Florida Defense Support Task Force
Meeting #94 May 20, 2021 10:30 AM – 12:45 PM EDT
Four Points by Sheraton ZOOM MEETING Tallahassee Downtown Meeting ID: 850 298 6640 316 West Tennessee Street Passcode: May@20 Tallahassee, FL 32301
Florida Defense Support Task Force Meeting #94 May 20, 2021
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Tab 1. Open Meeting Agenda – May 20, 2021
Tab 2. Task Force Open Meeting Minutes • April 15, 2021 • May 7, 2021
Tab 2a. Task Force Closed Session Minutes from April 15, 2021
Tab 3. Task Force Grants & Contracts Status
Tab 4. FDSTF FY 2020-2021 Budget Update
Tab 5. Grant Presentations: . University of West Florida . South Florida Progress Foundation
Tab 6. Military & Defense Update
Florida Defense Support Task Force – Meeting #94 Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown, 316 W. Tennessee Street AGENDA for May 20, 2021
ZOOM MEETING ID: 850 298 6640 KEY: PASSCODE: May@20 (I) = Information OR DIAL IN #: (646) 558 8656 (D) = Discussion
PASSCODE: 626610 (A) = Action
All Times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
8:30 – 10:00 CLOSED SESSION
10:30 – 10:35 Welcome, Roll Call, Introductions...……………………………… Chairman (I)
10:35 – 10:40 Old Business...... Chairman (A) • Approval of Minutes Chairman (A) • TF Grants and Contracts Status Michelle Griggs (I) / (A)
10:40 – 12:45 New Business…………………….…...……………………….….…. Chairman (I) • 10:40 – 11:15 TF Member Reports • 11:15 – 11:25 Florida Defense Alliance Update Kellie Jo Kilberg (I) • 11:25 – 11:35 Washington Office Update Katherine Anne Russo (I) • 11:35 – 11:40 FDSTF 2020-2021 Budget Update Ray Collins (I) / (D) • 11:40 – 12:10 FY 2020-2021 Grant Presentations o University of West Florida 11:40-11:55 Chris Middleton (I) / (D) / (A) o South Florida Progress Foundation 12:00-12:10 Rick Miller (I) / (D) / (A) • 12:15 – 12:25 Military & Defense Update Terry McCaffrey (I) / (D)
12:25 – 12:45 Public Comment………………..…………………………..…...... …. Chairman
Reminder – Upcoming Meeting Dates:
June 2021 NO MEETING
July 15, 2021 Orange Park | NAS Jacksonville August 19, 2021 Zoom September 16, 2021 Ft. Walton Beach | Eglin AFB October 21, 2021 Zoom November 18, 2021 Orlando | PEO STRI / FDA December 2021 NO MEETING
MINUTES
Final Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Florida Defense Support Task Force
Minutes for the Florida Defense Support Task Force Meeting #93 on Thursday, April 15, 2021 The Florida Defense Support Task Force (FDSTF) held a publicly noticed meeting via Zoom/Conference Call at 10:30 AM EDT – 11:25 AM EDT. For Agenda: See Page 3
Task Force Members Present: Tom Neubauer, Bay Defense Alliance, Vice Chairman Rear Admiral Stan Bozin, USN, (Ret.) Brigadier General Chip Diehl, USAF, (Ret.) Major General James Eifert, USAF, The Adjutant General (TAG) of Florida Major General Richard Haddad, USAF (Ret.) Colonel Jim Heald, InDyne, Inc., (Ret.)
Task Force Members Absent: Representative Thad Altman, Chairman Representative Wyman Duggan Captain Keith Hoskins, USN, (Ret.) Senator Tom Wright
Speakers Present: Kellie Jo Kilberg, Florida Defense Alliance (FDA)
Others Present: Katie Allan, Bay Defense Alliance Mark Bontrager, Space Florida Lee Cardice, Cardice A/V Jennifer Codo-Salisbury, FDA Board/Central Florida Regional Planning Council Eli Converse, Office of Senator Tom Wright Harrison Conyers, City of Jacksonville Dave Dahl, Navy Region Southeast Ryan Fierst, Department of Economic Opportunity Debi Graham, Greater Pensacola Chamber/West Florida Defense Alliance Paul Hirsch, FDA Board/Economic Development Commission of the Space Coast/ Tim Jones, FDA Vice Chairman/Tampa Bay Defense Alliance Ty Martin, State of Florida Attorney General’s Office Trudy McCarthy, Economic Development Commission of the Space Coast Rick Miller, FDA Board/South Florida Defense Alliance Steve Murray, Florida Department of Veterans Affairs Dave Murzin, Okaloosa County Lindsey Pierce, Office of Senator Tom Wright Brooke Trawick-Gilbert, Bay Defense Alliance Teri Wanamaker, FDA Board/NAS Jacksonville Roger Williams, Florida National Guard (FLNG) Kent Wimmer, Defenders of Wildlife The Florida Channel
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Staff Present: Ray Collins, Executive Director, FDSTF Chad Corriveau, Communications &Research Specialist, EFI Michelle Griggs, Executive Assistant/Contracts & Grants Manager, EFI
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Florida Defense Support Task Force – Meeting #93 Zoom AGENDA for April 15, 2021
KEY: ZOOM MEETING ID: 850 298 6640 (I) = Information PASSCODE: Apr@15 OR (D) = Discussion (A) = Action DIAL IN #: (646) 558 8656 PASSCODE: 110189
All Times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
8:30 – 10:00 CLOSED SESSION
10:30 – 10:35 Welcome, Roll Call, Introductions...……………………………… Chairman (I)
10:35 – 10:50 Old Business...... Chairman (A) / (I) • Approval of Minutes Chairman (A) • TF Grants and Contracts Status Michelle Griggs (I) • FDSTF Budget Discussion Ray Collins (I) / (D)
10:50 – 12:30 New Business…………………….…...……………………….……. Chairman (I) • 10:50 – 11:35 TF Member Reports • 11:35 – 11:45 Florida Defense Alliance Update Kellie Jo Kilberg (I) • 11:45 – 11:55 Washington Office Update Katherine Anne Russo (I) • 11:55 – 12:05 Legislative Update Ray Collins (I) / (D) • 12:05 – 12:10 FDSTF FY 2021-2022 Meeting Schedule Ray Collins (I) / (D) / (A) • 12:10 – 12:15 Military & Defense Update Ray Collins (I)
12:15 – 12:30 Public Comment………………..…………………………..….....…. Chairman
Reminder – Upcoming Meeting Dates:
May 20, 2021 Tallahassee | FDA (Session) June 2021 NO MEETING
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Ray Collins, Executive Director of the Florida Defense Support Task Force (FDSTF), began the meeting at 10:30 AM EDT.
I. Agenda Item I: Welcome, Roll Call & Introductions
Vice Chairman, Mr. Tom Neubauer welcomed attendees and guests, noted that the meeting is being televised by The Florida Channel and reminded attendees that the meeting is governed by the Sunshine Law.
II. Agenda Item II: Old Business
Approval of the Minutes
A quorum being present, Vice Chairman, Mr. Tom Neubauer asked for any corrections to the February 18, 2021 minutes. Noting none, a motion was made by Rear Admiral Stan Bozin to approve the minutes, seconded by Colonel Jim Heald. All are in favor and the February 18, 2021 meeting minutes are approved.
A quorum being present, Vice Chairman, Mr. Tom Neubauer asked for any corrections to the March 18, 2021 minutes. Noting none, a motion was made by Rear Admiral Stan Bozin to approve the minutes, seconded by Major General Richard “Beef” Haddad. All are in favor and the March 18, 2021 meeting minutes are approved.
Task Force Grants & Contracts Status
Michelle Griggs provided a brief update on some current TF grants. The grants report can be found on Tab 3 of the eBook:
Quarterly Reports were due on April 12, 2021. A few were received prior to the printing of this report, the remainder will be included in May’s grants’ report.
Contracts for both the Northeast Florida Fire Watch Council and the Bay County Board of County Commissioners were executed last month.
Kennetic Productions is currently working on the videos for the Panhandle. They are filming US Coast Guard Helicopter Training at Avon Park Air Force Range on April 20th, then will work their way south making their way to Key West by the end of that week.
FDSTF Budget Discussion
Ray Collins reported that the TF still has $125,919.73 unencumbered for this fiscal year. Staff is still waiting on EOG approval to move forward with phase two of the Bay County Board of County Commissioners Grant, which would reduce those funds to $69,392.73. He will be scheduling an additional TF open meeting in early May to vote on proposals to encumber these funds prior to the end of this fiscal year.
III. Agenda Item III: New Business
Task Force Member Reports
Captain Keith Hoskins reported that NAS Pensacola is one of 2021’s Great American Defense Communities and their community is very excited to have received this recognition.
Coast Guard Cutter Walnut arrived at its new home port at NAS Pensacola as they continue to expand their Coast Guard footprint. The 225-foot cutter recently went through a dry dock which extended it to a 30-year life expectancy.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Kathleen Hicks, recently visited NAS Pensacola to discuss the effects of climate control on military operations. Last September Hurricane Sally hit their community, so this topic is fresh 4 Florida Defense Support Task Force | 4/15/2021
on the minds of the DoD as to how climate control is managed moving forward in planning and infrastructure build-out on those bases, particularly in coastal areas. NAS Pensacola still has much damage and repair needs from that hurricane and he hopes this visit will bring much needed funding to the base for those repairs.
Major General James Eifert provided the following remarks as a Florida National Guard (FLNG) Update.
