REVIEW OF ROSSLYN SUPPLEMENTAL PARKING PROGRAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 18, 2013
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: December 1, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
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Acting Director of Logistics
SUBJECT: Review of Rosslyn Supplemental Parking Program
1. Action Requested: None. This memorandum is submitted in
response to your request that the Rosslyn supplemental parking
program instituted in the first quarter of FY 87 be reviewed after
one year's experience.
2. Background: Starting in the fall of 1986, the Agency
began acquiring supplemental commercial parking spaces for
employees working in the Rosslyn area. The acquisitions were
approved as a means to encourage employees, especially 19wer
graded ones, to accept assignments in Rosslyn. HAgency
r0m7onents are now participating in the program, and a total of
supplemental parking spaces are under lease. Attachment A
identifies these components and the number of spaces they are
provided with through the program. The monthly cost of individual
spaces ranges from 57.20 to 88.40, with the FY 88 estimated cost
for the program of Real Estate and Construction
Division (RECD) continuous y a justs parking space allocations to
reflect changing tenants in Rosslyn. For example, the move of the
Foreign Broadcast Information Service to Reston prompted a major
reallocation of spaces at Key Building that is still in process.
3. Staff Analysis: Components participating in this program
were recently polled by RECD to determine the impact of the
program on their operations. The response from all components was
uniformly positive and reaffirms the continuing need for this
program. A representative sample of these responses is attached
as Exhibit B. It is clear that supplemental commercial parking
has become institutionalized and the participating components are
dependant on the program to help maintain employee morale and
bolster their employee recruitment and retention efforts.
Discontinuation of the program now would precipitate renewal of
the problems which brought about its creation. No significant
problems have surfaced in the administration of the program.
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SUBJECT: Review of Rosslyn Supplemental Parking Program
4. Recommendation: OL recommends that this program be
continued, with RECD continuing to allocate spaces based on
population growth (loss) and tenant relocations.
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REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS
ROSSLYN SUPPLEMENTAL PARKING PROGRAM
ORD - "...our waiting list for parking spaces has been
significantly reduced.., leasing of these parking spaces has
considerably enhanced the overall office morale...operations have
benefited greatly...we are at strength for the first time in
several years...our ability to offer parking to most employees has
been a major factor in recruiting and retaining employees.. .ORD
would be severely hampered if.. .this parking were taken away."
OIT/Information Services Division - "The leased parking spaces
continue to provide the incentive necessary to obtaining and
retaining competent personnel to work in the Rosslyn area...our
long waiting list has been accommodated, and potential employees
are more willing to consider assignment to Ames when assured of a
place to park."
OGI -"...We can say without question that it fulfilled our
expectations...we have saved 136 man days over a 12 month period
because of (reduced time looking for parking). We have fewer
vacancies and the retention problem of lower-salaried personnel
has been significantly reduced...responses to vacancy notices at
all grade levels showed marked improvement with 92 percent of all
vacancies receiving written responses.. .there is a direct
correlation (between availability of parking and lower
turnover)...employee morale was heightened with the sense that
someone was concerned enough for the first time to propose,
approve, and implement such a program...comments of job
satisfaction...usually include a mention of the parking program
...the imaginative and efficient method of administering the
program...should be applauded."
DCI History Staff - "The provision of parking was an important
incentive in bringing (professional historians) to us, and its
availability continues to save us time and money, and to promote
employee morale and retention."
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SUBJECT: Review of Rosslyn Supplemental Parking Program
OL/RECD/REB
23/29 Dec 87
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Logistics, DA
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Director of Global Issues, DI
Effects of Government-Leased Parking in Rosslyn
Memo for DDA fin D/OGI, dtd 5 Sept 86,
Same Subject
1. Recently your staff requested a rundown on the impact
that government-leased commercial parking was having on the OGI
operation in Rosslyn.
2. The request for OGI's participation in a government-
leased parking program in Rosslyn originated because of two major
concerns. In the reference memorandum we emphasized the need for
timely operational support and our inability to attract and
retain employees in the lower grades. Since the program was
initiated in November 1986, we can say without question that it
fulfilled our expectations.
3. While Quantifying "timely operational support" is
difficult, the acquisition of leased parking spaces inside
Rosslyn has decreased the amount of time our employees spend
looking for parking spaces and walking to/from Ames Building.
According to rough calculations we have saved 130 man days over a
12 month period because of this factor alone. This doesn't
include the impact that leased parking has on the willingness of
individuals to make unscheduled visits to headquarters in support
of operational discussions.
4. Attracting and retaining qualified personnel to serve at
Ames ?is easier to track. During the past year OGI's Ames
components averaged only one vacancy per month with 75% of the
vacancies occuring in GS-12 and up positions. We have fewer
?vacancies and the retention problem of lower-salaried personnel
has been significantly reduced. Responses to vacancy notices at
all grade levels showed marked improvement with 92% of all
vacancies receiving written responses. It is not possible to
deduce that availability of leased parking was the only reason for
lowering turnover and attracting qualified personnel, however, I
believe there is a direct correlation based on the information
available.
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SUBJECT: Effects of Government-Leased Parking in Rosslyn
5. Any discussion of benefits the parking program brought
to OGI would not be complete without mentioning the intangible
aspects of the decision. Employee morale was heightened with the
sense that someone was concerned enough for the first time to
propose, approve, and implement such a program. Even though I
have been the Director of OGI for a short period, comments of job
satisfaction from Ames Building employees usually include a
mention of the parking program. Such programs are important for
morale when personnel are continuously asked to work extra hours
to complete a priority report for policymakers, coordinate
another TDY, insure imagery requirements meet deadlines, or
respond to a high precedence message.
6. The imaginative and efficient method of administering
the program the Office of Logistics established should be
applauded. Your personnel in External Buildings Operations
Branch have been responsive to our needs. Regardless of the
nature of the problem they have provided quick and reasonable
responses.
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