Waterfront Partnership 2009 Annual Report with Useable Writing Pad ANNUAL REPORT 2009

Environmentally Friendly Waterfront Partnership 2009 Annual Report with Useable Writing Pad ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 in Review Dear Neighbors, Colleagues and Partners, This has been an exciting year for the Waterfront We welcomed major new tenants to the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore. We’ve made tremendous this year, including the Maryland Department of strides in creating a cleaner, greener and more Business and Economic Development in the World vibrant Waterfront. We continue to benefit from our Trade Center and Legg Mason to Harbor East, and strong relationship with Mayor Dixon and the City are looking forward to several companies preparing of Baltimore, and we are proud to have raised nearly to move to the Waterfront in the coming months. $300,000 in a challenging fiscal environment to open the Walter Sondheim Fountain at West Shore Park. With more people come more cars. Thanks to funding from the City of Baltimore and the Over the past year we quietly initiated a new emphasis Baltimore Regional Transportation Board, the on sustainability. Given our precious Waterfront asset Waterfront Partnership started a new transportation and unique role in preserving this regional resource, initiative, A Smarter Way to Get There, set to launch as we began switching out several turf areas to native this report goes to press. The initiative was developed perennial plantings; purchased an electric vehicle for following in-depth interviews with the ten largest the Green Team’s Waterfront work; and are developing employers in the area, mapping out the zip codes a longer term strategy with the help of Biohabitats, where their employees live and then analyzing a locally based, nationally recognized firm. existing resources and recommending several new transit solutions. To help celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd, we were thrilled to join Mayor Sheila Dixon at the Inner Harbor The Waterfront Partnership worked closely with Amphitheater to unveil “Streetscape”, a pilot program the City and others in preparation for the Charm of outdoor recycling containers. We’re delighted to be City Circulator, a free shuttle service featuring 18 the first place the city is piloting recycling containers, clean-energy electric hybrid buses travelling on three and see these as a suitable addition to the green popular downtown and Waterfront area routes. ‘Big Belly’ solar-powered compacting containers. Prior to launching the Charm City Circulator, the City started a temporary Harbor East shuttle In keeping with our sustainability efforts and interest in with stops at a metro stop and parking garage for re-use, this year we decided to create an Annual Report easier commuting to Harbor East. A new free Water hybrid: half report, half writing pad. It is our hope that Taxi commuter service called the Water Taxi Harbor the pad located behind our useable Annual Report will Connector was also unveiled this year so commuters serve as a convenient place to record your innovative could avoid road traffic and float their way to work. thoughts and ideas. Each year brings more opportunities to enhance We’re proud of having won two national green Baltimore’s best resource, the Waterfront. Stay tuned awards this year – one from the Professional Landcare for several new and exciting initiatives we’re working Network and another from the Landscape Contractors on for the coming year. Association of MD/DC/VA for landscaping projects around Baltimore’s Waterfront. In addition the Urban Sincerely, Land Institute awarded the Inner Harbor its prestigious Heritage Award, a designation for developments Michael D. Hankin that have demonstrated industry excellence and have Chair, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. made substantial contributions to the greater President & CEO, Brown Advisory community’s well-being for at least 25 years. Laurie Schwartz Executive Director, Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2009

About the WAteRfRont PARtneRshiP

The Waterfront Partnership is dedicated to improved maintenance, beautifi cation, and visitor services for our community’s signature asset, bringing a new spirit of vitality to the entire Waterfront. The Waterfront Partnership provides hospitality and safety services, cleans the Waterfront promenade daily and performs all landscaping services including planting seasonal colorful fl owers, manicuring gardens, and keeping the area lush and green. The Waterfront Partnership also promotes the Waterfront as a destination for local and regional visitors and establishes events to attract and entertain visitors and maintains and programs events in the West Shore Park.

