SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO / EL PASO JOINT LAND USE STUDY (WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, FORT BLISS, HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE)

JLUS Construct Overview – July 26, 2012

Regional Planning Organization Approach Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to establish JLUS

Regional Planning Organization (RPO) signed by all Participating Jurisdictions in June/July 2012 – Effective Date 07/16/2012

Parties to MOA 5 New Mexico Counties: Doña Ana, Otero, Sierra, Socorro

and Lincoln 2 New Mexico Cities: Alamogordo, Las Cruces 1 Texas County: El Paso 1 Texas City: El Paso Concurring Parties – White Sands Missile Range, Fort

Bliss and Holloman AFB Establishes RPO Policy and Technical Committees Sets forth Local Match contribution percentages for

Counties and Cities

Local Sponsor: Doña Ana County AKA Fiscal Agent Roles & Responsibilities

Coordination Accountability Grant Application and Management Contract Management

JLUS Regional Planning Organization Policy Committee

Roles & Responsibilities Policy

Direction Project

Oversight Monitoring Study

Adoption

Doña Ana County Commission Chair Karen Perez Co-ChairOtero County County Chair Ronnie Rardin Co-ChairCity of Alamogordo Mayor Susie Galea City of Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima City of El Paso Matthew McElroy Lincoln County Commissioner Tom Battin Socorro County Holm Bursum, IV Sierra County El Paso County Commissioner Sergio Lewis Ft. Bliss Wayne Julius Ex-OfficioWhite Sands Missile Range Robert Carter Ex-OfficioHolloman AFB Jim Iken Ex-OfficioNew Mexico State Land Office Bob Jenks Bureau of Land Management Bill Childress

New Mexico Military Base Planning Commission Bill Connor

New Mexico Military Base Planning Commission Ed Brabson

New Mexico Office of Military Base Planning and Support Hanson Scott Ex-Officio

Policy Committee Membership (17 Members)

JLUS Regional Planning Organization Technical Committee

Roles & Responsibilities Provide technical

expertise Identify issues Develop and

evaluate alternatives

Report development

Recommendations to Policy Committee

White Sands Missile Range Dan Hicks Co-Chair Otero County Pamela Heltner Co-Chair Doña Ana County Daniel Hortert Lincoln County Curt Temple Socorro County Delilah Walsh Sierra County El Paso County Gilbert Saldana City of Alamogordo Marc South City of Las Cruces David Weir Vincent Banegas, AlternateCity of El Paso Carlos Gallinar New Mexico State Land Office

Tom Leatherwood

Bureau of Land Management Eddie Guerro Ft. Bliss Brian Knight Eric Wolters, AlternateHolloman AFB Dale Osborn NM Space Authority Bill Gutman New Mexico Office of Military Base Planning and Support Hanson Scott

Technical Committee Membership (16 Members)

Potential Stakeholders

Military (Planners, Operators, etc) Cities, Counties & Special Districts in Study Area State agencies and legislative representatives Federal agencies, i.e. BLM, FAA, USFWS, USFS… Tribal Governments Neighborhood Associations Building Industry Associations Environmental and Conservation Groups Realtor Associations Military Affairs Committees Chambers of Commerce Farm Bureau/Agriculture & Ranching Groups Land Owners & Area Residents Recreational Users Energy Developers / Transmission Line Authorities Major industries and businesses in the Study Area Others…

Stakeholder and Public Involvement Examples

Policy and Technical Committee Members reach back to their respective constituencies

Working Groups (i.e. Geographic or Issue Area Focus)

Public Workshops/Meetings/Open Houses Brochures, Fact Sheets or other publications Project website and social networking Media outreach Stakeholder interviews Mailings to property owners and residents Educational efforts, i.e. tours or

demonstrations Cast a wide net!

Project Management

Appropriate Project Management structure to be determined at next Policy Committee meeting

Doña Ana County Request for Proposals Review Committee to include participating jurisdictions 5-7 reviewers To be determined

JLUS Scope of Work and Timeline

Grant application submitted to OEA for review – July 19th

OEA Technical Review Committee Scheduled – August 1st OEA Review and Award – Estimated completion by end of

August Request for Proposals Issued (1st two weeks of September) Consultant interviews/selection (1st two weeks of October) Contract execution (End of October) Preparation and Information Gathering (Nov. 2012 – Apr. 2013) Conflict Analysis (May – Aug. 2013) Plan Development (Sep. 2013 – Feb. 2014) Implementation Strategy/Recommendations (Mar. – June 2014) Deliverables

Public Participation Plan GIS Data and Maps Existing Conditions Report/Conflict Identification Memo Draft and Final Joint Land Use Study documents

Next Steps

OEA Review of JLUS Grant Application / Grant Award – Estimated Award by end of August 2012

Doña Ana County prepare and release Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultant selection

Proposal Review Committee review of Consultant Proposals and Consultant Selection

Doña Ana County signs contract Begin Scope of Work

Local Points of Contact

Dan Hortert, Senior Planner, Doña Ana County danielho@donaanacounty.org (575) 525-6113

Hanson Scott, Director, New Mexico Office of Military Base Planning and Support Hanson.scott@state.nm.us (505) 827-0226