COVID-19 RESPONSE UPDATE: The Florida National Guard currently has approximately 1,914 Soldiers and Airmen mobilized, supporting 87 Active Missions as part of Florida's COVID-19 response effort. Our steady- state mission sets include:
• Operating 16 Community Base Test Sites & 10 Mobile Testing Buses • Administering 5,023,678 Tests to date • Operating 4 FEMA Hub-Sites, 9 Community Vaccine Sites & 10 Mobile Vaccine Teams • Administering 1,565,754 Vaccines to date • Supporting State Logistics Resource Center, Logistical Staging Areas & Logistical Staging Teams • Supporting State Operations, Planning and Liaison responsibilities • Maintaining Florida National Guard Command & Control responsibilities • Continuing COVID response activities in (502f) federal status, through 30 September 2021
MOBILIZATION/DEPLOYMENT UPDATE: The Florida National Guard currently has 936 (818 Army & 118 Air) Servicemembers representing 11 Organizations deployed globally, supporting our National Defense Strategy. Our mobilization pipeline identifies 11 Organizations consisting of approximately 1,191 Servicemembers scheduled for deployment throughout the remainder of this calendar year.
NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU LEADERSHIP VISIT: On Wednesday, 14 April, Major General Eifert hosted General Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Lieutenant General Jensen, Director of the Army National Guard, at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center to review installation training capabilities and discuss Florida National Guard growth, force structure, readiness and facility/construction initiatives.
WASHINGTON KEY LEADER ENGAGEMENTS: 19-22 April, Major General Eifert will travel to Washington DC to conduct military and legislative key leader engagements focusing on organizational growth and space initiatives that include gaining a defensive space unit, space range operations and Space National Guard. He will also meet with Congressman Greg Steube to discuss Avon Park Air Force Range initiatives.
STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM: 26-29 April, Major General Eifert will travel to Guyana, coordinating with their State Defense Force leadership to support our State Partnership Program association with the Nation of Guyana.
114TH SPACE COMMAND SQUADRON DEPARTURE CEREMONY: On Saturday, 1 May at 1430, we will conduct a deployment departure ceremony at Patrick Space Force Base to recognize Airmen from the 114th Space Control Squadron who will deploy to United States Central Command in support of Operations Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support.
Major General Richard Haddad reported that this is his last TF meeting and hopes to be reappointed as he’d like to continue to serve. He thanked the members for their hard work and dedication that goes into ensuring the TF remains a viable part of the process within the state of Florida. He raised his concerns regarding advocacy, which was in place when he was appointed, but no longer and made a big difference in terms of what the TF was able to accomplish. He raised his concerns about a potential future BRAC and the possibility of losing a few bases in Florida and the economic impact it would have in the communities around USSOUTHCOM, MacDill AFB, Tyndall AFB and Eglin AFB.
Ray Collins added that he’s recently spoken to the staff in the Senate President’s office and they are amenable to reappointing Major General Richard “Beef” Haddad to the TF. He also reminded the TF members that they can continue to serve once their appointment has expired until they or a replacement has been reappointed.
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Rear Admiral Bozin reported that at NS Mayport, the USS Fort McHenry was decommissioned on March 21st. It is anticipated that in late 2021, the USS Iwo Jima will shift homeport from NS Mayport to NS Norfolk as part of the implementation of the implementation of OPNAV Strategic Laydown and Dispersal 2019 East Coast Laydown Plan. As destroyers and cruisers move into NS Mayport to replace the amphibs, the number of personnel will increase. Also, there is a new frigate (Constellation Class) that will not come out until 2030 but NS Mayport is in the running to be the East Coast bed for those ships.
As mentioned the last meeting there will be a Change of Command at NAS Jax with Captain Brian Weiss turning over to Captain Jeff Hill and Navy Region Southeast will have RDML Mayes turning over to RDML Wes McCall. RDML McCall is coming to NRSE from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment where he was the EA for the Secretary. He was also the former installation commander of NS Mayport.
The CPLO and Chief Planner from NS Mayport are participating in a Resiliency Study with the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization and various other stakeholders. The North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (North Florida TPO) has previously assessed the vulnerability of the region’s roadways and identified segments connecting Naval Station Mayport (NS Mayport) as vulnerable. This study evaluates existing conditions, identifies vulnerabilities, and identifies adaptation strategies for those roadway segments and associated assets to include the access points to NS Mayport. The segments to be evaluated include roadways and six assets along these roadways. Segment A includes SR A1A from Wonderwood Dr. to Ft. George Ferry Terminal. Critical assets along this segment include NS Mayport Gate 5, the US Coast Guard Station Mayport, and the St. Johns River Ferry Docks. Segment B includes Wonderwood Dr. from SR A1A to Mayport Road. Segment C includes Mayport Road from Wonderwood Dr. to NS Mayport Main Gate. Critical assets along these two segments include the JEA Substation serving NS Mayport and the Main Gate. Segment D extends from Wonderwood Drive / Seminole Road at Mayport Road to the NS Mayport Seminole Gate, a critical asset. This study evaluates existing conditions for the segments. The existing condition of infrastructure and assets is a crucial resilience factor, since it helps define adaptive capacity, or the ability to respond to potential damages, take advantage of opportunities or cope with consequences.
Brigadier General Chip Diehl reiterated his concern in Major General Richard “Beef” Haddad’s reappointment to the TF as he’s been an important and integral member during his term.
Colonel Jim Heald reported that Brigadier General Scott Cain, Base Commander for Eglin AFB, in his weekly (April 1st version) address to base on COVID, that the base is entering Recovery Stage 3 due to the improvements in the community and on base. He is allowing some/all personnel to return to in-person activities. They are still Official Business Only. Still encouraging telework where appropriate. Masks are still mandatory. This Stage allows for larger gatherings such as change of command ceremonies.
On April 8th, the F-15EX had a naming/unveiling ceremony. We now have the Eagle II.
The Technology Coast Manufacturing and Engineering Network, more commonly known as TeCMEN, had its long awaited and delayed TeCMEN Industry Day on April 14th, in-person at the Emerald Coast Conference Center. Some of the highlights were a keynote address from Greg Kiley on Washington, D.C. issues, panel presentations on various topics including Space Florida /FloridaMakes/Tom Feeney talking about their support to Industry Resiliency which is very apropos to the Defense Community, and the Bronco II (a multi-mission SOF aircraft being built in Crestview. The highlight was a sold-out, COVID-19 appropriate, exhibit area with many exciting vendors.
The next meeting of the Tri-County Partnership Initiative will occur on April 27th and will feature a presentation by Colonel Osborn, the 96 Test Wing Civil Engineering Group Commander, who will highlight Eglin’s activities in MILCON, infrastructure and planning for the future.
Staff played the Eglin AFB video.
Mr. Tom Neubauer briefed that on March 15th, there was a change of command at NSA Panama City as Commander Keith Foster relieved Commander Kevin Christenson.
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Some great news is that on March 26th, the Tyndall Air Force Base Memorandum of Basing Decision was signed by the U.S. Air Force. This Record of Decision was posted on Monday, March 29th, and it paves the way for the beddown of the three operational squadrons of F-35s at Tyndall AFB. The first jet is expected to arrive in the fall of 2023.
The final Economic Impact Study included an environmental analysis for the EPA, the remotely piloted aircraft MQ-9 for Base Y at Tyndall, which was selected as the preferred location for the RPA base in November 2017. In November, the Air Force leadership briefed the community and suggested that there could be a future decision on that mission once the Air Force makes the decision on their next platform for remotely piloted aircraft. They are looking forward to hearing from Air Force this summer on that decision.
Last week the Bay Defense Alliance briefed the Secretary of the Air Force and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy in Washington, D.C. on the recovery of their community. Each quarter they provide details on the recovery of housing, medical, schools and spousal employment. Also, the Secretary of the Air Force is visiting Tyndall AFB today for a brief on the Base of the Future.
Last month, the Air Force announced that First Air Force will become the air component to U.S. Space Command. AFNORTH will continue its responsibility for the air sovereignty mission of North America in support of NORAD and Northern Command and will additionally support USSPACECOM. ACC hasn't fully developed the concepts for that that mission, it will be an Initial Operating Capability by the end of this year.
The Air Force has released its new Mission Statement. He’ll send that report out to the TF members post- meeting.
Florida Defense Alliance (FDA) Update
Kellie Jo Kilberg, FDA Chair, reminded that the next FDA Meeting will be in-person in Tallahassee on Wednesday, May 19th. Members will be able to attend via Zoom, as well.
The Range Task Force meets every two weeks under the leadership of Rick Miller and Chris Middleton, along with ten (10) representatives from across the State of Florida. They are taking a comprehensive look at the entire Florida Test, Training and Evaluation Range Complex. They’ve had some very good conversations, looking at different available data, reflecting broad geographic military service experience perspectives. They're developing plans for encroachment needs and concerns, education and information campaign, Legislative engagement strategy and Legislative approach, and official Defense engagement. The Range Task Force will show the comprehensive assets in the State of Florida regarding test, training and evaluation ranges. This will tell the entire story how we the ranges fit into the National Defense Strategy.
April is the month of the Military Child. Thank you to Senator Tom Wight for working with the FDA on the proclamation from the State, recognizing all of Florida’s military children. FDA is tracking the progress of the Purple Star Schools of Distinction bills in both the House and the Senate, working with them on bringing those two bills together to get them passed and bring that program to schools in Florida.
Congratulations to the NAS Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field communities on being a member of this year’s class of five (5) for the Great American Defense Communities. Florida now has four (4) communities that are classified as Great American Defense Communities which includes the Eglin AFB/Hurlburt Field communities, the Tyndall AFB/NSA Panama City community, and the Tampa/MacDill AFB community.
Northwest Florida is moving forward with their application to become designated as a Sentinel Landscape.
Washington Office Update
Ray Collins reported that Katherine Anne Russo has been working with the Staff on getting the monthly Military Liaison/Military Legislative Assistants meeting back on the calendar as they would communicate issues
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from the FDA and the TF to the CODEL in Washington, D.C. She’s also been working very closely tracking the different committee hearings regarding the Defense Authorization Act.
Also, Staff is working with EOG to schedule a Base Commanders’ Meeting for June 2021. They are still awaiting approval and will send the tentative date to Major General James Eifert post-meeting.
