FY 2023 Port Security Grant Program
Summary
SCH Number
2024100074
Public Agency
San Diego Unified Port District
Document Title
FY 2023 Port Security Grant Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/2/2024
Document Description
The proposed project involves funding for five (5) security-related projects for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) Port Security Grant Program. In August 2023, the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the San Diego Unified Port District (District) $537,000 and Harbor Police Department (HPD) $1,440,000, for a total of $1,977,000 in funding for various District and HPD projects through its Port Security Grant Program. As part of these actions, the District entered into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to authorize implementation of the proposed projects. A Coastal Act Categorical Determination of Exclusion (Project No. 2023-137) was issued previously for the five (5) security-related projects on October 10, 2023. This amendment is necessary to clarify the scope of the Threat Detection Enhancements project to include additional camera replacement locations and to update construction information. The scope of the other four (4) security-related projects would remain unchanged. The proposed Port Security Grant Program projects for FY 23, listed and amended below, were selected to focus on enhancing cybersecurity and the protection of soft targets and crowded places.
- Critical Infrastructure Situational Awareness Enhancements: Install monitoring stations at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, Broadway Pier, HPD Headquarters, and HPD Shelter Island Substation. There would be no trenching or ground disturbance required for the proposed project, and all displays would be mounted to interior walls.
- Public Open Spaces Threat Detection and Monitoring: Replace three (3) cameras on existing mobile trailers.
- Fireboat Replacement: Replace one (1) patrol fireboat.
- Vessel Maintenance: Procurement of parts/supplies for maintenance of five (5) HPD patrol/firefighting vessels.
- Threat Detection Enhancements: Replace approximately 49 existing cameras at B Street Pier, approximately 50 existing cameras at Broadway Pier and Pavilion, and approximately eight (8) external existing cameras at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. Cameras to be replaced at B Street Pier and Broadway Pier and Pavilion would consist of both internal and external cameras, and there would be no trenching or ground disturbance required for the proposed project.
Construction of the Threat Detection Enhancements project is anticipated to start in approximately early-2025. All the Port Security Grant Program projects for FY 23 are anticipated to be completed no later than August 31, 2026.
Contact Information
Name
Justin Huitema
Agency Name
San Diego Unified Port District
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
National City, San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Various locations throughout tidelands:
1401 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92106
3380 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
1000 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
1800 Crosby Road, San Diego, CA 92101
1309 Bay Marina Drive, National City, CA 91950
1140 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA, 92101
1790 Water Street, San Diego, CA, 92101
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Class 1), 15302 (Class 2), 15303 (Class 3) and 15311 (Class 11)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is determined to be Categorically Exempt pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction), 15303 (Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) and 15311 (Accessory Structures) and Sections 3.a., 3.b.(2), 3.c.(2), and 3.i.(2) of the District’s Guidelines for Compliance with CEQA because it would consist of security-related projects on Tidelands that would involve no expansion of use beyond that previously existing, would consist of the installation of new accessory equipment on existing HPD and marine terminal facilities, and would involve the replacement and maintenance of existing equipment which would not result in a significant cumulative impact due to the existing use. Sections 3.a., 3.b.(2), 3.c.(2), and 3.i.(2) of the District’s CEQA Guidelines are as follows:
3.a. Existing Facilities (SG § 15301) (Class 1): Includes operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing.
AND/OR
3.b. Replacement or Reconstruction (SG § 15302) (Class 2): Includes replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure being replaced. This exemption includes, but is not limited to:
(2) Replacement or reconstruction of marine terminal facilities, and marine-oriented commercial, industrial, and public and commercial recreational facilities, including buildings, piers, piles, wharves, marine ways; railroads; airport facilities, runways, taxiways, aprons, and ancillary structures to those facilities; electrical and mechanical systems and equipment; where the new structure will be on essentially the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced.
AND/OR
3.c. New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures (SG § 15303) (Class 3): Includes construction of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and conversion of existing small structures from one use to another with minor modifications to the exterior of the structure. Examples of this exemption include:
(2) Accessory (appurtenant) structures and mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, garages, sheds, railway spur tracks, pilings, temporary trailers, industrial equipment enclosures, fences, parking, on-site roadways, walkways and health and safety devices.
AND/OR
3.i. Accessory Structures (SG § 15311) (Class 11): Includes construction, or placement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing facilities, including:
(2) Construction or placement of minor structures or equipment accessory to (appurtenant to) existing airport or marine terminal facilities.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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