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Top of Harborplace the World Power McKeldin Observation Plant Historic Plaza Level Live Amphitheatre Ships in Baltimore

USS National Constellation Aquarium in Eastern Ave Harborplace Baltimore Baltimore Public Works Museum Pier 5 Hotel Fleet St E Conway St President i Street Station Baltimore Visitor Marriott Center Inner Harbor Waterfront Pier Six Hotel Concert Katyn Pavilion Circle

West Shore Legg Mason Park Lancaster St

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Maryland Science Rash Field Center/IMAX Broadway Bond St Pier Wharf Key Hwy

Federal Hill Park Frederick Douglass - E Montgomery St Isaac Myers Maritime Park & Museum 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 mAintAining PubLiC sPACe Litter free Zone The ten-person Clean Team worked tirelessly all season long to keep the promenade squeaky clean and photo ready for our visitors.

During the 2008-2009 year, among other tasks the Clean Team: • Removed 57,614 pounds of trash • Cleaned 12,790 trash cans • Eliminated 530 graffi ti tags and stickers • Pulled weeds from 549 blocks

3 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 mAintAining PubLiC sPACe Waterfront Partnership enhances its sustainability measures The Green Team took early steps to prepare for thelonger term Waterfront Sustainability Strategy, including removing several turf areas to add more environmentally sound native perennial plants such as golden yellow coreopsis and pink summer phlox. Over 1,100 perennials were installed throughout the Waterfront. Turf areas can produce almost as much run off as hard surfaces, so planting native species not only allows for increased water absorption, it helps us to preserve water since native plants require less watering. The Green Team has also introduced an electric vehicle for its Waterfront work.

In 2008-2009, working 5 days a week, the Green Team installed and managed: • 27,451 summer and fall annuals • 196 hanging and raised planters • 14,500 spring daffodils and tulips • 592 cubic yards of mulch

In addition, two members of the Clean Team were hired full time for the Green Team, making the jump from a job training program to full time work on the Waterfront!

4 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 mAintAining PubLiC sPACe the Walter sondheim fountain Debuts at West shore Park The Inner Harbor’s newest attraction, the Walter Sondheim Fountain, was unveiled in July. This dramatic and fun-fi lled Fountain incorporates water jets shooting up from the ground level, timed with the visual glow of changing colored lights and music every hour on the hour on weekends. Already a favorite with kids of all ages looking to play in the water, the Fountain honors Walter Sondheim whose decades of tireless commitment to Baltimore and to creating an Inner Harbor were known around the world. The Waterfront Partnership raised close to $300,000 in private sector contributions in response to a request from the Mayor to keep the Fountain’s construction on schedule.

5 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 hosPitALity A Welcoming Waterfront From April through September, ten Hospitality Guides According to the Baltimore Development in addition to our Safety Guides were on the front line Corporation, 16.2 million people visited all along the Waterfront, greeting visitors, providing the Inner Harbor attractions in 2008. information and making their experience a good one in unexpected ways. touRists to inneR hARboR1 (miLLions) This year our Guides completed Visit Baltimore’s Baltimore Tourism Ambassador Program and became Certifi ed Tourism Ambassadors. 17.217.2 15.815.8 16.216.2 During 2008-2009 the Hospitality Team: • Helped 360,617 pedestrians with information, 2006 2007 2008 directions and recommendations • Escorted 12,002 visitors, residents and employees to where they needed to go

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sAfety safety Along the Waterfront Ten Safety Guides working on bike, foot and Segway coordinate with the police to keep the Waterfront secure. Whether they’re escorting employees to their cars after dark, deterring aggressive panhandling or conducting business checks, they make the harbor enjoyable and safe. When incidents do occur, they work closely with the Inner Harbor Police Unit to respond accordingly.

During 2008-2009 the Safety Team: • Conducted 19,859 business checks • Helped reduce aggressive panhandling incidents around the Waterfront from a yearly high of 4,530 in 2007-2008 to 1,670 in 2008-2009.

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I n the News

The Waterfront Partnership made the news this past year with articles about its work along the Waterfront, Fountain coverage and events. Some of the highlights include an article on the Walter Sondheim Fountain in the Baltimore Sun and WMAR-TV and WBAL-TV’s coverage of the Fountain’s ribbon cutting, The Daily Record’s article on the Waterfront Partnership’s work in “preserving a ‘city icon’”, Waterfront Wiggle TV interviews on WBFF-TV and sports clinic interview on WJZ-TV. Countless calendar listings helped direct people in search of entertainment to our free events.

