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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority<br />

Proposed <strong>FY2017</strong> Budget<br />

Chapter 3<br />

• Implements fare media (SmartTrip) related technology projects to decrease costs, improve<br />

productivity and increase customer satisfaction<br />

• Reduces financial and market risk - liquidity (cash flow) risk, credit risk, workers<br />

compensation and third party claims and price fluctuations (fuel, power, materials and<br />

supplies)<br />

• Obtains the lowest cost of financing possible, with least restrictive covenants<br />

• Manages investments with the goal of earning a market-rate of return while preserving capital<br />

and liquidity<br />

Real Estate and Station Area Planning (LAND)<br />

• Implements Metro’s joint development program through which property interests owned<br />

and/or controlled by Metro are marketed to private developers with the objective of developing<br />

transit-oriented projects that enhance station access and generate revenues for the Authority.<br />

• Develops planning studies focused on access and capacity improvements and concept plans<br />

for development on land around Metro stations.<br />

• Oversees the performance of joint development projects to ensure that projects achieve Metro’s<br />

expected financial objectives<br />

• Manages Metro’s surplus property assets<br />

• Negotiates and manages Metro’s leasing of property to others, and the leasing of property for<br />

Metro use<br />

• Acquires property for Metro operational requirements<br />

<strong>FY2017</strong> Business Plan<br />

Financial Operations Business Plans identify the offices day-to-day functions that assist Metro in<br />

achieving its four Strategic Goals. Financial Operations’ contributions toward agency goals are<br />

tracked in the following performance measures in the GM/CEO Business Plan:<br />

• Employee Injury Rate<br />

• Customer Injury Rate<br />

• Customer Commendation/Complaint Rate<br />

• Operating Expense on Budget<br />

• Capital Funds Invested<br />

• Number of Positions Filled<br />

New to <strong>FY2017</strong><br />

• Initiate predevelopment planning on future Joint Development projects (TBD)<br />

• Issue 3 new Joint Development Solicitations (West Hyattsville, Forest Glen, Largo)<br />

• Develop work-out approaches for projects stalled or require renegotiation (White Flint,<br />

Twinbrook, Silver Spring)<br />

• Complete Joint Development Agreements (Brookland, Navy Yard, College Park, Fort Totten,<br />

Grosvenor, and Capital Heights)<br />

• Dispositions of excess property (Royal Street, Stone Straw, Ames, Glenmont)<br />

• Expand non-rider revenues – telecommunication & retail<br />

• Execute continual business process improvements. Update Joint Development policies and<br />

guidelines; update Station Access Planning manual; develop policies on parking reductions;<br />

develop concepts for alternative/lower cost parking replacement<br />

• Develop implementation strategies for WMATA bus facility plans (Western, Armed Services)<br />

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