Comparing cities within the United States.

1. Economic Development
Collaborated by: Elise Fuller, London Lamar,
Courtney McNeil, Wendy G. Santee,
Robyn M. Taylor
NY, NY Skyline

2. Introduction to the Report
Looking at the Economic Impact of Urban America
City Snap Shot– Arlington, Texas
Medium size city- Moving Forward
City Snap Shot– Chicago, Illinois
The Windy City
City Snap Shot– New York, New York
The Big Apple
City Snap Shot– New Orleans, Louisiana
The Big Easy
City Snap Shot– Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
City of Brotherly Love- First Class City
Collaboration of Cities– Summary
The Future of Economic Growth and Revitalization
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
New Orleans Skyline

3. The Process of Economic Development
Overview of Policy Area
What and why do cities need Economic Development (ED)?
Local Economic Development is a process for achieving and
maintaining the economic growth. Development Specialist,
Robert Weaver articulates it as the “haves and the have not's”
The “Haves” see
Economic Development
as a tool for:
The “Have Not's” see
Economic Development
as:
Managing Growth Initiate Programs; that
encourages growth
Economic Expansion Declining or Stagnant
Population
Residential Expansion Declining Tax Base
*Adapted from Managing Urban America By: Robert E, England,
John P. Pelissero, David R. Morgan

4. City Snapshot – 138 Year Old City
Arlington, Texas
• Medium Size City
• Council-Manager Government Model
• Rebranding of an American City-
• Attracting new economical entities
• Entertainment Capital of Texas
• Top Revenue
• Taxes
• Tourism
Population
374,000
City Mayor
Robert Cluck
8 Council
Members
Founded 1876
• Public campaign to draw awareness to quality life for all
citizens and the holistic approach to investing in environmental
and economical.

5. City Snapshot-181 Year Old City
Chicago, IL
• Large City Model over 2 Million Residents
• Mayor Council Government Model
• Continuing to cut spending and Reforming
to fix 265 Million budget deficit
Key investments
• Free Pre-K for Low Income 4 year old
• After school programs and development of
Adolescent jobs
Population
2.719,000
City Mayor
Rham Emanuel
50 Wards
Founded
1833
 Improving neighborhood services with cleaning
blight/graffiti and increasing police patrol by bikes in
community better police and citizen engagement.

6. City Snapshot-390 Year Old City Population
New York, New York
• Large City Model over 8 Million Residents
• Mayor Council Government Model
• START UP NY is an initiative to create tax free
8,405,837
City Mayor
Bill de Blasio
51
Council
Members
communities for new and expanding
businesses on SUNY businesses will be able
to locate to certain zones and operate 100% tax free
Keeps Citizens informed 311
Founded
No City Manager-City Council
1624
Trifurcated Process: Policies for allocation, developmental
and redistributive.

7. City Snapshot-296 Year Old City
New Orleans, LA
• Large American City
• Mayor Council Government Model
• Restoring City Infrastructure
• Public Safety
• Quality Jobs
• Restoring Healthcare
• Balance budget since 2010
• Fixing blighted areas
Population
343,829
City Mayor
Mitchell Landrieu
Council 5/ 2
Members at Large
Founded
1718

8. City Snapshot-332 Year Old City
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• First Class City
• Mayor Council Government Model
• Mayor has Broad Power/Strong Mayor
• Increasing public safety funding
• Increasing EMS Staff
• Preserving Historical sites
• Fortune 500 Companies
• Old historical sites with new modern sites
• Economic Center for culture, arts, culinary
Population
1,553,165
City Mayor
Michael Nutter
6 Council
Members
Founded
1682

9. City Snapshot-Collaboration of Cities
While the new Urbanism Model is using
transparency of the government to work with the
communities. It is also seen through the research
that all communities are looking at using
renewable energies. Which is creating new jobs
and growth opportunities to our city landscapes.
It is also shown that most cities show an
decrease in Federal grants. Programs such as
Arlington, TX Chapter 380 or New Yorks, SUNY
Program or Phillys Aviation fund are unique to
their cities needs and growth.