Katherine Anne Russo has submitted her report via email.
President Biden’s submitted his $1.52 trillion FY 2022 discretionary funding request to Congress on April 9: • The Administration proposes: o $769 billion in non-defense discretionary funding in FY 2022, a 16% increase over the FY 2021 enacted level o $753 billion for national defense programs, a 1.7% increase . Department of Defense topline: $715 billion • The full President's Budget is expected "in the months ahead" • Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/FY2022-Discretionary-Request.pdf
Afghanistan • On April 14, President Biden laid out a plan for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 • Biden said the United States must focus on disrupting terror networks and operations across the globe, competing with China, strengthening international alliances, and defeating the coronavirus pandemic • The U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan is in coordination with the withdrawal of nearly 10,000 NATO troops • The announcement was met with mixed congressional responses, largely along party lines
House Appropriations Committee Earmarks (aka "Community Funding Projects") • Guidelines for the FY2022 Community Project Funding Member Request Process can be found here: https://appropriations.house.gov/sites/democrats.appropriations.house.gov/files/documents/Guidance% 20on%20Community%20Project%20Funding.pdf
o Members will be limited to no more than 10 requests o Members will have an opportunity to re-prioritize their requests in the Member database following the release of the full President’s budget o Only projects with demonstrated community support will be considered • Updated appropriation request deadlines can be found here: https://appropriations.house.gov/appropriations-requests o Defense • Dear Colleague (contains Community Project Funding Request Guidance) • Deadline Extended: April 29, 2021
Senate Appropriations Earmarks • Senate Republicans are scheduled to debate next week on whether a “permanent ban” on earmarks in their conference rules actually prevents members from requesting home-state projects in spending bills • Senate Appropriations Chairman Leahy has said if Republicans opt to participate in congressionally directed spending, he’ll dedicate half of the earmarked funds to GOP senators
President Biden's Infrastructure Plan • The White House is going through the motions to try to make the infrastructure package a bipartisan effort • Republican senators have said they hope to offer a slimmed-down version of the President’s plan that would cost between $600 billion and $800 billion • Congressional Democrats will likely try to move a package without GOP support
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Senate Miscellaneous • Senators from both parties are considering working together on an effort to counter China’s global influence • However, Senate Majority Leader Schumer is working behind the scenes on potential maneuvers and mechanisms to reform the legislative filibuster
FL HASC MLA Call w/ FDSTF: • Scheduled for Monday, April 19
Legislative Update
Ray Collins provided an update on some of the bills the Staff has been tracking:
HB 429/SB 938 Both Purple Star Campuses bills have been moving very quickly with very strong bipartisan support. That bill currently is on the agenda for the House Education and Employment committee, its final committee. That Committee meets today to vote and once it gets through that committee it will go to the full House. The Senate version is currently in appropriations so both should be moving on to their full chambers very soon.
HB 1357/SB 1796 The House version made it as far as the local Administration and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee. That committee is no longer meeting so that bill has died. The Senate version is currently in the Judiciary Committee, but it has not moved in a while, so it might be dead as well. If it does move through the Senate there would be a possibility it could get pulled over through messaging into the House. The prospects for the two bills for the Military Base Protection Program did not look particularly good during this Session.
HB 435/SB 586 Veterans Employment and Training: these bills would strengthen and codify the DOD SkillBridge Program in Florida. This bill has made it through all of its committees in the House and was placed on a special-order calendar for today, so it will be read in the House today. The Senate equivalent is currently in the appropriations committee waiting to be heard. He expects both bills to pass.
Staff is working through channels to get the Purple Star Schools bills approved before the end of this month as it would be a fantastic opportunity for the Governor to have a bill that he can sign into law, improving schools for military children, during the Month of the Military Child.
FDSTF FY 2021-2022 Meeting Schedule
Ray Collins discussed the meeting calendar for fiscal year 2021-2022. Base tours are tentative, as he’ll have more information on base access as time nears. Should the TF not be able to tour a base, the TF meeting in the area continue as planned, as they can still visit with the local defense community.
A quorum being present, Vice Chairman, Mr. Tom Neubauer asked for motion to approve the FDSTF FY 2021-2022 Meeting Schedule. The motion was made by Major General Richard “Beef” Haddad, seconded by Rear Admiral Stan Bozin. All are in favor and the schedule is approved.
Military & Defense Update
Ray Collins discussed that Staff continues to be very busy and is working on the following:
The new EFI and Military and Defense website rolled out last week. Please be patient as bugs are worked out and Staff works to complete it over the next few weeks.
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The search for a new Vice President of Military & Defense Programs is moving forward and they hope to have someone on board by the end of this month.
IV. Agenda Item IV: Public Comment
Kent Wimmer, Defenders of Wildlife, reported that on March 26th, Defenders of Wildlife submitted a pre-proposal for certain designation of the Northwest Florida Sentinel landscape, they feel it is a strong proposal and that it will be favorably considered. He anticipates learning if they will be invited to submit a full proposal by the end of May. If so, they will submit that full proposal by the end of August and three (3) to five (5) Sentinel Landscapes will be designated by December. He is currently preparing a briefing paper with Ray Collins’ assistance for Florida’s State Agency Heads and Congressional Representatives.
There have been two (2) Sentinel Landscapes proposed, one in Northwest Florida, the other surrounding Camp Blanding. The one around Camp Blanding was proposed by the North Florida Land Trust in conjunction with Camp Blanding and includes the bases in the Jacksonville area. It stretches from the Ocala National Forest and Pine Castle, up through the Osceola National Forest.
The next meeting will be in-person on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in-person, in Tallahassee, Florida. Details soon to follow.
A quorum being present, Vice Chairman, Mr. Tom Neubauer asked for a motion to adjourn FDSTF Meeting #93. A motion was made by Major General Richard “Beef” Haddad, seconded by Rear Admiral Stan Bozin, all are in favor and the meeting was adjourned at 11:25 AM EDT.
This meeting was recorded by The Florida Channel and can be found here: https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/4-15-21-florida-defense-support-task-force/
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Final Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Florida Defense Support Task Force
Minutes for the Florida Defense Support Task Force May 2021 Supplemental Meeting on Friday, May 7, 2021
The Florida Defense Support Task Force (FDSTF) held a publicly noticed meeting via Zoom/Conference Call at 11:00 AM EDT – 11:50 AM EDT. No Agenda was created for this meeting.
Task Force Members Present: Tom Neubauer, Bay Defense Alliance, Vice Chairman Rear Admiral Stan Bozin, USN, (Ret.) Major General James Eifert, USAF, The Adjutant General (TAG) of Florida Colonel Jim Heald, InDyne, Inc., (Ret.) Captain Keith Hoskins, USN, (Ret.)
Task Force Members Absent: Representative Thad Altman, Chairman Brigadier General Chip Diehl, USAF, (Ret.) Representative Wyman Duggan Major General Richard Haddad, USAF (Ret.) Senator Tom Wright
Speakers Present: Rick Miller, Florida Defense Alliance (FDA), Range Task Force Chris Middleton, Florida Defense Alliance (FDA), Range Task Force
Others Present: Nic Ancheta, Senator Tom Wright’s Office Lee Cardice, Cardice A/V Dave Dahl, Navy Region Southeast Ryan Fierst, Department of Economic Opportunity Sarah Hayenga, Homestead Air Reserve Base Tim Jones, FDA Vice Chairman/Tampa Bay Defense Alliance Kellie Jo Kilberg, Chair, Florida Defense Alliance (FDA) Ty Martin, State of Florida Attorney General’s Office Dave Murzin, Okaloosa County Larry Ventura, Homestead Air Reserve Base The Florida Channel
Staff Present: Terry McCaffrey, Vice President, Military & Defense Programs, EFI Ray Collins, Executive Director, FDSTF Chad Corriveau, Communications &Research Specialist, EFI Michelle Griggs, Executive Assistant/Contracts & Grants Manager, EFI
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Vice Chairman, Mr. Tom Neubauer began the meeting at 11:00 AM EDT.
Vice Chairman, Mr. Tom Neubauer welcomed attendees and guests and turned the meeting over to Ray Collins to discuss the FY 2020-2021 budget.
Ray Collins discussed that the TF has $186,326.04 left to spend in this year’s budget. This includes: • $2,196.73 remaining from the Military Friendly Guide • $123,723.00 remaining from Out-Of-Cycle Activities • $7,406.31 remaining from Task Force travel and per diem • $53,000 remaining from the total budget
This amount also includes the $56,527 included in the Bay County Board of County Commissioners grant heard in February, but not yet approved by the Governor’s office.
Rick Miller and Chris Middleton, representing the FDA Mission Sustainment Working Group’s Range Task Force (RTF) Committee, presented on four (4) separate projects which could be funded by the TF with this year’s remaining funds.
First Priority: • Develop a holistic 3D model of Florida’s Range Complex ($34,000) o This product will be a compelling tool to be used in all other subsequent RTF activities and range support tasks
If additional funding is available, consider support to remaining projects in priority order: • Develop a comprehensive report capturing full range complex, capabilities and opportunities ($30,000) • Develop a strategic engagement plan for both near- and long-term range support ($30,000) • Execution support for FDA range-focused engagement campaign ($30,000)
After some questions, answers and discussion, Ray Collins suggested that the 3D model be funded immediately and that tasks 2 through 4 be presented to the TF during the May 20th meeting as a grant, possibly through the University of West Florida, to be funded prior to June 30, 2021.
A quorum being present, Vice Chairman, Mr. Tom Neubauer asked for a motion on this proposal. Colonel Jim Heald made a motion to directly fund the 3D model of Florida’s Gulf Range Complex and allow the Range Task Force Committee to present a grant proposal at the TF’s May 20th meeting to fund the remainder of the proposal. The motion was seconded by Rear Admiral Stan Bozin, all are in favor and the motion passes.
