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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLN 01-15 city co Report to A_= _ Planning & Development Committee PI KERING Report Number: PLN 01-15 Date: March 2, 2015 From: Thomas Melymuk Director, City Development Subject: Invitation to Participate in ISO 37120: "Sustainable Development of Communities— Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life" World Council on City Data A new global standard on City Indicators Recommendation: 1. That Report PLN 01-15 of the Director, City Development regarding the ISO 37120 Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life certification program, be received; 2. That staff be authorized to further investigate the feasibility, resource and financial implications of participating in ISO 37120, and report back in the fall of 2015; and 3. Further, that a copy of.Report PLN 01-15 be forwarded to Global City Indicators Facility and the World Council on City Data. Executive Summary: In August 2014, the Global City indicators Facility and the World rY g tY Y Council on City Data invited the City of Pickering to apply for an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 37120 certification. ISO 37120 is the first international standard on city metrics, and provides a data platform of globally standardized indicators to assist cities in measuring their performance and to draw comparative lessons from one another. The indicators address a variety of topics including energy consumption, education, health, safety and housing. A city that is certified under ISO 37120 is required to report on the indicators on an annual basis. Although there is merit in attaining ISO 37120 certification, participation in this program will have implications in terms of staff resources and funding. Accordingly, it is recommended that staff further investigate the feasibility, resource and financial implications of pursuing certification, and report back to Council later this year. 18 Report PLN 01-15 March 2, 2015 Subject: Invitation to Participate in ISO 37120: "Sustainable Development of Communities— Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life" Page 2 • 1. Introduction In August 2014, a letter was received from Senator Art Eggleton, the Chair of the Global City Indicators Facility (GCIF), and Professor Patricia McCarney, Director of GCIF, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the World Council on City Data (WCCD), inviting the City of Pickering to apply to become a certified city under ISO 37120 (see Letter of Invitation, Attachment#1). ISO 37120 is the-first international standard on city metrics, and includes 100 indicators consisting of 46 core indicators and 54 supporting indicators. To participate in the program, cities are required to submit annual monitoring reports. After the reports have been reviewed by the WCCD, a level of certification may be awarded. The level of certification a city receives is based on the number of core and supporting indicators the City reports on. 2. Background ISO 37120 was developed using the GCIF framework. The GCIF is a project that was launched in 2008 by Professor.Patricia McCarney from the University of Toronto with funding from the World Bank and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The lack of information.and comparable data on cities and their larger metropolitan areas, and the greater role cities play in a country's economic competitiveness, knowledge base and its citizen's quality of life gave birth to the GCIF initiative. The main objective of the GCIF was to develop a data platform of globally standardized indicators to assist cities in measuring their performance, and to draw comparative lessons from other cities globally in terms of a set of indicators such as aging, education, health, safety and housing. The GCIF program is structured around themes organized into two broad categories: city services; and quality of life. Following an initial pilot phase with nine cities testing certain city indicators and methodologies, membership to the GCIF was opened to all cities globally, and in November 2010, the City of Pickering became a participating member of the . GCIF: The GCIF has since grown its data network to host over 80 countries and 250 cities, including cities across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. In 2011, the GCIF began working with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Ontario Growth Secretariat and a group of Greater.Toronto Area (GTA) municipalities, including the City of Pickering, on a pilot exercise that would facilitate the regional aggregation of GCIF municipal data. Part of the purpose of the aggregation exercise was to showcase the GTA's economic competitiveness globally. 