Create a base branch for the new burndown workflow

[cbaxley]

🗣 Description

💭 Motivation and context

📷 Screenshots (DELETE IF UNAPPLICABLE)

🧪 Testing

✅ Pre-approval checklist

• Changes are limited to a single goal AND
  the title reflects this in a clear human readable format
• Issue that this PR solves has been selected in the Development section
• I have read and agree to LME's CONTRIBUTING.md document.
• The PR adheres to LME's requirements in RELEASES.md
• These code changes follow cisagov code standards.
• All relevant repo and/or project documentation has been updated to reflect the changes in this PR.

✅ Pre-merge Checklist

• All tests pass
• PR has been tested and the documentation for testing is above
• Squash and merge all commits into one PR level commit

✅ Post-merge Checklist

• Delete the branch to keep down number of branches

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