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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

[email protected]



49 th Ward (60,000 residents) Participatory Budgeting Cycle



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)



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.



All 49th

WardResidentsare invitedtoparticipatein theprocess.



49 th Ward Participatory BudgetingNeighborhood Assemblies



Communityleaders provideparticipants withan overview of theprocess and invitetheir input onprojects toconsider.



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.



Why Participatory Budgeting?

Democratic participationInclusionEducationEquality

Accountability



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



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."



Eligible Projects Include:

Street resurfacingStreet lightsSidewalksCurb and guttersCatwalks and courtesy walksGuardrails

Traffic signalsBenchesPlaygounds



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



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.



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



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



2007

2007 Expenditure

Street Lighting Alley ResurfacingStreet ResurfacingSidewalksCurbs/GuttersMorse Ave. DesignStreet Speed Humps

Alley Speed HumpsGuardrail




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



2008

2008 Expenditure

Street Lighting

Street Resurfacing

Sidewalks

Alley Resurfacing

Police Camera

Curbs/Gutters

Alley Speed Humps

Bollard




2009

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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



From the break-out

groups leaders emerge toserve on communitycommittees based ontopics of interest.



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)



Participatory Budgeting CycleVoting Assembly

Early Voting &Voting Assembly

(April)





(April)

Volunteersdevelopeddisplays toexplain andpromote theirproject s. Itemswere on displayin thecommunityweeks inadvance of voting, and atthe votinglocation.





(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.





(April)





(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

Commun i y G de n in Dubk in Park -Pub li gar de n in park locat ed at A shl an d an d FargoUnde rpa ss Mura ls -13 mura ls locat ed at 4 CT A an d 5 Me tra si tesTraff ic/P edes tr ian S igna l on C lark at C hase -Ne ar C hicago Mat h an d S cie nc e A ca de my

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





(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





(April)

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Participatory Budgeting CycleImplementation

Implementation(Ongoing)



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)



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



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)



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

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