19 Report PLN 01-15 March 2, 2015 Subject: Invitation to Participate in ISO 37120: "Sustainable Development of Communities— Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life" Page 3 The working group identified the need to limit the geographic area for aggregation to a cluster of 25 lower- and single-tier municipalities - referred to as the "Toronto Urban Region". The combined data from the 25 municipalities was used as a proxy to represent the results for the Toronto Urban Region. The GCIF also repeated similar pilot exercises in other urban regions such as Sao Paulo, Melbourne and Helsinki, and provided a mechanism to draw comparisons between the Toronto Urban Region and its global peers. Parallel to the aggregation pilot exercises, the GCIF showcased the Ontario pilot and advanced this tool at the United Nations World Urban Forum, World Bank and the World Business Council. The GCIF also made a submission to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to obtain an internationally. recognized standard to measure the sustainable development of communities by using indicators for city services and quality of life, based on the GCIF framework. Subsequently ISO granted the GCIF the first international standard on city indicators: ISO 37120 - "Sustainable Development of Communities — Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life". On May 15, 2014, at the Global Cities Summit in Toronto, the GCIF launched ISO 37120 as well as the WCCD. The WCCD will host the global registry for ISO 37120 certified cities. • 3. Discussion • 3.1 What are the standardized ISO 37120 city indicators? The ISO 37120 city indicators are grouped-into twenty themes covering topics such as education, economy, energy, safety, finance, fire and emergency, health, transportation, wastewater and water, and sanitation. In total, ISO 37120 provides 100 indicators to measure the delivery of city services and quality of life. These indicators are divided into 46 core indicators and 54 supporting indicators (see Table A— ISO 37120 City Indicators, Attachment#2). Reporting on the 46 core indicators is required, and is considered essential for steering and assessing the performance management of city services and quality of life. Cities are also encouraged to report on the supporting indicators in order to promote best practices. 3.2 Why is an international standard on city indicators important? The ISO 37120 Briefing Note (see Attachment#3) provides information on the importance of an international standard on city indicators. The main reasons can be summarized under the following points: • ISO 37120 indicators have the potential of providing the necessary statistical evidence base to support policy formulation and decision making. 20 Report,PLN 01-15 March 2, 2015 Subject: Invitation to Participate in ISO 37120: "Sustainable Development of Communities— Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life" Page 4 • ISO 37120 establishes globally standardized definitions, methodology and a set of city indicators that provide a uniform approach to what is measured and how that measurement is to be done. • ISO 37120 enables cities to assess their performance for improving service delivery and the quality of life, to track performance over time, to draw comparisons to other cities locally and globally, and to share best practices. • ISO 37120 provides information that could potentially strengthen cities' pledges for more federal and provincial funding to deliver services and to create a quality of life for its residents more effectively. Other potential benefits of participating in ISO 37120 include: showcasing service delivery and the quality of life of our community; local benchmarking; transparency and open data for investment attraction and promotion; and to give cities a reliable source of globally standardized data that will assist them in building core knowledge for policy formulation and decision-making. 3.3 How does the application for ISO 37120 certification work? A city that decides to apply for certification may target one of the following levels of certification: • Aspirational : 30 —45 core indicators reported • Bronze: 46 —59 reported (46 core plus 1 to 13 supporting) • Silver: 60 —75 reported (46 core plus 14 to 29 supporting) • Gold:.76 —90 reported (46 core plus 30 to 44 supporting) • Platinum: 91 — 100 reported (46 core plus 45 to to 53 supporting) • "Aspirational" is a certification level the WCCD has developed for cities that are only able to report on 30 —45 of the core indicators with the hope that the city will be able to attain Bronze or higher levels in the future years. As part of the process, the WCCD receives applications and fees for ISO 37120 certification, and awards a level of certification based on the number of indicators reported. Applications fees are based on a city's population, and generally range from $5,000.00 to $10,000.00. Once certified, the city is entered into, and has access to, the WCCD Global City Indicators Registry._ 3A If certified, how often must the ISO 37120 indicators be reported? Certification is valid for one year from the date of certification. Cities are required to submit an annual report to renew their certification. However, there may be instances where data remains unchanged (e.g. Census data is only available • every 5 years). A renewal fee would be required with the submission of the • annual report. • • . 