Capacity
Implementing the Investment Playbook will require thoughtful collaboration and coordination across the public, private, civic, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors. These investments will ensure that local stakeholders have the capacity and capabilities needed to design and implement projects and drive Playbook evolution.
READY-TO-GO
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Nerve Center ($3M)
LAST MILE
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Staffing surge
EXPLORATORY
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Technical Assistance for Community Organizations
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Climate Solutions Team
READY-TO-GO
Capacity: Nerve Center
Creation of a Nerve Center to oversee Playbook evolution and implementation will help ensure that all activities are well coordinated and aligned with identified priorities. This entity will not replace the efforts of those organizations that are implementing the work. Rather, the Nerve Center will coordinate among all stakeholders to ensure consistent communication, drive collaboration, and reduce duplicative efforts.
OBJECTIVES
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Ensure coordination across investments and a bias for action
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Keep Playbook on schedule and on budget
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Support Playbook evolution as new projects and priorities emerge
COST
Total: $3M
over three years
LAST MILE
Capacity: Staffing Surge
The number and complexity of projects proposed in the Investment Playbook exceed the current capacity of city staff. A temporary surge in staffing capacity (whether within or alongside City Hall) will help ensure that projects are implemented on time, on budget, and with fidelity. This surge will include specialists in infrastructure, housing, sustainability, and transportation as well as analysts with skills in GIS, policy, and fiscal support. The surge period could be extended depending on how staffing needs evolve.
OBJECTIVES
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Increased capacity for project development and implementation
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Subject matter expertise at the ready
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Opportunity for accelerated Playbook implementation
COST
To be determined
EXPLORATORY
Capacity: Technical Assistance for Community Organizations
A technical assistance program for community organizations will help local nonprofits secure additional support so that they can play an active role in Playbook project design and implementation. Eligible nonprofits will receive ten hours of one-on-one consulting tailored to their most pressing capacity-related concerns (e.g., accounting, internal controls, grant writing and management, data collection and analysis, strategic planning, long-term budget development, governance structures, staffing, technological solutions). Group trainings and facilitated peer learning opportunities will complement one-on-one support and create opportunities for local organizations to build connections, share lessons learned, and engage in collaborative problem solving.
A delivery team will determine initiative scale and specific components, develop cost estimates, establish eligibility criteria, conduct an RFP process to secure consultants, and devise a roadmap for securing funds and phased implementation.
OBJECTIVES
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Increase organizational capacity for service delivery, strategic planning, fundraising, and other core functions
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Enhance capabilities of community-based organizations
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Support development and implementation of Playbook projects
COST
To be determined
EXPLORATORY
Capacity: Climate Solutions Team
A 3-to-4-person Climate Solutions Team (CST) will provide leadership, coordination, and support for the Climate Ready SB initiative (see Infrastructure section for detail). Working with local stakeholders and subject matter experts, the CST will identify, design, and deliver a holistic suite of actions and investments that advance the City’s climate goals.
The CST will help stakeholders determine how best to coordinate action and contribute to this massive undertaking. It will oversee all City investments related to climate readiness and will co-produce the Annual Climate Readiness Summit, a destination event with broad relevance for all working to address the climate crisis. Areas for action include active transportation investments, building electrification, energy efficiency retrofits, EV infrastructure, heat mitigation, power grid upgrades, renewable energy, urban greening, and ZE public transit
OBJECTIVES
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Position San Bernardino in the vanguard of climate action
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Improve health outcomes and quality of life for area residents
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Significantly reduce the City’s reliance on carbon-based energy
COST
To be determined