Additionally, staff will contact the grantees who presented at the September 2021 TF meeting, who were not awarded their full grant amounts and invite them to present to the TF at the May 20th meeting for additional funding on their previously submitted grants.
This meeting was recorded by The Florida Channel and can be found here: https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/5-7-21-florida-defense-support-task-force-supplemental-meeting/
The meeting concluded at 11:50 AM EDT
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Created in 2011 under Florida Statute 288.987, the Florida Defense Support Task Force (FDSTF) mission is to make recommendations to preserve and protect military installations, to support the state’s position in research and development related to or arising out of military missions and contracting, and to improve the state’s military-friendly environment for service members, military dependents, military retirees, and businesses that bring military and base- related jobs to the state.
Initiated in 2013, the Florida Defense Support Task Force grant program provides grants to assist accomplishment of the mission of the Task Force. This narrative report provides quarterly updates on all open Task Force grants or contracts awarded in FY 12-13, FY 13-14, FY 14-15, FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18, FY 18-19, FY 19-20, and FY 20-21.
Funding Request Summary – As of May 12, 2021 for Task Force Grant Activity
Grant Closed 4th Quarter Extensions
1. Florida Defense Support Task Force Grants FY 13-14
Grant # End Date Grantee Status/Progress Award Amount (FY 13-14) Economic Bay County has agreed to take ownership of the project upon Development Alliance of complete and to maintain the completed project in the future. Jim 14-05 Bay County (BayEDA) – Muller with Bay County has been in contact with staff regarding 12/31/2021 Bay Technology Initiative RESTORE funding and this initiative. (Lambda Rail is a The approved contract term was extended to January 31, 2021 $500,000 proprietary name) since the TF will not meet in December to act on this project. Bay County is requested to extend the grant to December 31, 2021 to complete and execute final project plans. January 2021/2nd Quarter Report: They are suggesting utilizing Bay County's spare conduit to run fiber from NAS PC to the POP within Panama City and then to Ivy Road. From Ivy Road we will lease dark fiber to reach Mexico Beach. This would give Tyndall AFB connectivity the entire length of US 98 which can be a large benefit to the base. FDOT and Bay County have a project to replace the leased fiber before the lease expires. (See attached map). The amendment to extend DTF #14-05 to December 31, 2021 was executed and approved on January 29, 2021. March 2021: As a way-forward for this grant, Bay County has instituted a plan for the deployment of a segment of fiberoptic telecommunications backbone. This project will provide high speed communication from Tyndall AFB to the Point of Presence
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in Panama City, connect the signalized intersections located on US 98 adjacent Tyndall AFB to the Bay County Traffic Management Center (TMC), connect Bay County to the Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) facility and provide 911 redundancy for the base. The original intent was to install fiber optic cable from HWY 79 in Bruce, Florida to the entrance of NSA Panama City. April 2021/3rd Quarter Report: The Bay County request to extend the grant to December 31, 2021 was approved in order to complete and execute final project plans. Amendment 7 was signed by both parties on January 29, 2021. The Bay Technology Initiative has been designed and will go to the Board of County Commissioners for award on April 20th. Following the award, Bay County will need assistance with the Tyndall Air Force base with right of way permit issues.
2. Florida Defense Support Task Force Grants FY 18-19
Grant # End Date Grantee Status/Progress Award Amount
Negotiated and acquired the 187 acres on the third phase of the FX Bar Ranch resulting in a 187-acre conservation easement over the property. Pursuing the Rucks property in the Avon Park Air Force Range MIPA area as the fourth phase of FX Bar Ranch is not moving forward at this time. Ordered title work for the Rucks property and proceeding with the appraisal process. Polk County began pursuing the Rucks property in the Avon Park Air Force Range MIPA area as the next conservation easement. Title work has been completed in anticipation of use in the appraisal. This resulted in $453,598.86 expended from the (FY 18-19) Polk County – 19-101 $500,000.00 grant. Plans are to use the remaining funds of Encroachment prevention $46,451.09 for other pre-acquisition costs for the Rucks 01/31/2022 and sustainability of the conservation easement. The site visit with landowner and Avon Park Air Force $500,000 appraiser is scheduled for January 21, 2021. Range This FDSTF Agreement is set to expire January 31, 2021. Polk County is requesting a one-year extension of the Agreement to cover the costs of finishing the appraisal, conducting the environmental site assessment and baseline report and utilizing the remaining funds toward the next conservation easement purchase. Gaye Sharpe from Polk County is requested a contract extension until January 31, 2022. January 2021/2nd Quarter Report: Negotiations on the easement document with the property owner have taken longer than anticipated. The appraisal on the next proposed conservation
2 easement is underway but cannot be completed until all the details of the easement document are finalized. The appraisal site visit will occur January 21, 2021, but the appraisal report will not be completed until February 2021, then it must be reviewed by Polk County's Real Estate Section before accepting the appraisal as a final document. These easements assist with protecting the Range in continuing their flight trainings into the future. The TF approved the extension request of DTF #19-101 on January 29, 2021.The amendment to extend DTF #19-101 to January 31, 2022 is pending signature. March 2021: This extension was approved at the Polk County BOCC’s February Meeting and is en route back to Enterprise Florida for countersignature. The amendment was countersigned by EFI on March 12, 2021. April 2021/3rd Quarter Report: Negotiated and acquired the 187 acres on the third phase of the FX Bar Ranch resulting in a 187- acre conservation easement over the property. Polk County began pursuing the Rucks property in the Avon Park Air Force Range MIPA area as the next conservation easement. Title work has been completed in anticipation of use in the appraisal. This resulted in $453,598.86 being expended from the $500,000.00 grant. Plans are to use the remaining funds of $46,401.14 for other pre- acquisition costs for the Rucks conservation easement. The initial site visit with landowner and appraiser occurred in January 2021. Currently working with the landowner on the future property "rights" the owner wants to retain, such as cattle grazing, haying, etc. Negotiations on the easement document with the property owner has taken longer than anticipated. The appraisal on the proposed conservation easement is underway but cannot be completed until all the details of the easement document are finalized. The initial appraisal site visit occurred in January, 2021, but the appraisal report will not be completed until draft deed easement language can be determined and then the appraisal report has to be reviewed by Polk County's Real Estate Section before accepting the appraisal as a final document. While the majority of the funds ($453,598.86) were expended on the 187 FX Bar Ranch Phase III conservation easement and beginning the next conservation easement acquisition, Polk County received a time extension of the Agreement for one year to allow for the remaining funds of $46,401.14 to cover the costs of finishing the appraisal, conducting the environmental site assessment and baseline report and utilizing any remaining funds toward the next conservation easement purchase in the Avon Park Air Force Range MIPA. The next step is to modify the budget allocations to reflect the remaining funds in Activity 2 of the budget.
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3. Florida Defense Support Task Force Grants FY 19-20
Grant # End Date Grantee Status/Progress Award Amount
Task 1/Activity 1: Student Program trainings for 3 districts, 3* schools in each district - As a result of school closures and restrictions to travel and face-to-face activities due to COVID-19, no Student Program trainings were conducted during this reporting time period. Task 2/Activity 1: Task 2/Activity 1: Military Student Transition Consultant - Affiliate Program for Duval and Hillsborough Counties - Programs resumed in September. The Affiliates implementing the MCEC MSTA programs in Duval and Hillsborough County School Districts have been invited to weekly MSTC Programs check in calls where professionals serving military connected students share resources, ideas and problem solve with peers at various locations. We have had a professional development offering on transitioning with military children with exceptional needs. One MSTA has had the opportunity to help students transition out of her school. She has also been coordinating details to set up a lending library of educational resources for displaced military families on the installation. Hillsboro County returned to school online on August 18 (a one- week delay) for a full week and then on August 24th parents had (FY 19-20) Military Child the option to choose on site or e-learning. Initially, the school was 20-100 Education Coalition about 60% in person the rest online but over the last several weeks (MCEC) – Transition 07/31/2021 they had so many parents changing their minds (some multiple Support for Florida's times) they are now at about 33% online and the rest are on Military-Connected $100,000 campus. Children Hillsboro has had a lot of new military kids start this year but are waiting on several coalition families to complete testing and quarantining to start school. They have families from Italy and Jordan waiting for clearance and several families transitioned out of the district over the summer that had orders held up because of COVID that eventually got released. The MSTA at Hillsboro looks forward to doing some PD for their teachers and the district is looking into creating a position to assist their Military liaison with enrollment and withdrawals. The MSTA is hoping to be considered for that. We have not been able to make contact with Duvall, after multiple attempts via email and phone messages. We will continue to work on making a connection. MCEC contract amendment has been executed as of 8/17/2020. The new term of the contract is July 31, 2021. January 2021/2nd Quarter Report: Task 1/Activity 1: Student Program trainings for 3 districts, 3 schools in each district
Hillsborough County Schools
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Leadership in Hillsborough County Schools requested that remaining funds go towards sending students and faculty to the National Training Seminar (NTS) in Washington, DC. Since the start of the first quarter in 2021, MCEC made the decision to move NTS to a virtual platform. Student Programs next steps are to work with the Hillsborough leadership on plan to spend the remaining $5968.71 funds. Hillsborough School’s responding to the MCEC Semester Report Card
Chiaramonte Elementary School Active but paused due to COVID-19 Success shared by the sponsor: “We have lunch bunches for all of the grades that are rotating out each quarter. This gives everyone a chance to participate, who is willing and allowed to” Team Sponsor
Okaloosa County Schools School Liaison Officer, Elaine LaJeunesse, prefers training be delivered in-person instead of virtual and requested the date for the fall of 2021. MCEC has let her know that this grant has already been extended and asked that they schedule training before June 2021. Okaloosa School’s responding to the MCEC Semester Report Card.
