‘STEPHANIE RAWLINGS-BLAKE. Mayor 250 Cy Hal, 100 North Holiday Stree Balimore, Marsland 21202 October 3,2016 “The Honorable Lawrence J, Hogan Governor, State of Maryland State House ‘Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Re: Baltimore City’s Fiscal 2018 Operating & Capital Budget Requests Dear Governor Hogan: ‘The State of Maryland has a history of partnership with Baltimore City on operating and capital budget projects and moving forward our shared goals of Education, Health & Public Safety, and ‘Economic & Community Development. Understanding the financial constraints of State, I believe that itis important that you understand what the scope is of some of the City’s needs. Accordingly, this leter presents for your consideration the City’s operating & capital budget priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and beyond. Education ‘The Baltimore City Public School System (City Schools) has the oldes: building stock of any school system in the State. This includes a total of 76 buildings without airconditioning, which both you and Comptroller Franchot have highlighted as a shared top priority of remediating in repeated public statements and by withholding money from City Schools. However, I believe this approach to be counterproductive asthe scope of the problem which will be discussed below will absolutely equite more funding rather than less funding.' ‘The 21% Century Buildings Program, enacted with Governor Martin O'Malley's signature at the conclusion of the 2013 General Assembly legislative session, marked an historic, frstsime-ina generation investment of $1.1 billion dollars in State and City funds in our City Schools. In fact, "pon the completion of these efforts, City Schools will have constructed and renovated between 23 and 28 school buildings and closed an aditionl underutilized 26 school building. Between this effort, as well as other currently programmed capital improvement projects, City Schools anticipates that 48. school buildings with 1,698 classrooms will remain that still need air "se iy Sto ios ae din of te Sor of Pe Wonks witol mney hip ea dig Se ay pcan ewig ey hee tpl pl pes: F218 Grae Vann Rt Rpacene, Cow (Gon Repent akan ein (Ret Regemen aad Bsr T Wasting (Ren Rasen a F201 Haan ont epee. Beo (ReRepceen nt Dr Bert are af Rermem FYSD, WERVO (Ras Roem ekond a Repco FHI Wnt ot Reem). Baacn (oa Repco Abbr (en Repacnerh Thon ons (Cao Reacenes),Wale Set Ande (esr Roatan Gee Meche HVAC Reel ee FY 2 Mary A Mincig Yat Recent), Monel Put (Rost Repco, Lacan Bury Rt Repceem) Rampee (Ee eae) dae Fey VAC Re)Fats Cope Sade asset conditioning. In order to have air conditioning in every facility, City Schools looked at cost effective options and estimates that installing window air conditioning units in the remaining high school classrooms and spit ar conditioning systems in the remaining elementary and middle school classrooms (split air conditioning systems have a longer life eycle than window air conditioning, tits while also being significantly less expensive than a complete building HVAC system), as well as necessary electrical capacity upgrades, is anticipated to be $29.8 milion. However, as you likely know, that i just one issue of environmental inequity that exists in our Cy Schools. Many buildings lack adequate heating and some facilities lack potable water from their ‘water and sewer lines due to the persistence of lead pipes (relating to their age of original constuction), a well s significant HVAC deficiencies, ll of which were highlighted inthe 2012 Jacobs Report.” As the report notes, the total capital need of City Schools—including educational ‘adequacy, facility condition, and 10-Year Life Cycle costs—is $2.452 billion dollars tated another ‘way, $2.452billicn isthe total amount to modernize the City Schools buildings and ensue that lack of aie conditioning is no longer a challenge to our public school students’ learning environment, 38 well as remediating the lead pipe issues and ensuring sewer, electrical, IT and other HVAC challenges in our aging building stock are addressed. tis precisely because of those issues, why 1 ‘made the tough decision to raise a beverage tax and put on the table nearly $25 millon in annual revenue, which was ultimately leveraged forthe first phases of the 21* Century School plan. As you ‘would no doubt agree, City School kids deserve nothing ess, which is why we did it With that said, I aote that the remaining outstanding capital need for City Schools from the total Jacobs Report figure minus the inital 21" Century Buildings Programs investment is $1.352 billion ‘As I always have been, my Administration is ready to partner with you, the General Assembly, Ci Schools, the Maryland Stadium Authority and any other interested parties in working out a Way io close this gap and give Baltimore public school children the fully modem—climate controlled— places of learning that Maryland school children should be guaranteed under our State Constitution Given my understanding that itis not feasible to fund $1.352 billion in a single budget year, 1 respectfully request that your Administration support the entirety of the A and B graded projets in the $79,608,000 FY-2018 CIP request that City Schools are submitting to the Interagency ‘Committe on School Construction, fr all the above reasons. I look forward to discussing this issue with you and members of your staff ublic Safety & Health ‘As you are aware, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) isa state agency responsible for policirg the City of Baltimore, The United States Department of Justice (DO!) recently issued a “Patterss and Practices” report that highlighted some of the needs of the BPD for capital and operaticg ‘upgrades we anticipate to be part of what will ultimately be memorialized in a consent decree that, will be overseen ty a federal monitor appointed by a United States District Court Judge. As such, I have identified the five