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 ~ Table of Contents ~ 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 Florida Defense Support Task Force | 4/15/2021 1 Staff Present: Ray Collins, Executive Director, FDSTF Chad Corriveau, Communications &Research Specialist, EFI Michelle Griggs, Executive Assistant/Contracts & Grants Manager, EFI 2 Florida Defense Support Task Force | 4/15/2021 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 3 Florida Defense Support Task Force | 4/15/2021 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