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Agenda 06/22/2010 Item #16F 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Agenda Item No. 16F2 June 22, 2010 Page 1 of 27 Recommendation to authorize the County Manager to sign an acknowledgement and acceptance of terms and conditions letter for a $5,000 grant from the 2010 Trailblazer Grant Program sponsored by the National Center for Civic Innovation to enhance our efforts in creating Citizen Centric Performance Measures as outlined in the County Manager's FY 2010 work plan and authorize any necessary budget amendments (Project #33115). OBJECTIVE: To engage the public in the Board of County Commissioners (Board) performance measurement and reporting processes. CONSIDERATIONS: On April 13, 2010 (Agenda Item No. 16F1) the Board approved the after the fact submittal of a $5,000 grant application to the 2010 Trailblazer Grant Program sponsored by the National Center for Civic Innovation to enhance our efforts in creating Citizen Centric Perfonmance Measures as outlined in the County Manager's FY 2010 Work Plan. The grant will provide funds to Collier County Government to strengthen, improve, and enhance our performance management and decision-making processes. Current plans are to conduct a minimum of five focus groups, one in each of the five districts in Collier County. The focus groups will facilitate citizen participation, assist in developing and incorporating citizen-informed outcome measures into the Collier County performance measurement process, and should prove to be mutually beneficial for all stakeholders across the county. All grant obligations must be completed by August 31, 2011 and include: 1. ~-- 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Soliciting feedback from the public about existing performance measures, new measures to be developed and desired style and format Considering the public's views or suggestions in the production of a performance report Considering the public's recommendations and points of view in management practices Integrating public accessibility and engagement into the performance measurement and reporting process in the future Submitting brief quarterly progress reports and a brief final report to the Grantor Creating and disseminating a perfonmance report to the general public by August 31, 2011 Attending meeting(s) of Trailblazers to share experiences and learn from one another (expenses paid by Grantor in addition to the $5,000 grant award), serving as a resource to other governments, and participating in a list serve. FISCAL IMPACT: A budget amendment is necessary to recognize the $5,000 in grant award funding to be received in one payment after return of the signed agreement (during FY 2010) and corresponding expenditures associated with the focus group sessions, publication of an annual report, and associated expenses (during FY 2010 and 2011.) No matching funds are required. (County Manager Grants Fund # 713, Project # 33115) GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this Executive Summary. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney's Office and is legally sufficient for Board action. - CMG RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation to approve a $5,000 grant from the 2010 Trailblazer -. Grant Program sponsored by the National Center for Civic Innovation in order to enhance our efforts in creating Citizen Centric Performance Measures as outlined in the County Manager's FY 2010 work plan, authorize the County Manager to sign the acceptance letter, and authorize any necessary budget amendments. PREPARED BY: Winona Stone, Assistant to the County Manager Agenda Item No. 16F2 June 22, 2010 Page 2 of 27 COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Item Number: Item Summary: 16F2 Recommendation to authorize the County Manager to sign an acknowledgement and acceptance of terms and conditions letter for a $5,000 grant from the 2010 Trailblazer Grant Program sponsored by the National Center for Civic Innovation to enhance our efforts in creating Citizen Centric Performance Measures as outlined in the County Manager's FY 2010 work plan and authorize any necessary budget amendments (Project #33115). 6/22/20109:00:00 AM Meeting Date: Approved By Winona W. Stone ASsistant to the County Manager Date County Managers Office County Managers Office 6/14/20101:40 PM Approved By Colleen Greene Assistant County Attorney Date County Attorney County Attorney 6/14/20104:32 PM Approved By OMS Coordinator Date County Manager's Office Office of Management & Budget 6/14/20104:36 PM Approved By Jeff Klatzkow County Attorney Date 6/14/20104:44 PM Approved By Marlene J. Foord Grant Development & Mgmt Coordinator Date Administrative Services Division Administrative Services Division 6/14/20105:02 PM Approved By Leo E. Ochs, Jr. County Manager Date County Managers Office County Managers Office 6/14/20105:16 PM Agenda Item No. 16F1 Agenda ~ f'tIg>. 219'& J ~S'~, GlQIil Page 3 of 27 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recommendation to approve the after the fact submittal of a $5,000 grant from the 2010 Trailblazer Grant Program sponsored by the National Center for Civic Innovation In order to enhance our efforts in creating citizen centric performance measures as outlined in the County Manager's FY 2010 work plan. OBJECTIVE: To open up the lines of communication, better support our management processes and strengthen our alliance with the citizens of Collier County. CONSIDERATIONS: If awarded, the grant will provide funds to Collier County Government to strengthen, improve, and enhance our performance management and decision-making processes. Performance management has become an integral part of Collier County Government's management process and in today's environment of 'do more with less' it has become indispensable. Collier County has been for the past year preparing to bring In the voice of the residents. Receiving the Trailblazer Award will provide the additional support to facilitate resident focus groups, gather information from our constituents, and provide them with the information that will allow them to have an additional voice in their govemance. Collier's pians are to conduct a minimum of five focus groups, one in each of the five districts in Collier County, gather information, and provide the residents with a report on what they deem as important in their daily lives. The award will provide an additional resource to facilitate citizen participation; assist In developing and incorporating citizen-informed outcome measures into the Collier County performance measurement process; and our outreach will prove to be mutually beneficial for all stakeholders across the county. The application was required to be submitted by March 15, 2010, the County Manager approved the submission of the grant application to be followed by after-the-fact authorization of the Board of County Commissioners per CMA #5330. FISCAL IMPACT: If awarded, a subsequent item will be brought before the Board to accept the grant and authorize the necessary budget amendments. No matching funds are required. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this Executive Summary. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney's Office and is legally sufficient for Board action. Should the grant be .awarded, the BCC will have the opportunity to accept or reject said award. - CMG RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation to approve the after the fact submittal of a $5,000 grant from the 2010 Trailblazer Grant Program sponsored by the National Center for Civic Innovation in order enhance our efforts in creating citizen centric performance measures as outlined in the County Manager's FY 2010 work plan. PREPARED BY: Joseph W. Frazier, Homeland Security Coordinator COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Aaenda Il!lm ~.