From: Domingo, Renee
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 6:38 PM
To: Libby Schaaf; Kalb, Dan; McElhaney, Lynette
Cc: Santana, Deanna; Deloach Reed, Teresa; Sotelo, Amadis; Fierro, Rocio
Subject: FW: SFMX draft letter
Attachments: MARINE EXCHANGE.docx
Importance: High
See email below from Port of Oakland.
From: Michael O'Brien [mailto:mobrien@portoakland.com]  
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 9:02 AM 
To: Domingo, Renee 
Cc: Matthew Davis; Joanne Karchmer 
Subject: FW: SFMX draft letter
Renee, I confirmed with Lynn just now that this modified letter is good to go wi
th the package you are 
sending the council.
Also want to make note that the ACLU letter dated July 24, 2013 to the City Coun
cil contains inaccurate 
assertions:
In first Para of Section I, second sentence they list systems that are "At prese
nt" included in the 
network including 700 cameras in Oakland schools, 40 automated LPRs, 35 CCTV cam
eras in the city, an 
additional 40 cameras providing live video surveillance, and 25 red light camera
s, along with feeds from 
CHP, CALTRANS.
In the last sentence of the first Para of Section I, it states that the DAC coul
d already collect, given 
existing networks, comprehensive information about Oakland residents.  
Not sure how you might convey these inaccuracies to the council members before t
he meeting, but 
would be good if they had a more accurate idea of what the DAC is currently capa
ble of after phase 1.
Regards,
Mike
From: Michael O'Brien  
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 8:19 AM 
To: 'Lynn Korwatch' 
Subject: FW: SFMX draft letter
Lynn, I made an addition to your letter as highlightedthe template we sent to you
 didn't have the 
supporting ports for the risk mitigation plan named.  Are the edits ok with you?
  If so, I'll take off the 
highlights and send over to the city reps.
Thanks again.
Mike
From: Lynn Korwatch [mailto:korwatch@sfmx.org]  
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 11:23 AM 
To: Michael O'Brien 
Cc: Eric Napralla 
Subject: RE: SFMX draft letter
Mike,
Here you go! 
Should I email this or send it via USPS?  Do you have email addresses? 
Lynn
From: Michael O'Brien [mailto:mobrien@portoakland.com]  
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:24 PM 
To: Lynn Korwatch 
Cc: Eric Napralla 
Subject: FW: SFMX draft letter
Lynn, we are working with the City on the DAC project as you know and next Tuesd
ay, Jul 30th, the 
Council will consider the collaboration with the Port for Phase 2 of the Domain 
Awareness Center.  
Would ask if you'd be willing to pen a letter to the president of the council ci
ting your support for this 
important project.  Might give us a little 3rd party assist!  The proposed verbi
age is below.
Thanks Lynn,
Mike O'Brien
Port Facilities Security Officer
Port of Oakland 
w (510)627-1303
c (510)-719-8027
f ((510) 835-1641
From: Matthew Davis  
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 12:31 PM 
To: Michael O'Brien 
Cc: Joanne Karchmer 
Subject: SFMX draft letter
Mike,
Appreciate your review/correction of the proposed letter.  If you could forward 
on to Lynn if she is 
amenable to providing a third-party point of validation for the regional importa
nce of the grant funds 
I'd also appreciate it.  Thanks,
Matt
***
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 (S
FMX), 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, hom
eland security, and 
the protection and preservation of critical maritime infrastructure.  In this ca
pacity, the Exchange 
serves as the Fiduciary Agent for several of the recent Federal Emergency Manage
ment 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 Resu
mption/Resiliency 
Plan efforts -- a collaborative multi-agency study composed of [names of organiz
ations] -- 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 highe
st identified priority among 
the FEMA PSPG grant rounds 9 and 10 submitted for funding consideration.  As a m
ajor 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 operatio
ns and infrastructure.  
Combining the multiple communications and data feeds currently maintained by sev
eral different 
agencies into one central command center will prove to be vitally important in t
he event of a natural 
and/or man-made disaster that could impact the flow of goods, people and commerc
e 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 imp
lementation 
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 s
erve the operations 
and trade resiliency of the Port of Oakland and the region as a whole.
Sincerely
cc:           Oakland Mayor Jean Quan
                Members of the Oakland City Council