Timeline of the evolution of CDF in Ottawa - Abid Jan

1. City of Ottawa
Amalgamation
(2001)
Ottawa 20/20 Plan
- Guiding principles
-Human Services Plan
adopted
-5 strategic
directions
City
Restructuring
4 to 3
Departments
CPS Dept. Created
(Steve K. as DCM)
New service
delivery approach
“How Can We
Help” adopted
(May 2004)
SYSTEMS LEVEL
NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL
“How Can We
Help” Purpose
-improve services
-Communication
-Empower
-Increase
community
capacity
CDF-related
Consultations
Commence
ongoing process
(2004 – 2008)
Abid Jan to
SEOCHC
‘taking back
communities
training project’
(July 2004)
Abid Jan:
Researching
community
development
models
(Oct. 2004)
CPS assigns
designated
positions in OPH
and Parks &
Rec. for CD
work

2. SYSTEMS LEVEL
NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL
ONGOING CONSULTATIONS ONGOING CONSULTATIONS
NCLB Model
Developed by
Abid Jan at
SEOCHC
(Jan. 2005)
JAN FEB MAR
CPS community
development
problem-solving
initiative launched
NPI pilots work plans
underway
(March 2008)
APR MAY JUN JUL
Report
complete: ‘Best
Practices in
Neighbourhood
planning’
(July 2005)
NCLB Started
in SEOCHC
Banff/Ledbury
neighbourhood
(July 2005)
AUG SEP NOV DEC
CPS endorsed
study of existing
CD work in the
city
(Early 2005)
NCLB
Banff/Ledbury
implementation
(Nov. 2005)
OCT

3. SYSTEMS LEVEL
NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL
ONGOING CONSULTATIONS ONGOING CONSULTATIONS
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP NOV DEC
CPS New Vision
established
- Based on 12
strategic directions
- Place-based
planning approach
NCLB:
Banff/Ledbury
plan reviewed
(March 2006)
CD research
draft report
released and
presented to
CPS Sr. Mgmt.
(April 2006)
Council
approves NPI
pilots:
Hintonburg &
VARS
(May 2006)
NPI Pilot:
Hintonburg
started
(Spring 2006 –
Spring 2009)
NCLB Phase
II Launched
-Heatherington
-Confed. Court
-Russell H.
(Aug 2006)
NCLB Phase II:
Plan
Implementation
(Nov. 2006 – Apr.
2007
OCT

4. SYSTEMS LEVEL
NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL
ONGOING CONSULTATIONS ONGOING CONSULTATIONS
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP NOV DEC
Steve K came to
SEOCHC to
jointly work on
CDF
NCLB model
adopted
(Summer 2007)
Process of
establishing Buy-In
for NCLB model
with city managers
(Steve K)
(Fall 2007 – March
2008)
OCT
Establishing Buy-In
for NCLB with
CHRCs
Presentation to CPS
managers/directors
(Abid)
(Fall 2007 – Mar. 2008)
NPI Pilot started
in VARS
neighbourhood
(Fall 2007 – Spring
2009
Photo-Voice
Piloted
(Nov. 2007)

5. SYSTEMS LEVEL
NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL
ONGOING CONSULTATIONS ONGOING CONSULTATIONS
JAN
FEB
CDF Team
started meeting
with councillors
to present the
CDF model
(Jan 2008)
Gained
commitment
from the CHRCs
to take
leadership role
(Jan 2008)
MAR
KTT – 1st
meeting
ID need for
evaluation
framework
(March 2008)
KTT to commence
work on evaluation
framework
(Mar – Dec 2008)
Betsy & Leo
KTT - Some key
partnerships
identified
(infrastructure
Canada)
(March 2008)
KTT – ID service
delivery
disconnect &
NCLB as
approach
(March 2008)
Consensus for
CDF created
among all
partners
Steve – systems
level
(March 2008)
Consensus for
CDF created
among partners
Abid –
community level
(CHRCs)
(March 2008)
FEB
Identified most
relevant city
branches for
CDF
involvement
(Spring 2008)
UO
neighbourhood
study to be used
to establish
selection
indicators
(March 2008)
KTT – started
working on neigh.
Selection criteria
(use of various
tools: lit rev., UO
study, CHRC
readiness survey
(March 2008)
APR
Annual neigh.
Survey being
developed (waiting
ethics approval)
(April 2008)
Resource Table 1st
Meeting
April 13, 2008)
CHRC’s Role Finalized
(lead Com. Table, lead
NCLB, Rep at
roundtable)
(April 2008)
CDF presentations
started (to staff,
partners, stakeholders)
Ongoing process

