February 14, 2011
ADC 2011 WINTER FORUM, SAN ANTONIO
Installation Innovation, Efficiency & Partnership
Tom Knight, Garrison Chief of Staff, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Dan Penrose, Project Manager, City of Lakewood
AGENDA
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Overview of JBLM and Surrounding Communities
Common Interests and Challenges
Incremental Development of a Partnership
The Way Ahead
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OVERVIEW
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
 Growth from ~23,000 to ~40,000
Service members from 2002-2010
 Transformation of Army & AF Units
(Strykers, C17s)
 Training requirements now exceed
infrastructure capabilities
 Completely encroached, land & air
 Bisected by I-5
 Emerging as a land and species
sanctuary
 Tribal entities on the installation
 Competition for local resources
Surrounding Communities
 Local growth of almost 170,000 in 10
years
 17 separate communities ranging from
small (~700) to large (~200,000)
across two counties
 Seven school districts
 Regional employment market is retail
and tech-oriented
 Shared I-5 corridor both sustains and
limits growth opportunities
 Developing tax base
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD LOCATION
TACOMA
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Part of Seattle Tacoma-Olympia
metropolitan region
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Bisected by Interstate 5
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JBLM – 86,176 acres
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Yakima Training Center – 323,651 acres
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PLANNING CONTEXT IN WASHINGTON STATE
Washington State Growth Management Act (1990)
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Requires most counties and cities to formulate plans
that align with 14 state goals.
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Establish urban growth areas to curb sprawl, protect
resource lands & critical areas
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Buildable lands analyses, population and
employment growth targets
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Consistent, Comprehensive, Concurrent
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Impact Fees (Optional)
Military Growth is typically unknown and was not a part of GMA
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WHAT BRINGS US TOGETHER?
Interests
 Military readiness and preparedness
 Economic benefits and development
 Environmental preservation &
compliance
 Mutual assistance
 Mitigating impacts of growth
 Challenges
 Ownership of, and contribution to
common problems
 Developing complimentary versus
competitive retail markets
 Dual-use capabilities
 Transient military and tax expenditures
 Unforecasted growth
 Military training near urban areas
 Clash of cultures
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1940
Growth of the
Puget Sound
Region’s
footprint –
(parcels with
development)
Source: Urban Ecology Research Lab, Univ. of WA.
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1960
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1980
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2000
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
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1980 – Regional
Population Density
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1990 – Regional
Population Density
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2000 – Regional
Population Density
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2010 – Regional
Population Density
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2020 – Regional
Population Density
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2030 – Regional
Population Density
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DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTNERSHIP:
South Sound Military & Communities Partnership
 Required a champion - Lakewood
 Needed some seed money and third
party counsel – OEA
 Basic issues of common interest:
– Housing
– Economic Impact
– Education
– Health
– Transportation
– Plans & Policies
– Public Utilities & Infrastructure
– Public Safety & Emergency
Services
– Social Services
– Quality of Life
 Needed to formalize
 Installation as anchor, not as
lead
 Unique & tailored organization
 Leverage other existing models
 Needs a small core group to
plan
 Must endure – about more than
growth
 Lessons Learned:
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The Way Ahead
 Formalize a flexible
organization
 Elected officials
 Staffing & contributions
 Who has what role?
 Stakeholders
 Organizational tempo
 Branding
 Producing results
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OUR MISSION:
“To foster effective communication, understanding, and mutual
support by serving as the primary point of coordination for resolution of
those issues which transcend the specific interests of the military and
civilian communities of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord region.”
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WHAT IS THE TAKEAWAY?
“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know.
There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we
know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There
are things we don't know we don't know”.
(Sec. of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, 2002)
Be ready to implement!
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Web Sites
Growth Coordination Plan
http://www.JBLM-growth.com/
Contact
Dan Penrose, City of Lakewood
(253) 983-7772
dpenrose@cityoflakewood.us
Tom Knight, Chief of Staff, Joint Base Garrison
(253) 477-1005
thomas.knight@us.army.mil
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