~ "genoa 1~1~~ Item Number: Item Summary: 16F1 Recommendation to approve the after the fact submittal of a $5,000 grant from the 2010 Trailblazer Grant Program sponsored by the National Center for Civic Innovation in order to enhance our efforts in creating citizen centric performance measures as outlined in the County Managers FY 2010 work plan. 4/13120109:00:00 AM Meeting Date: Approved By Joshua Thomas Administrative Services Dlvlclon Grants Support Specialist Date Administrative ServIces Division 3/25120109:49 AM Approved By Colleen Greene Assistant County Attorney Date County Attorney County Attorney 3/25/20102:53 PM Approved By OMS Coordinator Date County Manager's Office Office of Management & BUdget 3/25120103:47 PM Approved By Therese Stanley Office of Management & Budget Manager - Operations Support - Trans Date Office of Management & Budget 3/29/201010:21 AM Approved By Jeff Klatz:kow County Attorney Date 3/30/2010 9:11 AM Approved By Leo E. Ochsl Jr. County Manager Date County Managers Office County Managers Office 4/6/20101:20 PM Co~T Cou.nty ~- ~.. Administrative Services DMsion Grants Coordination - ( TO: Leo Ochs, County Manager CC: Ofelia Tallon, Human Resources Analyst Winona Stone, Asst. to the County Manager Marlene Foor~ants Coordinator FROM: DATE: March 15,2010 SUBJECT: County Manager Review and Approval of a National Center for Civic Innovation 2010 Government Trailblazer Grant Application The Collier County Manager's Strategic Excellence Program for Ultimate Performance (STEP- UP) Team was made aware of a Center on Government Performance Government Trailblazer Grant Program (2010) sponsored by the National Center for Civic Innovation in late February. If awarded, the grant will provide funds to Collier County Government to strengthen, improve, and enhance the performance management and decision making process. Performance management has become an integral part of Collier County Government's management process and in today's envirorunent of "do more with less", it has become indispensable. Receiving the Trailblazer A ward will provide the additional support to facilitate resident focus groups, gather ( information from constituents, and provide them with the information that will allow them to have an additional voice in their governance. Collier's plans are to conduct a minimum of five focus groups, one in each of the five districts in Collier County, gather information, and provide residents with a report on what they deem as important in their daily lives. The award will provide an additional resource to facilitate citizen participation; assist in developing and incorporating citizen-informed outcome-measures into the Collier County performance measurement process; and the outreach will prove to be mutually beneficial for all stakeholders across the county. Because the application needs to be submitted by March 15th, we are requesting your approval to be followed by after-the-fact approval by the Board of County Commissioners. The STEP-UP Team subcommittee tasked with developing "citizen centric" performance measures, received notification on February 19th of this potential grant opportunity. Due to current workloads and staff time required to research, gather and compile the information required to complete the application staffwas unable to meet the prescribed deadlines for submission to the Board prior to the grant application deadline of March IS, 2010. Once you have reviewed the proposal, please sign in the box above and call me for pickup at 252-4768. Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions regarding this request. \, 3301 East Tamiami Trail. Naples, Florida 34112. marlenefoordiW:collier2"ov.net. (239) 252-4768. (239) 252-8720 (fax) ( A~@A@illi€l.!!l, ~ 1m "Wll~~~?!~ NATIONAL CENTER FOR CNIC INNOVATION Center on Government Perfonnance GOVERNMENT TRAILBLAZER PROGRAM 121 Avenue ofthe Americas, 6"' Floor, New York, NY 10013 Governments Involving the PublIc in Performance Measurement and Reporting Apphcatlon for Government TraIlblazer Program (2010) ( ... Introduction The Center on Govemment Performance of the National Center for Civic innovation announces the fourth round of its Government Trailblazer Program. This program encourages local and county governments to engage the pUblic in their performance measurement and reporting processes. The program has two major overriding objectives: (1) to produce greater alignment between the public's point of view and the actions and priorities of its local government; and (2) to provide non-confrontational opportunities for the public and govemment to discuss matters of mutual concern. . Since 2004, 67 govemments have blazed new trails in the way they are measuring and reporting about their performance by: . Getting feedback from the public about the content and style of their performance reports . Heeding some or all of the public's suggestions when revising performance measures and reports and reviewing management practices and priorities . . Disseminating their performance reports to the public on an ongoing basis. New successful applicants will join this corps of governments and govemment managers who have been recognized for the innovative ways in which they have made their government more transparent. Trailblazers enjoy the recognition and satisfaction of introducing innovative management practices and civic participation into local government operations. Stipends of up to $5,000 per govemment may be awarded to successful applicants. Applications will be accepted through March 15,2010, but applications will be reviewed when received. It is to your advantage to apply early since there are a limited number of stipends and spots available. Who is eligible Local and county governments in the U.S. and Canada that are now collecting and reporting performance data, at least for internal purposes. 1 Obligations Applicants agree to: /-- . Solicit feedback from the public, in an approved manner,. about the style, performance measures and other content of their current performance report . For their subsequent performance reports, take the public's views into consideration: as existing performance measures are reviewed - when developing new measures about the desired style and format of their new report . Disseminate to the general public at least one version of the revised performance report before August 31, 2011 . Incorporate public accessibility and feedback into the perfonmance measurement and reporting process in the future. A~~Rg!l ,~~ ~D In addition, participants will: . Attend a meeting of Trailblazers to share experiences and leam from one another (meeting and travel expenses to be paid by NCCI) . Participate in a Trailblazer listserv . Submit brief quarterly progress reports . Submit a brief final report . Serve as a resource for other governments that want to initiate citizen-informed performance measurement and reporting. ( All applications must be supported and signed by (1) the chief executive of the government and (2) the designated person responsible for the management of this project Selection criteria In selecting new Trailblazers, consideration will be given to: . The extent to which all departments and services will be included in the performance reports . The extent of organizational and elected official support . Plans to obtain feedback from the public about the reports . Plans to disseminate the revised performance report to the public . Capacity to adhere to the proposed schedule . Your vision of how the public wili be involved in your perfonmance measurement and reporting practices. . We recommend independent, nonpolitical, professionally designed approaches to reach a representative group of the pub.c. ( 2 ~@Ae~ '~1\ ~D NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION Center on Govemment Performance GOVERNMENT TRAILBLAZER PROGRAM 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6'" Floor, New York. NY 10013 Governments Involving the Public in Performance Measurement and Reporting InstructIOns for Applicants (2010) . 