Best Practices Study 2014
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Military Installation and Mission Support Best Practices (25 States / 20 Communities) Prepared for: Florida Defense Support Task Force (FDSTF) Submitted: December 23, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... iii BEST PRACTICES REPORT Purpose ................................................................................................................................ 1 States/ Communities ........................................................................................................... 1 Project Participants ............................................................................................................. 2 Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 2 Sources ................................................................................................................................ 3 Findings ............................................................................................................................... 4 STATES 1. Florida .............................................................................................................................. 18 2. Alabama ............................................................................................................................ 26 3. Alaska ............................................................................................................................... 32 4. Arizona .............................................................................................................................. 38 5. California .......................................................................................................................... 45 6. Colorado ............................................................................................................................ 54 7. Connecticut ....................................................................................................................... 61 8. Georgia .............................................................................................................................. 67 9. Hawaii ............................................................................................................................... 74 10. Illinois ............................................................................................................................... 80 11. Kansas ............................................................................................................................... 87 12. Kentucky ........................................................................................................................... 93 13. Louisiana ........................................................................................................................... 98 14. Maryland ......................................................................................................................... 104 15. Mississippi ...................................................................................................................... 111 16. Missouri .......................................................................................................................... 117 17. Nevada ............................................................................................................................ 122 18. New Jersey ...................................................................................................................... 128 19. New Mexico .................................................................................................................... 134 20. New York ........................................................................................................................ 140 21. North Carolina ................................................................................................................ 146 22. Oklahoma ........................................................................................................................ 152 23. South Carolina ................................................................................................................ 158 24. Texas ............................................................................................................................... 164 25. Virginia ........................................................................................................................... 173 26. Washington ..................................................................................................................... 181 COMMUNITIES i 1. San Antonio, TX ............................................................................................................. 187 2. Clovis, NM ...................................................................................................................... 193 3. Hampton Roads, VA ....................................................................................................... 197 4. San Diego, CA ................................................................................................................ 205 5. Fayetteville, NC .............................................................................................................. 212 6. Huntsville, AL ................................................................................................................. 217 7. Dayton, OH ..................................................................................................................... 220 8. Monterey, CA ................................................................................................................. 224 9. Watertown, NY ............................................................................................................... 228 10. Lancaster, CA ................................................................................................................. 233 11. Bremerton, WA ............................................................................................................... 237 12. Whidbey Island/ Oak Harbor, WA ................................................................................. 241 13. Phoenix/ Glendale, AZ .................................................................................................... 244 14. Colorado Springs, CO ..................................................................................................... 251 15. Bellville, IL ..................................................................................................................... 257 16. Daleville, Enterprise, Ozark, AL .................................................................................... 260 17. Oklahoma City, OK ........................................................................................................ 264 18. Burlington, VT ................................................................................................................ 269 19. Tucson, AZ ..................................................................................................................... 273 20. China Lake/ Ridgecrest, CA ........................................................................................... 279 ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this report is to describe the “Best Practices” being utilized by 25 separate states, and a total of 20 communities throughout the country to protect, sustain, and enhance their resident military installations and missions. Specifically, the project entailed researching, identifying and reporting on: • Initiatives/programs implemented by these states and local communities/organizations to sustain and/or enhance their resident military installations and missions. • Relevant state statutes and local regulations which support the military installations, missions and military families. In the study of the 25 states, several factors were analyzed to determine the states’ progress since the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round of 2005. Additionally, an assessment was completed of the contributions that the states have made to assigned military personnel and their families, as well as the veterans residing in the states. The specific factors analyzed consisted of the following: • The overall state employment impact resulting from the BRAC 2005 process as reported in the Commission’s Report to the President (Volume 2). • Military Construction (Milcon) investments made by the DoD and the Congress post BRAC 2005 (from 2006 through 2015) as an indication of mission stability and growth. • An indication of total DoD expenditures in the state, as of 2011, and the amount of the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) represented by these expenditures. • Compliance with the 10 Key Issues of the USA4MilitaryFamilies initiative that the DoD and states have partnered on to support the needs of military members and their families. • The State Report Card (2013) published by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) providing a state-by-state assessment of state-level programs and policies affecting active duty, military retirees, veterans, and family members. • Legislative initiatives passed by state legislatures to support Active Duty, Guard and Reserve, military retirees, veterans, and family members from 2010 – 2014. • Best Practices employed by states to support