HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3546-10-2007A Resolution
NO 3546-10-2007
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION
OF THE NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE (NAS JRB)
AND RELATED COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
WHEREAS, the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (NAS JRB) is recogmzed as
one of the strongest economic engines in the North Central Texas region, and the need to protect the
installation from encroachment of incompatible land uses is recogmzed as vital to rts long-term
existence• and,
WHEREAS, NAS JRB is the premier Joint Reserve Base m the United States and is home to
more than 2,100 active duty military personnel and more than 7 000 Reserve and Guard personnel
representing the Navy Marine Corps, Air Force, Army and Texas Air National Guard, and,
WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin, which employs more than 14 OOO local citizens at rts Fort Worth
facility shares NAS JRB s runway and utilizes the base s air support operations, and,
WHEREAS, the military has defined compatible land use m noise and safety zones surrounding
the installation through the Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) study and,
WHEREAS, development that is incompatible with AICUZ recommendations in the noise and
safety zones may result m negative traimng impacts, such as reduced operations, reduced number of
available traimng days, reduced traimng realism, and/or complete loss of flying mission, and,
WHEREAS, the cities of Benbrook, Fort Worth, Lake Worth, River Oaks, Wentworth Village
and. White Settlement, and Tarrant County have ~ omed together m a Joint Land Use Study regarding
urban encroachment around the installation, and,
WHEREAS, the Joint Land Use Study Policy Committee was convened m August of 2006 to
oversee the Joint Land Use Study around NAS JRB and make recommendations relating to the
preservation and improvement of NAS JRB consistent with the AICUZ study and community needs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT
1 The City Council of the City of Fort Worth does hereby endorse and support and
recommends local government endorsement and support of the current NAS JRB mission.
To provide a high quality training environment for active duty and reserve components of all
branches of the Armed Services, to reduce redundancy and overhead by developmg~omt
doctrine and operating procedures that create seamless functionality among host and tenant
commands m base support and community service programs, and
2. The mission for the community m the next round of Base Realignment and Closure (WRAC)
discussions is to ensure that NAS JRB not only remain an active and vital military
installation, but also that NAS JRB receive additional units, squadrons, equipment and
related full-time active duty military Reserve, and Guard personnel, and
3 The City Council of the Crty of Fort Worth endorses and supports and recommends local
government endorsement and support of the initiatives shown m Attachment 1 m support of
the current and future mission of NAS JRB and
4 Each cooperating local partner should develop a resolution endorsing these
recommendations, including the attached initiatives, and transmit that resolution to NAS JRB
and NCTCOG and other study partners as soon as practical, and
5 This resolution shall be transmitted to each impacted local government, and NAS JRB DOD
Office of Economic Adjustment, immediately upon adoption, and
6 This resolution shall be m effect immediately upon adoption.
Adopted this 30th day of October 2007
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