1'. Filling out and filing the application . Please fill out the application form on the following pages using Microsoft Word. You may write as . much as you need to; concise responses will be appreciated. Then send one (1) double-sided hard copy of the signed application and necessary attachments to: . National Center for Civic Innovation Center on Government Performance Govemment Traiiblazer Program Attention: Nancy Allendorf 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor New York, NY 10013 . Also, please email an electronic copy of the application to oor@civicinnovation.ore with your government's name in the filename. ~. Copies of your existing performance reports Please send one (1) hard copy and an electronic copy of your latest report(s), whether internally or externally distributed, with your completed application. 3. Required Signatures All applications must be signed by the chief executive and designated person responsible for the management of this project. 4. Timing Applications will be accepted through March 15,2010, but applications will be reviewed when received. It is to your advantage to apply early since there are a limited number of stipends and spaces available. 5. If you have questions about the application, you can reach us at: EMAIL FAX PHONE oor@civicinnovation.oro (212) 925-5675 (212) 590-9405 Nancy Allendorf (212) 590-9413 Vema Vasquez (212) 590-9412 Barbara J. Cohn Berman 3 ~@fl€l!!1 NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION Center on Government Performance GOVERNMENT TRAIL.BLAZER PROGRAM 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013 "- I! FOR OFFICE USE ONLY I Governments InvolvIng the Public In Performance Measurement and Reporting I. Applicant Information Name of government Board of Collier County Commissioners Type of government (City~~ounty; in!l~anada, also County snec' tier level Website I www.colliergov.net i Person responsible for the Winona Stone management of this project Title Assistant to the County Manager Mailing address (including 3301 E. Tamiami Trail Building F department/agency name) Naples, Florida 34112 Telephone 239-252-8736 FOR OFFICE USE ONl Y ( I I FAX Email address 1239-252-8828 1 wlnonastone@colliergov.net , If this application is being completed by someone other than the person named above, please provide name, title and contact information ( 4 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Jther (specify): Collier County Government is comprised of six primary branches (each headed by FOR OFFICE USE ONLY elected official[s]), iricludlng the offices of the Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, Sheriff, Clerk of Courts, Supervisor of Elections, Judicial Courts and Judges, and the Board of County Commissioners [BCe), with a total Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 budgeted positions of 3,732. For FY 2010 ~~e Board of Coilier County Commissioners (BCe) consists of 2,069 authorized positions; of which 1,663 are funded and 1,627 are occupied as of December 31,2009, The 8Ce's FY 2010 operating budget is $530,092,406 (personnel services of $285,774,175 and operating expenses of $244,318,231, and excludes capital outlay and capital projects). The BCC is composed of 5 appointed (contracted) positions that administer two Community Redevelopment Agencies, County Attorney's Office, Airport Authority, and County Manager's Agency. The County Manager's agency has oversight of four Executive Offices (Office of Management and Budget, Communication and Customer Reiations, Tourism and the Bureau of Emergency Services) and five distinct Divisions: . ;ministrative Services which provides administrative, technical, logistical and resource .anagement; Community Development & Environmental Services which is responsible for providing information and services associated with building permits, inspections, investigations, development plans, and land use petitions; Public Services provides a wide variety oftraditional governmental services and amenities, such as libraries, parks, human services assistance, museum, and beaches; Public Utilities is responsible for water, wastewater, solid waste, and pollution control; and Transportation, which oversees public transportation, traffic operations, landscaping, road and stormwater maintenance, and construction planning. Reference Appendix # 1: Collier County Constitutional Offices and BCC Organizational Charts, Appendix # 2: Division/Department listing/description. Situated on the Southwest coast of Florida on the Gulf of Mexico, Collier County is home FOR OFFICE USE ONLY to miles of white-sand beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. Collier County includes the cities of Naples, Marco Island and Everglades City and is the largest county in the state with a land area of 2,025.5 square miles, of which 89% is designated as local, state and federal preserve lands. In the short span of thirty years, the number of county residents swelled from 6,488 in 1950 to 85,000 by 1980. The county seat was transferred from Everglades C:ity to the more urban East Naples in 1962, signaling a new era of sustained growth in 'Iculture, tourism, and real estate. Prior to the current economic crisis being _. .ilerienced by most jurisdictions, Collier County had for over a decade been one of the 5 All; fastest developing areas in the nation. Collier County has a FY 2010 projected permanent population of over 330,000 (which includes 40,000 in the three municipalities) and swells to nearly 400,000 during peak season. The 2007 per capita personal income was $63,276, while the state-wide number was $38,417. Collier County's unemployment rates have been traditionally low compared to the state and national averages. Recently this trend has been reversing. In 2000 the unemployment rate was 3.7% and for January 2010 is reported as 12,7% percent, up from 12 % in December. The statewide rate for January 2010 is 11.9% and the national average of 9.7%. All of Collier County's three primary income areas of agriculture, tourism and real estate are experiencing economic difficulties. Reference Appendix # 3 for additional demographic, etc. Information (Collier Count Profile) ~ I Performance management is an integral part of Collier County Government's management process and in today's environment of "do more with less" it has become indispensable. Currently, established performance measures are primarily for internal use and are not generally disseminated to the public as they are utilized as a management planning tool. For the past year staff has been formulating a strategy on how to incorporate public interest and involvement in the development of "citizen centric" performance measures. Receiving the Trailblazer award will provide needed additional financial support to facilitate