2005/10/05 Council Agenda Packet

• Former President: Oak Harbor Area Council, Navy League • Former Member: Community Advisory Group, Higher Education Consortium with the Washington State Department of Rep. Bailey runs her own management consulting and training firm. A longtime professional in the hotel and hospitality industry, she has held the position of hotel general manager and worked in leadership positions for the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association on regional, national and international levels. Regarding regional issues of interest: • Health care • Transportation • Rep. Bailey has been helpful in the collaborative effort to protect and expand our military complex in Washington State and to secure state assistance and funding. She serves on the Joint Legislative Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs and is on the Executive Committee with Senator Dave Schmidt, Senator Paull Shin of Snohomish County, and Rep. Jim Moeller from Vancouver. • During the 2004 and 2005 sessions of the Legislature we worked with Rep. Bailey on Base Realignment and Closure Commission issues particularly as they impacted Naval Station Everett and NAS Whidbey. Working closely with Island County Commissioner Mac MacDowell, Stan Stanley and RADM Jim Seely we were successful in gaining for BRAC-impact funding for military-host communities, infrastructure funding for state military installations potentially in jeopardy from BRAC actions, and encroachment legislation to protect our bases. • To the Navy, the DoD and BRAC we argued that Naval Station Everett and NAS Whidbey are what the military is looking for in terms of strategic location, capacity, flexibility and quality of life. Both bases now thrive, and we note that on Friday NAS Whidbey received VQ2 Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron from Rota, Spain. The relocation of VQ-2's six aircraft and 450 Sailors to NAS Whidbey is in keeping with the Navy's ongoing 10/4/2005