Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 08-08-2007 special agenda - budget — reading text

of TeCMEN member companies. Located at www.tecmen. org. this comprehensive website was the creation of the Web 4 Class at the CHOICE Information Technology Institute located at Niceville High School. EDC Program Report 17 Fiscal Year 2007  The objectives of this forum include: An on- line collaborative forum for TeCMEN members An increased opportunity for qualified bid opportunities for TeCMEN members Increased business growth, high- wage job creation and profits for participating members The website will be maintained largely by TeCMEN members as they populate the information fields for their respective companies in the " Members Only" portion of the site. TECHNOLOGY COAST MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING NETWOR cliii/l THE TECHNOLOGY HUB OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA! EDC Program Report 18 Fiscal Year 2007 411 GROWTH MANAGEMENT As the lead business advocate for the county, the EDC and its DSI are committed to assisting our municipalities, communities, business leaders and residents in the impending challenges facing our tri- county region as a result of the 2005 BRAC Realignments. In response to the demanding need I to identify accurate numbers of realignment personnel and their timeline, the EDC engage the ill University of West Florida Haas Center to conduct an economic impact analysis of the tri- county area. This UWF study identifies those activities that would not occur in the tri- county region were it not for the proposed BRAC 2005 realignments. To view the 2007 Economic Impact of Military Personnel Realignments Analysis in its entirety go to the EDC' s Defense Support Initiative webpage: www.florida-edc. org/ defense. htm Annual Net BRAC Impact Fiaures 2007 200S 2009 2010 2011 2012 20B 201.. 2015 Input Military $ 125 $ 126 $ 126 Construction - ih -- -- M -- -- -- -- M M Special Forces rlIIIiI Military $ 73. 2 $ 73. 2 $ 73.2 $ 73. 2 $ 73.2 Construction - JSF -- -- M M M M M -- -- Military Construction - $ 1 M $ 1 M -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DTRA Military Personnel ih SF 33rd FW -- - 175 - 867 537 1, 575 824 - 113 212 446 JSF Contractor 15 13 47 68 75 17 Manpower -- -- -- Civilians 43 43 24 5 Population 1- 453 - 2, 614 - 1, 078 3,453 6, 102 6, 300 7, 251 8, 860 Family Members -- - 199 - 1,449 1, 109 2, 981 1, 633 - 169 382 803 School- age -- - 216 32 - 369 324 828 466 - 39 103 Children w EDC Program Report 19 Fiscal Year 2007 i4it In response to the 2005 BRAC realignment personnel coming to the Eglin Complex, Eglin AFB created its growth management initiative Vision 2015. In tandem, Okaloosa County created their Eglin Installation Growth Committee as their growth management plan. Concurrently, pockets of civic groups around the tri- county area are doing the same to include a four- county initiative by the Governor, the Committee for a Sustainable Emerald Coast. I Areas of concern include: Education Environment Economic Development Housing Infrastructure Public Safety Transportation Utilities Vision 2015 w In preparation for the incoming BRAC realignment personnel and their families, Eglin Air Force Base conducted a public summit on growth management in May 2006, Vision 2015. The objective was to foster collaboration between Eglin AFB and the communities. fcigether -We w,n] Working together with joint-use of land, infrastructure, and construction, the military community and the public communities can accomplish more together than separately. EDC Program Report 20 Fiscal Year 2007  Federal, state, local and military representatives discussed the status of new units moving to Eglin Air Force Base, regional growth challenges facing the communities, such as transportation, affordable housing, schools, and the success of collaborative planning. The public forum presented the current challenges, successes to date, and what we need to do now as a community. As a follow-up Eglin conducted their Vision 2015 Vector Check in November 2006 with a second Vector Check scheduled for November 2007. The EDC and its DSI are active participants and supporters Eglin' s Vision 2015. Together We Win! ,~ Af;; A\. We must hang else, we shall most together... assuredly hang separately. " Benjamin Franklin, 1776 lo-"~ 1S: rqgtlther We WlIJ. ~ V,;$ 1- Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners Eglin Installation Growth Committee i1!1 In support of Eglin' s Vision 2015, the Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners initiated their three- county Eglin Installation Growth Committee. The umbrella of this committee consists of twelve executive committee members with eleven sub- committees. Each sub- committee will discuss issues related to their topic, identify challenges and develop strategies to address those challenges. The sub- committees will then share this information with the Executive Committee which reports to the county and ultimately EAFB. The goal of the EDC Program Report 21 Fiscal Year 2007  Board of County Commissioners is a long- term strategic plan on growth management. The EDC and DSI have representation on multiple levels in the executive committee and in sub- committees. Eglin Installation Growth Committee Sub-Committees W TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE LAW ENFORCEMENT PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION COMMITTEE CQMMITTEE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS UTILITIES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE HOUSING COMMITTEE oil CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE PLANNING COMMITTEE Committee for a Sustainable Emerald Coast s a i~ e In August of 2006, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Emerald g~. I I tJ~ Coast leaders from education, government, conservation, and business to serve as members of the Committee for a Sustainable Emerald Coast. Governor Bush convened this Committee to bring together public and private interests, concerns and communities in the four county region consisting ofEscambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties. 1j EDC Program Report 22 Fiscal Year 2007  The Committee is considering issues of long range planning that will help the region prepare for the next generation. The primary issues of concern fall into the categories of: Sustainable Growth and Development Economic Diversity and Prosperity Environmental Stewardship Education, Health Care and Culture 411 The Committee will evaluate and make action recommendations concerning these issues and report to Governor Charlie Crist in January 2008. The Economic Development Council ofOkaloosa County, and its Defense Support Initiative Committee, both supports and participates in these growth management plans as part of its endearing commitment as the lead business advocate organization committed to the growth and diversity