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CENTRAL TEXAS LISTENING SESSIONON ARMY END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS
24 MARCH 2015
WHAT THE ARMY MEASUREDValued Environmental Components
1. AIR QUALITY
2. AIRSPACE
3. CULTURAL RESOURCES
4. NOISE
5. SOILS
6. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES (Vegetation, Wildlife, TES)
7. WETLANDS
8. WATER RESOURCES
9. FACILITIES
10. SOCIOECONOMICS
11. ENERGY DEMAND AND GENERATION
12. LAND USE CONFLICTS & COMPATIBILITY
13. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND WASTE
14. TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION
POPULATION & DEMOGRAPHICS• POPULATION• EMPLOYMENT• INCOME•SALES/SALES TAXES
o HOUSINGo SCHOOLS
o PUBLIC HEALTH/SAFETYo MEDICAL FACILITIES
o FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICESo RECREATION FACILITIES
IMPACTS
• REGIONAL OVERVIEW & BACKGROUND• EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES• MEDICAL SERVICES CAPABILITIES• WORKFORCE SERVICES FOR SPOUSES & VETERANS• WATER RESOURCES• HOUSING• TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS• SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FORCE STRUCTURE REDUCTIONS
DISCUSSION TOPICS
A MESSAGE FROM SENATOR JOHN CORNYN
A MESSAGE FROM CONGRESSMEN JOHN CARTER (TX-31)
ROGER WILLIAMS (TX-25)
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Metropolitan
Statistical Area (MSA)
• 3600 square miles• Population:
423,2572013 Census Bureau Estimate
THE HEART OF TEXAS DEFENSE ALLIANCE:
• IS A REGIONAL, (7 CITIES/3 COUNTIES) MUNICIPALLY-FUNDED NON-PROFIT (501(C)(6)) CORPORATION THAT PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FORT HOOD AND ALL DEFENSE-RELATED INDUSTRIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE KILLEEN-TEMPLE-FORT HOOD MSA.
CENTRAL TEXAS REGION OVERVIEW
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FORT HOOD
• Statewide Annual GDP Impact of Fort Hood = $25.26 billionStudy by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, December 2012
Based on 46,764 assigned military strength/7,470 DA Civilian Employees Fort Hood creates 214,344 indirect jobs statewide
• Alternative 1* (Loss of up to 16,000 personnel – two BCTs/60% non-BCT Soldiers/30% DAC) impact would be (33.9%).
Annual statewide economic impact of ($8.56 billion). For comparison:
- Microsoft paid $8.5 billion to acquire Skype in 2011;- The US Postal Service lost $8.5 billion in 2010;- The Continental – United Airlines merger cost $8.5 billion.
Anticipated annual loss to regional economy ≈ ($5.7billion)
* The Army 2020 analysis was based on Fort Hood’s 2011 Baseline population of 47,190.
CENTRAL TEXAS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESDR. JOHN CRAFT
SUPERINTENDENT, KILLEEN ISD
• 25,000 Fort Hood- Connected Students Served Through Eight Local School Districts- Killeen, Copperas Cove, Lampasas, Florence, Temple, Belton, Salado, Gatesville
• Killeen Independent School District• 42,963 Students, 20,000/47% Federally-Connected• 47 Campuses and 5 Special Campuses-9 Located on Fort Hood• Academic Programs Providing Specialized Academic Opportunities for College and Career Preparedness
• Central Texas College• 14,700 Students, 40% of Total Military Student/Family Members in Texas• 140 Locations on Military Installations World-Wide• Associate Degree Programs and Certifications Leading to Quality Jobs
• Texas A&M University- Central Texas• 2500 Students- Upper-Level and Graduate Studies University• Member of One of the Largest Higher Education Systems in the Nation• Flexibility- 40% Semester Credit Hours Offered Online
CENTRAL TEXAS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNTIES
A Collaborative Effort Amongst School Districts, Institutions of Higher Education and Our Community
• Fully-Funded, Full Day PK3 and PK4-Year-Old Programs
• State of the Art Career Center
• Fully-Funded Dual Credit Courses
• Numerous Pre-AP and AP Courses
• Fully-Funded Texas Bioscience Institute
• International Baccalaureate Program
• New Fully-Funded Early College High School-Fall 2015
• College of Choice and 50 Year Tradition Serving Fort Hood Soldiers and Families
• Vet Success Program on Campus
• College Credit for Heroes-49 Possible Credit Hours
• Program Flexibility-Online Courses
• Numerous Associate Degree Programs
• Great Value- $80/Credit Hour
• 35 Baccalaureate/18 Master’s Degree Programs
• 36% Growth Rate• 3750 Graduates • Newest B.S. in Nursing- 25