areas of significant need for investment in the BPD: ‘+ $815,000 in operating funds for a Crisis Intervention Team of mental heath professionals. ‘The Crisis lnterveation Team will tain current police officers to be fulltime professionals to deal with individuals with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring mental health ard reviyshools ores UhYMDO001851/Cenricey Doman/8784 PDF 2012/uneJacobsRepor pt 2 alPaes Fa capt Bagot Rages (etder 32015 | substance use disorders. Additionally this unit would satisfy the requirements of complying. with Chapter 126 (SB 521) of the Lavis of Maryland of 2013, ‘+ $8 million for the FY-2018 and $3 million per year for FY-2019 thru FY-2022 operating funds 10 implement an Early Waring System (EWS) as identified as a neod by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The EWS will identify problematic behavior from BPD officers at an eary stage and implement appropriate remedies (intervention, training, fermination, ete.) This cost is modeled after the New Orleans Police Department EWS, which the BPD believes to be a comparable cost ‘+ $9 million for FY-2018 capital money to renovate Police District Stations in all nine police districts. The BPD received $2.4M in private donations to upgrade the Westem District pos civil unrest and wishes to expand the upgrade for every district station. The BPD anticipates itcan find matching funds inthe form of Public-Private Partnership (P3) dollars. + SLI million over five fiscal_years (FY-2018 - $300K/FY-2019 - S200K/FY-2020 - S200K/FY-2021 - $200k/FY-2021 - $200k) in operating money to hite four coordinator: whose job would be to train and advise BPD officers in appropriate sexual assault investigation and interview techniques. This need was identified by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in its report and is anticipated to be part of a consent decree. ‘+ Please support for its cutrent 1 year, $1.9M request to GOCCP (no city match) fer technology to upgrie ever one of its patrol cars to Mobile Data Terminals (MDT), which most, if not all, mgjor police agencies utilize a version of. Additionally, BPD requests an additional $500k (bringing its total request to $2.4M) to purchase hardware to implement E- ‘TIX in every one of these MDTS. E-TIX is a Maryland State Police owned and operate program that is ffee to use (no annual recurring cost) once the initial capital upgrade is implemented and would allow BPD to share information efficiently with other police ‘agencies in the state of Maryland, Violence, poverty, and health disparities in Baltimore City have many root causes. While the criminal justice and socio-economic imbalances receive much attention, it is inequalities in hhealthearé that drive so much ofthese roubiing problems, ‘The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) has developed a comprehensive strategy that is ‘grounded in evidence and targets the most vulnerable populations in our ety. By providing this targeted support to the most vulnerable, we can help children and families; we can improve access fo mental health and substance abuse treatment and the long-term support that makes this treatment successful; and we can broaden our efforts to make our streets safe and our neighborhoods strong. ‘To that end, | am respectfully requesting the following investment in our City’s Health ‘© Support for a permanent recurring $1 million in operating budget line item to fund our tried and tested Safe Streets program run by BCHD. ‘+ S1.875M in one year operating appropriation to purchase naloxone.Fats Cope Budget asset + $500000 in a one year operating fund to support hospital besed violence interupters in accordance with the Safe Streets plan Economic and Community Development Expanding ascess to jobs and skills training for Baltimore’s citizenry is eritcally important to the development ofa self-sustaining workforce. Building off the successes of several programs in the Mayor's Office of Employment Development, we respectfully request consideration for the inclusion ofthe following items in your budget ‘+ $750000 over one year in capital dollars for two mobile carees centers. These are vehicles that ere outfitted with telecommunications equipment capable of being deployed inside or oulside of the vehicle. The Mobile Career Center contains computer workstations and a training room in order to offer employment, reemployment and employer services directly to our citizens where they live. ‘+ $800,000 per year over for $ years in operating dollars, which will be matched each year by $120,000 in local dollars to fund Re-Entry Centers (REC) Centers for the city's ex-offender workiores ‘+ Five years of operating dollars—$1.4M in the first year, then S1.S3M for each of the next four fiscal years to enhance and support $2.4M-S2.6M per yea: for each year of local City funds for our nationally recognized and extremely successful Youthworks summer program. ‘While the 2016 Legislative Session achieved substantial and significent successes in funding the rehabilitation and construction of new park space and recreation centers through the budget bills and Program Open Space (POS) funding, ! wanted to call your attention to two new and important initiatives tht I believe are worthy of the state partnering with City government to fund, # We are creating a few pilot projets in our new Green Network Plan that will receive $1.4 million in city funding each year over the next five years. This will be for Enhanced Green Infrastructure in the city’s poorest and most disinvested neighborhoods. To that end, I am. requesting a state investment of $2 million per year over the next five years in capital funds to leverage the best for these neighborhoods that ned investment the most ‘While the 21" Century Buildings Program is historic paresip between the Stat, the City end City Schools to invest $1.1 Dillion over the next few years o result in between 22 and 26 new or completely