Planning, Design, Approval, and Implementation 2006 American Planning Association Conference

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Fort Meade Growth and Howard County
OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPACTS 1 April 2007
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Presentation Outline

• Regional Growth
• Fort George G. Meade Growth
• Growth Impact
• Howard County Preparations
• Growth Numbers
• Howard County Point of Contact and Information

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What is the Fort Meade Growth Schedule (Projection
s!)
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
Fort Meade and Regional Growth
National Security Agency
(construction)
Enhanced Use Leasing
Other Department of Defense Organizations
(Construction)
Base Realignment and Closure
BRAC Unit Moves
DISA
Adjudication Agencies
Media Agencies
DISA

E I S
Construction Schedule (tentative)
Adjudication
Media
EUL
DBED Study--- State Strategic Plan
State, Regional and Local Planning Actions
HC Phase IPhase IIPhase III------------
Sustainment
Anne Arundel County Growth Management TF
Fort Meade Growth Management Committee

• DoD Report on Assistance to Local Educational
  Agencies for Defense Dependents Education
  (November 7, 2006) This does not include growth
  associated with Defense Contractors or NSA!

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We Live, Work and Play in a Region!
Transportation Infrastructure Public
Safety Security Work Retail Housing Commuting Qual
ity of Life Recreation Higher Education Workforce
Development
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Ex-Com County and City Executives
State of Maryland LT. Governor Mike Hayes
DATA MGT
Fort George G. Meade Regional Growth Management
Committee Planning and Zoning, Executive/Mayor
Representatives, Commander FGGM, FGGM Alliance
President, Economic Representative, NSA Rep
BRAC Organizations
Housing
Transportation
Work Force Development
Howard County
AA County
Carroll County
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
PG County
Montgomery County
Laurel
Planning/ Modeling Group
Lessons Learned
Transportation
Infra-structure
Work Force Development
Bob Leib-Coordinator Kent Menser-Deputy
Education
Health and Human Services
Work Force Housing
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Fort George G. Meade Proudly Serving the Nation
Since 1917
As a Mobilization Training Base for 4,000,000
men in World War II
As a POW Camp during World War II
As the Cold War home of Armored Cavalry and
Capital Defenders
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The Fort George G. Meade Installation
Proudly Serving the Nation Since 1917. Still
Relevant Today Home of the 4th largest
workforce among Army installations in the U.S. A
preeminent intelligence and information center A
joint installation embracing all services and
several Federal Agencies
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Who Currently Works, Patronizes or Resides on
Fort Meade?

• Service members 10,564
• Civilian employees 21,129
• Contractors 5,853
• Family members 22,278
• Retirees 48,694
• Total People 108,518

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What Does Fort Meade Growth, During the Next 5-7
Years, Include?

• BRAC
• BRAC is an acronym that stands for Base
  Realignment and Closure. It is a process with
  which the Department of Defense uses to
  reorganize its base structure or military towns
  so that they can more effectively support our
  forces. By Law BRAC process started in 2005
  and must be completed by September of 201. Under
  the 2005 BRAC Law, three major organizations move
  to Fort Meade
• Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
• Defense Media and Publications Agencies
• Defense Security Clearance Activities
• National Security Agency growth on Fort Meade
• Defense related organizations moving to Fort
  Meade, but not a part of the BRAC process
• Enhanced Use Leasing (EUL) Program Private
  firms can lease land from the government/Fort
  Meade to build office or other type facilities.
  Fort Meade currently has entered into such an
  agreement.

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Task Force Planning Assumptions for New
Jobs/Positions on Fort Meade

• Base Realignment and Closure 5,692
• National Security Agency (est.) 4,000
• Additional Organizations (est.) 2,000
  
• 12,000
• EUL Growth on FGGM (est.) 10,000
• HC Task Force planning assumption for all job
  growth on Fort Meade between 2006 and 2013
  22,000

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What is the Impact of Fort Meade Growth on the
Region?

• BRAC
• 400M in new construction on Fort Meade
• 1.2 million square feet for DISA
• 250,000 square feet for Security Clearance
  Activities
• 186,000 square feet for Media Agencies
• Additional 1B in annual economic impact
• Salaries 375M
• Contracts 550M
• Other 75M
• Regional demographics
• Military positions lt 12
• Average position pay 85,000
• Estimate 27,000 new BRAC related jobs all
  categories
• Estimate 19,000 new BRAC related households all
  categories
• Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) Impact
• 2.0 million square feet construction
• 10,000 job positions

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Fort Meade Enhanced Use Lease Sites Y, Z, and S
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Fort Meade Growth Planning
Workforce Development Requirements
Housing Requirements
Current Federal, State, Regional and County
Planning
Transportation Requirements
Community Requirements
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FGGM Growth Challenge
State Planning
HC Community Needs
Culture and Values
Economic Development
DOD Funds
BRAC Success
BRAC Families Needs
Improve Quality of Life
Political Support
BRAC Guidance
County Planning
Regional Planning
Our response to FGGM growth must be aligned with
county, regional and state planning, and with
available resources (time, money and people)
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HC County Growth Management/BRAC Director

