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MARINE EXCHANGE

OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION


505 Beach Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-441-6600 WWW.SFMX.ORG
July 25, 2013

The Honorable Pat Kernighan
President, Oakland City Council
One Frank Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

Dear President Kernighan:

I am writing on behalf of The Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region (SFMX), a non-profit,
membership organization serving the Golden Gate maritime community since 1849. SFMX representatives
serve on the Area Maritime Security Committee, the Harbor Safety Committee, as well as numerous other
regional forums that are focused on trade resiliency, homeland security, and the protection and preservation
of critical maritime infrastructure. In this capacity, the Exchange serves as the Fiduciary Agent for several of
the recent Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Port Security Grant Program (PSPG) rounds of
funding, including Rounds 9 and 10.

As part of the Region-Wide Port Strategic Risk Management/Mitigation & Port Resumption/Resiliency Plan
efforts -- a collaborative multi-agency study composed of public and private stakeholders associated with the
Ports of Oakland, San Francisco, Richmond and Stockton -- the establishment of a joint Port of Oakland/City of
Oakland Domain Awareness Center (DAC) was identified as a top regional security priority. In fact, the DAC
was the highest identified priority among the FEMA PSPG grant rounds 9 and 10 submitted for funding
consideration. As a major intermodal transportation hub, the Port's activities and critical infrastructure
intersect with activities and developments that take place on state/regional highways, transit operators (such
as the Bay Area Rapid Transit), and local streets and roads, among other landside access points to the seaport.
Multiple local, state and federal agencies have jurisdiction over these operations and infrastructure.
Combining the multiple communications and data feeds currently maintained by several different agencies
into one central command center will prove to be vitally important in the event of a natural and/or man-made
disaster that could impact the flow of goods, people and commerce in the region.

I understand that the Oakland City Council will be considering the acceptance of the FEMA sub-grant
agreements at the July 30 Council meeting that will support the Phase II DAC implementation activities. On
behalf of the Exchange, we support the efforts to establish the Phase II DAC operations and the integration of
these multiple communications platforms so as to better serve the operations and trade resiliency of the Port
of Oakland and the region as a whole.

Sincerely,

Captain Lynn Korwatch
Executive Director

cc: Oakland Mayor Jean Quan
Members of the Oakland City Council

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