21 Report PLN 01-15 March 2, 2015 Subject: Invitation to Participate in ISO 37120: "Sustainable Development of Communities— Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life" Page 5 3.5 Are there means by which municipalities lacking resources and capacity can be assisted to participate in ISO 37120? During the aggregation pilot exercise for the GTA, working group members expressed frustration with the lack of central coordination of municipal data. It • was-found that many municipalities lack the resources and capacity to coordinate and gather data, either as part of a voluntary compilation of data or as part of a mandatory data requirement by the Province. Municipal data is also collected at a variety of levels and across various government levels and ministries, and • municipalities have difficulty identifying data sources and coordinating the • collection of the multiple data sets from various agencies and ministries on an annual basis. In recognition of these challenges, GCIF has proposed the establishment of an Ontario Municipal Open Data Platform (Ontario MODP). The Ontario MODP would: coordinate data on Ontario municipalities; coordinate requests for information on an annual basis from regional, provincial and national data sources; facilitate municipal data requirements for Ontario municipalities for a number of GCIF indicators; and pool resources for the collection of data from other sources. 3.6 What data does Pickering already collect? The City collects a wide range of data for a variety of programs, in a number of platforms (e.g. GIS, OnPoint, AMANDA, Environics), including: • Municipal Performance Management Program (annual reporting to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on efficiency and effectiveness measures for 13 service areas provided by municipalities) • Measuring Sustainability (a report that establishes a baseline for 55 key indicators for sustainability in Pickering) • Building Permit reporting to inform the Region's quarterly Building Permit Statistics Report and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Housing Market Information Portal • Demographic and housing statistics and forecasts • Economic and employment profiles and opportunities; and • Data cataloguing and mapping Data from these programs could potentially assist the City in achieving certification. 22 Report PLN 01-15 March 2, 2015 Subject: Invitation to Participate in ISO 37120: "Sustainable Development of Communities— Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life" Page 6 4. Conclusion Although there are benefits to becoming certified under ISO 37120, participation in this initiative will have implications in terms of staff resources and funding. Staff resources will be required to prepare annual reports to the GCIF and WCCD. The benefits of certification will have to be carefully weighed against the financial implications. As such, it is recommended that Council authorize staff to further investigate the opportunity of participating in ISO 37120 and bring back a recommendation in fall 2015. This investigation would also examine the level of certification that can be realistically targeted and achieved, given available data sources. Attachments: 1. Letter of Invitation to the City of Pickering 2. Table A— ISO 37120 City Indicators 3., The ISO 37120 Briefing Note Prepared.By: Approved/Endorsed By: C bean -- -•is, MCIP, RPP Catherine Rose, MCIP, RPP Principal Planner— Policy Chief Planner Jeff Brooks, MCIP, RPP Thomas Mely . k, MCIP, R' Manager, Policy & Geomatics Director, City evelopment DJ:Id Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council (przeigil 71d 3, ZoiS Tony Prevedel, P.Eng. Chief Administrative Officer 23 • ATTACHMENT# / TO ... REPORT h RN Oi—l5 4 Global City unlr�'C k Indicators Facility 1 , '_4 August 7,2014 Mayor David Ryan • Pickering,Canada Dear Mayor David Ryan, Since 2008,the Global City Indicators Facility(GCIF)has been driven by its mandate: ":..[to provide] an established set of city indicators with a globally standardized methodology that allows for global comparability of city performance and knowledge sharing." Thanks to your efforts,and those of your colleagues from around the world,we are excited to announce a new global standard on city indicators published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO is the leading body for standardization in the world.On May 15th,2014,at the Global Cities Summit in Toronto,the GCIF proudly launched ISO 37120:"Sustainable Development of Communities—Indicators for City Services and Qualities of Life"together with the World Council on City Data (WCCD).This World Council will host the global registry for ISO 37120 certified cities.We are inviting all GCIF member cities to be members of the WCCD. ISO 37120 is the first internationally recognised standard for cities and municipalities, developed using the GCIF framework. This new standard will help build more effective governments, improve service delivery, allow for international benchmarks and targets and provide more informed decision making for leaders. A briefing document on ISO 37120 is appended for your reference. As a valued member of the GCIF, your city has been contributing to this global effort for several years. We have been working with Dean Jacobs, Principal Planner - Policy, City Development Department and we will be sending them further information about the 170 Bloor Street West,Suite 1100 Toronto,Ontario MSS 1T9 Canada Tel+1 416-966-2368 - Fax+1 416-966-0478 www.dtyindicators.org director@globafdties.ca 24 • • _.r ATTACHMENT# / TO REPORT # j LN 01-15 r a 4 ? Global City +00o11(fell Indicators � tt '.K aMxS .g: Facility _� • certification process and