Fort Walton Beach H.S. Active but paused due to COVID-19 Success shared by the sponsor: Our President organized 3 Zoom orientations for the students who would be new to our school but not a freshman (since all freshmen are new to the school). She went over grade-level specific things in each zoom, as well as general school information to help students get more acquainted. She also assigned a club member to each of these new students who were in their same lunch wave so that those students would have someone to eat lunch with when they got to school. During this Zoom, she also showed a video that she made of a tour around the school.
Success by sponsor on how they assisted isolated students Club members who were 'assigned' to new students at the beginning of the year have been doing weekly check-ins to make sure the new students are feeling comfortable and don't have any questions. It has been a very strange year with little social interaction, so these new students have not gotten to experience all that our school has to offer. The S2S members are trying to make sure they feel a part of the family, even though they haven't gotten to do all of the fun things that typically come along with attending school at Fort Walton.
Duval County Schools MCEC made contacts with several schools in the county. Schools are looking for dates after the new year starts.
Task 2/Activity 1: Military Student Transition Consultant – Affiliate Program for Duval and Hillsborough Counties
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Programs in Hillsborough and Duval Counties continue to support the needs of military-connected students in their locations. The Affiliates implementing the MCEC MSTA programs in Duval and Hillsborough County School Districts have been invited to weekly MSTC Programs check in calls where professionals serving military connected students share resources, ideas and problem solve with peers at various locations. The lending library of educational resources for displaced military families on the installation has been successfully established. While as of the time that this report was written, we had not received data from Duval, below is what has been reported by the Affiliate at Hillsborough County School District Transition Support Facilitating smooth school transitions (Into and Out of schools) • 8 - Number of new students supported as they transitioned into or out of the school
Transition Barriers helped to overcome for students/families • Transcripts/School Records • Enrollment/Registration • School Selection • Special Education
Notable personalized transition support provided. • Assisted a family that recently moved/parents divorced come back to my site from another that was not as military friendly.
Resources: Installation Resource - School Resource - Community Resource • 4 – resources connections
Task 1/Activity 1: Student Program trainings for 3 districts, 3 schools in each district –
No Activities have been scheduled to be completed during the Reporting Quarter that were not completed.
Task 2/Activity 1: Military Student Transition Consultant – Affiliate for Duval and Hillsborough Counties
No Activities have been scheduled to be completed during the Reporting Quarter that were not completed.
April 2021/3rd Quarter Report: Task 1/Activity 1: Student Program trainings for 3 districts, 3 schools in each district
Hillsborough County Schools
Leadership in Hillsborough County Schools requested that remaining funds go towards sending students and faculty to the National Training Seminar (NTS) in Washington, DC. Since the start of the first quarter in 2021, MCEC made the decision to move NTS to a virtual platform. Hillsborough
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County Schools will spend their remaining $5,968.71 to purchase resources from the MCEC Store for their district to improve the quality of education for their military student population.
Okaloosa County Schools Okaloosa County School Liaison Offer has scheduled an in- person training on May 20- 21, 2021 for 4 middle schools in the footprint of Eglin Air Force Base. The schools are Shoal River Middle School, Meigs Middle School, Okaloosa STEM Academy, and the fourth school has not been named as of today.
Duval County Schools Duval County funding will virtually train Fletcher High School and Clay High School on April 15, 2021.
Task 2/Activity 1: Military Student Transition Consultant – Affiliate Program for Duval and Hillsborough Counties
As of December 31, 2020, all FDSTF funds set aside to support the Military Student Transition Affiliate programs in Hillsborough and Duval Counties were expended. However, MCEC has been able sustain one of our MCEC MSTA programs. Starting January 1, 2021 our MCEC MSTA program in Hillsborough County, FL began being funded by a partner organization, Lockheed Martin. The program has been successful in supporting the military-connected students and their families at Lanier Elementary in Hillsborough County. Since January, the MSTA Affiliate has transitioned five new incoming military students three of whom are coalition families from Belgium and Italy. The Affiliate has also transitioned out nine families only one of which was coalition. She has provided installation and community resources to all of these families (i.e. activities for children on base and in the community), as well as some records translation and placement assistance for our coalition families. Each family receives a welcome packet from the Affiliate containing school information as well as information about the area. This quarter’s students from other countries had some lessons in American culture when it came to Valentine’s Day! It was a new experience for them, as it is only celebrated by those romantically involved in Italy and Belgium. They thoroughly enjoyed the holiday once they knew what to expect. The Affiliate has also attended two of the MacDill Council for Educational Excellence meetings to provide feedback to base leadership and to keep families informed of their actions. We truly appreciate the opportunity to bring the Military Student Transition Affiliate program to Florida schools. We are thankful that through other funding sources, we have been able to sustain one of these programs and we are continuing to reach out to state decision makers, as well as corporate funders, to reinstate support for this highly effective program
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that truly equips schools to support their military-connected students and be Purple Star Schools.
Task 1/Activity 1: Student Program trainings for 3 districts, 3 schools in each district – No Activities have been scheduled to be completed during the Reporting Quarter that were not completed. Task 2/Activity 1: Military Student Transition Consultant – Affiliate for Duval and Hillsborough Counties No Activities have been scheduled to be completed during the Reporting Quarter that were not completed. Contract Executed. January 2021/2nd Quarter Report: The City of Jacksonville and the Navy have completed closings on two parcels in the Military Influence Zone of OLF Whitehouse. The closings took place on November 24th and December 17th. The total acquisition was for 11.06 acres. (FY 19-20) City of Additionally, they are prepared to close on the next 30-40 acres of Jacksonville – the phased purchase of property adjacent to NAS Jacksonville as 20-103 Encroachment soon as the Navy receives the 2021 REPI funding (expected by Protection/Compatible 06/29/2021 February 2021). Land Use for NS $322,500 Mayport, NAS April 2021/3rd Quarter Report: The City and Navy are moving Jacksonville and OLF forward with the next phase of acquisition for 35 acres of property Whitehouse adjacent to NAS Jacksonville. @021 Navy REPI funding has been received and we are awaiting DFAS to record the funds so they can be expended. The seller has agreed the next phase. Survey and legal description work is underway. May 2021: They are expected to close on land parcels on May 27, 2021 which will expend the remaining $278.750 prior to the expiration date of the grant. January 2021/2nd Quarter Report: • Integrated efforts between Headquarters United States Air Force Community Partnership leads, 325th Fighter Wing and local community which resulted in completion of five new community partnership efforts. Scheduled and orchestrated (FY 19-20) Bay County monthly meetings with 325th Fighter Wing leadership and Board of County Bay County Steering Group to discuss and gain approval of Commissioners – Bay the five initiatives. 20-104 County Infrastructure • Scheduled and led numerous meetings with Bay County to Assessment: Supporting 05/21/2021 discuss Air Force Enhanced Use Lease program, the potential Compatible and Resilient options for Bay County participation in the proposed Tyndall $270,900 Development in Response Enhanced Use Lease and facilitated bringing in Utah Military to Hurricane Recovery Installation Development Authority to discuss their lessons and Projected Tyndall learned with their Enhanced Use Lease. AFB Growth • Drafted background paper and crafted proposed comments to the Air Force's release of the Draft Environmental Impact Study for the F35 and MQ-9 to Tyndall AFB. Participated in the Public Hearing on the Draft EIS. • Begin collecting budget, infrastructure, and capital improvement plan data for Bay County and the cities of
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Mexico Beach, Panama City, Springfield, Parker and Callaway. • Develop forecast model that can analyze growth projections and infrastructure demand within the Study Area. • Develop a GIS database that can be used to analyze existing and projected growth within the Study Area. • Continue to collect and analyze budget, infrastructure, and capital improvement plan data for Bay County and the cities of Mexico Beach, Panama City, Springfield, Parker and Callaway. • Prepare forecast model that can analyze growth projections and infrastructure demand within the Study Area. • Develop a GIS database that can be used to analyze existing and projected growth within the Study Area. • Begin analyzing GIS data for Potable Water and Sanitary Sewer within the Study Area. April 2021/3rd Quarter Report: • Facilitated meeting with Assistant Secretary of Air Force for installations. Environment and Energy and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs and personnel across the State of Florida on the Air Force's scoring of schools through their Support of Military Families Program. • Attended three meetings in the Pentagon with senior officials from Deputy Chief of Staffs of the Air Force for Plans and Programs; Operations, Plans and Requirements; and Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy. Discussions centered on Tyndall Rebuild, Environmental Impact Statement, F35 and MQ-9s. • Drafted Bay County's response to Air Force's Request For Information on the proposed Enhanced Use Lease at Tyndall AFB. • Provided review to BDA's response to Air Force on anticipated housing construction in Bay County. • Met with PMO Executive Director General Patrice Melancon on Tyndall rebuild progress and future needs. • Participated in Tyndall AFB JLUS meetings and edited draft document. • Met with new NSWC PCD leadership (Captain Bach and Dr. Peter Adair) to discuss how the community could help NSWC PCD grow and thrive. • Met with ACC Commander (General Kelly) to discuss Tyndall AFB rebuild progress and community alignment objectives • Hosted and participated in Florida Defense Support Task Force contract filming highlighting Tyndall AFB, the Gulf of Mexico Test and Training Range, and NSA PC • Continue to collect and analyze budget, infrastructure, and capital improvement plan data for Bay County and the cities of Mexico Beach, Panama City, Springfield, Parker and Callaway. • Continue to develop forecast model that can analyze growth projections and infrastructure demand within the Study Area.
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• Begin to analyze existing and projected growth within the Study Area utilizing GIS data. • Continue to collect and evaluate data for Study Area. • Prepare working maps for the project. • Begin Meeting with the Cities of Mexico Beach, Panama City, Springfield, Parker and Callaway.
