Okaloosa County BOCC — November 4, 2012 — Kampert - Grant Request letter_11Dec12

2012-2013 Military Base Protection Funding Request Project Title: Tri-County Joint Land Use Study Implementation Counties and Bases Affected: Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, Walton County, Eglin Air Force Base, Duke Field, Hurlburt Field, Whiting Field Applicant: Government/Authority Federal Employee Identification Number: 59-6000765 Organization: Okaloosa County Name of Primary Contact: Elliot Kampert Title: Growth Management Director Address: 1804 Lewis Turner Boulevard Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547 Telephone: 850-651-7200 Fax: 850-609-5029 Email: ekampert@co.okaloosa.fl.us Project Summary. Okaloosa County, Florida, the sponsoring jurisdiction, completed a Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) for the Tri-County area of Okaloosa, Walton, and Santa Rosa Counties in Northwest Florida in June 2009. A key recommendation from the JLUS was to conduct a Small Area Study to provide more specific review and recommendations for the land in the areas designated as Military Influence Planning Area III. This is an expansive land mass immediately under the low-level flight corridors, cruise missile corridors, and within one mile of Eglin’s land boundary. Four municipalities are also within this area. The figure below illustrates the extent of the area involved in this study. This scope of work will provide match to an OEA Federal grant to continue and finalize regional coordinated efforts for a tri-county program implementation for military compatibility, and economic diversification and sustainment. Sense of Immediacy: Because of the tedious process involved in adopting land use regulations in Florida, implementation of many other original JLUS recommendations were deferred until completion of the Small Area Studies and receipt of all recommendations from that study. Matrix Design Group, consultant for the Small Area Studies, provided their Final Report to complete the study in October 2012. The Final Report included an additional 32 recommendations for implementation by the seven participating jurisdictions. 1 The association of the involved jurisdictions in the JLUS led to the formation of the Northwest Florida Military Sustainability Partnership; currently consisting of eleven of the fifteen JLUS jurisdictions, Eglin AFB, and the Economic Development Council of Okaloosa county. The Partnership’s mission is to ensure the viability of existing and future potential military missions, cooperative communications and planning; and implementation of those plans. Of particular note, the State of Florida is home to twenty major military installations, many of them near large metropolitan areas. The Northwest Florida Military Sustainability Partnership is unique in Florida in terms of the extent and inclusiveness of the membership and in the formal legal structure of the organization using Interlocal Agreements between local governments as provided in Florida statutes. This project will facilitate Okaloosa County as a military host community qualify for a Federal grant program providing support to regional military communities facing challenges resulting from the growth of military installations and missions resulting from BRAC 2005. The OEA grant is essential to the success of attaining maximum implementation of the JLUS and SAS recommendations. Economic Development Value: This program of work is focused on ensuring the public’s health, safety, and welfare through understanding and mitigation of issues such as noise and aircraft accident potential inherent in the proximity of military training and operations to civilian uses of land surrounding those operations. Assisting in compatible economic development through collaborative partnerships among military and civilian co-existence is a key objective of the program’s implementation. Military Enhancement: The paramount concern is ensuring the continued viability of the mission activities on the Eglin Reservation, including Eglin Main, Hurlburt Field, Duke Field, and the outlying fields and landing zones as they relate to the need for the corridors identified in the MIPA I, II, and III designated areas by fostering compatible development in those areas. These missions include proper preparation of both JSF student aviators, 7SFG and AFSOC forces for their respective special operations missions as well as the operation of the Eglin weapons testing and evaluation missions. Estimated Costs. The estimated timeline for program completion through the OEA grant is up through February 28, 2014. This will be the culminating effort to wrap up the various mission compatibility and enhancement studies and effect the implementation of all recommendations arising from BRAC 2005 for Eglin AFB and its surrounding local communities. We are requesting an OEA assistance grant and require • A 10% match • Be a Friendly Neighbor campaign for regional information sharing • Participation in the Association of Defense Communities upcoming conference focusing on public-private partnerships with military installations • Technical assistance and support Funding Request: $9,950 Applicant's Signature: Don R. Amunds Chairman 2