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Political Management based on Economic Stringency and Strategic Budgets

Political Management based on Economic Stringency and Strategic Budgets. Bilbao. Home to around half the population and economic activity of the Basque Country…. Basque country Population: 2.172.175 Per capita GDP: € 32.133. Bilbao. Bizkaia. Gipuzkoa. Metropolitan Bilbao

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Political Management based on Economic Stringency and Strategic Budgets

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  1. Political Management based on Economic Stringency and Strategic Budgets

  2. Bilbao

  3. Home to around half the population and economic activity of the Basque Country… Basque country Population: 2.172.175 Per capita GDP: € 32.133 Bilbao Bizkaia Gipuzkoa Metropolitan Bilbao Population: 953.152 Per capita GDP: € 32.924 Álava Municipality of Bilbao Population: 354.860 Per capita GDP: € 26.225

  4. Third City with best reputation in Spain… The study identifies the best cities to live, work, visit, study and do business.

  5. A City with its own culture and traditions…

  6. A City that has reinvented itself…

  7. A City that has suffered an extraordinary transformation…

  8. Renovation of the City: Major investments in infrastructures…

  9. A City that has come from industry to a knowledge-based economy…

  10. Urban regeneration: Economic and social development of the City…

  11. An internationally recognized model… 2002 -Cities Awards for Excellence 2003 -European Healthy City Award 2004 -Città d’Acqua 2004 -European Urban and Regional PlanningAwards 2005 -Award for Management Culture 2005 -IsoCaRP Awards for Excellence 2006 -European Urban and Regional Planning Awards 2007 -European Enterprise Awards (Bilbao la Vieja) 2009 -Selected to attend the ShanghaiWorld Expo 2010 2010 -Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2011 – Liveable Communities Awards 2011

  12. THE PROJECT

  13. 2007 - 2011 1 Billion Euro investment Zero Debt (as for April 2011)

  14. Different phases in its political management …. Structure and Team Control of Resources Planning Re-definition Implementation Benefits

  15. Benefits from a dual perspective: social and corporate….

  16. City Councils´ debt In 2009: Less indebted City in Spain … Capital Cities with MORE debt December 2009. Million Euros Madrid 6.770,00 834,20 Valencia 791,60 Barcelona In 2011: the only large municipality at a national level that is DEBT-FREE… 751,90 Zaragoza 719,70 Málaga Capital Cities with LESS debt December 2009. Million Euros Bilbao 3,94 17,13 Huesca Soria 17,48 Toledo 19,23 Segovia 22,42

  17. Project objectives

  18. Design and steer a project for the future of Bilbao… Manage the available resources effectively and transparently in conjunction with the citizens in response to their needs. GENERAL OBJECTIVE 1 2 Strategic Planning Monitoring / Control 3 Transparency Governance Plan 2007-2011 Control Table and Indicator System 4 Citizen Participation 5 Efficiency and Austerity Plan Zero Borrowing Strategic Budgets

  19. Resources and Budget

  20. Internal and external resources… • Political and technical staff. • Technical Resources • Expert Advisors • Communication Actions

  21. Total budget… Governance Plan 2007-2011 191.983 € TOTAL Monitoring of the Governance Plan (2007 and 2008) 225.862 € 33.879 €

  22. Sustainability of the project

  23. A long-term strategy… Future Budgetary income Adjustment policies Austerity and efficiency policies Municipal borrowing

  24. Development of new projects… Zorrozaurre Intermodal Station Green Belt San Mamés Berria University in the San Mamés District Abandoibarra

  25. International promotion…

  26. Implementation of the project

  27. Implementation of projects based on strategic objectives… Political project Citizen Participation Transparency Execute Planning Measure Redesign Social demand

  28. Two tools for the strategic planning… Governance Plan 2007-2011 Strategic Budgets Transfer of Strategic Objectives for the Term of Office into Budgetary Commitments Transfer of Political Objectives to Specific Action Plans, with their respective Monitoring Indicators.

  29. Implementation of the Governance plan… Action lines Priority Actions Strategic Points Strategic Objectives Indicators 10 Strategic Points 53 Strategic Objectives 177 Action Lines 681 Priority Actions Project Progress and Results Indicators

  30. Establishment of Strategic budgets… Traditional Structure Structure with Strategic Budgets Mayor's Office Mayor's Office Budgets Economy and Finance Economy and Finance …. Urban Development …. Urban Development Culture …. Culture Budgets

  31. Implementation of a monitor and control system… Governance Plan Indicators: STRATEGIC POINT 1: BASIC QUALITY SERVICES Objective 1 – Street cleaning and Waste Management

  32. Implementation of an Efficiency and Austerity Plan…

  33. High level of transparency… • City of Bilbao’s Civic Council • Neighbourhood Urban Observatory • Promoting the ICTs • Participation in the event organized by the International Transparency Foundation in 2008, 2009 and 2010

  34. Citizen´s participation… • Area of Participation and District Councils. • Sectoral Councils. • Special plans for specific neighborhoods. • Sectoral participation through specific instruments.

  35. Innovation

  36. High level of innovation in political management… Innovation QUALITY AND ON-GOING IMPROVEMENT GOOD GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES CITIZEN PARTICIPATION “ZERO” DEBT TRANSPARENCY

  37. Results

  38. Project results… Bilbao City Council’s positive economic-financial situation 1 ZERO DEBT Completion of emblematic projects for the city 2 POSITIVE CITIZEN PERCEPTION OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT AND THE FUTURE OF BILBAO 3 Increase in municipal transparency

  39. Positive economic – financial scenario in 2011… ZERO DEBT (As of April 2011)

  40. Increase in the investment volume…

  41. Transparent and effective management…

  42. A success achived thanks to the committment aquired by all the Political staff and citizens…

  43. Next steps

  44. An ongoing project… Budget for 2012 5,35 % reduction Continue with a Zero Debt

  45. Guarantee services and attention to citizens • Implement an investment project to modernize Bilbao until 2015: investment in neighborhoods and modernization of the Old Town • Maintain an attractive and live City form a business point of view Three main axis for 2012…

  46. Bilbao: The Fascinating Transformation…

  47. Thank you for your attention and you are all Welcome to visit us in Bilbao!

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