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Intergovernmental Collaboration

Garrett County Municipalities Inc

Garrett County Formed in 1872 2nd Largest in Land Area Population 29,460 Deep Creek Lake No County – wide zoning

Garrett County Towns Accident Deer Park Friendsville Grantsville Kitzmiller Lock Lynn Heights Mountain Lake Park Oakland

GCM History MAP 2004/GCCAC Maryland Community Legacy Strategic Revitalization Plan MAP 2004-GCCAC 2006 Incorporation

Organization 501c3 President Secretary 8 Mayors 3 Appointed Members

Operations Monthly meetings Formal agenda Garrett County Commissioner Guests Staff reports

Staff Code enforcement officer Circuit rider Shared administrative support Supervision Grant writing

Population/Cost Sharing Accident 325 4.73% Deer Park 399 5.81% Friendsville 491 7.15% Grantsville 766 11.15% Kitzmiller 321 4.67% Loch Lynn 552 8.03% Mountain Lake park 2092 30.45% Oakland 1925 28.02%

Successful Projects-I Code enforcement officer (CDBG grant) Code enforcement auto (USDA grant) Code enforcement computer (Local) Code enforcement camera (CEZOA) Wood chipper (Local) Comp Plan Updates (CDBG, ARC grants)

Successful Projects - II Community Legacy Plans – 8 Towns Business Façade Improvements Streetscape Improvements Special Legacy Projects Sustainable Community Designation Emergency Electric Generators Storm Clean up

Failed Projects Audit bid Garbage collection bid Paving bid Electronic Forms Storage Digital mapping

Future Projects Equipment acquisition New Code Enforcement vehicle Membership CEZOA

North County Wastewater Project 5 Small Towns and 1 Rural County

Common problem + shared experiences + same goal = strong team Goldsboro, Henderson, Marydel, Templeville, Caroline County Failing septic systems Small populations Limited financial resources Limited technical resources MDE Consent Orders

MDE 1996 & 2006 Consent Orders MDE 1996 Consent Order against Goldsboro 2006 Consent Order against the towns of Goldsboro, Henderson, Marydel and Templeville, and Caroline County Mandated a regional wastewater system to resolve public health threat of failing septics North County Water and Sewer Authority formed

2009 Regional Wastewater Report Cost estimates ranged between $20M - $33M Costs to be shared among 4 towns and County, approximately 800 users High cost freaked out potential funders and users

2010: County aware of everybody’s needs Funders needed more users for North County Regional Sewer System Bay TMDL shed light on Greensboro plant deficiencies: built in 1968 in the floodplain starting to require major repairs highest annual nutrient load of all treatment plants in the County County approached Greensboro about partnering with north County towns to share the cost of a new regional ENR treatment plant for Greensboro AND the north county towns.

Greensboro Treatment Plant 2010: 2 birds, 1 stone Public Health Threat North County Septics Environmental Threat Greensboro Treatment Plant All 6 jurisdictions saw the opportunity to solve multiple problems with one solution at a cost savings to everybody Jurisdictions put all fears on the table and addressed each one Took the idea back to funders

2010: Reminder that Government hates two things: Change The way things currently are Funding agencies had to adjust to thinking in a regional context rather than single jurisdiction context Funding cycles and amounts are historically geared towards individual jurisdiction projects Funders struggled with high cost for one project, needed to break it into individual jurisdiction phases without reference to the whole project

2011: The Team went to work on the Funders Pleading our case to funders helped to further unite us in our cause Some funders not convinced that Greensboro’s environmental problem was as urgent as north County’s public health problem, UNTIL….

Greensboro treatment plant inundated 2011: Come on, Irene! August 2011 Hurricane Irene Vulnerability of plant location, age of plant, environmental and now public health threat all became painfully obvious to everyone Funders gave go-ahead to proceed, but were skeptical of team’s ability to create an interjurisdictional agreement that satisfied everyone Greensboro treatment plant inundated

2011: How Many Lawyers does it take to kill the mood? Answer: 2 Interjurisdictional agreement necessary Must insure all interests are fairly represented and protected In most cases what is good for the individual is good for the whole If you can survive it, the rest is almost easy

2012: The Rubber Hits the Road and Gets a Flat Tire North County Water & Sewer Authority and Greensboro finalize interjurisdictional agreement State and Federal funding programs suffer drastic budget cuts Funders unable to guarantee funding beyond first two towns (Greensboro and Goldsboro)

G2 Project is born Goldsboro and Greensboro decided to move forward Other towns to join if funding becomes available in the future G2 Agreement was formed

G2 Agreement Who pays for what and how much will be paid by each entity Who maintains the infrastructure and the plant How will O&M Expense be paid for How will capital expenses be paid How will the billing of the residents be handled How will we handle collection of unpaid bills

On our way Project split into 5 phases Phase 1 building the new treatment plant Phase 2 Conveyance system for Greensboro Phase 3 Conveyance for Goldsboro/County Phase 4 Collection for Goldsboro/County Phase 5 Connection of homes in Goldsboro and the County

Where do we stand? Phase 1 is now 85% completed Phase 2 is 35% completed Phase 3 has been bid and is about to start construction Phase 4 and 5 have not started at this point

Questions?

