FY2017 PROPOSED BUDGET
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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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