A sample of the ballot and all 23 projects
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What is participatory budgeting? Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. In other words, the people who pay taxes decide how tax dollars get spent. Participatory budgeting is grassroots democracy at its best. It helps make budget decisions clear and accessible. It gives real power to people who have never before been involved in the political process. And it results in better budget decisions - because who better knows the needs of our community than the people who live there? In 2011, four New York City Council Members launched a PB process to let residents allocate part of their capital discretionary funds. Those are funds that can be used for physical improvements that benefit the public, and each district has committed at least $1 million. This year, twenty-four Council Members are participating in the process, giving the community real decision-making power over more than $25 million in taxpayer money. Find out where to vote! Text “PBNYC ” to 212-676- 8384 * Visit council.nyc.gov/PB Email [email protected] Follow us at @PB_NYC *Standard messaging rates apply. How does participatory budgeting work? Last fall, district residents like you came to neighborhood assemblies to identify community needs and suggest projects. Then, volunteers joined delegate committees to develop those suggestions into project proposals, and worked with city agencies to estimate project costs. They put together the proposals you will vote on today. Now is your chance to vote for the projects you think should get funded. The projects with the most votes will be included in next year’s city budget, to be built or implemented over the next few years. You’ll get to enjoy the improvements you help make happen. And hopefully, you’ll be a part of future participatory budgeting efforts in the city! Special Thanks To: The budget delegates, facilitators, and district committees The staff of the City Council Members’ offices The Participatory Budgeting Project Community Voices Heard The PBNYC Citywide Steering Committee The PBNYC Research Board PB Fellows Class of 2014-15 & the CUNY Service Corps Participating Members: Manhattan Corey Johnson (District 3) Ben Kallos (District 5) Mark Levine (District 7) Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (District 8) Ydanis Rodriguez (District 10) Helen Rosenthal (District 6) Brooklyn David Greenfield (District 44) Brad Lander (District 39) Steve Levin (District 33) Carlos Menchaca (District 38) Antonio Reynoso (District 34) Mark Treyger (District 47) Jumaane D. Williams (District 45) Queens Costa Constantinides (District 22) Julissa Ferreras (District 21) Karen Koslowitz (District 29) I. Daneek Miller (District 27) Donovan Richards (District 31) Eric Ulrich (District 32) Paul Vallone (District 19) Jimmy Van Bramer (District 26) Mark Weprin (District 23) Bronx Andrew Cohen (District 11) Ritchie Torres (District 15) Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (District 8) Outreach partners: Desis Rising Up and Moving, the Fortune Society, the LGBT Center, Brooklyn Community Pride Center & MinKwon Center for Community Action Technology partners: Stanford Crowdsourced Democracy Team, Democracy 2.1, Textizen, Captricity & OpenPlans Support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation, New York Community Trust, New York Foundation, New York Women's Foundation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation & The Scherman Foundation Credits This ballot was produced by the design firm MTWTF and the Center for Urban Pedagogy. 2015 Official Ballot Participatory Budgeting in New York City Council Member I. Daneek Miller District 27 Addisleigh Park Cambria Heights Hollis Jamaica Queens Village Springfield Gardens St. Albans Voting instructions Your vote will help decide how $1,000,000 is spent on improvements to your community. All residents of the district, age 14 and up, can vote. You may vote for up to five (5) projects. You can not vote for the same project more than once. Ballots marked with more than five votes are invalid and will not be counted. Use black or blue ink. Ballots marked in pencil will not be counted. Shade in the entire box next to the project description to indicate your choice. Do not use an “✘” or a “✔.” Do not circle the box or the project description. Correct: ✍ Incorrect: ☒ ☑
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Beginning April 11, residents in City Councilwoman Daneek Miller’s 27th District — which includes Jamaica, St. Albans and Cambria Heights — will be able to cast their vote on how to spend $1 million.
Transcript of A sample of the ballot and all 23 projects
What is participatorybudgeting?Participatory budgeting (PB) is ademocratic process in whichcommunity members directly decidehow to spend part of a public budget.In other words, the people who paytaxes decide how tax dollars getspent. Participatory budgeting isgrassroots democracy at its best. Ithelps make budget decisions clearand accessible. It gives real power topeople who have never before beeninvolved in the political process. And itresults in better budget decisions -because who better knows the needsof our community than the people wholive there? In 2011, four New York City CouncilMembers launched a PB process tolet residents allocate part of theircapital discretionary funds. Those arefunds that can be used for physicalimprovements that benefit the public,and each district has committed atleast $1 million. This year, twenty-fourCouncil Members are participating inthe process, giving the community realdecision-making power over morethan $25 million in taxpayer money.
Find out where tovote!Text “PBNYC” to 212-676-8384*Visit council.nyc.gov/PBEmail [email protected] us at @PB_NYC *Standard messaging rates apply.