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H arbor Harvest The Waterfront Partnership partnered with the Science Center. The Waterfront Invasion Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance to kick off a was a group effort of Visit Baltimore, the National wildly popular annual Harbor Harvest in October, Aquarium, the Maryland Science Center and the 2008. More than 2,000 adults and children enjoyed Waterfront Partnership to create an unified theme the animals at the petting zoo, played in the pumpkin and attract residents and visitors to the Waterfront. patch, listened to Mr. Norman, square danced, checked The Waterfront Partnership offered a bevy of free out the vendors, participated in a pie eating contest, events at West Shore Park including decorated pumpkins and got their faces painted. • Yoga series with Charm City Yoga • Summer long concert series Waterfront Wiggle Activity Carts • Sports clinics with ASG Events and Sports This year the Activity Carts returned chock full of • Waterfront Invasion movie series with Waterfront Invasion themed dinosaur and jellyfish ASG Events and Sports activities, and were joined by Guides creating balloon animals for an appreciative audience. Decorating the Waterfront Visitors to the Waterfront promenade wondered if Waterfront Invasion they wandered onto a B Movie set with dinosaur This past summer, it was a perfect storm of prehistoric crosswalks, jellyfish masquerading as metal cleats peril as Jellies and Chinasaurs descended upon the for tying up boats, decorated benches, and dinosaur Inner Harbor at the National Aquarium and Maryland prints dotting the bricks. The Waterfront Invasion spilled out all over the harbor.

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Fni ance T he Waterfront Partnership thanks the following key partners for their financial support:

Mayor Sheila Dixon and the City of Baltimore Maryland Science Center Baltimore Department of Transportation Merritt Properties Brown Advisory National Aquarium Elm Street Development Pier 5 Hotel Ferndale Fence Rusty Scupper Restaurant General Growth Properties Scarlett Place H & S Properties Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse Hilton Homewood Hotel The Cordish Company Johns Hopkins Health System University of Maryland Living Classrooms Foundation Verizon M & T Bank Waterfront Marriott Hotel Marriott Courtyard Hotel Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP For membership information, email [email protected].

G enerAL revenue derived I nner Harbor Lease Revenue 3 from Inner harbor activity 2 60% increase from 2004-2008

$709,990$709,990$709,990$709,990 $163,525,000 $167,814,800 $167,453,800 $539,500$539,500$539,500$539,500 $590,890$590,890$590,890$590,890 $442,000$442,000$442,000

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We at rfront We at rfront partnership, inc. partnership, inc. Sources of Revenue Expenses 59% Special Benefits 36% Hospitality District Surcharge & Safety 29% Baltimore City 27% Landscaping Contract 18% Maintenance 5% Transportation 9% Marketing Grant - Restricted 6% Administration 4% Non Profit Property Owners 4% Transportation Grant - Restricted 2% Corporate Partners & Other 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2009

B oaRD of Directors 2008-2009

Michael Hankin, Chair Frederick H. Bealefeld, III Claude Edward Hitchcock, Esq. Brown Advisory Baltimore Police Department Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman LLC.

Michael Beatty, Vice Chair David Benn Henry Kahn H & S Properties Waterfront Promenade Hogan & Hartson Partnership Christopher Schardt, Vice Chair Phil Lee General Growth Company James Bond Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association Living Classrooms Foundation Zed Smith, Vice Chair David Pittenger Cordish Company Wanda Durden National Aquarium Deptartment of Recreation and Parks Van Reiner, Treasurer Joan Pratt Maryland Science Center Susan Flanigan Baltimore City Comptroller Resident Andrew Frank, Secretary Stephanie Rawlings Blake First Deputy Mayor, Neighborhood Alfred Foxx Baltimore City Council & Economic Development Department of Transportation Rochelle ‘Rikki’ Spector Celeste Amato Donald Fry Baltimore City Council Cleaner Greener Baltimore Greater Baltimore Committee Colin Tarbert Baltimore Development Corporation

We at rfront Management Authority Board 2008-2009

Michael Hankin, Chair James Bond Robb Merritt Brown Advisory Living Classrooms Foundation Merritt Properties

