PB-NYC Funder Briefing - Smaller

8/2/2019 PB-NYC Funder Briefing - Smaller

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A pilot project to involvecommunity members in direct

decision making during theNYC budget process

Participatory Budgeting

in New York City


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District 39, Brooklyn

Brad Lander (D)

District 8, Manhattan

Melissa Mark-Viverito (D)

The Rockaways &Broad ChannelDistrict 32, Queens

Eric Ulrich (R)

Around $6MillionTOTAL!

Around $6MillionTOTAL!

District 45, Brooklyn

Jumaane Williams (D)

2011-2012 Pilot Initiative in NYC


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CITY

CITY

Mayor

Mayor

City

Council

City

Council

Council

Member

Chooses

Proposals

Council

Member

Chooses

Proposals

Council Member

Develops Proposals

in Consultation

with Community

Council Member

Develops Proposals

in Consultation

with CommunityPB PROCES

S

PB PROCESS

Community

Designs

Proposals

Community

Designs

ProposalsCommunity

Votes on

Proposals

Community

Votes on

Proposals

Council

Member

Submits PB

Proposals

Council

MemberSubmits PB

Proposals

Council Member

Council MemberCapital

Budget Funds

Capital

Budget Funds

How does PB fit into thetraditional budget process?


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Council MemberOffices

The ParticipatoryBudgeting Project

Technical Assistance Lead

CitywideSteering

CommitteeDesign and oversee

overall process

Community

Voices HeardCommunity Engagement Lead

District

CommitteesImplement and manage

the process locally

DistrictResidents

Vote on Projects

District

StakeholdersPropose Projects

BudgetDelegates

Develop concrete projectproposals out of

community ideas

Research &Evaluation Team

CommunityDecision-Makers

Organizers and Support

Who are the key players?


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Citywide Steering Committee


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District Committees


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2. Delegate

Meetings(Nov-Feb)

develop proposals

3. NeighborhoodAssemblies II

(Feb & Mar)get community

feedback

Research& Evaluation

Participatory Budgeting Cycle in NYC


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Neighborhood AssembliesRound I: October & November


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Online Engagement


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Budget Delegate MeetingsNovember - February


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Neighborhood Assemblies Round IIFebruary & March


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Outreach & Mobilization


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Arts, Culture & Media


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Campaigning for Projects


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Participatory Budgeting Vote


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Large-Scale Voting Events


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Small-Scale Mobile Voting Sites


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Announcements & Celebrations


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Power was given back to the people

Nearly 8,000 more people across the 4 districts

participated throughout the cycle

New players were incorporated into civic life

Community members developed new skills,

leadership and expertise

Connections were built across race, class and

community

Major Takeaways: Year 1


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Further develop governance structure for PB process

Streamline process to reduce cost and time required

Enhance targeted outreach before first round

Neighborhood Assemblies Improve outreach to non-English speakers

Integrate more arts, culture, and media

Utilize technology (e.g. SMS texting, predictivedialing, etc.) to increase scale

Incorporate more traditional GOTV techniques

Things to Improve Upon: Year 2


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Launch of Brooklyn College PB process

Re-commitments from 4 original Council Members

Commitments from 2-4 additional Council Members

Discussions with City Agencies (e.g. NYCHA)

Discussions with Mayoral & Council Candidates

Exploration of utilization of PB with expense funds

Exploration of how participatory decision-makingcan be incorporated into other processes

Eye on the larger city budget

Whats Next?

Participatory Budgeting Expansion


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Participatory Budgeting in

NYCs District 8East Harlem/ South Bronx/ Manhattan Valley

Video

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