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Mayor Sheila Dixon’s 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 GrowthWorkforce DevelopmentContracting Opportunities for
Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
Business Attraction
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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
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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
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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: 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
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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 City’s 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 State’s 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 Defense’s 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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