we hope that your city will seriously consider becoming an ISO 37120 certified city and be part of the World Council on City Data. We look forward to continue working with you toward our shared and common goal of creating dynamic,sustainable and progressive cities around the world. Yours Sincerely, - 44/ • Senator Art Egg leton Patricia McCarney Chair,GCIF Director,GCIF • CC:Dean Jacobs End:Briefing Document for ISO 37120 • • 170 Bloor Street West,Suite 1100 Toronto,Ontario MSS 1T9 Canada Tel+1416-966.2366 Fax+1 416-966-0478 www.cityindicators.org director@globalcities.ca 25 • • ATTACHMENT# TO REPORT# R-N 0I-/5 emu '\ w coulvclL•rfikr. ,„ WCCD �, r ON CITY DATA The World Council on City Data (WCCD) coordinates all efforts on city data to ensure a consistent and comprehensive platform for standardized urban metrics. The WCCD hosts the Global Cities Registry for ISO 37120: Sustainable Development of Communities— Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life, the first international standard for cities which provides a comprehensive set of indicators and a methodology that will enable any sized city to benchmark its social, economic and environmental performance in relation to other cities. Please sign this Expression of Interest and join the new World Council on City Data and be part of the Global Cities Registry for ISO 37120 as a Certified City, reporting on this new and important set of globally recognized indicators. Please visit our website www.dataforcities.ora and fill out an Expression of Interest Form or fill out and return this form by post, fax, or email. City Name: • Country: • • Name: Title: Email: . Phone: • Signature: Date: World Council on City Data Tel:+1416-966-2368 Fax:+1416-966-04.78 • Email:director(a globalcities.ca www.dataforcities.org Thank you very much for your interest, and we look forward to working with you. 170 Bloor Street West,Suite 11oo I Toronto,Ontario M5S fig Canada 26 ATTACHMENT# 2 TO REPORT# AA 01-As ISO 37120 City Indicators Table A — City Services and Quality of Life Indicators Theme Core Indicator Supporting Indictor Economy City's unemployment rate Percentage of persons in full-time employment Commercial/Industrial Youth unemployment rate Assessment as a percentage of total assessment Percentage of city population. Number of businesses per living in poverty 100,000 population Number of new patents per 100,000 population per year Education. Percentage of female school- Percentage of male school-aged aged population enrolled in population enrolled in school school Percentage of students Percentage of school-aged completing primary education population enrolled in school Percentage of students . Number of higher education completing secondary degrees per 100,000 population education Student/teacher ratio - - Energy Total residential electrical use Total electrical use per capita per capita (kilowatt/year) (kilowatt/year) Percentage of city population Average number of electrical with authorized electrical interruptions per customer per service . year Energy consumption of public Average length of electrical buildings as a percentage of , interruptions (in hours) total consumption in the city Percentage of total energy derived from renewable sources, as a share of the city's total energy consumption Environment Fine Particulate Matter(PM2.5) NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) concentration concentration 27 ATTACHMENT# TO REPORT# e PLAI 0/-/5 Theme Core Indicator Supporting Indictor Particulate Matter (PM10) SO2 (sulphur dioxide) concentration concentration Greenhouse gas emissions 03 (ozone) concentration measured in tonnes per capita Noise pollution Percentage change in number of native species Finance Debt service ratio (debt service Capital spending as a expenditure as a percent of a percentage of total expenditures municipality's own-source revenue) Own-source revenue as a percentage of total revenues Tax collected as percentage of tax billed Fire and Emergency Number of firefighters per Number of volunteer and Response 100,000 population part-time firefighters per 100,000 population Number of fire related deaths Response time for emergency per 100,000 population response services from initial call Number of natural disaster- Response time for fire • related deaths per 100,000 department from initial call population Governance Voter participation in last Percentage of women employed municipal election (as a in the city government workforce percentage of eligible voters) Women as a percentage of Number of convictions for total elected to city-level office corruption/bribery by city officials • per 100,000 population Citizens' representation: number of local officials elected to office per 100,000 population 28 ATTACHMENT# Z- ro REPORT# - Paq 01l-15 Theme Core Indicator Supporting Indictor • pp 9 Number of registered voters as a percentage of the,voting age population Health Average life expectancy Number of nursing and midwifery personnel per 100,000 population Number of in-patient hospital Number of mental health beds per 100,000 population practitioners per 100,000 population Number of physicians per Suicide rate per 100,000 population 100,000 population Under age five mortality per 1,000 live births Recreation Square metres of public indoor recreation