Mayor Sheila Dixon

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Mayor Sheila Dixons BRACTION Plan for Baltimore
City
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What is BRAC?

• Base Realignment and Closure, or, BRAC is a
  process of the United States Government directed
  at the administration and operation of the Armed
  Forces.
• BRAC is used to close excess military
  installations and realign the total asset
  inventory in order to save money on operations
  and maintenance.
• BRAC rounds occur periodically. The latest round
  was in 2005.

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How did Maryland Benefit from the 2005 BRAC
Commission Recommendations?

• Maryland was the single largest winner of the
  2005 BRAC round, gaining a net realignment of
  9,293 DoD jobs.
• The two bases slated to receive the largest
  number of DoD jobs from BRAC are Fort Meade and
  Aberdeen Proving Ground.
• Since the 2005 recommendations, the estimated
  numbers of jobs directly and indirectly related
  to BRAC has climbed. The latest estimates
  indicate that BRAC could generate as many as
  60,000 jobs in Maryland from now to 2018.

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How does Baltimore City benefit?

• There are four ways in which Baltimore will
  benefit from BRAC
• Population Growth
• Workforce Development
• Contracting Opportunities for Minority and
  Women-Owned Businesses
• Business Attraction

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What is the Plan?

• The Mayors BRACtion Plan is
• A collection of ordered strategies designed to
  maximize the opportunities BRAC presents to the
  City of Baltimore
• An articulation of how the Citys current
  Comprehensive Master Plan prepares the
  jurisdiction for BRAC
• A policy statement on the importance of
  regionalism and Smart Growth in local and
  statewide preparations for BRAC

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The Mayors BRACtion Plan is Organized Around the
Citys 4 Areas of BRAC Opportunity
Population Growth
M/WBE Contracting Opportunities
Workforce Development
Business Attraction
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Population Growth-Overview

• Focus Areas Include
• Transportation and Infrastructure
• Improve Our Roads Highways
• Strengthen Our Transportation Planning
  Management
• Improve Our Rail and Transit
• Maintain Our Water and Wastewater Systems
• Land Use and Zoning
• Streamline and Strengthen the Development Process
• Promote Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and
  Mixed-Use Development to Reinforce Neighborhood
  Centers and Main Streets
• Facilities, Quality of Life, and Marketing
• Maintain and Improve Our Housing Stock
• Maintain and Improve Public Schools and Library
  Facilities
• Promote Our Historic, Cultural and Natural
  Resources
• Develop a Coordinated, Inclusive and Holistic
  Approach to BRAC Marketing

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Population Growth Select Strategies

• Actively support planning and construction of an
  East Side MARC Station at EBDI or Bayview
• Upgrade information systems to streamline the
  Capital Improvement Program
• Develop a Coordinated, Inclusive and Holistic
  Approach to Marketing the City and the Region

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Workforce Development Overview

• Focus Areas Include
• Reaching Out to the Business Community
• Connecting BRAC Spouses to Area Job Opportunities
• Preparing the Existing Workforce and the
  School-Age Population for BRAC jobs
• Partnering with Institutes of Higher Learning
• Participating in Regional Workforce Development
  Efforts

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Workforce Development Select Strategies

• Develop a Short and Long Term Communication and
  Marketing Plan that will expand the number of
  skilled job candidates for BRAC related
  employment
• Utilize the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board
  to Coordinate Local and Regional Workforce
  Development Efforts
• Create an Outreach, Recruitment, and Referral Arm
  from Baltimore Citys Colleges, universities,
  professional schools and companies to regional
  training programs and employment opportunities

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M/WBE Contracting Opportunities Overview

• Reach Out to the Defense Industry
• Reach Out to Contractors
• Coordinate with Business Development Initiatives
• Track BRAC related M/WBE Outcomes

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M/WBE Contracting Opportunities Select Strategies

• Create a monthly BRAC MBE Stat report
• Conduct specific Procurement and Outreach Fair
  for M/WBE firms as it relates to BRAC contracts
• Explore the possibility of creating a Reciprocity
  Certification Process for firms certified with
  the City of Baltimore, the States MDOT
  certification and the Federal SBD certification
  or DOD requirements for DISA

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Business Attraction Overview

• Focus Areas Include
• Regional Efforts for Marketing, Business
  Attraction and Business Development
• City Specific Efforts for Marketing and Business
  Attraction
• City-Specific Efforts for Business Development

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Business Attraction Select Strategies

• Work with the Chesapeake Science and Security
  Corridor (CSSC), the Economic Alliance of Greater
  Baltimore (EAGB) and the Fort Meade Regional
  Alliance (FMRA) to reach out to key site location
  consultants involved with BRAC contractors
• Survey military contractors to determine what
  information would be helpful for relocation
  (commercial real-estate sites, housing
  information, entertainment and recreational
  information, etc)
• Work with the Maryland Small Business Resource
  Center to hold BRAC small business information
  conferences
• Work with the Department of Defenses Contractor
  Liaisons to determine ways to get information to
  local businesses

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Timeline for Review

• April Briefings with City Council, BRACStat, and
  other BRAC-related entities
• May 18th Release of Draft Plan for Public
  Comment
• June 18th Public Comment Period Ends
• June 30th Release of Final Plan

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