10. Research Methods
Strategic Performance Management in Local Governments
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Performance
measurement is a
tool that is based
on outcomes
that are linked to
the agency or
The departments
mission.
QUESTIONS TO ASKS
• Looking at Economic
Development in the five cities
which programs are
available to help sustainable
organizations develop local
economies?
• To achieve success in
measurement what
standards should be looked
at and earmarked?
Philadelphia, PA
Skyline

11. Research Methods
Strategic Performance Management in Local Governments
Is…. Is Not…
Driven by Results driven by
processes
Focused on
Citizens
Bureaucracy
Celebrates Value
Achieved
Hindering
Accountability
Forward thinking Not reactive
Philadelphia, PA
Skyline
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

12. Challenges in Doing the Report
Five City Challenge
 Political Challenges
Competing
ideologies, values
and goals
Changes in
leadership
Lack of interagency
coordination
 Different Leadership
Unifying findings to
develop strategic
framework.
Arlington, Texas
Chicago, IL
New Orleans, LA
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA

13. Key Findings
Economic Development
• All cities are becoming less
dependent on Federal Monies.
• All cities are developing sustainable
economies and looking at the big
Global Market.
Arlington/Dallas
Texas Skyline

14. Analysis of Economic Development

15. Integrated Municipal Financial System
Adapted from Managing Urban America, Morgan, et, al.
Goals and Objectives
Review Community Needs
Review Past Performance
Establish Priorities
Budgeting
Multiyear Plan
Revenue forecasting
Budget preparation and Adoption
Integrated Financial Evaluating
Financial audits
Performance Audits
Program Evaluation
Reporting and Monitoring
Compare Planned vs. Actual
Spending
Monitor department performance
Take Corrective action
Planning and
Information
Systems joins
Financial
Accounting,
Program
Accounting
and
Management
Analysis

16. Taxes in the 5 Cities
Where does Revenue come from?
Revenue Sources come from a variety of taxes. Below is a list of taxes
comparing the cities taxes with other revenue baring taxes within the
State. Cities receive funds from two major sources revenues and
intergovernmental funds.
Geographic Region Corporate
Tax
Sales
Tax
Income
Tax
Property Tax
Per Capita
Arlington, TX 0% 6% 0% $1305.00
Chicago, IL 9.5% 6.25% 5% $1881.00
New York, NY 7.1% 4% 8.82% $2335.00
New Orleans, LA 8% 4% 6% $776.00
Philadelphia, PA 9.9% 6% 3.07% $1305.00

17. Revenue and Expenses
Comparative Analysis
Incorporating the political process is seen by how much the city
government spends on which programs. This is part of the motivations
of the policy and the elected officials beliefs, values and attitudes.
Below are the revenue and expenses for General Funds.
Geographic Region Revenue
Millions
Expenses
Millions
%
Over/(under)
Arlington, TX 402,372,599 402,372,599 0%
Chicago, IL 8.346 Billion 9.070 Billion (724 Million)
New York, NY 69 Billion 69 Billion 0%
New Orleans, LA 378,669,778 310,526,124 82%
Philadelphia, PA
3,631,314,00
3,631,314,00 0%

18. Median Salaries
Comparative Analysis
Median Income is the core for American Families and households.
Below is a list of the cities and the median income for that city.
Geographic Region Median
Salaries
Arlington, TX $50,704.00
Chicago, IL $55,137.00
New York, NY $56,448.00
New Orleans, LA $42,944.00
Philadelphia, PA
$51,230.00

19. Economic Development
Our Cities are Moving America Forward
• Local Communities
• Sustainable Economic
Development
• Developing workforce
that is ready to
compete on a local
• Our cities are Initiating
fair tax policies.
National Communities
At a national level our cities
are thinking Green and
implementing renewable
energies in their city plans.
Therefore increasing jobs in
these areas.
• Global Communities
• Working towards
Financial Markets that
are independent from
Federal monies and
can compete in the
global market.

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