I. Introduction

Il, Mission of the Civilian Military Task Force (Executive Order 2006-10):

To develop an integrated comprehensive master plan that would accommodate the expansion of military personnel, operations, assets and missions and to maximize opportunities resulting from this expansion for the benefit of all the civilian and military community.

Ill. Sub-Committee Chairperson Report

a. Sub-Committee Mission Statement
b. Sub-Committee Membership
c. Sub-Committee Reports
d. Future Task Force Meeting Schedule October 06 - January 07

*Dates and times are subject to change

• Friday, 17 November 0/5 1100-1200 (Governor's Cabinet Conference Room)
• Monday, 18 December 061100-1200 (Governor's Cabinet Conference Room)
• Friday, 19 January 07 1100-1200 (Governor's.Cabinet Conference Room)

IV. Bureau ofStatistics Grant Application-Status

VI. General Accounting Office Visit

VII. Other announcements

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GAO Questions for Guam Community Officials (350916)

Background: The Senate report accompanying the 2007 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill requires the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review DOD's master planning effort for the military buildup on Guam. The Department ofDefense expects the current population ofmilitary persounel and dependents to increase from 14,190 to 40,380 due to relocation ofthe ill Marine Expeditionary Force from Okinawa, Japan to Guam. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2008 for an estimated $10.3 billion, a cost to be shared with the Japanese government, and another $5 billion in military buildup associated with the move. Accordingly, GAO is reviewing the status of DOD's master planning effort for the buildup of forces and infrastructure on Guam, and the extent that DOD hasidentified and addressed infrastructure and funding requirements, base operation and support services, training and mobility capabilities, joint basing opportunities, and other challenges associated with the buildup in this planning effort.

Purpose: As part ofour review, we are seeking to gain information on the challenges that the territory of Guam and its communities face in accommodating thousands ofmilitary personnel and dependents as a result ofoverseas rebasing actions.

Community concerns/issues

I. What has been your experience in dealing with the military installations?

a. Free and open contact?
b. Cooperation/reach out by installation officials?
c. Regular meetings?
d. Extent ofinformation-personnel movements, timing, financial assistance?

2. How are the U.S. military and the community coordinating infrastructure needs (schools, utilities, roads, medical care, etc.) off the installations? To what extent are the military's infrastructure plans integrated with those ofGuam?
3. What are your concerns regarding the effect ofthe buildup?

a. Effect on the community's infrastructure?
b. Effect on the community's social institutions?
c. Effect on access to beaches and other areas?
d, Other effects?

4. What are your plans to provide for support infrastructure in following areas?

a. Schools/education
b. Housing
c. Transportation and roads
d. Medical care
e. Other support structure (utilities, water, sewage treatment, etc.) For example; is electrical power generation sufficient? What electrical power transmission improvements are needed? Are water, water treatment, and wastewater systems up to par?
f. Ability to recover after a typhoon?
g. Which are the "hot" buttons? Discuss.

5. What concerns/frustrations do you have?

a. Are there any environmental issues?
b. Are there work force training issues?
c. Are you/have you been proactive in dealing with such issues?

6. In defining requirements, what consideration is being given to other growth besides that caused by the u.s. military? Ifthe local community is to help, how is responsibility split out between various groups (fair shares)?

7. Funding challenges? Where are you getting money?

a. Has Guam identified the amount of funding needed?
b. What plans have been or are being developed and what is their status?
c. How much financial assistance is needed?
d. Studies to back it up?
e. What efforts to get local, territory-or federal funds? For example, contact with DOD's Office of Economic Adjustment?
8. Has the community been provided the latest estimated stationing (number of troops and when they will arrive) information?

a. Have any stationing changes impacted community planning efforts? What have been the impacts in terms of community planning efforts?

9. What is the reaction from the surrounding communities regarding the sufficiency and timeliness ofinformation conveyed to them for their planning purposes?

10. What issues do you have with the amount and source ofskilled construction workers to build facilities? For example:

 

a. U.S. law currently prohibits foreign nationals from working on U.S. bases on Guam
b. National cap on labor visas. - C...J. ~ (
c. Certification procedure for foreign workers (are workers claiming to be skilled actually certified as skilled?)