Mayor Sheila Dixon’s BRAC TION Plan for Baltimore City

Mayor Sheila Dixon’s BRACTION Plan for Baltimore City

The Mayor's BRACtion Plan for Baltimore City--DRAFT for Public Comment2

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.


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.


How does Baltimore City benefit?There are four ways in which Baltimore will benefit from

BRAC:

Population GrowthWorkforce DevelopmentContracting Opportunities for

Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

Business Attraction


What is the Plan?

The Mayor’s 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 City’s 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


The Mayor’s BRACtion Plan is Organized Around the City’s 4 Areas of BRAC Opportunity

Population Growth

M/WBE Contracting Opportunities

Workforce Development

Business Attraction


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


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


Workforce Development: OverviewFocus 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


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 City’s Colleges, universities, professional schools and companies to regional training programs and employment opportunities


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


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 State’s MDOT certification and the Federal SBD certification or DOD requirements for DISA


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


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 Defense’s Contractor Liaisons to determine ways to get information to local businesses


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

Mayor Sheila Dixon’s BRAC TION Plan for Baltimore City

Documents

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