How to contact us: Jeannette DeLude jdelude@greensboromd.com 410-482-6222 Leslie Grunden lgrunden@carolinemd.org 410-479-8105

City/County partnership

Why can’t we all just get along? In the beginning there was the land….the land was good Then came people…things still pretty good Then came city government… still good Then came Counties… things not so good Been downward ever since

Approaches to getting along Eliminate Counties? Good idea but not likely Eliminate Cities? Terrible idea Have Cities and Counties work together cooperatively as equal partners? Some have said this was more likely to happen during the age of Biblical miracles

History Historically there has been tension between the City of Annapolis Government and the Anne Arundel County Government Sometimes the tension was personality based Sometimes just institutional friction Sometimes based upon competing positions on issues

Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Annapolis & Anne Arundel Co. were very typical For most of their history considering themselves as separate competing entities When I became Mayor I was new at Government and so did not know that the two jurisdictions were not supposed to cooperate Immediately started informal discussions on areas of cooperation

Agreeing to agree In having a constructive dialogue with the new County Executive we both, as new comers, became aware that this tension has often lead to poor decisions that have not been in the best interest of our mutual citizens We quickly realized that we needed a new approach not based upon I win/you lose but to move to we both win. We decide we would commit to putting past institutional and personal issues aside and work jointly on what is best for our communities.

Not a singular event We decided this was not to be some quick review and photo op but rather a real working relationship covering not one or two items but a much broader array of topics that both governments work on everyday. So our cooperative arrangement is not a single project or topic but a new way of jointly delivering services.

An existing area of cooperation A number of years ago necessity and fiscal stress forced the City and County to jointly build and operate a regional sewer plant so there was at least some historic aspect of formal cooperation. But that was about it other than for some limited public safety mutual aide agreements

Big First Step The two executives got together and put together a list of the topics we thought most needed attention. We selected a number items for immediate action. The big first step was drafting a formal MOU committing ourselves to working together. It was a public signing ceremony as a way of stressing to our citizens but most importantly to our respective staffs that we mean and want cooperation not competition That we want solutions that work jointly not reasons why things can’t happen

Land Use Land use, zoning and annexation issues have always been a major point of contention. Sometimes developers have been able to play one jurisdiction against the other in the annexation dance of allowable uses and satisfactory infrastructure Established a joint City County staff work group that looks a proposals along our boundary line and determine together the resulting best land use plan for the area.

Adequate Public Facilities (APF) Adequate Public Facilities (APF) requirements have always been contentious: The City has different standards The County handles the public school system The City does not have school capacity standards The City and County established a joint APF taskforce that will provide both jurisdictions with recommendations on legislation regarding APF requirements. The group included representatives from: Annapolis City Council AA Co. County Council AA Co. School Board Private sector developers Attorneys COA Education Commission members and more….

Utilities Providing water and waste water treatment are always expensive Decisions on where water and sewer lines are located determine where and to what degree development can occur We each have often used locating or not locating service lines like a great “Blocking Game” to encourage or discourage annexation

Utilities Partnership We have agreed to stop using utilities as a primary land use tool and apply principles that increase efficiency. For example we were both planning for a separate pumping station and water lines. We are now sharing capacity in water lines and are jointly building a pumping station

Public Safety We have a long standing Mutual Aide agreement for Police, Fire and EMS We are increasing cooperative programs We signed a Fire Department agreement that placed shared services that will significantly reduce response times for both We have increased our emergency response center cooperation We are working on joint prisoner transport for Police The City has a dedicated officer on the AA County Heroin Task Force

Transportation The County does not have a bus system, the City does. The City bus system has long served areas outside of the City boundaries but the County has historically done little to support the bus system. The Citizens of the City are also citizens of the County After several discussions about levels, location of services and bus shelters the County has significantly increased its contribution to the City

Economic Development We have always had two separate economic development offices They have viewed themselves in competition with one another, a sense that if one gains the other loses. We still have two economic development offices recognizing that business in the County is often different from in the City The City Economic Development official has an office in both the City and in the County Economic Development facility. We work closely together in a mutual effort.

Partnership, cooperation, coalition The Mayor (me) and the County Executive (the other guy) got together and said we need a new approach that breaks with past distrust and difficulties. We are committed to more than a ceremonial signing or photo opportunity. This is a sincere long term cooperation. Currently….we have active agreements and are working on: Land Use Adequate Public Facilities Public safety Transportation Utilities Economic Development Elections

This not an end Together the City and the County continue to identify new areas of cooperation Stay tuned…