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Participatory Budgeting: An Overview Presentation By: Jillian Johnson, Durham City Council Fall 2016

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Participatory  Budgeting:  An  Overview

Presentation  By:Jillian  Johnson,  Durham  City  CouncilFall  2016

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Outline

•Participatory  Budgeting  101•Why  use  Participatory  Budgeting?•Case  Studies•About  the  Process•Questions  &  Comments

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What  is  Participatory  Budgeting?Participatory  Budgeting  is  a  democratic  process in  which  community  members  directly  decide  how  to  spend  part  of  a  public  budget.  It  enables  taxpayers  to  work  with  government  to  make  the  budget  decisions  that  affect  their  lives.In  contrast  to  processes  that  allow  community  members  to  give  input  or  feedback  on  budget  decisions,  participatory  budgeting  allows  residents  and  stakeholders  to  actually  make  the  choices  that  affect  their  lives.

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Real  Money,  Real  Power:  Participatory  Budgeting

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Top  Seven  Reasons  toUse  Participatory  Budgeting

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It’s  a  National  Best  Practice

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To  Deepen  &  Broaden  Democratic  Participation

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To  Promote  Transparency  &  Accountability

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To  Provide  Civic  Education

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To  Make  More  Informed  Decisions

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To  Promote  Fairer  Spending

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To  Build  Community

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The  Participatory  Budgeting  Process

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Step  0:  Project  Design• Set  the  geographic  boundaries  for  PB  districts.• Set  voting  age.• Set  funding  allocations• Design  and  appoint  a  steering  committee.• Engage  consultants.

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Step  1:  Idea  Generation  &  Recruitment

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Step  2:  Proposal  Development

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Step  3:  VOTE!

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Step  4:  Winning  Projects  are  Implemented

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Participatory  Budgeting  Case  Studies

New  York  CityChicago,  ILVallejo,  CA

Greensboro,  NC

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New  York  City• 28  of  NYC’s  51  City  Council  districts  used  PB  to  distribute  $38  million  in  public  money  in  2015.• Council  members  discretionary  budgets  are  the  source  of  funding.• Districts  allocate  between  $750k  and  $2.5m,  at  the  discretion  of  individual  council  members.• All  residents  of  each  district  age  14  or  older  are  eligible  to  vote.

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Sample  Projects,  District  #3• Cool  Muhlenberg  Library.  Replace  the  building’s  HVAC  cooling  unit  to  ensure  that  the  branch  can  continue  to  serve  as  a  cool  space  in  the  summer  months,  which  includes  serving  as  an  official  NYC  Cooling  Center.• A  New  Library  for  City  Knoll  School.  Technological  and  construction  updates  to  create  a  library  space  at  City  Knoll  School.  This  project  will  help  engage  students  and  prepare  them  for  the  skills  needed  in  the  21st  century.• New  Audio  /  Visual  System  for  P.S  11.  A  new  Audio/Visual  System  in  the  auditorium  of  P.S.  11.  The  school  needs  a  working  A/V  system  to  fulfill  its  curriculum  requirements  for  students.• Trees  for  Council  District  3.  Plant  new  trees  and  install  tree  guards  on  blocks  with  few  or  no  trees  throughout  District  3.

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District Funding  Pledged Population  (thousands)

Per  Capita  Spending  

3 $1,680,000   169 $                                  9.94  5 $1,000,000   168 $                                  5.95  6 $990,000   168 $                                  5.89  7 $1,300,000   168 $                                  7.74  8 $2,150,000   167 $                              12.87  