FDMA continues to work issues related to the securing the property boundary. January 2021/2nd Quarter Report: No activity to report for the quarter covering October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. (FY 19-20) Florida rd Department of Military April 2021/3 Quarter Report: No activity to report for the 20-105 Affairs – Encroachment quarter covering January 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021. Management at The Department of Military Affairs (DMA) is in negotiations 06/29/2021 Homestead Air Reserve with Miami-Dade County to acquire property adjacent to the $129,000 Base – Florida Army Homestead Air Reserve Base (HARB). It is estimated that National Guard Security property will be acquired by the DMA in 2021. Fence. Approximately 90 days from the date of acquisition, the security fence project shall begin. It is also estimated that the project will take approximately 60 days to complete. May 2021: The Department of Military Affairs has requested a one-year extension for this grant, continuing to 6/29/2022.
4. Florida Defense Support Task Force Grants FY 20-21
Grant # End Date Grantee Status/Progress Award Amount
Contract Executed January 2021/2nd Quarter Report: Grant Agreement between (FY 20-21) Clay County CCDA and FDSTF was reviewed and executed. Numerous Development Authority 21-100 conversations between CCDA, Camp Blanding and North Florida (CCDA) – Camp Land Trust regarding progression of the project. 10/31/2021 Blanding Joint Training Center (CBJTC) – April 2021/3rd Quarter Report: Calls and meetings between $500,000 Installation Encroachment CCDA, Camp Blanding and North Florida Land Trust Acquisition regarding progression of the project. Purchase negotiations were held with seller. Agreement was reached and appraisals were conducted.
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January 19, 2021: Contract was approved by the Polk County BOCC. February 15, 2021: The contract was executed. April 2021/3rd Quarter Report: Polk County began pursuing the Rucks property in the Avon Park Air Force Range MIPA area as (FY 20-21) Polk County the next conservation easement. Title work has been completed in Board of County anticipation of use in the appraisal. The initial site visit with 21-101 Commissioners – landowner and appraiser occurred in January 2021. Currently 10/31/2021 Encroachment Prevention working with the landowner on the future property "rights" the and Sustainability of the owner wants to retain, such as cattle grazing, haying, etc. $500,000 Avon Park Air Force Negotiations on the easement document with the property owner Range - Polk County has taken longer than anticipated. The appraisal on the proposed conservation easement is underway but cannot be completed until all the details of the easement document are finalized. The initial appraisal site visit occurred in January, 2021, but the appraisal report will not be completed until draft deed easement language can be determined and then the appraisal report has to be reviewed by Polk County's Real Estate Section before accepting the appraisal as a final document.
Contract Executed January 2021/2nd Quarter Report: No activity as grant was 21-102 (FY 20-21) Orlando executed just prior to end of 2nd quarter. Economic Partnership – 10/31/2021 Team Orlando Growth April 2021/3rd Quarter Report: Initial work commenced on $110,000 Enhancement Activity #3 (Deliverable #4) - Refining and updating STEM education certification testing and preparation materials (invoice submitted).
21-103 (FY 20-21) Santa Rosa Contract Executed Board of County 10/31/2021 Commissioners – Career April 2021/3rd Quarter Report: Procurement has occurred in $70,000 Academy Outreach the selection of "Ideaworks" as the vendor to assist in the Program for Military development of the project. Kickoff meeting with Children Ideaworks/School District/Economic Development/ NAS Whiting Field occurred on April 28th, 2021. Contract Executed January 2021/2nd Quarter Report: Task 1: Develop detailed installation and personnel resilience (FY 20-21) South Florida 21-104 assessment profile standards Progress Foundation – Activity 1.1: State & Local Agency Coord 10/31/2021 Quad County Military Various coordination meetings and calls conducted with the Installations & Personnel $70,000 following organizations: Resilience Study *Miami-Dade County Chief Resilience Officer *State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (per FDSTF direction) *Miami-Dade Beacon Council *South Florida Regional Planning Council
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*Southern Command Headquarters *Homestead Air Reserve Base *DoD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (formerly OEA) *South Dade Economic Development Council and Chamber of Commerce Activity 1.2: Research & develop consolidated assessment standard *Review of multiple NDAA language guidance provisions related to resilience *Review of Service resilience guidance documents *Begin development of common assessment standard April 2021/3rd Quarter Report: No activity executed in Jan- Mar quarter due to holding funds as state match for Military Installation Resilience (MIR) Grant from DoD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation and to align both grant activities. Anticipated MIR award in following quarter.
(FY 20-21) Northeast March 26, 2021: Contract executed. 21-105 Florida Fire Watch Council – Educational 2/28/2022 Programming and $160,000 Research Development
March 30, 2021: Contract executed. 21-106 (FY 20-21) Bay County Board of County 1/31/2022 Commissioners – Bay $164,277 County Tyndall Rebuild/Community Partnership Support
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Running Total of OPEN Grants
OPEN GRANTS Contract TYPE Funds Funds Pending Remaing funds # Contractor End Date Award Amount Paid to Date Remaining Forfeited Payme nts after pending
FY 13-14 DTF 14-05 EDA of Bay County 12/31/2021 500,000.00 85,650.00 414,350.00 - 414,350.00 Total 500,000.00 85,650.00 414,350.00 - - 414,350.00 FY 18-19 DTF 19-101 Polk County 1/31/2022 500,000.00 453,548.91 46,451.09 - 46,451.09 Total 500,000.00 453,548.91 46,451.09 - - 46,451.09 FY 19-20 DTF 20-100 Military Child Education Coalition 7/31/2021 100,000.00 66,421.08 33,578.92 - 33,578.92 DTF 20-103 City of Jacksonville 6/29/2021 322,500.00 43,749.50 278,750.50 - 278,750.50 DTF 20-104 Bay County Board of County Commissioners 5/21/2021 270,900.00 239,364.47 31,535.53 24,291.94 7,243.59 DTF 20-105 Dept. of Military Affairs 6/29/2021 129,000.00 - 129,000.00 - 129,000.00 Total 822,400.00 349,535.05 472,864.95 - 24,291.94 448,573.01 FY 20-21 DTF 21-100 Clay County Development Authority 10/31/2021 500,000.00 - 500,000.00 - 500,000.00
DTF 21-101 Polk County Board of County Commissioners 10/31/2021 500,000.00 - 500,000.00 - 500,000.00 DTF 21-102 Orlando Economic Partnership 10/31/2021 110,000.00 - 110,000.00 - 110,000.00 DTF 21-103 Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners 10/31/2021 70,000.00 70,000.00 - 70,000.00 DTF 21-104 South Florida Progress Foundation 10/31/2021 70,000.00 3,568.86 66,431.14 - 66,431.14 DTF 21-105 Northeast Florida Fire Watch Council 2/28/2022 160,000.00 5,500.00 154,500.00 - 154,500.00 DTF 21-106 Bay County Board of County Commissioners 1/31/2022 164,277.00 - 164,277.00 - 164,277.00
Total 1,574,277.00 9,068.86 1,565,208.14 - 1,565,208.14
Grand Total Open 3,396,677.00 897,802.82 2,498,874.18 - 24,291.94 2,474,582.24 GRANT TOTAL ALL G R AN T S 15,130,641.00 11,753,473.27 2,498,874.18 865,857.47 24,291.94 2,474,582.24
13 Contracts Update
1. Florida Defense Support Task Force Contracts FY 19-20
Contract # End Date Grantee Status/Progress Award Amount
Kennetic continues to make contact with installations to schedule video shoots. The team has completed videos for Camp Blanding and Tyndall AFB. They are working to schedule other installations as they reopen. As videos are completed they are being uploaded to the Enterprise Florida YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnterpriseFlorida/videos Kennetic Productions contract amendment executed. The new term of the contract is June 30, 2021. Kennetic has recently completed videos from NSA Orlando and USCG Clearwater. They are also working to finalize videos from Joint Gulf Range Complex video 1; Eglin AFB.; Tyndall AFB; NSA Panama City; Hurlburt Field and Professional License Reciprocity. (FY 19-20) Kennetic Productions, Inc. – They were working with Space Coast EDC to reschedule a complete 35 final shooting day with SMEs in their region with a target filming date approved videos of and working with staff to schedule SMEs for the statewide video. 6/30/2021 different lengths, based on March 2021: Kennetic has set up to film in Northwest Florida $165,000 at least 15 separate video (NAS Whiting Field, NAS Pensacola and Corry Station) on March shoots and or 23rd and 24th. They will be filming in South Florida (NAS Key compilations of existing West, US Coast Guard 7th District, USSOUTHCOM, Avon Park video in 15 different AFR, Homestead ARB) the week of April 9th. counties April 2021: Kennetic is currently working on the videos for the Panhandle. They filmed US Coast Guard Helicopter Training at Avon Park Air Force Range on April 20th. Ten (10) videos have been uploaded to the EFI You Tube Page and staff is working to get them placed on the new M&D website. https://www.youtube.com/c/EnterpriseFlorida/videos May 2021: Kennetic is working on finalizing the videos from NAS Pensacola, Corry Station, NAS Whiting Field, Patrick SFB and the Space Coast. They are still working with community contacts to gain filming access to MacDill, HARB, Key West and USSOUTHCOM. This contract is set to expire on June 30, 2021 and may need an extension, depending on when they can travel to film on the remaining installations.