Michael Beatty, Vice Chair M. J. Brodie Tim O’Donald H & S Properties Baltimore Development Corporation H & S Properties

Christopher Schardt, Vice Chair Ken Conklin George Philipou General Growth Properties Harbor Magic Hotels H & S Properties

Zed Smith, Vice Chair Michael Durham David Pittenger Cordish Company The Sport Shop National Aquarium

Van Reiner, Treasurer William Flohr Edward Prutzer Maryland Science Center Inner Harbor East Marina Rusty Scupper Restaurant

Andrew Frank, Secretary Helen Holton Ed Rutzinski First Deputy Mayor, Neighborhood Baltimore City Council Marriott Waterfront Hotel & Economic Development Thomas Marshall Carl “Bill” Struever Carolyn Boitnott Elm Street Development Struever Brothers Eccles & Rouse Waterfront Promenade Partnership

11 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 sl pecia thanks go to Waterfront Partnership would not be nearly as successful as it has been without the support of its Board, City of Baltimore and visitors to the Harbor.

• David Gillece for Chairing the fundraising effort for the • City Department of Transportation for their partnership in Walter Sondheim Fountain assisting with logistics requested for the Waterfront Invasion • Rick Berndt, Lainey LeBow Sachs, Mark Wasserman and and for its leadership on our new Transportation Initiative Tom Wilcox for serving on the Walter Sondheim Fountain • Maryland Science Center for design work Fundraising Committee • Maryland Science Center and the National Aquarium for • Baltimore Community Foundation for maintaining and donating coloring pages to the Activity Carts managing Waterfront Partnership and Walter Sondheim • Paul Scurti and the DOT Inner Harbor Maintenance Team Fountain funds for being terrific partners • Andy Frank for Baltimore Visitor Center, West Shore Park • Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP for preparing and Fountain leadership driving route maps • Gennady Schwartz and the Department of Recreation • The Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance for partnering & Parks for managing the construction of the with the Waterfront Partnership for the Harbor Harvest and Walter Sondheim Fountain for their input and guidance to help make the waterfront more • Visit Baltimore, Maryland Science Center and National welcoming to families Aquarium for participating in the Waterfront’s first co-op • ASG Sports and Events for their work on Waterfront Invasion marketing effort, Waterfront Invasion events, including sports clinics and the West Shore Park • Mayor Sheila Dixon and City of Baltimore for ongoing, day in movie series and day out support of the Waterfront Partnership

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sl pecia thanks go to Walter Sondheim Fountain Contributors Mayor Sheila Dixon and the City of Baltimore Baltimore Development Corporation Baltimore Department of Recreation & Parks Maryland State Department of Transportation Whiting Turner Contracting Company Mercy Medical Center Fund at BCF The France-Merrick Foundation, Inc. M & T Bank Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Batza Jr. JA. Leukemeyer, Jr. Revocable Trust The Linehan Family Foundation, Inc. Gallagher, Evelius & Jones Brown Advisory Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc. Miles & Stockbridge Foundation Inc. The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Foundation Leonard and Lainy Sachs Baltimore Community Foundation Corporate Office Properties Trust David Gillece Laurie Schwartz & Albert Copp

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All photos provided by illume communications 2 The data only includes gross revenues from attractions with the exception of these images: surveyed by BDC including: Harborplace & The Gallery, Page 8 Will Kirk National Aquarium, Maryland Science Center, Water Page 9 Nina McCarthy Taxi, Spirit Cruises, Ride the Ducks, Paddle Boats, Page 12 Ruppert Landscape Top of the World, Pier Six Concert Pavilion, and public docking. This data provides a general overview of the 1The data only includes attendance from attractions Inner Harbor and may not reflect trends of specific surveyed by BDC including: Harborplace & The businesses or attractions not surveyed in this report. Gallery, National Aquarium, Maryland Science Center, Water Taxi, Sail Baltimore, USS Constellation 3 Inner Harbor lease revenue chart provided & Historic Ships, Ride the Ducks, Paddle Boats, Top by Baltimore Development Corporation. of the World, Pier Six Concert Pavilion, and public docking. This data provides a general overview of the Inner Harbor and may not reflect trends of specific businesses or attractions not surveyed in this report.

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