CENTRAL TEXAS LISTENING SESSION
ON ARMY END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS
24 MARCH 2015
WHAT THE ARMY MEASURED
Valued 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
oHOUSING
• EMPLOYMENT
oSCHOOLS
• INCOME
oPUBLIC HEALTH/SAFETY
oMEDICAL FACILITIES
•SALES/SALES TAXES
oFAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
oRECREATION FACILITIES
DISCUSSION TOPICS
• 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
A MESSAGE FROM SENATOR JOHN CORNYN
A MESSAGE FROM CONGRESSMEN
JOHN CARTER (TX-31)
ROGER WILLIAMS (TX-25)
CENTRAL TEXAS REGION OVERVIEW
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
Metropolitan Statistical
Area (MSA)
•3600 square miles
• Population: 423,257
2013 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.
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FORT HOOD
• Statewide Annual GDP Impact of Fort Hood = $25.26 billion
Study 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 OPPORTUNITIES
DR. JOHN CRAFT
SUPERINTENDENT, KILLEEN ISD
CENTRAL TEXAS EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNTIES
• 25,000 Fort Hood- Connected Students Served Through Eight Local School DistrictsKilleen, Copperas Cove, Lampasas, Florence, Temple, Belton, Salado, Gatesville
• Killeen Independent School District
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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
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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
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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
EDUCATION ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY
A Collaborative Effort Amongst School Districts, Institutions
of Higher Education and Our Community
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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
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College of Choice and 50
Year Tradition Serving Fort
Hood Soldiers and Families
Vet Success Program on
Campus
College Credit for Heroes49 Possible Credit Hours
Program Flexibility-Online
Courses
Numerous Associate
Degree Programs
Great Value- $80/Credit
Hour
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$≤17,000 Baccalaureate Degree
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
CENTRAL TEXAS MEDICAL SERVICES CAPABILITIES
CARLYLE WALTON, FACHE
CEO, METROPLEX HEALTH SYSTEM
MEDICAL SERVICES CAPABILTIES
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REGIONAL MEDICAL DATA
Provide medical collaboration
and civilian support network to
CRDAMC
1,224 Providers
 268 Primary Care
956 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)
UNIQUE AND SYNERGISTIC CAPABILITIES
1. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Metroplex, S&W
2. Cardiac, Lung and Kidney transplants –
S&W
3. Wound Care with Hyperbaric O2
therapy chambers – Metroplex, S&W
4. Interventional Pain Services –
Metroplex, Killeen, S&W
5. Radiation and Cancer therapy centers –
Metroplex, S&W
6. Bariatric Surgery – Metroplex, S&W
7. Sleep centers – Metroplex, S&W, SMCHH
8. Behavioral Health services Inpatient and
outpatient
o Adult – Metroplex, S&W, Cedar
Crest
o Pediatric – Metroplex, Cedar Crest
o Adolescent – Metroplex, Cedar
Crest
9. Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology
– Metroplex, S&W, SMCHH
10. 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 SERVICES
FOR SPOUSES & VETERANS
SUSAN KAMAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS OF CENTRAL TEXAS
SERVICES TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
– 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
PARTNERSHIPS TO ASSIST VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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Veterans Inventory Partner
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Attracts Employers with Jobs for Veterans
Identifies Veterans’ Skills Levels and Employment Expectations
Business Resource Center Partner
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Annual Conference Focused on Government Contracts for Emerging and Small Businesses
Guidance and Resources for Veteran and Spouse Entrepreneurs (75% are Veterans)
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Services Provided with Minimal Costs to Customers
RESOURCES TO ASSIST EMPLOYEES IMPACTED BY DOWNSIZING
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$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
QUALITY CHILD CARE INITIATIVES ASSISTING VETERANS
AND THEIR FAMILIES
2005:
Today:
3 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Certified Child Care Centers
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
$826,500 Invested in Local Child Care Quality Improvements
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Past 18 months:
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Collaborations with Nature Explore and Army Child Care in Your Neighborhood (ACCYN)
WATER RESOURCES IN CENTRAL TEXAS
GLENN MORRISON
CITY MANAGER, KILLEEN
CENTRAL TEXAS’ WATER HISTORY
WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (WCID) #1
WATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
15
miles
MAIN TRANSMISSION LINE
ENTERS FORT HOOD
•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
AVAILABILITY & AFFORDABILITY
• 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
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Stillhouse Hollow Water Treatment Plant
• Reclaimed Water System
CENTRAL TEXAS HOUSING
RODNEY SHINE
THE SHINETEAM REALTORS
AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Available Homes by Price Band
$250,000 +
186
$200,000 - $249,999
190
$175,000 - $199,999
155
$150,000 - $174,999
188
$125,000 - $149,999
182
$100,000 - $124,999
133
$75,000 - $99,999
175
$50,000 - $74,999
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.