space per capita Square metres of public outdoor recreation space per capita Safety Number of police officers per Crimes against property.per 100,000 population 100,000 Number of homicides per Response time for police 100,000 population department from initial call Violent crime rate per 100,000 population Shelter Percentage of city population Number of homeless per living in slums 100,000 population Percentage of households that exist without registered legal titles Solid Waste Percentage of city population Percentage of the city's solid with regular solid waste waste that is disposed of in a collection (residential) sanitary landfill Total collected municipal solid Percentage of the city's solid waste per capita • waste that is disposed of in an incinerator 29 • ATTACHMENT#L TO REPOR1 I 0/15 - Theme Core Indicator Supporting Indictor Percentage of city's solid waste Percentage of the city's solid that is recycled waste that is burned openly Percentage of the city's solid waste that is disposed of in an open dump . Percentage of the city's solid waste that is disposed of by other means Hazardous waste generation per capita Percentage of city's hazardous waste that is recycled Telecommunication Number of internet connections Number of landline phone and Innovation per 100,000 population connections per 100,000 population ulation Number of cell phone connections per 100,000 population Transportation ` Kilometres of high capacity Modal split (percentage of public transport system per commuters using a travel mode 100,000 population other than a personal vehicle) Kilometres of light passenger Number of two-wheel motorized transport system per 100,000 vehicles per capita population Annual number of public Kilometres of bicycle paths and transport trips per capita lanes per 100,000 population Number of personal Transportation fatalities per automobiles per capita 100,000 population Commercial air connectivity (number of non-stop commercial air destinations) • Urban Planning • Green area (hectares) per Annual number of trees planted 100,000 population . per 100,000 population 30 • ATTACHMENT# 2 _TO REPORT# Theme Core Indicator Supporting Indictor Areal size of informal settlements as a per cent of city area Jobs/housing ratio Wastewater Percentage of city population served by wastewater collection • Percentage of the city's wastewater that has received no treatment Percentage of the city's wastewater receiving primary treatment Percentage of the city's • wastewater receiving • secondary treatment Percentage of the city's ,wastewater receiving tertiary treatment Water and Sanitation Percentage of city population Total water consumption per ;`with potable water supply capita (litres/day) service Percentage of city population Average annual hours of water with sustainable access to an service interruptions per improved water source household Percentage of population with Percentage of water loss access to improved sanitation (unaccounted for water) Total domestic water consumption per capita (litres/day) 31 ATTACHMENT#3 TO REPGR? # A-N Of-15 ISO 31. 120 briefing note: the first ISO International Standard on city indicators Sustainable developments communities: _. .. . . . . . _ ._ _ _ - . . - _.. ., ..- ‘ . ,.,_ . _ . , . _ _ ._ _ . _ ._ -:- . _- ., : „ .,...,_:..,: ..-- 1 .„,.- ,.,.,....---,--,.-.,-_,.... „....,,,,- : ..- . _ . ,..,_: .4'.,:-' .._. :. ,.-. ,- , it r4_� t-TF •mss --_ _" 7 3 3�-c �i E•t`rfiL L-r,- xu*Y+ _ - .gPlY'r' i 'trom�qr - = i - .i 'IS �-a- f a -, ./„,=---,--- --.7-7.:=1:-÷"----,"' - " _ ,•! a ' F _."774:1"1: 1—' .?3...s't l I. 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'.t 4 r_ .>1-54 ,( _t+ In this age of urbanization,city indicators can be used as 1/1/n1/4s; this ; -: , ,414-4. critical tools for city managers, politicians, researchers, 5 "* ";.4,s"`, .4 y, .-i business leaders,planners,designers and other t Inrternat� sal standara "1 i �} ',71, professionals to help ensure policies are put into practice ,(T,,L,_,3 1 f� .r�f 1 ��C'' + �k���F�+k-(1 ' that promote liveable,tolerant,inclusive,sustainable w ®n city �ncicatgrs4 x p ' sustainable, r 4-4--- t .. ;. .>:1 ell ; -` r , resilient,economically attractive and prosperous cities �fi ' . [MO 0rL40 r.b ,,k 4..:1 ya globally. 1 Cities need indicators to measure their performance for improving quality of life and sustainability globally. Existing indicators are often not standardized,consistent,or comparable over time or across cities.As part of a new series of International Standards being developed for a holistic and integrated approach to sustainable development and resilience under ISO/TC 268,Sustainable development of communities, ISO 37120 establishes a set of standardized indicators that provide a uniform approach to what is measured,and how that measurement is to be undertaken.This International Standard does not provide a value judgement,or numeric thresholds on what a particular city should choose as appropriate targets for the indicators. This International Standard defines and establishes definitions and methodologies for a set of indicators to steer and measure the performance of city services and quality of life. 32 ATTACHMENT# 3 TO WORT ?l-N 01-15 What are standardized Economy •indicators? 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