Point of Contact: Michelle Griggs, Executive Assistant/Grants Manager, Florida Defense Support Task Force E:[email protected], T: (850) 298-6640
14 Running Total of Closed Grants & Contracts
CLOSED GRANTS & CONTRACTS Contract TYPE Funds Funds Pending Remaing funds # Contractor End Date Award Amount Paid to Date Remaining Forfeited Payme nts after pending FY 12-13 DTF 13-02 National Center for Simulation 06/30/15 350,000.00 349,999.85 0.15 - DTF 13-03 Florida 8 a Alliance 04/17/14 100,000.00 99,699.44 - 300.56 - DTF 13-05 Highlands County 03/31/15 500,000.00 500,000.00 - DTF 13-06 Santa Rosa 04/30/14 160,000.00 129,400.00 - 30,600.00 - DTF 13-07 Tampa Bay Defense Alliance 01/31/15 130,000.00 129,230.63 769.37 DTF 13-08 The Andrews Institute 06/23/14 225,000.00 225,000.00 - - DTF 13-10 City of Jacksonville 05/11/15 200,000.00 171,525.77 28,474.23 - DTF 13-11 City of Jacksonville 12/11/14 250,000.00 249,682.00 318.00 - Total 1,915,000.00 1,854,537.69 - 60,462.31 - - FY 13-14 DTF 14-02 Clay County (air space control) 07/31/15 474,000.00 474,000.00 - - DTF 14-03 Clay County (mass notification system) 03/12/15 255,000.00 255,000.00 - - DTF 14-04 City of Niceville 01/23/15 25,000.00 25,000.00 - - DTF 14-06 National Center for Simulation 12/31/15 350,000.00 350,000.00 - - - DTF 14-08 Tampa Bay Defense Alliance 05/31/15 225,000.00 223,642.05 1,357.95 - DTF 14-09 Florida 8(a) Alliance 05/31/15 150,000.00 150,000.00 - - - DTF 14-10 EDC of Okaloosa County 05/30/15 195,000.00 172,708.46 22,291.54 - DTF 14-11 Florida's Great Northwest 04/24/15 50,000.00 49,999.96 0.04 - Total 1,724,000.00 1,700,350.47 - 23,649.53 - - FY 14-15 - DTF 15-01 Clay County (Purchase land) 07/31/16 400,000.00 394,725.75 5,274.25 - - DTF 15-02 Tampa Bay Defense Alliance 05/31/16 150,000.00 149,886.61 113.39 - DTF 15-03 University of West Florida 08/31/16 350,000.00 350,000.00 - - - DTF 15-04 National Center for Simulation 06/30/17 240,000.00 240,000.00 - - - DTF 15-05 EDC of Okaloosa County 01/23/16 285,000.00 285,000.00 - - - - DTF 15-06 Florida's Great Northwest 02/16/16 25,000.00 25,000.00 - - DTF 15-07 Santa Rosa County 02/16/16 20,654.00 20,653.75 - 0.25 DTF 15-08 Florida 8(a) Alliance 04/30/16 100,000.00 99,680.83 - 319.17 - - DTF 15-09 Career Source Gulf Coast 08/24/17 150,000.00 38,035.25 - 99,528.92 - - DTF 15-10 Bay County 06/30/16 200,000.00 200,000.00 - - - DTF 15-11 City of Key West 06/30/18 100,000.00 100,000.00 - - - DTF 15-12 Air Force Enlisted 03/15/16 135,000.00 135,000.00 - - DTF 15-14 Polk County 04/20/17 500,000.00 500,000.00 - - - Total 2,655,654.00 2,537,982.19 - 105,235.98 - -
15 FY 15-16 DTF 16-01 Clay County Development Authority 08/13/16 400,000.00 390,200.00 - 9,800.00 DTF 16-02 Tampa Bay Defense Alliance 06/30/17 175,000.00 168,578.39 - 6,421.61 - - DTF 16-03 Santa Rosa County 08/13/16 41,310.00 41,310.00 - - DTF 16-04 Bay County (NSA PC) 03/31/17 120,000.00 111,814.00 - 8,186.00 - - CON 16-136 Highlands County 06/30/20 500,000.00 499,986.36 - 13.64 - - CON 16-137 City of Key West 06/29/18 150,000.00 150,000.00 - - - CON 16-138 EDC Okaloosa County 06/29/17 250,000.00 237,646.95 - 12,353.05 - - CON 16-139 National Math + Science Initiative 11/30/17 175,000.00 54,603.64 - 120,396.36 - - CON 16-140 Doolittle Institute 06/29/17 100,000.00 100,000.00 - - - - CON 16-143 Military Child Education Coalition 05/31/18 225,000.00 225,000.00 - - - CON 16-144 Clay County 06/29/17 400,000.00 399,175.75 - 824.00 - - Total 2,536,310.00 2,378,315.09 - 157,994.66 - - FY 16-17 CON 16-154 Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce 06/30/19 250,000.00 52,735.01 197,264.99 - - CON 17-161 Clay County Development Authority 04/30/19 400,000.00 400,000.00 - - - CON 17-162 South Florida Progress Foundation 06/30/18 115,000.00 115,000.00 - - - CON 17-177 *Tampa Bay Defense Alliance 08/14/18 135,000.00 33,750.00 - 101,250.00 - - CON 17-178 Gulf Coast State College 04/12/18 30,000.00 30,000.00 - - - - Total 930,000.00 631,485.01 - 298,514.99 - - FY 17-18 CON 17-176 Indyne, Inc. 07/31/18 235,000.00 235,000.00 - - - CON 18-192 South Florida Progress Foundation 05/31/19 140,000.00 140,000.00 - - - Total 375,000.00 375,000.00 FY 18-19 DTF 19-100 Clay County Development Authority 04/30/19 500,000.00 500,000.00 - - DTF 19-104 *Bay County Board of County Commissioners 06/30/19 95,000.00 - 95,000.00 - DTF 19-103 Gulf Coast State College 06/30/19 144,000.00 144,000.00 - - - DTF 19-102 Highlands County 03/17/20 90,000.00 90,000.00 - - - DTF 19-105 Gulf Coast State College 03/27/20 144,000.00 144,000.00 - - - Total 973,000.00 878,000.00 - 95,000.00 - - FY 19-20 DTF 20-101 Clay County Development Authority 06/30/20 500,000.00 500,000.00 - - - - DTF 20-102 *EDC Space Coast 10/31/21 125,000.00 - - 125,000.00
Total 625,000.00 500,000.00 - 125,000.00 - - Grand Total Closed 11,733,964.00 10,855,670.45 - 865,857.47 - -
*Contract Cancelled
16 Florida Defense Support Task Force Annual Budget for FY 2020-2021 (as of: May 12, 2021)
FY 2020/2021 Revenues Program Revenues Program Appropriation 1,750,000.00
Total Program Revenues 1,750,000.00
Administrative Revenues Administrative Appropriation 250,000.00 Total Administrative Revenues 250,000.00
Encumbered Remaining Actual/Expended Expenses Program Expenses Analyses and Studies 27,500.00 0.00 27,500.00 DTF 20-247 Matrix Design Group 27,500.00 1Task Force Board Meetings 15,000.00 8,443.45 6,556.55 Military Friendly Guide 9,500.00 2,196.73 7,303.27 Out-of-Cycle Activities 448,000.00 89,723.00 358,277.00 Gulf Range 3D Model Project 34,000.00 DTF 21-105 NE Florida Fire Watch 160,000.00 154,500.00 5,500.00 DTF 21-106 Bay County BOCC 164,277.00
Local Grant Program 1,250,000.00
DTF 21-100 Clay County Development Authority 500,000.00 DTF 21-101 Polk County Board of County Commissioners 500,000.00
DTF 21-102 Orlando Economic Partnership 110,000.00 DTF 21-103 Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners 70,000.00
DTF 21-104 South Florida Progress Foundation 70,000.00 66,431.14 3,568.86 Total Program Expenses 1,750,000.00 254,863.18 408,705.68
Administrative Expenses 2Staff Salaries & Benefits 185,000.00 58,097.41 126,902.59 3Task Force Travel and Per Diem 12,000.00 10,406.31 1,593.69 FDA Travel and Per Diem 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total Administrative Expenses 197,000.00 68,503.72 128,496.28
Total Expenses 1,947,000.00 53,000.00 537,201.96
Footnotes:
1 Line includes venue expenses, A/V contractor and other meeting costs as required for approximately eight meetings. 2 Line for two salaried staff. (Executive Director and Grants Manager) 3 Line includes travel and per diem for the approximately eight board meetings.