resident focus groups, gather information from our constituents, and provide them with the information that will allow them to have an additional voice in their governance. Collier's plans are to implement five focus groups, one in each ofthe five districts in Collier County. The focus groups will provide an initial forum for citizen interaction, citizen education about performance measures, facilitate citizen discussion about performance outcome measures, determination of which outcomes (in each service category) are most important to them, and facilitate citizen input in the development of measures of service effectiveness. An annual report, 'or scorecard, on the resultant "citizen centric" performance measures will be widely distributed through various media, including the county's web site, Collier 1V, press releases, posters, social media, and additional methods if funding is sufficient. The report will also encourage continuous citizen feedback and suggestions for enhancement of our I report format and data, The Trailblazer grant will provide additional funding for solicitation of citizen participation in the focus groups, materials and refreshments I available at the group sessions, possible video- taping of the sessions to be broadcast on Collier 1V, possible "thank you for participating" gift cards and/or other items (such as coffee cups with the Collier County logo) of minimal monetary value, certificates of participation, and wider distribution ofthe final report. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY c. 6 Appendix # 4 is a table of Service Areas for which performance data is currently reported FOR OFFICE USE ONLY for 3 distinct purposes. In FY 2000 the County Manager initiated an Operations Management Tracking System (OPS-Track), which had little inertia for several years, After turn over in the County Manager position, this effort was given higher priority and the County Manager created the Strategic Excellence Program for Ultimate Performance (STEP-UP) to lead our performance measurement and strategic plan initiatives. The STEp. UP team is a multi-business discipline team that acts as a catalyst to encourage cross- divisional contributions for implementing the BCe's objectives (Appendix # 5: STEP-UP Team Listing). OP5- Track's primary purpose is to provide the County Manager and Executive Staff with proactive information on leading measures in order to identify and address issues before any negative impact is experienced. The first OPS-Track quarterly meeting was conducted in June 2006 and continues on a quarterly basis with the team and senior management staff in attendance. OP5- Track measures include 20 service categories and more than 10 internal services and also include revenue and expenditure data (Appendix # 6: OP5- Track FY 09 Q4 YE Report.) Additionally, the annual budget book includes over 30 internal and external service categories. (Appendix # 7: FY 2010 Adopted Budget Performance Measures) In FY 2002 the County Manager's Agency began participation with the International City .~'":ounty Manager's Association (ICMA) Center for Performance Measurement (CPM). The PM is a comparative performance measurement program that collects, analyzes, and reports comparative performance data from local governments in speCified service areas. Participation in the CPM was discontinued during 2007 after a staff analysis determined that the cost of participation far out-weighed the benefits gained and that our participation in the Florida Benchmarking Consortium was a higher priority than CPM. During CPM participation we reported data in 13 service categories. Coilier County is a founding member of the Florida Benchmarking Consortium (FBe), established in 2004 to facilitate the comparison of within-state performance measurement data among Florida local governments. The organization seeks to improve service delivery efficiency and effectiveness through performance comparison. Collier County currently reports on 13 of the 14 FBC service categories, including Building Review, Code Enforcement, Environmental Management, Fire Rescue (EMS portion only), Fleet Management, Human Resources, Information Technology, Parks and Recreation, Purchasing, Road Repair, Stormwater Drainage Maintenance, Traffic Engineering, and Water and Wastewater. (Appendix # 8: Collier County data submitted for inclusion in the FBC FY 2009 Data Report ) Coilier County maintains a balanced scorecard methodoiogy, in other words, the County continues to maintain a balance between its outcome measures and its performance drivers. On May 9,2006 the Board of Coilier County Commissioners adopted its first ever Long Range (10 year) Strategic Plan (Appendix # 9) effective October 2007. The plan .... 'entifies six strategic focus areas and their corresponding strategic goals, desired . Jmmunity outcomes and objectives. Subsequently, staff developed a Strategy Map 7 (Appendix # 10), that incorporates the plan into a "road map" format highlighting four key perspectives (serve the customer, manage financial resources, run tne business and build the team). Definitions for each key perspective and corresponding community outcomes were also crafted (Appendix # 11.) During the current fiscal year (FY 2010) the team is evaluating tne three performance measurement formats (OPS-Track, FBC and budget book) in an effort to consolidate efforts and define the measures as input, output, outcome, efficiency data, and classifying whether the data is simply informational or if it is a "decision maker." The team has also been tasked with identifying leading indicators for building industry recovery. Interaction with citizens'should rove invaluable towards these efforts. r The County Manager's STEP-UP Team; a cross.divlslonal team reporting directly to the County Manager, is responsible for recommending performance measures and revisions, deletions, additions and change in display format of OP$-Track performance measures. The team works with their respective staffs in the selection of performance measures. Currently the County Manager has the final decision on which measures are included in his OPS-Track quarterly reports. Budget book measures are developed by Office of Management and Budget analysts in coordination with service area staff. The STEp.UP team plans to review the budget book measures and consolidate efforts. I. The FBCservice areas are determined by the FBC membership, with input from participating jurisdictions. Collier County played a lead role in the development and definitions ofthe FBC's Road Repair and Storm water Drainage Maintenance Service Areas. Our proposed "citizen centric" performance measures will be developed by a STEP-UP team sub-committee composed of four team members and two citi2en volunteers, who have already held preliminary meetings to strategize our proposed focus group sessions, etc. With input from citi2ens, the team will propose "citizen centric" performance measures for the Board of County Commissioners' final approval. The measures will be . reported annually at a minimum. STEP-UP team members are responsible for collecting, compiling and entering data for their respective service area{s). Data scrubs and validations are also performed by the , I data. The Team Lead publishes and distributes the OPS-track reports quarterly. fOR OFfiCE USE ONLY r I i c B I . the public has had very limited input Into the measures currently reported by Collier FOR OFFICE USE ONLY County. The FBC did conduct regional focus groups and incorporated citizen initiated measures in the FBC