6. SYSTEMS LEVEL
NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL
ONGOING CONSULTATIONS ONGOING CONSULTATIONS
MAY
Roundtable 1st
meeting
Steve K as Chair
(May 21 2008)
Roundtable
confirmed TOR
(May, 2008)
Resource Table
finalized TOR
Barb McInnis as
chair
(May, 2008)
JUN
City Council
endorsed CDF
-CDF purpose
-CDF process
(June 2008)
Resource Table:
agreed on
centralized funding
process for invest.
Tracking
(June 2008)
CDF’s KTT
Presentation to
council
(June 25 2008)
Supporting
Ottawas’s neigh.
Study commenced
(June – Aug 2008)
JUL AUG
CHRC readiness
survey results
reviewed by KTT
(Aug 2008)
SEP
Temp. MST
formed from OMC
(Sept. 2008)
Supporting
Ottawa’s neigh.
Study results
submitted
(Sept. 2008)
Final neigh.
Selection criteria
provided by KTT:
(Health, EDI,
Poverty, Safety)
(Sept. 2008)
10 neigh. Selected,
narrowed to 8 by
KTT
(Sept 16, 2008)
Consultations with
internal & community
partners
(Sept – Nov 2008)
Roundtable
selected: (Bayshore,
Carlington,
Overbrook, W.
centretown)
(Sept. 22 2008)
Betsy & Leo continue
work on eval.
framework

7. SYSTEMS LEVEL
NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL
ONGOING CONSULTATIONS ONGOING CONSULTATIONS
OCT
KTT TOR &chair
(Melaine Bania)
established
(Oct. 21, 2008)
CDF goals
reviewed by KTT
(Oct 27, 2008)
NOV DEC
KTT working
group formed to
develop recom. for
eval. Framework
(Dec. 4, 2008)
CDF newsletter
released
(Dec. 2008)
Carlington neigh.
Steering
committee 1st
meeting
(Dec. 2008)
ANS info to
communities
(Dec. 2008)
CDs decide neigh
for ANS pilot
(Dec. 2008)
Evaluation
framework
finalized by KTT
(Jan 2009)
JAN
CDF website
launched
(Jan. 2009)
Bayshore steering
committee 1st
meeting
Somerset steering
committee 1st
meeting
Overbrook steering
committee 1st
meeting
KTT and
RoundTable
selected 4
neighbourhoods
(Nov. 2008)

8. SYSTEMS LEVEL
NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL
ONGOING CONSULTATIONS ONGOING CONSULTATIONS
FEB
MST model
presented to SMT
& endorsed
(Feb 2009)
Meeting with
mgmt & staff
teams in identified
service areas in the
4 neigh.
(Feb 2009, in
progress)
Pilot testing of
ANS begins
(Feb – March 2009)
MAR
Roundtable
planning for CDF
training for Fall
2009
(March 2009)
Draft Comm. Plan
provided to
Roundtable
(March 2009)
Evaluation
framework
finalized &
approved by
Roundtable
(March 2009)
Service &
resources scanned
in each of 4 neigh.
(March 2009)
ANS roll out &
admin. Reviewed
by Roundtable
(March 2009)
APR
Community Table
1st meeting
(April 15 2009)
ANS pilot test
results obtained.
ANS revised &
finalized
(April 2009)
NCLB documentary
made public
(April 2009)
Somerset neigh.
Asset mapping
started
(April 2009)
MAY
ANS to be rolled
out in the 4
neighbourhoods
(May 2009)
JUN JUL AUG
Establish MST
mgmt table &
neighbourhood
team
(end of summer
2009)
SEP
MST launch
expected
(Sept. 2009)
CDF training
forum for staff &
partners
(Sept 2009)
MST proposed
structure & roles
presented to EMC,
SMT, mgrs
Ongoing CDF
education to
frontline staff
regarding CDF
roles &
responsibilities
Receive feedback
from frontline staff
on the proposed
MST structure