10 $1,000,000   166 $                                  6.02  11 $2,015,000   153 $                              13.17  15 $1,070,000   168 $                                  6.37  19 $995,000   156 $                                  6.38  21 $921,000   161 $                                  5.72  22 $1,245,000   159 $                                  7.83  23 $1,205,000   153 $                                  7.88  26 $1,530,000   154 $                                  9.94  27 $1,124,000   156 $                                  7.21  29 $1,116,000   155 $                                  7.20  31 $1,225,000   156 $                                  7.85  32 $2,510,000   156 $                              16.09  33 $1,100,000   161 $                                  6.83  34 $1,000,000   155 $                                  6.45  38 $2,390,000   168 $                              14.23  39 $1,395,000   162 $                                  8.61  44 $1,070,000   158 $                                  6.77  45 $738,025   153 $                                  4.82  47 $1,125,000   168 $                                  6.70  

TOTAL $31,894,025   AVERAGE $                                  8.27  

NYC  Funding  Stats

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Chicago,  IL• 7  of  Chicago’s  city  wards  participate  in  Participatory  Budgeting.• Funding  source  is  discretionary  funds  that  each  alderman  puts  up  for  PB  at  their  discretion.• Districts  each  allocate  between  $750k  and  $1m  each  for  PB.• Rogers  Park,  Chicago  was  the  first  municipal  PB  process  in  the  US.

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Sample  Projects,  49th Ward• 62%  to  Street,  Alley  and  Sidewalk  Repair  ($620,000)• Park  Improvements  -­‐ ($140,000)• More  Trees  for  Rogers  Park  ($68,000)• Improved  Pedestrian  Crossing  ($20,000)• New  Bus  Benches  ($14,000)• Underpass  Murals  ($30,000)• Mini  Astroturf  Soccer  Field  at  Langdon  Park  ($100,000)

District Funding  Pledged

Population  (thousands)

Per  Capita  Spending  

10 $1,000,000   52 $                              19.23  

17 $750,000   52 $                              14.42  

31 $1,000,000   54 $                              18.52  

35 $1,000,000   55 $                              18.18  

36 $1,000,000   55 $                              18.18  

45 $1,000,000   56 $                              17.86  

49 $1,000,000   59 $                              16.95  

$6,750,000   $                              17.62  

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Vallejo,  California• Vallejo,  California  did  their  first  city-­‐wide  participatory  budgeting  process  in  2012.  Vallejo  started  the  first  city-­‐wide  PB  process  in  the  U.S.• Since  2012,  3  participatory  budgeting  cycles  have  funded  25  projects  with  a  total  of  $6.72  million.• The  funding  source  is  city  taxes,  allocated  by  city  council.• Vallejo  has  allocated  an  average  of  $18.85  per  resident  each  cycle.

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Sample  Projects  -­ Citywide• Potholes  &  Street  Repair  -­‐ $550,000• Light  up  Vallejo!  A  Lighting  Improvement  Project  -­‐ $170,000• Parks  &  Recreation  Improvements  -­‐ $649,000• STEAM  Laboratories  for  VCUSD  Schools  -­‐ $256,000  • Street  Cleaning  &  City  Cleanup  -­‐ $25,000  • Community  Gardens  and  Nutrition  Education  -­‐ $146,500    • Downtown  Property  Enhancement  Program  -­‐ $69,000

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Greensboro,  NC• Greensboro  completed  their  first  participatory  budgeting  pilot  project  in  2015-­‐2016.  • $500k  dollars  of  city  money  was  allocated  evenly  across  5  districts and  $150k  was  spent  on  implementation  costs.• Greensboro  is  the  first  city  in  the  Southeastern  US  to  pursue  PB.

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Sample  Projects:  District  1• Shade  Cloth  Covers  at  Warnersville Pool  -­‐ $15,000  • Updated  Equipment  in  Woodlea Acres  Parks  -­‐ $8,000  • Crosswalk  Vandalia  &  Randleman  Road  -­‐ $20,000  • Traffic  Lane  Randleman  Road  &  Glendale  -­‐ $12,000  • Bus  Shelter  Lake  Field  &  Vandalia  -­‐ $11,000  • Bus  Shelter  Glendale  &  Randleman  -­‐ $11,000

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Help  is  Out  There!

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Questions  &  Comments