Students Currently Enrolled• B.S. Biological Science- To
Begin Fall 2015• Exceptional ROTC Program• Guaranteed-Fixed Tuition
Rates and Fees
$≤17,000 Baccalaureate Degree
EDUCATION ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY
CENTRAL TEXAS MEDICAL SERVICES CAPABILITIESCARLYLE WALTON, FACHE
CEO, METROPLEX HEALTH SYSTEM
MEDICAL SERVICES CAPABILTIES
• Provide medical collaboration and civilian support network to CRDAMC
• 1,224 Providers 268 Primary Care956 Specialty Care
• 1 Provider/350 Population • 1,196 Area Beds
3 Beds/1000 population• Scott & White in Temple
Level 1 Trauma Center Teaching hospital affiliated
with Texas A&M College of Medicine
McLane Children’s • All regional medical facilities in
TRICARE Network• Dartmouth Institute for Health
Policy & Clinical Practice ranked Central Texas as one of the best dollar values for medical spending (per capita Medicare)
REGIONAL MEDICAL DATA
UNIQUE AND SYNERGISTIC CAPABILITIES1. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit -
Metroplex, S&W2. Cardiac, Lung and Kidney transplants –
S&W3. Wound Care with Hyperbaric O2 therapy
chambers – Metroplex, S&W4. Interventional Pain Services –
Metroplex, Killeen, S&W5. Radiation and Cancer therapy centers –
Metroplex, S&W6. Bariatric Surgery – Metroplex, S&W7. Sleep centers – Metroplex, S&W, SMCHH8. Behavioral Health services Inpatient and
outpatient o Adult – Metroplex, S&W, Cedar
Cresto Pediatric – Metroplex, Cedar Cresto Adolescent – Metroplex, Cedar
Crest 9. Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology – Metroplex, S&W, SMCHH10. Emergency Preparedness
Over 50 Medical
Specialties
OUR VALUE PROPOSITION
• The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) “Triple Aim”: Improving the patient experience of care Improving the health of our population Reducing the per capita cost of care
• Committed to appropriate, cost-effective partnerships
• Committed to enhance and support the ringers of freedom's bells.
CENTRAL TEXAS WORKFORCE SERVICESFOR SPOUSES & VETERANS
SUSAN KAMASEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS OF CENTRAL TEXAS
– Veterans and Soldiers’ Spouse Priority
– Services: - Connection to Local Jobs
- Labor Market Information- Transition Assistance- Employment Preparation Assistance- Vocational Training Support- One-on-One Guidance- Childcare Assistance
– 4,000 Fort Hood Spouses served to date:- 3,328 (83.2%) entered employment
– 2014 Service Outcomes- 9,124 Veterans Served- 1,973 Disabled Veterans Served- 84.54% Veterans Retained Employment- 85.75% Disabled Veterans Retained Employment
SERVICES TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
PARTNERSHIPS TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
- Veterans Inventory Partner - Attracts Employers with Jobs for Veterans- Identifies Veterans’ Skills Levels and Employment Expectations
- Business Resource Center Partner- Annual Conference Focused on Government Contracts for Emerging and Small Businesses- Guidance and Resources for Veteran and Spouse Entrepreneurs (75% are Veterans)- Services Provided with Minimal Costs to Customers
- $2.36m – Dedicated to Providing Services for Impacted Fort Hood Personnel• Civil Service• Contractors• Soldiers Impacted by Downsizing
– Soldier For Life (Facilitating employment for SFL Apprenticeships at Fort Hood)– Army Community Services Employment Readiness Branch Partnership– $3m – Dedicated to Workforce services addressing the impact of Army downsizing/BRA
• 530 Impacted civilians, military spouses, and veterans served• 261 received vocational training/skills upgrades• 408 (77%) entered employment
RESOURCES TO ASSIST EMPLOYEES IMPACTED BY DOWNSIZING
QUALITY CHILD CARE INITIATIVES ASSISTING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
2005: 3 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - Certified Child Care CentersToday: 32 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - Certified Child Care Centers (4 located on Fort Hood)
17 Child Care Centers In the Process of Receiving Certification
- Past 18 months: $826,500 Invested in Local Child Care Quality Improvements - Collaborations with Nature Explore and Army Child Care in Your Neighborhood (ACCYN)
WATER RESOURCES IN CENTRAL TEXASGLENN MORRISON
CITY MANAGER, KILLEEN
CENTRAL TEXAS’ WATER HISTORY
•Two Primary water sources:• Stillhouse Hollow • Lake Belton
Army Corps of Engineers Lakes – Flood Control and source of water.
