PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING
PROPOSAL
DEVELOPMENT
10B.
Urban Strategies Council
Humane Society of the North Bay
Faith Food Fridays
Support for Actively Rising Youth
Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
Fighting Back Partnerships Inc.
First Place for Youth
Mare Island Historic Park Foundation
Prequalified Nonprofit Organizations
Urban Strategies Council
Founded in 1987, Urban
Strategies Council is a nationally
recognized research, advocacy,
and collective impact
organization based in the Bay
Area, California. They are a
trusted partner and convener of
community collaborations and
an incubator of new ideas to
advance racial equity and social
justice.
Humane Society of the
North Bay
The Humane Society of the North Bay is a private,
nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation that was
established in 1986 to offer shelter and adoption
services for homeless animals. We are a no-kill
shelter.
Services Include:
• Shelter for cats & dogs who are lost,
abandoned, neglected or surrendered by
families no longer able to care for them.
• Adoption into loving, permanent homes
• Foster opportunities for cats & dogs too young,
ill, or poorly socialized to be ready for adoption
• Returning lost pets to their owners (RTO)
• Microchipping of cats and dogs
Faith Food Fridays
Faith Food Fridays fights poverty
and economic injustice through
anti-hunger efforts to strengthen
and encourage individuals toward a
better, healthier community.
Support For Actively Rising Youth
SFARY is a California 501(c)(3) non-
profit organization that promotes
public safety and social justice.
SFARY's mission is to provide youth
development programs, resources,
and opportunities to socio-
economically distressed and under-
served communities. They seek to
revitalize and strengthen
communities by developing and
empowering youth to actively
engage in community service
projects.
Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
The mission of the Vallejo Naval and
Historical Museum is to collect,
preserve and share the history of
Vallejo, Mare Island, and the
surrounding region. The museum
presents exhibits and programs
that explore and celebrate the
cultural traditions of our
community, connecting with
children, families, seniors and a
diverse 21st Century audience.
Fighting Back Partnership
Fighting Back Partnership is a non-
profit organization"committed to
preventing and ending poverty and
its effects" in Vallejo and
throughout Solano County.
First Place For Youth
The mission of First Place is to help
foster kids build the skills they need
to make a successful transition to
self-sufficiency and responsible
adulthood.
Mare Island Historic Park
Foundation
The Mare Island Historic Park
Foundation is a non-profit
organization with the stated mission
to collect, preserve and interpret the
history of the Mare Island Naval
Shipyard, and to present exhibits and
programs that explore, educate and
celebrate the diverse military and
cultural aspects of the base.
Vallejo is a Safe, Prosperous
&
Vibrant City
Education & Training
• Education & training of city youth in
fire/ems workforces – prepare them
for further training in the field.\
• Current and former foster youth
employment, education and other
supports
Parks and Recreation
• Roller-rink / skate space for all to
be physical
• Horseshoes
• More creative with existing park
spaces+
• Accessible to all throughout
Vallejo+
• Accessible to differently abled
people (youth and adult)
• Outdoor gym / workout area
• Dirt bike/quad park / track
Social Services
• No child goes hungry
• Humane society spay & neuter
services
Transportation & Public Safety
• Street repairs / potholes
• Street calming / speed bumps
• Holistic view of safe streets
• Increased use of tracks to
eliminate sideshows and other
dangerous/illegal activity
• Education through schools for
safety for safe bicycling, walking,
safe routes to school for youth
• Bicycle grants to underserved
neighborhoods / people
• Bike lanes / bike routes
City Infrastructure
• Space for classes to support skill
building, arts & crafts, and other
cultural practices for our
Indigenous community
• Place for our homeless to be safe
from the elements
• St. Peter’s Chapel – replace the
window coverings that are
beyond useful life
• Humane society building revival
of facility (shelter building,
kennels etc.)
Youth
• Organization/space/awareness
for queer youth to have a place
to communicate and have
community with one another –
meet-up space
• Music program
• Life skills program
FIRST STAGE REVIEW OUTLINE
First stage proposals are approximately 500 words and must include Budget Delegate contact name, phone and email, and names of other delegates and staff liaisons working on the proposal. In addition, the proposal should outline the following:
• Project Title
• Description of the project
• Project Source Code(s)—(The code number of the idea or ideas from the list of Vallejo community members’ ideas. Please include the codes of all ideas that your project is based upon.)
• Name of Implementing Partner (The city or nonprofit partner that will be able to implement your project idea)
• Need – Describe how and why the project addresses an unmet need, void, or lack of resources in the community.
• Benefit – Identify the direct (if possible, specific demographic groups, schools, etc.) and indirect beneficiaries and how residents, program participants or the City of Vallejo will benefit.
Delegates Develop Proposals in Three Stages
Project Summaries Vetting Full Proposals
• Short 500 word project
descriptions
• Up to 40 eligible
proposals
• City provides feedback
• 20 fully-eligible project
proposals
• Identify implementing
partners
• City reviews and makes
final determination
• 12 fully developed
proposals with final ballot
language, poster photos,
etc.
• City makes final
determination
1 2 3
DECEMBER 22 MARCH 16
Ballot announcement APRIL 6
First day of voting: MAY 1
MARCH 2
10C.
• Capital Infrastructure vs Program
& Service Projects
• Formats- online vs paper
• Required vs Optional
• What percent of participants?
• Questions are project specific
• Survey available for the duration
of the project
• Separate from Demographic?
Survey Discussion