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Participatory Budgetingin the 49 th Ward
Joe Moore
Alderman, 49th
WardChicago, Illinois773-338-5796
www.ward49.com
The Participatory Budgeting Project , led by Gianpaolo Baiocchi (Brown University), and Josh Lerner (The New School for Social Research), provided guidance and technical assistance for this initiative. Additional support was
provided by the Institute for Policy Studies , the Watson Institute , and the New World Foundation .
Maria HaddenProgram Coordinator
Participatory Budgeting Project773-575-0075
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49 th Ward (60,000 residents) Participatory Budgeting Cycle
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Participatory Budgeting CycleSteering Committee
Community leaders were invited to participate on a steering committee to develop aParticipatory Budgeting process whereby residents of the 49 th Ward would decide how tospend the approximately $1.3 Million allocated by the City of Chicago for infrastructureneeds in the ward. T he Participatory Budgeting Project provided consulting services to thesteering committee.
These budgetary decisions are typically made by the local Alderman in each of Chicago s 50wards, with little community input. Projects are generally traditional infrastructureimprovements like street resurfacing, street light replacement, etc. Sometimes funds areused for larger capital improvements like the construction or repair of a public building.
Steering Committee Leaders were invited from all 49 th Ward:Community OrganizationsSocial Service AgenciesBlock ClubsCommunity Policing GroupsSchools and Local School CouncilsReligious Congregations
Community LeadersConvene to Develop
Process(July-August)
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Participatory Budgeting CycleNeighborhood Assemblies
Neighborhood Assemblies were conducted in eight geographicalareas of the ward, and a ninth session was conducted in Spanish.
Nine NeighborhoodAssemblies Conducted(September-October)
Alderman Moore provided the outreach funds for these meetings.Fliers were distributed to every household, and e-newsletters weresent repeatedly to the community.From these Neighborhood Assemblies, residents were invited toserve on committees to gather community input and researchprojects for consideration on the ballot.
The next slides demonstrate some of what the communityresidents learned at the Neighborhood Assemblies.
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All 49th
WardResidentsare invitedtoparticipatein theprocess.
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49 th Ward Participatory BudgetingNeighborhood Assemblies
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Communityleaders provideparticipants withan overview of theprocess and invitetheir input onprojects toconsider.
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What is Participatory Budgeting?
Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a different way tomanage public money. It is a democraticprocess in which community members (YOU)directly decide how to spend part of a publicbudget.
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Why Participatory Budgeting?
Democratic participationInclusionEducationEquality
Accountability
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Participatory Budgetingin the 49 th Ward
Alderman Moore will use PB to allocate theward s Menu Money - money used for
infrastructure projects such as:-roads-street lighting
-sidewalks-parks
About $1.3 million
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What Types of Projects are Eligible For Funding inthe 49th Ward Participatory Budgeting Project?
Any public project that involves acquiring,developing, maintaining or improvinga capital asset, often called "infrastructure."
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Eligible Projects Include:
Street resurfacingStreet lightsSidewalksCurb and guttersCatwalks and courtesy walksGuardrails
Traffic signalsBenchesPlaygounds
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Eligible Projects (cont d):
Security camerasCatwalks and courtesy walksWrought iron trash cans
Community gardensArtistic muralsEl platform/station improvementsBike racksBike lanesConstruction of or major renovations to publiclyowned buildings
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T he "Aldermanic Menu" funds cannotbe used to pay for the operational
costs of government, includingpersonnel, services and programs, norcan they be used for privately ownedcapital assets.
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Projects NO T Eligible for Menu Money Funding:
Services (e.g., health care services, homeless services, "Mealson Wheels," etc.)Programs (e.g., after school programs, day care, tutoring,sports activities, etc.)Personnel costs (e.g., salaries and benefits for teachers,police, fire, health care workers and any other public orprivate employees)Routine maintenance of public buildings
Extended hours at parks/libraries and other public facilitiesImprovements to facilities owned by not-for-profitorganizations, houses of worship, and privately owned homesand businesses
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Menu Money Expenditure
2007
Type of ProjectNumber of Locations
AmountSpent
Percent of Total
Expenditure
Street Lighting 6 $705,000 51% Alley Resurfacing 7 $199,614 14%Street Resurfacing 2 $195,877 14%Sidewalks 11 $126,144 9%Curbs/Gutters 5 $92,943 7%Morse Ave. Design 1 $65,000 5%
Street Speed Humps 2 $4,950 <1% Alley Speed Humps 3 $3,000 <1%Guardrail 1 $2,089 <1%
Total Expenditure $1,394,617
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2007
2007 Expenditure
Street Lighting Alley ResurfacingStreet ResurfacingSidewalksCurbs/GuttersMorse Ave. DesignStreet Speed Humps
Alley Speed HumpsGuardrail
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Menu Money Expenditure
2008
Typ e of P ojecN mbe of Loca o s
AmoS p e
Pe ce of To al
Ex p e e
Str ee t Ligh ting 8 $1,001,300 73%Str ee t R es urfacing 6 $181,219 13%S idewa lks 9 $88,744 6%
Alle Res urfacing 1 $44,637 3%
Po lice Cam era 1 $36,000 3%Curbs utte r s 3 $23,091 2% Alle S peed Humps $2,500 <1%Bollar d 1 $1,428 <1%
Tota l Ex pend itur e $1,378,919
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2008
2008 Expenditure
Street Lighting
Street Resurfacing
Sidewalks
Alley Resurfacing
Police Camera
Curbs/Gutters
Alley Speed Humps
Bollard
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Menu Money Expenditure
2009
Typ e o o ecbe o
Loca o so
p e
e ce oTot a
x p e tur e
Str ee t R e u rf aci ng 10 $937 278 61Str ee t Ligh t ing 4 $325 000 21S ide alk R ep airs 7 $92 889 6
ors e Av e D e s ign 1 $65 000 4ur bs and G utt e rs 6 $60 143 4
A lle R e s urf aci ng 2 $48 596 3 A lle S peed H u p s 10 $8 225 1Str ee t S peed H u p s 1 $3 500 <1
ot al Ex pend itur e $1 540 631
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From the break-out
groups leaders emerge toserve on communitycommittees based ontopics of interest.
