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Intergovernmental Collaboration Success Stories

#IowaLeague17. Intergovernmental Collaboration Success Stories Denise Bulat, Executive Director, Bi-State Regional Commission. Handouts and presentations are available through the event app and at www.iowaleague.org. COG/RPC/MPO’s are Facilitators of Collaboration.

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Intergovernmental Collaboration Success Stories

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  1. #IowaLeague17 Intergovernmental Collaboration Success Stories Denise Bulat, Executive Director, Bi-State Regional Commission Handouts and presentations are available through the event app and at www.iowaleague.org.

  2. COG/RPC/MPO’s are Facilitators of Collaboration • Councils are formed voluntarily by counties, cities and towns to serve local governments and citizens.

  3. History of COG/RPA/MPO’s • Federal Aid Highway Transportation Act of 1962 cooperative transportation planning in metro areas • HUD 701 Comprehensive Planning • Designated as Federal Clearinghouse for review of applications for Federal Assistance 1967 • U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration regional economic development districts – 1970’s

  4. Mission of COG/RPA/MPO’s • Provide Individual Direct Assistance to Local Governments • Provide Planning Services for Multiple Jurisdictions • Serve as Forum for Intergovernmental Cooperation and Delivery of Regional Services • Applicable to Other RPA’s/MPO’s

  5. Role as Federal and State Regional Liaison • Direct Link to Federal and State Agencies for Funding of Community Projects • Project Development and Resource Identification • Grant Writing and Administration

  6. Bi-State Board Organization • 26 Elected Officials - Mayors/Alderman, County Board Chairs/Members • 10 Appointed Officials – Business, Banking, Housing, Social Services, Labor, Minorities • Not Another Layer of Government – An Extension of You!

  7. Bi-State Commission Budget • Total Budget of $1,900,000 • Member Dues $400,000 • Federal and State Grants $1,000,000 • Other Contracts $500,000 • Member Dues • Based on Population • Range from $1,100 – $77,400

  8. Reasons to Cooperate Regionally/Collaborate • Many Adjacent Local Governments in Urban Area/Region • Urban area population is nearly equal on each side of the Mississippi River • Plan More Comprehensively • Achieve Greater Political/Economic Clout • Deliver Quality Services • Address a Specific Issue • Share Scarce Federal/State/Local Resources • Save Money

  9. Plan Comprehensively - Economic Development • Annual Development of Regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies • Marketing/Data Coordination • Revolving Loan Funds – 3,000 Jobs, $9 Million Loaned • Multi Jurisdictional Enterprise Zone • Multi County Federal EDA Districts – Joint EDA Applications

  10. Plan Comprehensively - Transportation • Regional Coordination of Transportation Projects • Long/Short Range Planning • Surface Transportation Programming • Traffic Safety – CARS Group • Freight Planning – Freight Forum • Multi-Purpose Trail Planning – ADT, MRT, GRT Council

  11. Multi-Purpose Trail Planning

  12. Achieve Greater Clout - I-74 Bridge

  13. Achieve Greater Clout – I-74 Trail Feature

  14. Collaborative Solid Waste Plan Prepared in 1991 and Updated as Required by DNR • Initiated Scott Area Solid Waste Agency/28E • Initiated Rock Island County Solid Waste Management • Share Use of Material Recovery Facility, Etc. Deliver Quality Services – Solid Waste Planning

  15. Address an Issue – Drug and Alcohol Testing Consortium • Members Municipalities, Counties, Townships, School, Other Gov. Org. • RPA Conducts RFP Process/Holds Contract • Covers Transportation Safety-Sensitive Employees • Complies with 1991 U.S. DOT Employee Testing Act • Contract for Multiple Years

  16. Address an Issue - Emergency Preparedness • Evacuation Plans • Hazardous Mitigation and Planning • Administration of Federal Disaster Assistance Programs – Jump Start, FEMA Buyouts • Regional Coordination of Public Safety Programs and Services

  17. Share Scarce Resources –Administrative and Planning • Shared Human Resources – Job Descriptions, Classifications, Performance Evaluation Systems, and Salary/Wage Plans • Joint Training Coordination of Personnel • Payroll and Accounting Services • RFP Process Facilitation for Joint Projects • Park and Recreation Planning

  18. Save Money - Joint Purchasing Council • Members are Local Governments • Lower Costs through Volume Buying • Lower Costs through Competitive Buying • Reduce Duplicate Administrative Costs (1 spec, 1 advertisement, 1 bid opening) • Information/Expertise Sharing • Some Purchases Lower than State Bids

  19. Save Money – Aerial Photography Project • Acquire New Aerial Photography Every Four Years – 3 times  • Multi-agency Consortium - Cities and Counties • Imagery Used for GIS and Engineering Applications • Up to 25% cost savings was achieved. • Increased Quality for Lower Price

  20. Strengthen Trust -Develop informal communication networks -Inform the right people -Scan the environment • Encourage Partnerships -Build coalitions -Focus on commonalities -Develop unified message -Avoid overlap -Develop niches • Address Tough Problems -Jointly analyze problems -Dialogue with neighbors -Monitor progress Observations and Suggestions

  21. Relationships or at least good relationships, don’t take away from our individual identities. They add a new element, an entity, that we grow to value. There’s still me, and you but now there’s also us. That’s how collaboration works when done well. It gives far more than it takes.-Russell M. Linden, Working Across Boundaries • www.bistateonline.org

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