reporting efforts. Collier County sponsored one of the FBC focus groups with about 15 citizens participating. Also a Collier County citizen served on the FBC Executive Committee for two years. Annual citizen surveys are conducted, contingent upon funding, to gauge citizen satisfaction with the services provided. The County has conducted and participated in key meetings with the Economic Development Council (EDC) and citizens serving on the EDC's Project Innovation Initiative in an effort to combine our endeavors to obtain and Incorporate resident Input. At the present time the 5 elected County Commissioners have minimal, if any, FOR OFFICE USE ONLY actual Impact on the overall development, review and reporting of performance measures. Some internal performance measures outcome data on specific items are provided to Commissioner(s) upon their request. The Commissioners do playa high level, indirect role in the creation of some measures in that they approve the County Manager's Annual Work Pian which sets goais and targets for the upcoming fiscai year and upon which he is rated at the conclusion of the fiscal year. Staff develops measures that track 'Jrogress and outcomes of the items included in the County Manager's Work Plan. o (he Commissioners will be much more involved in the development and reporting of the proposed "citizen centric" performance measures. Each Commissioner will be invited to attend the opening session of their respective focus group sessions, participate with staff in determining the final selection of the measures to be reported as dictated by citizen consensus (potentially during a public workshop or some other forum including public participation), and in developing the report format and distribution to the public. At tllis time we are not able to provide the number requested. No staff is solely dedicated FOR OFRCE USE ONLY to the performance measurement and reporting process. Two staff members own performance measurement as one of their key responsibilities, directly reporting to the County Manager. The County Manager's STEP-UP Team, composed of subject matter experts from each division, is responsible for compiling and entry of the quarterly OPS- Track data reports, as well as the FBC annual data report. The team currently consists of 11 members and back-up support of six additional members. Team members obtain data from numerous staff in each of their respective service areas. This number may be as high as 100 employees. The reports are viewed by numerous staff at all different levels, from aeration analysts though department directors (40) and division administrators (5), prior j the report being provided to the County Manager. Collier County's performance 9 measurement and reporting process is a dynamic endeavor requiring agency- wide participation, !\Gena. 11orl1 No, 16Ft , fil!!ll!1hf~ The FBC publishes an annual data report which is distributed in published bound booklet and electronic formats available free to FBC participating governments and non.members for a nominal fee. Information is also published on the FBC website and advertized through workshops and conferences. The County Manager's internal OPS-Track performance measures are available as power point slides and distributed in both hard copy and electronic formats on a quarterly basis. As the current reports are primarily for management purposes, news organizations and other media are not provided the reports unless specifically requested. The receipt of the Trailblazer grant will enhance the development and distribution of "citizen centric" perfonmance measures, through the use of press releases, social media formats, Collier TV, Collier County website, etc. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Data reports are utilized by the County Manager and senior staff, including Division Administrator and Department Directors in making management decisions on funding priorities, identification of areas needing process improvements, and gauging customer satisfaction. The reports provide management the opportunity to identify potential areas of concern and take proactive corrective action prior to the occurrence of any negative impacts, Continuous feedback is solicited from internal users and is provided to the STEP-UP team, which assists in the enhancement of the measures and reporting formats. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY. ( As reported later in Item 19 a., the County is currently developing plans to iFOR OFFICE USE ONLY implement citizen focus groups. However, no county funds have been provided for the development of "citizen centric" performance measures and the effort is reliant upon donations (citizen volunteers, free meeting facilities, assistance for promotions, etc.) Receipt of Trailblazer grant funds will greatly enhance our opportunity for a successful project by allowing a broader outreach to citizens, enhanced meeting facilities and refreshments, allow earlier implementation of the focus group sessions and publication I( ! and broader dissemination of a professional "citizen centric" performance report. 10 '. Trailblazer grant funds will greatly enhance our efforts to begin the process of developing 0 "citizen centric" measures during 2010, The participating citizens will have an enriched 7 .~xperience with the provision of Trailblazer funding. . I Current performance measures are reported for each of our four Key Perspectives: FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Serve the Customer, Manage Financial Resources, Run the Business, and Build the Team. At this point it is planned to limit the services area for citizen input to those that fall under the Serve the Customer Key Perspective. The STEP-UP team is currently identifying which of our current measures support the goals and objectives from the Serve the Customer perspective. The intent is to limit our initial examination and identification of measures to those that have direct impact on citizens. In this Initial undertaking our intention is to exclude internal service/support agencies, such as Infonmation Technology, Human Resources, Purchasing, etc. While recognizing that internal service agencies playa major role in county government, it was determined that these areas not likely to be of the highest priority to the citizens. During the focus group discussions we will be validating th is determination and take corrective action if needed. We plan to limit the initial number of services reviewed from 12 to 15. The program will be considered successful if it results in consensus for reporting of 3-5 measures in each selected service area. ( \ The "citizen centric" performance measurement project team is composed of 4 staff members of the County Managers' STEP-UP Team and 2 volunteer citizens who are both heavily involved in the Economic Development Council's Project Innovation. One of the volunteers is a PhD and a professional facilitator and trainer. Both volunteers, as well as others yet to be named, will be leading and/or participating in the focus group sessions. We included citizen involvement with the project from its inception. a) Our plan is to conduct five, one-day citizen focus groups throughout Collier County to facilitate citizen-citizen and citizen-government interaction. Participants will be solicited through notification of the program provided through press releases to various media, including newspapers and TV news stations; County TV, County website, other social media, posters/flyers posted in public areas (such as libraries, parks, etc.); list serve em ail to more than 30 community stakeholder organizations; members of the Board's 40 or so '.'vlsory com mittees will be notified through their respective staff liaisons; and any Jltlonal methods likely to result in obtaining participants representative of the Collier FOR OFFICE USE ONLY 11 ~!:lflifc! 