Onizuka Air Force Station Base Realignment and Closure BRAC Process

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Onizuka Air Force Station Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) Process
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Onizuka Air Force Station Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC)Presentation Outline

• Overview of Onizuka BRAC Process
• General Overview of Onizuka BRAC Timeline
• Onizuka Air Force Station Site Information

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Overview of BRAC Process

• BRAC Process When Department of Defense (DOD)
  reorganizes or closes its military bases
• DOD recommends a list of military bases for
  closure or realignment
• 2005 - DOD identified Onizuka AFS to be closed

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Overview of BRAC Process

• December 2005 Federal Screening Process began
  Air Force advertised Onizuka Site as excess
  property to other federal agencies
• The portion of Onizuka not requested by other
  Federal Agencies was declared surplus property
• Surplus property administered by Local
  Redevelopment Authority (LRA)
• April 2006, DOD designated City of Sunnyvale as
  LRA for surplus property located at Onizuka AFS

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Overview of BRAC Process

• Onizuka is approximately 23 acres (including 3
  acres of easement)
• Approximately 2.5 acres requested by VA, and
  approved by DOD, including
• Onizuka headquarters building
• storage shed
• Onizuka base
• exchange building
• 100 parking spaces

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Overview of BRAC Process
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Overview of BRAC Process

• Transfer to VA occurs at end of BRAC process
  (2011)
• 18 acres of Onizuka are designated as surplus
  property and the Onizuka LRA will develop a
  Reuse Plan for the future use of the surplus
  property

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Overview of BRAC Process

• Under Redevelopment Act, Onizuka LRA must develop
  Reuse Plan
• Reuse Plan is primary planning document for the
  Onizuka AFS Redevelopment
• When preparing Reuse Plan, Onizuka LRA must
• consider input from the community
• balance Sunnyvales need for homeless assistance
  with identified economic and other redevelopment
  needs
• Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) provides input
  to LRA

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Overview of BRAC Process

• Onizuka LRA is seeking submissions of Notices of
  Interest (NOIs) from
• state and local governments
• homeless services providers
• and other interested parties

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Overview of BRAC Process

• NOIs submitted by December 5, 2006
• Onizuka LRA consults with interested homeless
  service providers
• Onizuka LRA considers all NOIs submitted,
  including comment and CAC input
• Onizuka LRA prepares Reuse Plan which indicates
  support or non-support of NOIs from homeless
  service providers

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Overview of BRAC Process

• Onizuka LRAs Reuse Plan is submitted to HUD and
  DOD for final review (September 2007)
• DOD issues a formal Record of Decision regarding
  how Onizuka AFS will be redeveloped (October
  2008)
• BRAC process completed by 2011

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General Overview of Onizuka BRAC Timeline
11/9/05 Onizuka AFS selected for closure

• 12/7/05 - Air Force begins process for federal
  agencies to submit Expressions of Interest in
  Onizuka Site

3/06 - VA submitted Expression of Interest in
portion of Onizuka Site
4/6/06 City of Sunnyvale designated as LRA for
Onizuka AFS

• 5/06 - DOD approved VAs request for part of
  Onizuka Site

• 5/30/06 DOD declared portion of Onizuka Site as
  surplus property

6/28/06 Onizuka LRA advertises Onizuka surplus
property and seeks submission of NOIs
12/5/06 NOIs submitted

• 9/1/07 - Onizuka LRA submits Reuse Plan to HUD
  and DOD

10/31/07 - HUD reviews Reuse Plan

• 10/08 - DOD reviews Onizuka LRAs Reuse Plan and
  issues a formal Record of Decision.

2009-2011 - Onizuka LRA implements Reuse Plan
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Onizuka AFS Site Information

• Onizuka AFS is located at 1080 Innovation Way,
  Sunnyvale
• Currently operated by U.S. Air Force
• Size of Site approx. 23 acres, including 3
  acres of easement
• Approx. 2.5 acres approved for VA use
• Approx. 18 acres designated surplus property

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Onizuka AFS Site Information

• 24 buildings on site, containing 570,926 square
  feet
• Majority of space used for operation and training
  needs
• Air Force has reported no known use limitations
  (due to environmental issues) at this time
• Utilities are available on site