build stronger relationships with local policymakers and planning officials. This guide can
be accessed at the following internet address:
www.fedcenter.gov/_kd/Items/actions.cfm?action=Show&item_id=7667&destination=Sh
owItem.
Working with Local Governments: A Practical Guide for Installations,
(May 2012), International City / County Management Association and
the National Association of Counties
This guide provides a primer on how local governments operate and what installation
personnel can do to engage state and local governments in dialogue on compatibility
issues. The guide can be accessed from the following internet address:
http://www.repi.mil/Portals/44/Documents/Primers/Primer_LocalGovernments.pdf
Commander’s Guide to Community Involvement (August 2012), Range
Commanders Council Sustainability Group
This guide provides tools for proactively addressing compatibility concerns, with a focus
on outreach, land use, urban sprawl, and other sustainability areas. The guide includes
the latest trends and approaches in community involvement best practices and includes
case studies. This guide can be accessed at the following URL: www.repi.mil/Portals/44/
Documents/Primers/Primer_CommunityInvolvement.pdf.
Local Sustainability Partnering Innovation Lab: Military-Community
Partnering for Sustainability at the Local Level (February 2011),
Association of Defense Communities (ADC)
This document presents the findings and lessons learned from an “innovation laboratory”
conducted at the 2011 ADC Winter Conference. The document reports on this
interactive exercise, focusing on the case study of Camp Bullis, San Antonio, Texas and
the collaborative community and military efforts to address local and regional
sustainability. This document can be accessed at: www.defensecommunities.org/
wp‐content/uploads/2011/03/ADC‐Local‐Sustainabilty‐Innovation‐Lab‐Final‐After‐Action‐
Report.pdf.
Installation-Community Partnerships: A New Paradigm for
Collaborating in the 21st Century, Journal of Defense Communities
The article explores the changes that are prompting military and community leaders to
take a closer look at partnerships and provides a template for assessing the success of a
prospective collaboration. Two case studies are presented: the arrangement under which
the city of Monterey, CA provides all facility maintenance at the Presidio of Monterey and
the enhanced use lease at Nellis Air Force Base that resulted in the city of North Las
Vegas building a $25 million fitness center for the Air Force. This article can be accessed
at the following URL: www.defensecommunities.org/wp‐content/uploads/2012/07/
P4_BAH_Journal_final.pdf.
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