joint efforts(not in priority order)may include: • The conduct of both practical and theoretical research on materials and equipment for use by transportation organizations and security personnel to protect against and recover from terrorist activities(UC/LLNL lead). • Conduct new technical research on transportation security materials and equipment as requested by public and private agencies(UC/LLNL lead). • The development of technical systems analysis to support transportation security studies. (UC/LLNL lead). • Explore the technical implications of policy decisions (UC/LLNL lead). • The development of training materials for the application of materials and equipment for use by transportation organizations and security personnel to protect against and recover from terrorist activities(UC/LLNL lead). • Conduct policy research on transportation security topics as requested by public and private agencies(MTI lead). • The conduct of detailed,standardized,best practices case studies of every major terrorist event involving ftwWortation facilities in the world(MTI lead). • The standardization,updating,and trend-line evaluations of a continuing chronology of every terrorist event involving transportation facilities(MTI lead). • Develop and periodically update a"self assessment"checklist for vulnerability assessment of various types of transportation facilities(MTI and NPS co-leads). • Using the material developed by the research provided by UC/LLNL.,MTI and other sources,develop and continually upgrade the curriculum for a Master of Arts/Science in Security Administration or related degrees and professional certifications for both public and private students(NPS lead). • Using the materials developed by UC/LLNL,MTI and others,develop a security personnel training program,which may lead to professional certification for various types of transportation facilities for implementation both at a central site and in the work place(NPS lead). • Referral of students who are pursuing related programs among the three organizations(All). • Seeking other-opportunities for mutual support for SJSU/1\4TI and NPS for existing graduate degree and certification programs(All). • Other programs and projects as encountered and pursued cooperatively by NTSC (All). Note: This listing is not intended to be comprehensive,but rather to indicate the types of activities that may be pursued either jointly or by a member of the NTSC with the ultimate intentions of assisting the NTSC members in cooperation and/or separately to meet the"Objectives." VI. Intellectual Property As far as the law allows,each Party to this agreement owns the intellectual property that it develops.If intellectual property is developed jointly,then that intellectual property will be jointly owned. VII. Effective Date This MOU shall become effective upon the date of the signature of the three responsible individuals. VIII. Amendments This MOU may be amended upon signed agreement.by the three responsible individuals. IX. Termination This MCU will be in effect for a period of 3 years with the option to extend that conclusion date by mutual consent of the responsible individuals and may be terminated at any time whenever one or more of the responsible individuals give 60 days written notice to the others of the intention to terminate. Date 23 Lon 3. Dr. Harold Graboske,J) i Deputy Director, Science and Technology Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory • 4 1111F Date-, Patrick W. Dunne, RDML, USN Superintendent N I Post Graduate School,Monterey n& /7 1 Ir "IV- Date Dr. Marshall odman Provost San Jose State University