01 ~2 County population. The goal ofthe focus group process is to solicit feedback from citizens on the kinds of measures that they would like to have the County implement in the evaluation of services. I I b) Feedback on the performance reports will be solicited through many of the same methods listed under a) above for gaining cltiz.en participation in the focus groups. The most likely method for receiving feedback would be though enhancing and promoting our existing website. The focus group methodology was selected to gain citizen input as a similar method was successfully used in the past by the Florida Benchmarking Consortium. r~ Preliminary plans call for the five elected Commissioners, in addition to being FOR OFFICE USE ONLY invited to participate in the opening session of the focus group in their districts, during a public meeting, to review the report drafted by staff. The report will include the reco~mendations received from citizen participants during the focus group sessions. The Collier County Commissioners are always solicitous of public feedback and welcome publit participation in the government process. When Commissioners receive feedback or comments from citizens they forward such to the County Manager for his consideration and action. Staff or Commissioners themselves then contact the citizens to inform them of any actions taken as a result of their feedback. Collier County government strives to be transparent and responsive to our citizens. There are several resources available for the distribution of the annual FOR OFFICE USE ONLY performance report. First the report will be adopted by the Board of County. Commissioners during a regular or speCial public meeting or workshop. The County website provides a way to communicate quickly and effiCiently and has the potential for subsequent citizen feedback and staff response. Other methods include hardcopy published reports available at libraries and other public sites, emaillist-serve distribution of electronic copies to stakeholders and citizens. Press releases will be disseminated to . numerous media outlets and promotion ads will run on Collier TV. l_ 12 0...... The Board's Long Range Strategic Plan and associated documents, as well as the FOR OFFICE USE ONLY County Manager's Annual Work Plan are already available to the public on the County webslte. The website will contain information on our progress in developing and reporting .citizen centric. performance measures, including a brief description of the purpose, solicitation and registration forms for participating in one ofthe scheduled focus groups. Progress will also be documented on the development ofthe annual report. Continuous feedback will be encouraged, with two way communication through the website. Other methods for soliciting and responding to citizen feedback are also under consideration. Links to other sites might also be provided. A quick reference Q and A will Iikeiy be created. Use of other social media will be researched and if utilized monitored for activity. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Date Who Activity Frequency /;- ..April- Team* Meetings to strategize and develop project BI-weekly I June management plan: develop citizen participation 2010 strategy including finalizing flyers, registration and disclaimer forms; secure sites (1 In each Commissioner district) and dates of focus group sessions, schedule Commissioner for welcome section of each session, solicit citizen participants; secure location of sessions; preparation of agenda, handouts, power point presentation, take-aways (including participation certificates); secure video- taping of session, refreshments; Identify current measures duplicated in 3 report formats, select 12- 15 service categories from Serve the Customer perspective, select 3-5 measures in each category that might be Important to citizens July- Team & Facilitate 5 focus group sessions, one in each 1 session every Aug. Citizen Commissioner District, obtain citizen input, request week or two 2010 Participants volunteers for future involvement in the remainder of the process, Team debrief after each se;iSion, short feedback report to participants Including listing of next steps. Oct. 2D1O Team, Compile information from sessions, request Team meeting -June Citizens, continuous feedback, gain consensus on 3-5 Bi-weelcly, more 2011 Management, performance measures for each of the 12-15 frequently if service areas, draft measures, develop definitions, needed Board propose format(s) with citizen Input; draft report to stakeholders for comment/feedback: draft initial 13 Publish Annual Performance Report and Staff Program Report and final Staff Program Report, draft annual report; schedule BCC public meeting or workshop to review and finalize report and format. Disseminate the Citizen Centric Performance Report (BCC Citizen Report Card) through various media and solicit feedback. Distribute Staff Program Report to interested parties; both to be included on the County website; cycle to continue annually {pending funding) ~9~N@,1eF2 f1* 1~lln4 July- Aug. 2011 Annually -Team:: Implementation Team, composed of a minimum of 4 staff members and 2 citizen volunteers The Co~nty is currently developing pians to implement focus groups. The County FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Manager is tasked by the Board of County Commissioners to bellin implementation of "citizen centric' performance measures during FY 2010. Therefore, our endeavor will continue regardless of receipt of the award. However without grant funding the implementation, focus group sessions, and development of performance measures with citizen input and publication of an annual performance report for dissemination to the public will be delayed until funding can be secured. Based upon our history of activity and the evolution of performance measures to date, staff is uniquely poised to move ahead very quickly one funding is secured. Our citizens will also benefit from the involvement and cross communication with the STEP-UP and Trailblazer Teams of like minded I professionals, should we receive this grant award. The Trailblazer grant will provide additional funding for solicitation FOR OFFICE USE ONLY (advertisements) of citizen participation in the focus groups, pay for meeting facilities (if needed), defray the cost of meeting materials and refreshments available at the group sessions, possible video-taping of the sessions to be broadcast on Collier TV, possible "thank you for participating" gift cards and/or other items (such as coffee cups with the Collier County 10go/NCCllogo) of minimal monetary value, certificates af participation, Land wider distribution ofthe final report. I ~ 14 Our vision Is that once we create citizen performance measures this will begin a FOR OFFICE USE ONLY never ending life cycle. The cycle will be to report at least annually on the measures (more frequently when the technology is available). We will continually seek updates to the measures based on relevancy to the citizens of Collier County. This will be managed by the STEP-UP Team underthe direction of the County Manager. Collier County is always available as a resource to other agencies, both FOR OFFICE USE ONLY governmental and non-governmental, and frequently participates with other agencies in benchmarking and identification of best practices. By the conclusion of the Trailblazer grant commitments, staff will have published an Executive Summary and detailed report on our activities, experiences, findings, recommendation, and any suggested process enhancements, which should prove beneficial to other jurisdictions contemplating the ....