108
$0 - $49,999
63
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
Source: Fort Hood Area Association of Realtors MLS, Temple-Belton Board of Realtors MLS
AVAILABILITY OF RENTAL HOUSING IN CENTRAL TEXAS
80 PERCENT OF AVAILABLE RENTALS FALL IN THE $501 - $1000/MONTH RANGE
$1501+
$1001-$1500
$501-$1000
$0-$500
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Source: Compilation of Information from various websites including Texas A&M Real Estate Center, AHRN, local managers
HOME COST COMPARISON
$250,000
$223,060
$197,214
$200,000
$223,533
$197,826
$186,366
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.
$168,587
$152,831
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000
$Fort Hood
Area, TX
Hinesville, GA Junction City,
KS
El Paso, TX
Fayetteville,
NC
Colorado
Springs, CO
Savannah, GA
Source: 2014 Coldwell Banker Home Listing Report
RELATIVE COST-OF-LIVING COMPARISON
Fort Hood versus Other Military Communities
$58,000
$57,142
$56,445
$56,000
$54,297
$53,948
$54,000
SOLDIERS STATIONED
AT OTHER MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS
WOULD HAVE TO BE
PAID 6 – 14% MORE
TO HAVE THE SAME
PURCHASING
POWER AS IN
CENTRAL TEXAS.
$53,019
$52,000
$50,000
$50,000
$48,000
$46,000
Temple-Killeen MSA
Savannah, GA
El Paso, TX
Manhattan, KS
Colorado Springs, Fort Bragg Area, NC
CO
Source: CNN Money
COMPARISON OF MONTHLY BASIC ALLOWANCE
FOR HOUSING (BAH) RATES
$2,500
MONTHLY BAH
RATES ARE 3 –
26% LOWER
THAN OTHER
INSTALLATIONS
– A DIRECT
SAVINGS TO
THE MILITARY
PERSONNEL
ACCOUNT
$2,000
$1,500
$1,000
$500
$0
Fort Hood
Fort Riley
Fort Bragg
SGT (E-5) WITH DEPENDENTS
MAJ (O-4) WITH DEPENDENTS
Fort Bliss
Fort Stewart
Fort Drum
Fort Carson
Fort Lewis
IMPROVEMENTS TO CENTRAL TEXAS’
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
SCOTT COSPER
CO-CHAIR, KILLEEN-TEMPLE METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION (KTMPO)
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS
STATE-REGION-COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
AND FUNDING TO IMPROVE MOBILITY AND
SAFETY IN SUPPORT OF FORT HOOD.
FUNDED PROJECTS
•Fort Hood Ingress/Egress Enhancements
- 4 projects
$44.1 M - TxDOT approved funding in 2005
•US 190
- Copperas Cove to Main Gate
$129.6 M - Spur 172 (FH Main Gate) to W.S. Young Dr.
- W.S. Young to FM 2410
- Widen to 6 lanes
•Copperas Cove Bypass $49.2 M
•SH 195
- Widen to 4 lanes – Fort Hood to IH-35
$129 M
$31,147,896
Coryell County
Line to SP 172
$19,267,600
$2,368,151
$9,349,448
Copperas Cove to
Bell County Line
$22,382,000
$1,220,438
2006
$34,215,375
Complete
$39,167,327
2014
Complete
$37,478,438
$18,778,877
Total: $129,640,017
ESTIMATED
COMPLETION
2016
KILLEEN - FORT HOOD REGIONAL AIRPORT
A 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
PROJECTED IMPACT OF 16,000 REDUCTION
TABLE 4.10-5: ECONOMIC IMPACT FORECAST SYSTEM (MODEL) AND RATIONAL THRESHOLD VALUE SUMMARY
FORECAST VALUE
SALES
INCOME
EMPLOYMENT
POPULATION
(4.1%)
(5.3%)
(10.7%)
(9.5%)
LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT
$821.7 Million
$870.2 Million
SIGNIFICANT
18,915 Jobs
RESULTS IN
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
$10.7 Million
less in Sales Tax
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
40,288 FH-connected
+ 1,416 Contract
+ 1,499 Goods &
Services-induced
INCREASED IMPACT
ON SCHOOLS – 1,588
MORE CHILDREN
THAN MODELED
IN CONCLUSION…
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
CENTRAL TEXAS LISTENING SESSION
ON ARMY END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS
24 MARCH 2015