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Kevin Wolff, County Commissioner

Co-Chairman, JLUS Executive Committee Chairman, JLUS “Implementation Committee” Co-Chairman Military

Transformation Task Force (MTTF)

Bexar County, TX

Camp Bullis Encroachment Issues and Lessons Learned

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[Organization and Role in Process]

JLUS Executive Committee

Policy-Making and Decision-Making Body in JLUS Process

-- Members: Stakeholders, Military, and Government

- Technical Support provided by an Advisory Committee

-- All meetings were open to the public

-- Responsibility: reach consensus and recommend the JLUS Final Report

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[Organization and Role in Process]

“Implementation Committee”

AKA: “Camp Bullis Preservation Partnership”

-- Six government entities: Bexar, Comal, and Kendall Counties; Cities of San Antonio and Fair Oaks Ranch; Ft Sam Houston/Camp Bullis

Goal: Monitor Implementation Efforts and Keep Channels of Communication Open

-- Quarterly meetings, open to the public, to receive updates and status of implementation actions

-- Ensure maximum completion of the JLUS Recommendations and Strategies

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[Challenges, Issues, and Roadblocks]

Balance competing interests to provide a win-win situation

*Military -- preservation of Camp Bullis mission

*Development/Real Estate Community – economic viability

*Environmental – endangered species (birds and bugs)

*Citizens – Private Property Rights/Quality of Life

*Government – Keep it practical/least amount of regulation to achieve end goal

Lack of authority at County Level

*Counties in Texas have almost no land use authority

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[Accomplishments]

Resolution of Support

-- 4 of 5 Government Partners

County Dark Sky Lighting Order/Ordinances

-- All three participating counties and both cities

Overall Successful Implementation

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[Success factors, lessons learned, tools for partnership]

Implementation Committee: Open Communication and Dialogue

-- increased the level of trust between partners-- increased understanding of needs of all parties-- channel for citizen input

What it takes to succeed: Significant Political Will-- elected officials willing to act

-- medic training mission at stake-- national security implications-- local economic issues

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[Key Recommendation for Future Success]

Communication