renovated schools, much work needs tobe done to ensure other infasructure isin place to provide safe and modern connectiens for our students to these schools. Upgrades include making all sidewalks ADA compliant, enhancing lighting and other safety upgrades to make the trip to and from the schools atthe same 21" Century level Locally, we are investing $4 million over the next two fiscal years ($2.8 million in FY-18 and S12 millon FY-2019) and I am respectfully requesting tht the State match the City’s dolls on a 11 basis for those two years, ‘+ An important component of the 21* Century Buildings Plan involves “rightsizing” the City Schocls” utilization rate of their building space. As a result, the City and City Schools recognizes that many schools either have or are about to become vacant and unutilized| ees Fes & opt Bet asset spaces in their neighborhoods and communities. As such, I am requesting you consider including $4.74M over five years to demolish five school buildings, to be allocated as follows (FY-18 - $1.46MIFY-19 - $730k/FY-20 - $730k/FY-21 - $730k/FY-22 -$1.09¥) Investment in our neighborhoods is something I have always taken seriously throughout my career in public service. That is why early on, my Administration developed our national award winning, Vacants to Value (V2V) plan that your Administration invested in with your Project CORE monies last year. In furtherance of our shared goals of eliminating blight in Baltimore's neighborhoods, I ‘Tespectiully request the following items be considered for inclusion in your budget: 'SISM over the next four fiscal years ($5M ~ FY-2018; $4M ~ FY-2019; $3M ~ FY-2020, and $3M ~ FY-2021) in State DHCD operating dollars for scattered site demolition to be ‘matched by $500k/yr. per year over the next four years in City dollars. This money would fund the demolition of 5,000 (of the City’s 17,000) vacant, blighted properties that are unlikely to be addressed by the target Block/Project CORE program due to their location ‘outside of these target areas, $3 million per year forthe next $ years in capital dollars to fund the City’s Green, Healthy, Sustainable Homes Initiative. This will help fund homeowner repairs that fall outside ofthe soope of repairs covered by Federal and state programs, grants and loans. This money would be targeted to support areas within and adjacent tothe Project CORE identified areas. This ‘money would be supported by a match of $1M/yr in local city capital and $400k/yr. in local city operating dollars for the duration ofthe state's commitment. SISMiyr. over 5 years to rebuild low rise public housing, because the federal government disinvested in these communities more three decades ago and the need for the residents of public housing for upgrades to ensure they have safe, decent and affordable housing to live nis very real, urgent and die. We have been working with the Department of Commerce over the last year to fund 1 proposed study by the Maryland Stadium Authority for Architectural Design, Cost Estimating and Financial Modeling Study for the expansion of the Baltimore Convention Center and the building of a new arena. The first phase of the study will be underway in FYIT. We are requesting additional dollars be provided in the FY18 capital budget to support the second phase of the study during FY18. The estimated fee to perform the required second phase of the study is $2,000,000, of which the City will contribute $666,667 in its own FY18 funds. This split is mirrored from the formula derived from the proven City and State shares of tax generated economic benefits of the Convention Center's annual operations. Rehabilitating West Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market is envisioned to be a true public- private partnership between the Lexington Market, Baltimore City and the State. To that snd, we are asking for $10 million in the Capital Budget spread out over the next 5 fiscal years, The Board of Directors of Lexington Market has already committed to finance half of the project costs and is working with the Cty to commit a minimum of $8 million. A capital grant of $10 million from the State of Maryland is critical to successfully transform the Lexington Market into the economic engine it once was, and can become again, for Baltimoresees otal cpt suet Reuet (cober3208 ‘© The Baltimore Development Corporation in partnership with the Maryland Jockey Club and others have contributed funding for a study to be undertaken by the Maryland Stadium Authority to evaluate the current needs atthe Pimlico Racecourses facilities. Moreover, the study will examine potential long term capital upgrades and development opportunities in order to ensure the success of the site as major entertainment venue as well 3s maintain it as the home of the Preakness. I ask, once tis study is complete that you keep this longterm project in mind for future capital funds to effectuate the study's findings, All ofthe aforementioned issues are merely just @ number of areas needed for investment inthe City and are far from all inclusive. However, my Administration and I’m sure the next look forward to Working with you and your agencies on these items and many others not included in this lete. 1f ‘you have any questions, please contact my Deputy Mayor of Government Relations and Labor, ‘Andrew Smullian at ($10) 396-7208 or via email at Av ‘you for your time and consideration row Siullian@Balimoreity.xov. Thank Stephani Rawlings Mayor City of Baltimore ‘ce: ‘The Honorable Chsirs & Members ofthe City Delegation to the General Assembly ‘The Honorable Thomas V. “Mike” Miller, President, Maryland Senate ‘The Honorable Michael E. Busch, Speaker, Maryland House of Delegates ‘The Honorable President and Members of the Baltimore City Council Kaliope Parthemos, Chief of Staff, Office ofthe Mayor ‘Andrew Smullian, Deputy Mayor of Government Relations & Labor Nicholas Blendy, Assistant Deputy Mayor of Government Relations & Labor