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Participatory Budgeting CycleCommunity Committees
Representatives transform the community priorities and needsexpressed at the Neighborhood Assemblies into concrete projectproposals. Over 60 representatives met regularly in six-themedbudgeting committees:
Parks & EnvironmentPublic SafetyTraffic SafetyStreets
TransportationArt & Other Projects
Six CommunityCommittees Deliberate
(November-March)
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Participatory Budgeting CycleVoting Assembly
Early Voting &Voting Assembly
(April)
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Participatory Budgeting CycleVoting Assembly
Early Voting &Voting Assembly
(April)
Volunteersdevelopeddisplays toexplain andpromote theirproject s. Itemswere on displayin thecommunityweeks inadvance of voting, and atthe votinglocation.
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Participatory Budgeting CycleVoting Assembly
Early Voting &Voting Assembly
(April)
2010 Voting Process
49th
Ward residents age 16 and over were eligible to vote, regardless of citizenship status.
36 projects selected by the committees to appear on the ballot.
Voters given up to 8 votes to cast.
One vote per project; no weighted voting
Projects with the most votes, up to $1.3 million, submitted forimplementation.
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Participatory Budgeting CycleVoting Assembly
Early Voting &Voting Assembly
(April)
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Participatory Budgeting CycleVoting Assembly
Early Voting &Voting Assembly
(April)
VotesCast
EstimatedCost
1.910 $175,283
2.837 $101,000
3.762 $110,000
4.741 $33,000
5.740 $84,000
6.494 $260,000
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P r ojectsS idew alk Re pa ir s -18 locat ions throug hout t he war d
Bike Lanes -Willcove r Rog e r s from R idge to E a s tlak e , A shl an d fromPratt to Rog e r s , an d Touhy from W es te rn to S he r idan
Dog Fr iendly A r e a at Potta wattom ie Park -Willbe si ted at t he north e nd of the park
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Participatory Budgeting CycleVoting Assembly
Early Voting &Voting Assembly
(April)
2010 ExpenditureStreet Resurfacing
Traffic/ Pedestrian Light
Community Garden
Convenience Showers
Dog-Friendly Area (Dog Park)
Solar-Powered Garbage Containers
Touhy Park Path
Benches and Shelters at El Platforms
Sidewalk Repairs
Bike Lanes
Artistic Bike Racks
Historical Markers
Public Murals
Residential Street Lighting
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Participatory Budgeting CycleVoting Assembly
Early Voting &Voting Assembly
(April)
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Participatory Budgeting CycleImplementation
Implementation(Ongoing)
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Participatory Budgeting CycleImplementation
Implementation(Ongoing)
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Proposed Changeto Voting Process for 2011
as recommended by the steering committee
The voting process will work the same as last year except a new question will be added tothe ballot regarding street resurfacing.
The new question will ask voters to vote on a specific percentage of the 2011 aldermanicmenu budget that will be devoted exclusively to street resurfacing.
The voters will be asked to vote for one of eleven options ranging from 0% to 100% (i.e.,0%, 10%, 20 %, 30 % and so on up to 100%). The ballot question will include the estimatedcost of resurfacing an average block in the ward (last year it was $32,000) and the
approximate number of streets that will be resurfaced under each percentage category The votes on this separate question will be tallied and an average calculated. That
average will determine the percentage of the 2011 aldermanic menu budget that will bedevoted exclusively to street resurfacing.
Participatory Budgeting CycleLeadership Committee EvaluationLeadership Committee
formed to evaluate andlead next annual
process(May)
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Participatory Budgeting CycleLeadership Committee EvaluationLeadership Committee
formed to evaluate andlead next annual
process(May)
Note: Average co s t for one b loc k of s treet repavement in 2010 w as $32,000
A m oun
Nu m r of Blo k
Repaved
1,300,000 .00$ 391,170,000 .00$ 351,040,000 .00$ 31
910,000 .00$ 27780,000 .00$ 23650,000 .00$ 19
520,000 .00$ 15390,000 .00$ 12260,000 .00$ 8130,000 .00$ 4
-$ 0
O 50 %
O 40 %
at percentage of the tota l budget s hou ld go to ward s treet repa ir?(Se lect One)
Pe rc e n age of Bu dget that Sh ou ldGo Tow a r d St r eet Repai r
O 100 %O 90 %
O 20 %O 10 %O 0%
O 80 %O 70 %O 60 %
O 30 %
Sample
ballotof proposed
change
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Participatory Budgetingin practice a political perspective
Participatory Budgeting Project Expensesfor a community of 60,000 residents and an infrastructure budget of
$1.3M
Consulting by The Participatory Budgeting Project(grant and in-kind, estimated at $15,000 plus travel expenses)
Staffing(Provided by Alderman Joe Moore, estimated at $30,000 annually)
Marketing(Yard signs, fliers, e-newsletters, room rentals, etc. estimated at $7,000annually)
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For more informationon the
49 th WardParticipatory Budgeting Initiative
Contact: Alderman Joe [email protected]
773-338-5796
or visit www.ward49.com/participatory-budgeting
http://participatorybudgeting49.wordpress.com