-fevelopment of citizen involved performance measurements. These documents along ./ith the annual reports on citizen centric measures will be available on the County website as well as other methods. Also we could enjoy participating in the e-Iists and other similar activities in support of other jurisdictions and hosting visits from any interested areas. The County Manager's Strategic Excellence Program for Ultimate Performance FOR OFFICE USE ONLY (STEP-UP) Team will have primary responsibility for the preparation and promulgation of the annual performance report with the expert assistance ofthe Communication and Customer Relations Department Director and staff. This team reports to the Corporate Planning and Performance Improvement function and is a direct report to the County Manager. As noted in Item 6 (pages 7..8) the STEP-UP Team is a cross-divisional team responsible for agency-wide performance measurement 'efforts, including the internal . Operations Management Tracking System (OPS- Track) and participation in the Florida Benchmarking Consortium (FBC). 15 ,~ ... t': ,~ " ~. ,e;' .'-~"" ,,~,.. ~ ,- , - - ~.' ~ ~ " ~ -. _ ~'- "'!~ ,:; 0;:- ~ 'J': .~. ," i - _ . .::Z:-~: 1..,,1. I~ ", \i:." . .~.>~ ',_ ,I "._,' ,,') , . :,-- -, ~.~ ,-_1, . " ~ _ . ',' - - . , . All levels ofthe Board of County Commissioners (BCe) and County Manager's Agency FOR OFfiCE USE ONLY ( support this project. The Board's Long Range Strategic Plan includes the Strategic Goal of . I Local Governance, defined as: To sustain public trust and confidence in County ! government through sound public policy decisions, expert professional management and I active citizen DarticiDotion. H The County Manager is dedicated to improving citizen interaction with govemment. So much so that included in his FY 2010 Annual Work Plan, approved by the BCe on September 29, 2009, is the requirement to "Begin the implementation af a Customer (Citizen) Centric Performance Measures Program that the BCC can utilize to report goal progress to constituents (stakeholders.]" It is highly unlikely that the personnel Involved with and supporting the project will change over the next two years. In the unlikely event that such should occur, alternative istaffmembersare more than capable of stepping-up and following through with the grant jCOmmitments and the ultimate goal of creating and reporting "citizen centric" performance measures. The County Manager is committed to this endeavor and is under contract for the next two years. The staff responsible for implementing the citizen linformed performance measures and reports are primarily senior staff members whom Ihave proven to be successful, exceed expectations and are dedicated to fostering relationships with the community. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY ( When a former County Manager of 8 years who recently retired for health reasons was FOR OFFICE USE ONL Y first interviewed by the then County Manager for an Administrator Position, he asked the interview team: "How do you know you are doing a goodjob?" After a long pause the Assistant to the County Manager stated: "We know we are doing 0 goodjob if the County Manager still has his job tomorrow!" The former County Manager later told his wife about the interview and stated: "Weill guess I'll take the job. They have no clue how well they are performing. I can only imagine that I can make a lot of improvements." After being hired as an Administrator within 2 years he was appointed by the Board of County Commissioners as the County Manager..........and Collier County's quest for developing meaningful performance measures finally took off. The current County Manager, formerly the Deputy County Manager for 8 years, is fully engaged and leading our efforts in increasing citizen involvement, not only in the development "citizen centric" performance measures, but in all areas of Collier County government. I As is evidenced within the structure of this application, Collier County has been directing ! substantial effort and focus ~r1...d.e.velopi.n~~u~t-"in.i1}~_~d_!ltili~i-"g performa!:,ce_measLlres i .___J 16 ~ll~1\ilff\2 i "asa key ~ean~ of effectively operating local government and ~eeting the needs of it'S-I-' ~~a:~' ! I citizens. It is now time to enrich these efforts by direct Involvement with our citizens and I i ~ creating structured performance measures that help the Board of County Commissioners, I i .. the County Manager and his staff assure their ability to meet the requirements of our i ! ! citizens. I We are uniquely positioned to utilize the Trailbla2er funds in a situation where there is I already a structure and vision in place; we are ready to move fast and we have the I background, understanding and community liaisons already in place to foster this I endeavor. Consequently, actual achievement of "citizen centric" performance measures ! is very realistic for us and the grant funds that may be provided will without question be : used effectively to this end. i Attached please find additional documents referenced in this Trailblazer application: ! Appendix Format Title # 1 Excel Organizational Charts 2 Word Division/Department Usting of Service Areas & Descriptions 3 Pdf Collier County Profile 4 Word Performance Measurement Service Areas 5 Word STEP-UP Team Membership Listing 6 PP OPS- Track FY 09 Q4 YE Report 7 Pdf FY 2010 Adopted Budget Performance Measures 8 Excel Collier County extract of data submitted for FBC FY 2009 Data Report 9 Word Collier County BCC Long-Range Strategic Plan 10 Jpeg Collier County BCC Strategy Map 11 Excel Collier County Key Perspectives Definitions --I Additional information may be found on our website Colliergov.net 17 ..! ii - ':2, .,,,_ 1,. VII. Payment Information .IJo\!jl!'KllMMhI'14G1~2 '" -'. '.:r.'''''~'-~~~~''~ .... ~N". .' ~l;..,J- ~J.~'f!'p'~~.~.~~.~.Vil ,"~.~'-~~L~~" "~~~"~ !! ' i Check Payable To I Collier County Board of County Commissioners i I ! conta~ P:~o~ - - --~inona Stone 1- __._____."j"-____h__ I Title ~- -- - '-l ; Mailing Address ! i -- i --- --~ -- ---. : Attn: Finance Department 3301 E. Tamiami Trail Naples, FL 34112 Assistant to the County Manager ~ i __.I ! I ~ +-- - I .--. .-....-..--- -.--.- -.- '''1 i Telephone , ""'-"'.-.'-'--'- -- , : FAX L .-_" , I 239.252.8383 i I -"""- .~_. i 239.252.4010 -----1 ~- --.---. -.--.-- '-- I I .