Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators An overview of the start-up phase GPVI is a growing regional partnership anchored by PSU and Metro. May 2011

Overview Project purpose and background Outcomes-based process Collaborative team process Project timeline Start-up phase deliverables Next steps 2 Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

GPVI purpose To ensure appropriate attention is paid to performance and measurement vision and goals plans implementation measurement 3 Vision Plan Implement Measure Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

GPVI purpose To better understand and improve our region’s triple- bottom-line progress through: data dialogue coordinated action 4 Mike People PlaceProsperity Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

A North Star to help focus regional actions and boost progress 5` Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators Progress

Metro-PSU partnership Metro perspective Broaden and strengthen outreach for its six desired outcomes Foster new, strategic approaches to achieve those outcomes Utilize Metro’s advisory and dialogue structure (MPAC, JPACT) Link indicators to projects and practice (e.g., evaluation criteria) 6

Metro-PSU partnership PSU perspective 7 Regional indicators are mission critical and can stimulate deeper research and understanding GPVI will: - gather and disseminate information - convene regional partners in a neutral setting - stimulate dialogue and action on critical issues - promote regional approaches and partnerships.

Principles 8 outcome oriented collaboratively developed used and useful informs decisions serves multiple users, i.e., address Metro’s six outcomes Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

Outcome oriented in practice Deliverables outcomes drivers indicators data 9 Well- being Education Quality housing and communities Economic opportunity Healthy people Safe people Healthy natural environment Arts, culture and creativity Access and mobility Civic engagement Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

Metro’s six outcomes align with GPVI 10 Oct-15

GPVI theory of action Oct Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators Data Actionable knowledge Coordinated action Results

12 Best practice example: education pipeline Data National leader in regional indicators producing biennial reports for civic vitality, arts, economy, education, environment, housing, safety and transportation. Actionable knowledge Because education impacts so many other desired outcomes, the Boston Indicators Project produced (on request) a special closer-look report, Boston’s Education Pipeline: A Report Card. Coordinated action The Pipeline report inspired groups of community leaders to create support for an additional $27 million for early childhood through post-secondary, and to hold themselves accountable to the results tracked by Pipeline report. Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

Best practice example: retaining talent Data Longest running regional data report in the nation Actionable knowledge A topic is picked from each report for further study and strategy recommendations. In 2006, this lead to report: Retaining Talent: People and Jobs for the 21st Century. Coordinated action Implementation groups advocate for two years; JCCI tracks progress and reports that each of the three main recommendations from Retaining Talent were implemented. 13 Sheila Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

GPVI teams, start-up phase 14 Advisory Team 9 Results Teams 1 per category Equity Panel

GPVI Advisory Team 15 Co-chairs Wim Wiewel, president, Portland State University Gale Castillo, president, Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber Members Gail Achterman, chair, Oregon Transportation Commission Sam Adams, mayor, City of Portland Thomas Aschenbrener, president, Northwest Health Foundation Rex Burkholder, Metro Council Jeff Cogen, chair, Multnomah County Commission Lynn Valenter, acting chancellor, Washington State University-Vancouver Paul Dennis, mayor, City of Camas Denny Doyle, mayor, City of Beaverton Josh Fuhrer, councilor, City of Gresham Jack Hoffman, mayor, City of Lake Oswego Mike Houck, executive director, Urban Greenspaces Institute Nichole Maher, executive director, Native American Youth Family Center Pamela Morgan, management consultant, Graceful Systems, LLC Marcus Mundy, president and CEO, Urban League of Portland Joseph Santos-Lyons, director, Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon Bill Scott, general manager, Zipcar Portland Steve Stuart, chair, Clark County Commission Bill Wyatt, executive director, Port of Portland David Wynde, director, US Bank Community Relations Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

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ENGAGEMENT 17 GPVI timeline, start-up phase Oct-15

Equity panel Four themes disaggregation mapping need for better data community perspective 18 Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

Business plan institutional home governance funding plan 19 Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

Preliminary data themes The following slides introduce preliminary data themes from the results teams. They do not reflect a full or prioritized scope of outcomes and data, but do reveal some important trends and provide a taste of the complexity of the issues. See complete data themes document at: r April 8, 2011 Event: ” 20 Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

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Peaks and troughs in employment are greater for the Portland region Oct-15 22

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GPVI next steps Complete beta report and website June 30 Outreach and review July, August elected officials local governments foundations and nonprofits citizens Metro staff - review how the emerging indicators relate to ongoing work programs and data collection efforts Establish permanent home September 2011 Launch operations Fall Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators

Contact for more information Rita Conrad GPVI project manager at Metro Sheila Martin Director of PSU’s Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Mike Hoglund Director, research center at Metro Oct-15 Greater Portland-Vancouver Indicators