5/12/2021 9:46 AM Advancing Florida’s Military Training, Test & Evaluation Ranges
Support Request to the FDSTF 20 May 2021 Range Task Force Support
• In February 2021, FDA chartered its Range Task Force (RTF) within the Mission Sustainment Working Group • ~ A dozen reps from across the state; broad prior service and range experience • Building data repository of comprehensive range information; all-Service; all-Domain • Mapping way-ahead to advance both education, protection, utilization and enhancement opportunities
• Goal is to deliver a comprehensive series of products and engagements to: • Educate and inform community and business leaders; local, state and federal officials; and defense leadership on the comprehensive Florida range capabilities and currently untapped opportunities for expanded training, testing, development and evaluation activities • Develop appropriate proposals (state/federal) to both further protect and enhance Florida’s military ranges • UWF grant sponsor to support • Tasks and deliverables in direct support of FDSTF primary functions – state-wide impact
• ICW UWF, request support for (3) mutually supportive project efforts enhancing RTF work Requested Projects
• Develop a comprehensive report capturing full range complex, capabilities and opportunities ($30K)
• Develop a strategic engagement plan for both near- and long-term range support ($30K)
• Execution support for FDA range-focused engagement campaign ($30K) Range Report
• Report designed to tell the value of Florida ranges in a whole-of-Florida manner, across all domains
• Report will combine FDA-RTF existing work with all Service-level and Defense Department plans/manuals for ranges in Florida/adjacent areas for training, research, testing, development and evaluation • Will include laboratories, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, University Affiliated Research Centers, University Research Organizations and special use assets as appropriate
• Suitable for distribution to senior Federal and Defense leaders, Congressional members and staffs, State officials, and industry leaders at the executive level
• Estimated 3-4 months to complete; $30K 4 Engagement Plan
• Plan designed to achieve an advantage for Florida in the competitive space of state attraction of Defense and Federal activities for training, research, testing, development, evaluation, and experimentation • Detail messaging channels and methods; strategic and business engagements; and potential scheduling with executive insight to Federal calendars, legislative cycles, business fiscal years and investment cycles for acquisitions • Proposed execution calendar and business operations to achieve desired influence levels for investment in, and greater use of, the ranges in current operations and future-facing technologies to support future mission growth, research and emerging operations; JADC2, etc. • Identify leader engagements; organizations or companies for briefings; events and summits that support the sustainment, growth and investment in Florida’s military ranges • Have an immediate action component that is executable and an ambitious list of suggested engagements that may be used in future cycles
• Estimated 2-3 months to complete; $30K 5 Execution Support
• Execution assistance in scheduling, accessing, hosting and communicating executive-level engagements with specific leaders, offices, and staffs • Meet and brief senior Defense and State leaders, corporate executives, industry and academic partners on the value, quality and scale of training, test and evaluation ranges and assets available in Florida for expanded Defense Department and other Federal agency use • FDSTF can be designated as Executive Agency for engagement oversight • Hosting and assistance would also detail messaging channels and methods, strategic business engagements, and potential scheduling with executive insight to Federal calendars, legislative cycles, business fiscal years and investment cycles for acquisitions • Each engagement shall also include prep and follow-up support for each event • Estimated engagement activities will be executed over ~6-month timeframe; $30K 6 Synergy
• This will leverage, be complimented and supported by other state- wide range-related efforts
• FDSTF/FDA on-going video project capturing range related documentary
• FDSTF/FDA project to 3D model comprehensive, state-wide range complex
• FDA continuing Range Task Force efforts and engagements
7 South Florida SSDEFENSE ALLIANCEDA UNITE CHAMPION GROW
Southeast Florida Military Installations Resilience Study
Florida Defense Support Task Force 2020-2021 Grant Update
20 May 2021
1 South Florida SSDEFENSE ALLIANCEDA Review & Update UNITE CHAMPION GROW
History: ❖ Requested $203K for regional study ❖ Awarded $70K → down-scoped to Miami-Dade with a reduced focus 10:1 Leverage Opportunity With State Funds Post Award & Contract Signing: ❖ Conducted State-level coordination as directed ❖ Presented opportunity to leverage OLDCC MIR Grant to both recover regional focus and expand depth of review capabilities Formed Partnership with South Florida Regional $110K State = Planning Council (SFRPC): $1.1M Federal ❖ Buy-in from SFRPC BoD ❖ Support from county and municipal leaderships ❖ Support from key DoD installations 2 South Florida SSDEFENSE ALLIANCEDA Timeline UNITE CHAMPION GROW
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
FDSTF EFI FDSTF Award Contract Leverage
State Coord
Installation Coord County/Municipal Coord
State Agency Coord Anticipate OLDCC OLDCC SFRPC SFRPC OLDCC Grant Award Opportunity Start Commit Opened 3 South Florida St. Lucia SSDEFENSE ALLIANCEDA OLDCC Coverage UNITE CHAMPION GROW & Engagement
Installations / Facilities: Key Tenant Commands: • USAG-Miami • SOUTHCOM • Homestead ARB • MARFORSOUTH • NAS Key West • 482nd Fighter Wing • USCG • SOCSOUTH ▪ Base Miami Beach • USCG District 7 ▪ Air Station Miami • USCG Sector Miami ▪ D7 Headquarters • USCG Sector Key West ▪ STA Ft. Pierce • USCG MSST ▪ STA Lake Worth • JIATF-S ▪ STA Ft. Lauderdale • Army Dive School ▪ STA Miami Beach ▪ STA Islamorada Other Commands: ▪ STA Marathon (17) USCG Cutters ▪ STA Key West • (3) USCG ANTs ▪ Richmond Heights • • (1) USCG MSD • FLANG Armory • (1) USCG COE • NUWC Det AUTEC • NSWC SFOMC
OLDCC Covered Locations 4 South Florida DEFENSE ALLIANCE Organization & Funding SS DA UNITE CHAMPION GROW
Federal ~ $1M OLDCC
State $70K + $40K FDSTF
Involved Org SFRPC
Support Org SFDA SFPF Coordination TBD Support Match Funds 3rd Party (as req’d)
Academic NPOs
Mil Cmds County Gvt SEFL CC City Gvt Utility/Svc
5 South Florida SSDEFENSE ALLIANCEDA Request UNITE CHAMPION GROW
10:1 Leverage Opportunity With State Funds Increase $40K for existing grant to $110K: ❖ Increases match for OLDCC MIR Grant
❖ Raises leverage to fulfill complete DoD regional study
❖ Avoids complex in-kind accounting for full grant amount
$110K State $1.1M Federal
6 South Florida SSDEFENSE ALLIANCEDA Summary UNITE CHAMPION GROW
Outcomes: ❖ Comprehensive regional model; first-of-a-kind in nation via OLDCC
❖ Exportable across Florida (designed into project as final Task/Activities)
❖ Inclusive implementation planning = strong lead-in to follow-on solution funding
❖ Strong support to three signature SFL installations on DoD “Top” resilience-challenged locations
7 Florida Defense Support Task Force
2021 Defense/Military-Related Budget and Legislative Summary
(As of: May 12, 2021)
FY 21 – 22 Budget:
Passed by the Legislature, but not yet signed into law by the Governor
Florida Defense Support Task Force Budget – $2,000,000:
Defense Grants Budget (DEO):
• Military Base Protection & Defense Reinvestment – $800,000 • Defense Infrastructure – $1,600,000
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Legislation:
Passed by the Legislature and Signed into Law by the Governor
HB 7045 – School Choice
The bill will provide more education opportunities for children from low-income families and students with unique abilities. The bill expands eligibility for low-income students, and prioritizes military, foster, and adopted students. The bill empowers military families to maximize their school choice options by exempting the dependents of United States Armed Forces members from any limitations of waitlists or maximum scholarship program enrollment.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
Passed by the Legislature, but not yet signed into law by the Governor
SB 366 – Educational Opportunities Leading to Employment
The bill renames the Florida Ready to Work Certification Program as the Florida Ready to Work Credential Program; establishes where the program training is conducted; requires that certain students be covered by the workers ‘compensation of their employers in a work based learning
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opportunity; requires admissions counseling to use certain tests for alternative methods to measure achievement of college level communication and computation by students entering college program. A student who entered 9th grade in a Florida public school in the 2003-2004 school year, or any year thereafter, and earned a Florida standard high school diploma or a student who is serving as an active duty member of any branch of the United States Armed Services is not required to be assessed for readiness for college-level work in communication and computation and is not required to enroll in developmental education instruction in a Florida College System institution.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
HB 429 and (SB 938) – Purple Star Campuses
The bill requires the DOE to establish a Purple Star Campus Program; specifies program criteria for participating schools; authorizes schools to partner with school districts to meet criteria.
(The Purple Star program’s purpose is to help schools respond to the educational and social- emotional challenges military-connected children face during their transition to a new school and keep them on track to be college, workforce, and life-ready.)
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
HB 435 and (SB 586) – Veterans Employment and Training
This bill directs Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., to serve as the state's principal assistance organization under United States Department of Defense's SkillBridge program; prescribes duties of corporation to facilitate administration of SkillBridge program.
(The DoD’s Skillbridge program is an opportunity for Service members to gain valuable civilian work experience through specific industry training, apprenticeships, or internships during the last 180 days of service. SkillBridge connects Service members with industry partners in real-world job experiences.)
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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HB 1069 and (SB 654) – Public Records/Department of Military Affairs
Provides exemption from public records requirements for information held by Department of Military Affairs stored in United States Department of Defense system of records, transmitted using United States Department of Defense network or communications device, or pertaining to United States Department of Defense; provides certain information may be disclosed only in accordance with federal & state laws; provides for retroactive application; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Effective Date: Upon Becoming Law
SB 676 -- Special and Specialty License Plates
This bill prevents the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from issuing any new specialty license plates until a sufficient number of plates are discontinued; providing an exception to the requirement that specialty license plate annual use fees and interest earned from those fees only be expended in this state; requiring the department to discontinue an independent college or university’s existing specialty license plate if the college or university elects to use the standard template specialty license plate; revising distribution of annual use fees from the sale of a total of 14 license plates, including the Honor flight license plates, and Army of Occupation license plates.
Effective Date: October 1, 2021
HB 873 and (SB 770) – Military Affairs
The bill deletes a provision that requires that certain military personnel have the same salary and benefits as career service employees and modifiers the minimum qualifications and duties of the Adjutant General. The bill also specifies that a court martial is an administrative procedure under the executive branch of the State government; and authorizes the AG, the AG’s designee, or a military judge to issue and execute search authorizations under certain circumstances.
Effective Date: July 1, 2021
SB 1028 – Education
This bill authorizes members of certain committees of a district school board to attend meetings in person or using telecommunication networks; authorizes state universities and colleges to solicit applications and sponsor charter schools; and authorizes charter schools to offer a career
3 and professional academy. The bill also creates the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” (which would keep transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports.); expands the eligibility to receive funds to schools of hope; and authorizes the principal, teachers, and/or parents to collaborate to develop a customized 1 year education plan for the student in lieu of retaining the student. Also, each lab school shall provide sequential instruction and shall be affiliated with the college of education within the state university of closest geographic proximity. It is limited to one lab school per university. The limitation of one lab school per university does not apply to a university that establishes a lab school to serve families of a military installations.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2021
SB 1954 and (HB 7019) – Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience
The bill establishes the Resilient Florida Grants Program within the Department of Environmental Protection. The bill requires the department to do the following: Complete a comprehensive flood vulnerability and sea level rise data set and assessment, develop an annual Statewide flooding and sea level rise resilience plan and Submit the plan to the governor/legislature, implement a scoring system for assessing projects for inclusion in the plan. A vulnerability assessment conducted pursuant to the bill must encompass the entire county or municipality, and includes all critical assets, including military installations, as defined in the bill.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
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Point of Contact: Terry McCaffrey, VP, Military and Defense, Enterprise Florida, Inc. Tel # (850) 298-6652 or email: [email protected]
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