• Bell County WCID #1
• 90 Million Gallons/Day (MGD) Water Treatment Plant
WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (WCID) #1 WATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
15 miles
MAIN TRANSMISSION LINE ENTERS FORT HOOD
• Fort Hood • 12,000 Acre-Feet• Direct Adjudicated Right
• Communities – 65,754 Acre-Feet
• .62 cents Per Thousand Gallons Regional Cooperation and Infrastructure
• Shared Wastewater Treatment
• Shared Water Treatment
AVAILABILITY & AFFORDABILITY
• Stillhouse Hollow Water Treatment Plant
• Reclaimed Water System
CENTRAL TEXAS HOUSING RODNEY SHINE
THE SHINETEAM REALTORS
$0 - $49,999
$50,000 - $74,999
$75,000 - $99,999
$100,000 - $124,999
$125,000 - $149,999
$150,000 - $174,999
$175,000 - $199,999
$200,000 - $249,999
$250,000 +
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
63
108
175
133
182
188
155
190
186
Available Homes by Price Band
AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Source: Fort Hood Area Association of Realtors MLS, Temple-Belton Board of Realtors MLS
OF THE 2,023 HOMES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE FORT HOOD AREA: - 82% (1,658) WOULD HAVE PAYMENTS UNDER $1,700 PER MONTH. - 57% (1,152) WOULD HAVE PAYMENTS UNDER $1,200 PER MONTH.
$0-$500
$501-$1000
$1001-$1500
$1501+
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
AVAILABILITY OF RENTAL HOUSING IN CENTRAL TEXAS
Source: Compilation of Information from various websites including Texas A&M Real Estate Center, AHRN, local managers
80 PERCENT OF AVAILABLE RENTALS FALL IN THE $501 - $1000/MONTH RANGE
Fort Hood Area, TX
Hinesville, GA Junction City, KS
El Paso, TX Fayetteville, NC
Colorado Springs, CO
Savannah, GA $-
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$152,831
$168,587
$186,366 $197,214 $197,826
$223,060 $223,533
Source: 2014 Coldwell Banker Home Listing Report
BASED ON THE AVERAGE PRICES OF A 4
BEDROOM/2BATH HOME, THE FORT HOOD AREA IS THE MOST AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY ALLOWING
SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAXIMIZE
THEIR BAH.
HOME COST COMPARISON
Temple-Killeen MSA
Savannah, GA El Paso, TX Manhattan, KS Colorado Springs, CO
Fort Bragg Area, NC
$46,000
$48,000
$50,000
$52,000
$54,000
$56,000
$58,000
$50,000
$53,019
$53,948 $54,297
$56,445
$57,142
RELATIVE COST-OF-LIVING COMPARISONFort Hood versus Other Military Communities
SOLDIERS STATIONED AT OTHER MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID 6 – 14% MORE TO HAVE THE SAME
PURCHASING POWER AS IN
CENTRAL TEXAS.