-.j ( Email Address ! winonastone@colliergov.net 18 (~ I, as the person responsible for the management of the project proposed herein, confinm that if this proposal is approved by the National Center for Civic Innovation, the govemment of Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Rorida agrees to: . Solicit feedback from the public, in an approved manner, about the style, performance measures and other content of our current performance report . Take the public's views into consideration in preparing subsequent performance reports, as existing measure are reviewed, when new measures are developed, and about the desired style and format of the new report . Disseminate at least one version of the revised performance report to the general public before August 31, 2011 . Incorporate public accessibility and feedback into the performance measurement and reporting process in the future . Attend an expense-paid national meeting of Trailbiazers to share experiences and leam from one another . Participate in a Trailblazer Iislserv . Submit brief quarterly progress reports . Submit a brief final report . Serve as a reSOUrce for other govemments that want to initiate cltizen-informed performance measurement and reporting. The work I do under this project will be exclusively for the govemment of Collier County Board of County Commissioners and will not be used for commercial gain. ! ~ lliL f){ a. Signa UrTJ QQ~ March 15, 2010 Date . . Print Name and Titie: Winona Stone, Assistant to the County Manager I, as the chief executive officer of Collier County, affirm that I am familiar with this application and confinm the jurisdiction's commitments as stated above. ~e"'~(}~f L~ck}t. Signature March 15, 2010 Date Print chief executive's name, title and telephone number: Name: Leo E. Ochs, Jr. TItle: County Manager Telephone: 239.252.8383 Please provide letter(s) of support from government offieial(s), other than and independent of those above, H any. who will be involved in the re sration and/or review of these re orts. 19 Agenda Item No. 16F2 June 22, 2010 Page 25 of 27 Chairman Dal W. Forsythe Directors Robert Abram!! David C. Chang AbIgail Disney Esler ::L.JCt\S Aooert GM Keatl'19 Lsene Nieves [)avid Steinberger President Mary McCarmic:k: Vic. Presidlltnu Barbara J Cohn Berman Alfonso Wyatt ."....~.. C"',' NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION May 17, 2010 Grant Number: # 2010-05-018 Winona Stone Assistant 10 the County Manager Collier County 3301 E. Tamiami Trail, Building F Naples, FL 34112 Dear Ms. Stone: I am pleased to inform you that the National Center for Civic Innovation (NCCI) has authorized a Trailblazer grant of $5,000 to the Board of Collier County Commissioners. 'This grant is to provide partial support to implement your March 15, 2010 proposal to our Government Trailblazer Program, as amended by any subsequent communications with our office. This grant is made on condition that the funds will be administered in accordance with the altllCbed Grant Description, Obligations of Grantees, and Summary and is to be used exclusively for these stated purposes and may not be used for any other purposes. Note that NCCl shall not be liable for reimbursing the Board of Collier County CommissioneI1l for any costs in excess of the authorized amount. In addition, funds not expended or committed for the stated purposes within the program period shall be returned to NCC!. NCC!'s support is to be acknowledged in any printed materials) press statements and press releases resulting from this project as follows: "Support for this project is provided by the National Center for Civic Innovation, Center on Government Performance." Please sign the two copies of this letter to acknowledge your acceptance of these terms and conditions. Return one copy to: Nancy Allendorf, National Center for Civic Innovation, 121 Avenue of the Americas, Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10013. The other copy should be retained for your records. After we receive your signed copy, tbe award will be forwarded to the Board of Collier County Commissioners in accordance with the infonnation provided in your application. We wish you every success in this important initiative and are looking forward to working with you. ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED: Barbara J. Co Bennan Director, Center on Government Performance Project Director: Signature and Date Print Name: "TTEST: DWIGHT E. BROCK. Clerk By: Chief Executive; Signature and Date Print Name: ved as to iorm & legal sufficiency Federal Employee Identification Number: Colleen Greene, Assistant County Attorney 121 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013~1590 . Tel: 212.925,6675 . Fax: 212.925.5675 . www.civlcinnovation.org AytlllUClll\::!1i1 [\ju. lOlL June 22, 2010 Page 26 of 27 National Center for CIvic Innovation Cenler on Government Performance Government Trailblazer Program GRANT DESCRIPTION Since 1995, the Center on Government Perfonnance (CGP) of the National Center for Civic Innovation has two major overriding objectives: (I) to produce greater alignment between the public's point of view and the actions and priorities of its local government; and (2) Ie provide non-confrontational opportunities for the public and government to discuss matters of mutual concern. One ofCGP's programs is the Government Trailbtazer Program, which encourages local and county governments to engage the public .in their penonnance measurement and reporting processes. Since 2004, 67 governments have blazed new trails in the way they arc measuriog and reporting about their performance by: . Getting feedback from the public about the content aod style of their performance reports . Heeding some or all of the public's suggestions when revising performance measures and reports and. reviewing management practices and priorities . Disseminating their performance reports to the public on an ongoing basis. New grantees join this corps of governments and government managers wbo have been recognized for the innovative ways in which they have made their government more transparent and encouraged public involvement TrailblazerY enjoy the recognition and. satisfaction of introducing innovative management practices and civic participation into local government operations. OBLIGATIONS OF GRANTEES Trailblazers agree Ie break new ground by: . Disseminating to the general public, by August 31, 2011, a perfonnance report thal has been produced after: o Soliciting feedback from the pub1ic~ in an approved manner,. about existing performance measures, oew measures to be developed, and the desired style and format of a report o Taking the public's views or suggestions into consideration in the production of the new report . Considering the public's recommendations and points of view in their management practices . Making every effort to integrate public accessibility and engagement into the performance measurement and reporting process in the future Additionally, participants will: . Attend meeting(s) ofTrailb1azers to share experiences and learn from one another (meeting and travel expenses to be paid by NCC!) . Participate in the Trailblazer listserv . Submit brief quarterly progress reports to CGP . Submit a brief final report to CGP . Serve as a resource for other governments that want to initiate citizen-informed performance measurement and reporting .. We recommend independent, nonpolitical, professionally designed approaches to reach a representative group of tbe public. Agenda Item No. 16F2 June 22. 2010 Page 27 of 27 National Center for Civic InnovatioD CCDter 00 Government Performance Government Trailblazer Program GRANT SUMMARY Board of Collier County Commissioners Grant Number: 2010-05-018 A. Period All grant obligations must be completed by August 31, 20 It. B. Amount of Award and Payment Schedule NCel hereby authorizes the amount of $5,000 for purposes of this project. One payment shall be made to the Board ofeollier County Commissioners after return of this signed agreement. C. Reporting Requirements Brief Quarterly Progress Reports 09/30/2010, 12/31/2010. 03/3112011, 06/3012011 Final Report to NeeJ with recommendations and 8/31/2011 comments Due D. Check payable to: Collier County Board of County Commissioners Winona Stone Assistant to the County Manager Collier County Attn: Finance Department 3301 E. Tamiami Trail Naples, FL 34112