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Agenda

1) Citizens to be heard 2) Review and approval of meeting minutes from September 11, 2018 3) Information Items

a) City support of JBSA infrastructure priorities (OMVA)[5 minutes] b) Welcome to San Antonio / Military City USA sign unveiling event (District 10/TCI) [5 minutes] c) Regional Land Use Study & Port SA Comprehensive Development Study (AACOG) [3 minutes] d) 149 FW: Potential for Additional F-16 training squadrons e) Update on Sante 51 (JBSA/Bexar County) [5 minutes] f) Update on BASH issue at Elmendorf Island (JBSA/USDA) [10 minutes] g) CoSA: Washington, DC lobbyists (District 10 and GPA) [5 minutes] h) MTTF Charter Review/Update (CM Perry/OMVA) [5 minutes] i) OMVA Director’s Comments [5 minutes]

4) Committees’ input 5) JBSA (opportunity to address the MTTF and request community support) 6) Tri-Chairs’ final comments 7) Adjourn

Citizens to be Heard

Review and Approval of 9 Apr 2019 Minutes

City Support of JBSA Infrastructure Priorities

(OMVA)

Priorities 1, 2, and 6 were combined into one budget proposal item Priority 6 is its own budget proposal item

Welcome to San Antonio / Military City USA Sign Unveiling Event

(District 10 / TCI)

Regional Land Use Study & Port SA Comprehensive Development Study

(AACOG)

149 FW: Potential for Additional F-16 Training Squadrons

Proposed Sante 51 Development

(JBSA)

One Team, One Mission: Your Success!

Santé 51 / Update

Background: As part of it’s application for a Texas’ Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant (DEAAG), Bexar County made a matching contribution that included the purchase of 51 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to JBSA-Randolph. Proposed Development: As it stands, designs appear to be in technical compliance with Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) and Joint Land Use Study (JLUS). However, JBSA continues to have compatibility concerns regarding the development.

• Overall aircrew/community safety
• Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (ATFP)
• Increased Bird/Wildlife Strike Hazard (BASH)
• JBSA-Randolph current/future missions (T-7A)
• Intended commercial structures (hotel/hospital)

The Bexar County and JBSA partnership remains strong: Bexar County and JBSA are committed to protecting Randolph’s military mission space and focused on effective communication/dialog to reach a positive outcome.

BASH Issue – Elmendorf Island

JBSA

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502d Air Base Wing & Joint Base San Antonio

JBSA-Kelly Field BASH Program–

Concern for Birds, Strike Exposure and the Potential for Aircraft Accidents

July 2019

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Large Flocking Birds

Video of cattle egret flocks crossing the north end of the runway at JBSA-Kelly Field/Port San Antonio

Video: 17 April Cattle Egrets Draft 3.mp4

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• Multiple Species Roost on Elmendorf

Lake, 3.3 miles northeast of the runway

• Several hundred Cattle Egrets, Double-

crested Cormorants & Great Egrets, among

• ther species
• Population varies by season and appears to

be growing

Roost for Large Birds

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• Mostly Cattle Egret Roost Has

Been Foraging to Southwest

• Flocks of 10-100+ cross north end
• f runway daily between sunrise

and sunset; 10-200’ AGL

• Flying toward landfill area 5.5

miles SW of runway and returning. The flight frequency varies by season

Observed Flightpath

Roost Landfill Agriculture, Fields, and Foraging JBSA-Kelly Field

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What’s the Risk? Safety of Flight

Every day of delay to mitigation endangers our aircrews and the local community

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• These species (like most birds) are protected under

the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; with provisions (by a USFWS Permit) for dealing with public safety hazards, a partnership of agencies was assembled to help address this hazard:

• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Texas Parks and Wildlife
• Bexar County
• USDA/Animal & Plant Health Inspection

Services/Wildlife Services

• City of San Antonio Parks & Rec
• Joint Base San Antonio
• Long-term cooperation with persistent and integrated

levels of mitigation is used to alter habitats, disperse the birds, modify behavior, and encourage safer habitats

• Otherwise, serious mission impact for flight safety

A Joint Effort for Public Safety

Harassment and Dispersal Cease Aircraft Operations when Observed Habitat Modifications to Make Less Attractive

Joint Partnership In Execution

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Habitat modification is the first mitigation strategy, producing more long-term cost/benefit gains

• Reducing the canopy cover will create an

undesirable area to roost

• Continue to monitor area post modification for

Egret return

• Target late August

Dispersal and Harassment is more labor

intensive and, depending on the birds’ habituation to human presence, can be difficult to sustain. Persistence is key, and participation on a large scale may be needed to surge the effort

• Media notification/signage/public information

and cooperation

• Police/Park Police/Fire Department support
• Making noise, pyrotechnics,

chasing/dispersing on a daily basis in the evenings while the birds attempt to return to roost

• Timeframe is December–February, every evening;

to prevent habituation and nests’ development before the first clutch

Reduce the Wildlife Hazard – Plan of Action

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Desired End State

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Closing

Comments and Questions

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Washington, DC Lobbyists

(District 10 / GPA)

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MTTF Charter Review

(CM Perry / OMVA)

OMVA Director Comments

Maj Gen Juan Ayala, USMC, Ret. Director, Office of Military and Veteran Affairs

(DoD 2020 Warrior Games, Spouse Fellowships, Strategic Communications Plan)

Video: DOD_106965713-1024x576-1769k-5d3f4f361d644.mp4

Committees’ Inputs

JBSA Comments

Tri-Chairs’ Final Comments

Next Meeting Scheduled:

September 10, 2019 / 3:00 PM Municipal Plaza, Room B

Adjourn