Source: CNN Money
COMPARISON OF MONTHLY BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING (BAH) RATES
Fort Hood Fort Riley Fort Bragg Fort Bliss Fort Stewart Fort Drum Fort Carson Fort Lewis$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
SGT (E-5) WITH DEPENDENTS
MAJ (O-4) WITH DEPENDENTS
MONTHLY BAH RATES ARE 3 – 26% LOWER
THAN OTHER INSTALLATIONS
– A DIRECT SAVINGS TO
THE MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCOUNT
IMPROVEMENTS TO CENTRAL TEXAS’ TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
SCOTT COSPERCO-CHAIR, KILLEEN-TEMPLE METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION (KTMPO)
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
FUNDED PROJECTS•Fort Hood Ingress/Egress Enhancements
- 4 projects- TxDOT approved funding in 2005
•US 190- Copperas Cove to Main Gate- Spur 172 (FH Main Gate) to W.S. Young Dr.- W.S. Young to FM 2410- Widen to 6 lanes
•Copperas Cove Bypass•SH 195
- Widen to 4 lanes – Fort Hood to IH-35
STATE-REGION-COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND FUNDING TO IMPROVE MOBILITY AND
SAFETY IN SUPPORT OF FORT HOOD.
$129.6 M
$129 M
$49.2 M
$44.1 M
Copperas Cove to Bell County Line
$22,382,000
Coryell County Line to SP 172$19,267,600
$31,147,896
$2,368,151
$9,349,448
$1,220,438
$39,167,327
$37,478,438
$18,778,877
$34,215,375
$129,640,017Total:
2006
Complete 2014
Complete
ESTIMATED COMPLETION
2016
KILLEEN - FORT HOOD REGIONAL AIRPORTA Partnership Model between Fort Hood, Central Texas and the
City of Killeen
• 2004 Joint Use Agreement between the Department of the Army and the City of Killeen.• 85 acres of Robert Gray Army Airfield (RGAAF) leased to the City of Killeen by Fort Hood.• Payment by Services-in-Kind and shared maintenance.• > $120 Million investment by the FAA and City in aprons and Ted C. Connell terminal.• Dedicated regional jet service by 3 airlines. (American, United, Delta) to serve Fort Hood Soldiers and Families.• Access to 10,000-foot dual-ILS/multiple instrumented approach runway.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF FORCE REDUCTIONS BILL PARRY
HEART OF TEXAS DEFENSE ALLIANCE
SALES INCOME EMPLOYMENT POPULATION
FORECAST VALUE (4.1%) (5.3%) (10.7%) (9.5%)
TABLE 4.10-5: ECONOMIC IMPACT FORECAST SYSTEM (MODEL) AND RATIONAL THRESHOLD VALUE SUMMARY
PROJECTED IMPACT OF 16,000 REDUCTION
LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT
$821.7 Million $870.2 Million 18,915 Jobs 40,288 FH-connected+ 1,416 Contract+ 1,499 Goods & Services-inducedRESULTS IN
$10.7 Million less in Sales Tax
ARMY USED PLANNING FACTORS OF:• 16% OF SALES SUBJECT TO SALES TAX• 0.082 SALES TAX RATE
ACTUAL DATA FOR CENTRAL TEXAS:• 23.4% OF SALES SUBJECT TO SALES TAX• 0.0825 SALES TAX RATE
ACTUAL SALES TAX IMPACT IS $15.86 MILLION
ARMY USED PLANNING FACTOR OF:• 1.7 CHILDREN PER MARRIED SOLDIER
ACTUAL DATA FOR FORT HOOD:• MARRIED SOLDIERS HAVE 1.97 CHILDREN
INCREASED IMPACT ON SCHOOLS – 1,588
MORE CHILDREN THAN MODELED
THE CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL COMMUNITIES ARE READY – ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
EXCELLENT SCHOOLS – Pre-K through Graduate degrees
VERY AFFORDABLE COST OF LIVING
ROBUST AND GROWING REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CLUSTER TO SUPPORT CRDAMC
PROACTIVELY ASSISTING VETERANS AND FORT HOOD SPOUSES WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
AN ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY TO SUPPORT PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH – GROWING THROUGH PROACTIVE RE-USE INITIATIVES.
GEOGRAPHICALLY POSITIONED WITHIN AN EASY DISTANCE OF WORLD-CLASS RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
…. TO SUPPORT FORT HOOD SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
IN CONCLUSION…
CENTRAL TEXAS LISTENING SESSIONON ARMY END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS
24 MARCH 2015
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