• Act as single point of contact
• Develop and sustain a Business Intelligence/inform
  ation flow during the complete BRAC action from
  2006 through 2011
• Provide appropriate assistance to stake holders

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HC Growth Management Task Force

• BRAC TF 27 Voting Members, 11 Ex-officio Members
• Identify opportunities and challenges resulting
  from the growth of Fort Meade
• Evaluate the ability of the county act on the
  opportunities and respond to the impacts
• Develop recommendations and/or findings for the
  County Executive

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We Must Encourage Public Interest in FGGM Growth
Actions While There is Still Time to Influence
Outcomes!
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2011 2012 2013
Influence Box
Planning Influence
Needed Community Interest
Typical community Interest
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Encourage Interest Through Continuous Dialogue
With the Stakeholders

• Task Force Meetings
• 5 Completed
• Next meeting March 2007
• BRAC Executive Director Updates
• BRAC Updates 4th Wednesday of each month in
  Howard Building (7-9 PM)
• Presentations to community and business
  organizations
• 50 Completed
• 5 Scheduled
• 25 Office Calls
• BRAC Page on Howard County Website
  (howardcountymd.us)
• BRAC information email distribution list (450)
• GTV Weekly Spots and Probe

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HC-FGGM Growth Management Organizations

• Phase I (2006)
• Committees
• BRAC Requirements
• Howard County Requirements
• Resource Planning

• Phase II (April 07)
• Committees
• Planning/Modeling Group
• Lessons Learned
• Education
• Work Force Development
• Health and Human Services
• Transportation
• Infrastructure
• Workforce Housing

Sustainment Requirements Based

• HC TF Functional Committee
• Sponsor
• Co-Chair (Task Force)
• Co-Chair (Staff)
• TF Member
• TF Member
• Functional Volunteer/Staff
• Functional Volunteer

Howard County-BRAC/Fort Meade Growth Management
Office
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Howard County-Fort Meade Growth Management Plan
Environmental Scanning
Evaluation and Control

External (BRAC REQ)

• Influenced By
• DOD BRAC
• OEA
• Other BRACs
• US Army BRAC
• Fort Meade
• State of MD
• Ft Meade Region
• HC Gov
• HC Gen Plan
• HC stakeholders
• Vision
• Our communities will be livable, safe and
  distinctive
• Mission Statement
• The mission of the Howard County BRAC Office and
  Task Force is to identify the impacts and
  opportunities of the 2005 Fort Meade BRAC action
  and recommend actions to the HC Executive

Opportunities Threats Determine and report
which specific factors in the 2005 BRAC Law that
may affect Howard County now or in the future

• Evaluation and Control
• Develop process by which activities and
  performance results are monitored, documented and
  made accessible..

• Goal
• Develop a process for planning and preparing HC
  to respond to the impacts opportunities of BRAC
• Objectives
• ID opportunities and challenges
• ID HC infrastructure needs
• Evaluate HC capabilities
• Make recommendations to the County Executive on
  actions to take
• Involve community stakeholders

• Establish and work within the Fort Meade BRAC
  Region
• Establish HC BRAC Office of Strategy Management
  to oversee strategy formulation and
  implementation
• Implement and sustain a BRAC focused Business
  Intelligence (BI) process
• Apply lessons learned from other BRAC actions

• BRAC Director/TF Chairman reports to the County
  Exec
• BRAC Director has an oversight and coordination
  roll of all BRAC actions in the HCG, which links
  strategy with implementation
• BRAC planning will align with current HC planning

Internal (HC REQ)

• Develop action plans
• Develop performance management plan
• Develop communications plan

Strengths Weaknesses Determine and report
current and future needs of Howard County that
BRAC may complement or exacerbate

• ID contract and administrative support reqs
• Submit budget
• Develop grant requests

See Action Plans.
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• THE NUMBERS
• Snapshots, Assumptions, Projections, Estimates
  and Facts

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Howard County Growth Based Only on the 5,695
BRAC Positions (MD BRAC Report)
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Howard County Growth Based Only on 12,000
Projected Positions
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Howard County-FGGM Growth Management Information

• Executive Director of Howard County-FGGM Growth
  Management/BRAC Office Kent Menser
• 410-313-6521
• kmenser_at_howardcountymd.gov
• 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 500, Columbia,
  MD 21046
• Howard County BRAC Website
• Howardcountymd.us
• If you would like to be on Howard Countys Fort
  Meade Growth/BRAC distribution email list, please
  send Kent an email message request at
  kmenser_at_howardcountymd.gov

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