How doesparticipatorybudgeting work?Last fall, district residents like youcame to neighborhood assemblies toidentify community needs and suggestprojects. Then, volunteers joineddelegate committees to develop thosesuggestions into project proposals,and worked with city agencies toestimate project costs. They puttogether the proposals you will voteon today. Now is your chance to vote for theprojects you think should get funded.The projects with the most votes willbe included in next year’s city budget,to be built or implemented over thenext few years. You’ll get to enjoy the improvementsyou help make happen. And hopefully,you’ll be a part of future participatorybudgeting efforts in the city! Special Thanks To:The budget delegates, facilitators, and districtcommittees
The staff of the City Council Members’ offices
The Participatory Budgeting Project
Community Voices Heard
The PBNYC Citywide Steering Committee
The PBNYC Research Board
PB Fellows Class of 2014-15 & the CUNYService Corps
ParticipatingMembers:ManhattanCorey Johnson (District 3)Ben Kallos (District 5)Mark Levine (District 7)Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito(District 8)Ydanis Rodriguez (District 10)Helen Rosenthal (District 6) BrooklynDavid Greenfield (District 44)Brad Lander (District 39)Steve Levin (District 33)Carlos Menchaca (District 38)Antonio Reynoso (District 34)Mark Treyger (District 47)Jumaane D. Williams (District 45) QueensCosta Constantinides (District 22)Julissa Ferreras (District 21)Karen Koslowitz (District 29)I. Daneek Miller (District 27)Donovan Richards (District 31)Eric Ulrich (District 32)Paul Vallone (District 19)Jimmy Van Bramer (District 26)Mark Weprin (District 23) BronxAndrew Cohen (District 11)Ritchie Torres (District 15)Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito(District 8) Outreach partners: Desis Rising Up and Moving,the Fortune Society, the LGBT Center, BrooklynCommunity Pride Center & MinKwon Center forCommunity ActionTechnology partners: Stanford CrowdsourcedDemocracy Team, Democracy 2.1, Textizen,Captricity & OpenPlansSupport from the Nathan Cummings Foundation,New York Community Trust, New YorkFoundation, New York Women's Foundation,Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, TheRockefeller Foundation & The SchermanFoundation CreditsThis ballot was produced by the design firmMTWTF and the Center for Urban Pedagogy.
2015 Official BallotParticipatoryBudgeting inNew York CityCouncil Member I. Daneek Miller
District 27Addisleigh ParkCambria HeightsHollisJamaicaQueens VillageSpringfieldGardensSt. Albans
Voting instructionsYour vote will help decide how$1,000,000 is spent onimprovements to yourcommunity.All residents of the district, age14 and up, can vote. You may vote for up to five (5)projects.You can not vote for the sameproject more than once.Ballots marked with more thanfive votes are invalid and will notbe counted. Use black or blue ink. Ballotsmarked in pencil will not becounted. Shade in the entire box next tothe project description toindicate your choice.Do not use an “✘” or a “✔.” Donot circle the box or the projectdescription.Correct: �✍ Incorrect: ☒ ☑
District 27
Parks and Recreation
1. Cambria Park BasketballCourts$375,000
This project will resurface the basketballcourts and provide new backboards
Francis Lewis & 121 Avenue
2. St. Albans Park BasketballCourt$450,000
Resurfacing of two full length basketballcourts
Merrick Blvd and Sayres Avenue
3. St. Albans ParkEntranceway$375,000
Resurfacing of entrance way to basketballcourts and handball courts
Merrick Blvd and Sayres Avenue
Culture and Community Facilities
4. Roy Wilkins ParkEnhancement$450,000
Enhancement of existing outdoorperformance space at Roy Wilkins Parkfor programming such as readings or asmall concert.
177-01 Baisley Boulevard
5. Upgrade JamaicaPerforming Arts Center$120,000
Equipment purchases and repairs toupgrade the sound and lighting system inthe theater
153-10 Jamaica Avenue
Streets, Sidewalks, and Transportation
6. Road Resurfacing$400,000
Several major thoroughfares in the districtare in need of immediate repairs in orderto protect vehicles and pedestrians
(Community Board 12 or 13)
Public Schools
7. IS 8 Technology Upgrades$35,000
School will receive one laptop cart withprinter
108-35 167 Street
8. Ben Franklin HS for Finance& Info Tech$40,000
Project will purchase 20 desktopcomputers and four smart boards
207-01 116 Avenue
9. Humanities and the ArtsHigh School$78,000
Technology purchases including twolaptop carts and 10 desktop computers
207-01 116 Avenue
10. Math/Science Research&Tech High School$43,000
Purchase one mobile laptop cart withprinter and 10 desktop computers
207-01 116 Avenue
11. York Early CollegeAcademy$94,000
13 smart boards with an overheadprojector and one laptop cart
108-35 167th Street
2015 Official Ballot
Public Schools continued
12. Technology Upgrades atIS 59$60,000
Funds will purchase 10 smart boards withan overhead projector
132-55 Ridgedale Street
13. PS 95 TechnologyUpgrades$54,000
Funds will purchase 12 smart boards withoverhead projectors
179-01 90 Avenue
14. Technology Upgrades atPS 118$35,000
The school will receive one mobile laptopcart with printer
190-20 109 Road
15. PS 134 TechnologyUpgrades$77,000
Funds will purchase one laptop cart withprinter, six smart boards, and one smarttable
203-06 109 Avenue
16. Technology Upgrades atPS 140$63,000
Funds will purchase 70 laptops
166-01 116 Avenue
17. Technology Upgrades atPS/MS 147$70,000
The school will receive two mobile laptopcarts
218-01 116 Avenue
18. Technology Upgrades atPS 176$37,000
The school will purchase 35 smart boards
120-45 235 Street
19. IS 192 TechnologyUpgrades$43,000
Funds will purchase 10 desktopcomputers and one laptop cart
109-89 204 Street
20. PS/IS 268 TechnologyUpgrades$70,000
The school will receive two mobile laptopcarts
92-07 175 Street
21. Technology Upgrades atEmerson School$140,000
The school will receive four mobile laptopcarts
108-35 167 Street
22. Institute for HealthProfessionals$70,000
Funds will purchase two mobile laptopcarts
207-01 116 Avenue
23. Queens High School forthe Sciences160,000
The school will receive five smart bardswith overhead projectors, 64 laptops, andtwo mobile laptop carts with overheadprojectors
94-50 159 Street
You may vote for
up to five (5)
projects.
