The document summarizes a community data event hosted by SCOPE and the City of North Port, Florida. It discusses North Port's investments in community data over the past decade through GIS resources and composite maps. It also lists community reports and studies conducted on topics like demographics, the economy, health, and the environment. Advisory committees in both Sarasota County and the city of North Port are outlined. The document concludes with an overview of current and potential uses of community data and innovations.
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Data 2.0: North Port - Section Three - Local Efforts & Innovations
1. Home-Grown Community Data Efforts
Co-hosted by SCOPE & The City of North Port
March 15, 2012
Morgan Family Community Center
North Port, Florida
2. A Decade of Investment
North Port I&T / GIS Resources
SCOPE Composite Map
Online Community Platform
3. 6 Community Report Cards 8 Study Reports
(Demographics) ◦ Aging: The Possibilities (2009)
Civic Participation ◦ Race & Cultural Relations (2008)
Culture & Recreation ◦ Community Change:
Economy • Redevelopment & Infill (2004)
Health ◦ Family Violence (2004)
Learning
◦ Mental Health (2003)
Natural Environment
◦ School Dropout (2003)
(Built Environment)
◦ Affordable Housing (2002)
Social Environment
◦ Traffic Flow & Congestion (2002)
Transportation
2 People Count Reports
◦ People Count
◦ People Count: Race & Ethnicity
4. Animal Welfare Advisory Council (AWAC) • Nokomis Revitalization Advisory Committee
Bicycle/Pedestrian/Trail Advisory Committee Parks Advisory and Recreation Council
Board of Zoning Appeals Planning Commission
Building Code Board of Adjustments & Appeals
Citizen Tax Oversight Committee Public Facilities Financing Advisory Board
Citizens Advisory Committee for Public Transportation Sarasota County Health Facilities Authority and
Coastal Advisory Committee Industrial Development Revenue Bond Citizens
Community Action Agency Board Advisory Committee
Development Services Advisory Committee
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board Sarasota Tree Advisory Council
Englewood Community Redevelopment Area Advisory Bd Seniors Advisory Council
Environmental Policy Task Force SHIP Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee Stormwater Environmental Utility Advisory
Fire Rescue District Advisory Board
General Contractors Licensing & Examining Board Committee
Health Planning Council of SW Florida Tourism and Economic Development Board
Historic Preservation Board (TEDB)
Historical Commission Tourist Development Council
Human Services Advisory Council
Integrated Pest Management Advisory Board Traffic Advisory Council
Keep Sarasota County Beautiful Advisory Board Water and Sewer Advisory Council
Library Advisory Board Waterways Advisory Council
Mechanical Contractors Licensing & Examining Board Well Drilling Advisory Board
Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizens' Advisory
Committee
Neighborhood Initiative Grant Advisory Committee
5. Art Advisory Board
Audit Committee
Beautification and Tree/Scenic Highway Committee
Business and Economic Development Advisory Board
Charter Review Advisory Board
Citizens Tax Oversight Committee
Code Enforcement Board
Contractor's Licensing Board
Joint Management Advisory Board
Loan Administration Committee
Municipal Firefighters Pension Trust Fund Board of Trustees
Municipal Police Officers' Pension Trust Fund Board of Trustees
Naming Committee
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Planning & Zoning Advisory Board
Public Utility Advisory Board
Sister City Committee
Tamiami Trail Appearance Advisory Board
Transportation Advisory Board
Zoning Board of Appeals
6. Vision North Port
North Port CHAT
Economic Development Corporation
Sarasota County Green Map
Community Alliance
Continuing the Conversation
7. Domain # of indicators
Demographics 12
Civic Participation 17
Culture & Recreation 9
Economy 30
Health 30
Learning 21
Natural Environment 15
Built Environment 5
Social Environment 27
Transportation 18
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10. Boundaries: Assets:
• Census Tract / Block Group / Block • Libraries
• Zip Codes • Houses of Worship
• School Attendance Zones • Firehouses
• Voting Precincts • Parks
• Neighborhood & Homeowner’s • Schools
Associations • Businesses
• Neighbor-Identified Assets
Demographics:
• Total # Indicators of Well-Being:
• Age: Over 65 Years, Under 18 • Civic Participation
Years, Under 5 Years • Culture & Recreation
• Race / Ethnicity: Black / African- • Economy
American, Hispanic / Latino, White • Health
• Households: Owners/Renters, with • Learning
Kids, with Single Individuals • Environment
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What other local community data
innovations do you know about?
Editor's Notes
So now that you’ve had the opportunity to hear about all of these different data collection efforts and technologies, I am going to talk with you a bit about the composite map that SCOPE has been developing over the past few years. As efforts around community data have been evolving, we noticed that there is a lot of data being collected, but it is not all connected in one place.The composite map incorporates shapefiles from different places and organizations, layers them on top of each other, and creates “ultimate mash-ups” of data for us. This is helpful when learning about our community and seeking to implement positive change.
So we have pulled a few different pieces of data for North Port, to create a North Port specific map. We used the school attendance zone boundary system I referred to earlier, layered that with indicators of well-being specific to learning, demographics, and some assets.
Within the county we have six different highschool attendance zones, and the North Port city boundaries envelop three of these. We then layered the data about 10th grade reading achievement to look at the different rates within the city. We noticed that within the city, the Venice High Area is doing pretty well (48%-53%), while Lemon Bay is right around (39-47%), and North Port High is between (37-39%). Well that is interesting, but what do we do about it?
There are so many assets in North Port that we decided to zoom in on a particular area of North Port in order to see things better.
One asset might be older adults, since many of them are retired and might therefore have more time to tutor or read with kids.Each of these dots stands for the proportion of older adults in an area- the bigger the dot, the more the older adults. We can see there are quite a few living in this area!
Another asset would be libraries, as a place for kids to go and read. There is one library here, centrally located.
Another asset for kids are churches; the communities often have ways of rallying around a cause and figuring out how to solve a problem. Each of these green dots represents a place of worship- we can see that there are quite a few in this area.
North Port has a wealth of Parks & Natural Lands- these spaces are places where kids can go and spend time with other people, creating community.
Firestations are another asset, since the nature of a firefighter’s work allows him/her to be available (while waiting for fires). They have extra time and could serve as a resource for kids learning to read.
Schools are another (more obvious) asset for kids learning to read; each of these points represents a school and there are quite a few of them around.
Finally, the last asset I will talk about today are neighborhoods. Neighborhoods are a community where residents can ban together and help one another out. This community could serve as another resource for students.So I’ve talked about older adults, libraries, houses of worship, parks, firestations, schools, and neighborhoods as assets for kids in a neighborhood. This is just one example of mashing up various datasets, and how the composite map becomes a tool for community change. Thanks.