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ONE REGION MOVING FORWARD COG and the City of Takoma Park Chuck Bean COG Executive Director Presentation to the City Council October 19, 2016 Photo Credit: City of Takoma Park About COG COG is an independent, nonprofit association

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Photo Credit: City of Takoma Park

ONE REGION MOVING FORWARD

COG and the City of Takoma Park

Chuck Bean COG Executive Director Presentation to the City Council October 19, 2016

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City of Takoma Park October 19, 2016

About COG

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  • COG is an independent, nonprofit

association

  • Brings area leaders together to

address major regional issues in the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia

  • Membership comprised of 300

elected officials from 22 local governments, the Maryland and Virginia state legislatures, and U.S. Congress

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COG is the hub of regional partnership:

1,500 officials and experts come to COG each month to make connections, share information, and develop solutions to the region’s major challenges

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City of Takoma Park October 19, 2016

About COG

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  • COG Board of Directors
  • National Capital Region

Transportation Planning Board

  • Metropolitan Washington

Air Quality Committee

  • Policy/Technical Committees
  • Chief Administrative Officers
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Home to the region’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

  • Transportation Planning

Board (TPB), one of 300+ MPOs in the nation

  • TPB prepares programs and

plans that the federal government must approve in

  • rder for the region to receive

federal funds

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City of Takoma Park October 19, 2016

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Staff and Work Program

  • 130+ professional staff members
  • $46M budget in FY 2017
  • Departments include:
  • Transportation Planning
  • Environmental Programs
  • Community Planning

and Services

  • Public Safety Services
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Additional Programs

  • Homeland Security Program

Management Office

  • Cooperative Purchasing
  • Health Care Coalition
  • Institute for Regional Excellence
  • Commuter Connections
  • Transportation/Land Use

Grants

  • Clean Air Partners
  • Anacostia Restoration
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COG Expertise

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  • Saves members money on research and consultants through expert

regional analysis and publications

  • Helps officials think regionally when making local decisions
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Region Forward

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Land Use Transportation Housing Environment Public Safety Education Economic Health Climate & Energy

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Activity Centers

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  • 141 locations that will

accommodate the majority of the region’s future growth

  • Places that have a strong mix of

housing, pedestrian infrastructure, uses, and amenities

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Return on Investment: City of Takoma Park & COG

Photo Credit: Pinoy Photographer/Flickr

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Photo Credit: MW Transit Photos /Flickr

Transportation

Trans nspor portation/La tation/Land nd-Us Use e Connecti nnections

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(TLC) C) Program: ram: Parking Takoma Park: $30,000 ,000 in 2014 Trans nspor portation tation Al Alternativ rnatives es Progr gram am (TAP AP): ): Ethan Allen Gateway Streetscape: $1,422,3 1,422,323 3 in 2014 Flower Ave. Green Street Project: $1,0 1,040, 40,33 330 0 in 2014 Lincoln Ave. Sidewalks: $395,00 5,000 0 in 2016

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Transportation

En Enhanced anced Mobi bility lity Grant t Fun undi ding: ng:

  • Montgomery County Mobility

Management: $196, 96,247

  • Montgomery County Professional

Drivers Union: $284, 4,750 750 Trans nspor portation tation Invest estmen ent t Genera nerati ting ng Ec Economi nomic c Recovery y (TIGER): GER):

  • Takoma/Langley Transit Center:

$14,4 4,415, 5,188 88

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Transportation

  • Street Smart
  • Commuter Connections
  • Guaranteed Ride Home
  • CarpoolNow Mobile App
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Environment

  • Go Recycle Campaign –

Expands home recycling practices into the workplace - $18 184,000 4,000 in total regional impact

  • Community Engagement

Campaign

  • TapIt Campaign

Photo Credit: City of Takoma Park/Facebook

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Environment

  • Metropolitan Washington Tree Canopy Analysis Project

– Total U.S. Forest Service grant of $165, 5,000 000

  • 2016 Community Forestry Forum – Part of a Maryland

Department of Natural Resources grant of $25,0 5,000 00 to the Anacostia Restoration Program

Photo Credit: Sarah Toppins/Wordpress

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Regional Safety

Regional Emergency Communications:

  • RICCS, a 24/7 system, helps officials communicate

during emergencies

  • 11 Takoma Park officials registered to receive messages
  • Conference calls on snow and other emergencies:

15 calls in FY 2016

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Current Cooperative Procurements

  • Gasol

soline ine and Diesel el Fue uel l – over 40 million gallons per year

  • Persona

sonal l Prot

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ective e Eq Equi uipmen ment t – for fire personnel

  • Ice

e Melt t - environmentally friendly and concrete friendly products

  • Road

d Salt

  • Office

ce Sup upplies ies – over $11 million in sales per year

  • Fur

urni nitu ture re

  • Light

hting ing - new energy efficient fixtures and accessories

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Upcoming Cooperative Procurements

  • Rifle

e Plates s – body armor led by Arlington County

  • EM

EMS Medi dical cal Sup upplies es – for volunteer fire and EMS

  • Sub

ubscrib scriber r Radios ios – expected buying power up to 60,000 units and additional discounts from $700-$1,500 per radio

  • Flee

eets ts for the e Fut uture ure – for alternative fuel vehicles and equipment

  • Next

xt-Ge Gene nerat ation ion 9-1-1 1 Techn hnology

  • logy
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Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Team (MAPT)

  • The Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Team (MAPT) is a joint partnership

between the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) to provide cooperative purchasing opportunities to members throughout the region.

  • The MAPT region covers the District of Columbia, and parts of

Maryland, and Virginia.

  • COG and BMC members can register vendors, view solicitation,

and track contracts at: www.midatlanticpurchasing.net

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Opportunities to Get Involved

  • COG Board of Directors
  • Transportation Planning Board
  • Metropolitan Washington

Air Quality Committee

  • Climate, Energy and Environment

Policy Committee

  • Chesapeake Bay and Water

Resources Policy Committee

  • Human Services and Public Safety

Policy Committee

  • Region Forward Coalition
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Chuck Bean

COG Executive Director (202) 962-3260 cbean@mwcog.org

mwcog.org

777 North Capitol Street NE, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20002