2005 Annual Report - Northeast Florida Regional Council

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19Information Services and Data AnalysisData analysis, impact, informationThe Information Services and Data Analysis Division provides a variety of quantitative services to both internal andexternal programs. Services include data management, statistical analysis, economic impact analysis, geographic informationsystems, and information technology.Data Management and Statistical AnalysisIn 2005, the Division continued to provide full-service data management for Jacksonville Children’s Commission’s HealthyFamilies Jacksonville (HFJ) program. Services include data entry, data administration, document management andstatistical reporting. HFJ’s customized document management system, along with its associated workflow process,provides computerized scanning of data-entry forms as well as paperless filing.Document management systems can be customized for anyone needing to reduce, or eliminate, large volumes of papermovement and storage. Human service providers, nonprofits, counties, and municipalities may be especially interested in anew service: “PaperFree - Customized Document Management Systems” from the Northeast Florida Regional Council.The Council also hosted and supported Web sites that contain databases for the Department of Children and FamiliesNeighborhood Partnership for the Protection of Children and for the Jacksonville Children’s Commission’s Healthy FamiliesJacksonville.In 2005, the Division completed a major statistical study for the Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition. Using logisticregression analysis, the study identified statistically significant risk factors that are associated with low birth weights inNortheast Florida. Reducing low birth weights and infant mortality are principal goals of the Healthy Start Coalition. TheCoalition used the results to update its five-year service delivery plan.The Council continued to be Northeast Florida’s official Census Data Center and is an invaluable resource for economic,demographic, social, and development data in both statistical and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) form. TheCouncil has access to data from the University of Florida and various state agencies. Staff responds to numerous informationrequests from local citizens, member governments, media, and other organizations. The Council maintains aplanning library open to the public.Geographic Information SystemsEconomic Impact AnalysisThe Council continues to provide economic impactassessments utilizing the Regional EconomicModeling, Inc. (REMI) Policy Insight® modeldesigned specifically for Northeast Florida. Thisservice provides economic development practitionersand local governments a method to assessthe economic and demographic impacts of proposedprojects and policy initiatives. The informationprovided in these assessments wereutilized by local governments to make decisionson possible incentive packages for new and/orexisting projects as well as providing backgrounddata to support various state and federal economicdevelopment grants for local economicdevelopment initiatives.In 2005, the Council completed two indepthstudies using the REMI Model: “The EconomicImpact of High Gasoline Prices in NortheastFlorida” and “The Economic Impact of the DuvalCounty Health Department.”In an effort to utilize all the technology at its disposal, the Councilhas taken greater steps towards its use of Geographic InformationSystem (GIS). Using this computer software, spatial information(e.g., maps) can be captured, stored, analyzed, displayed and retrieved.In 2005, the Council became host to the Northeast Florida GIS UserGroup which serves more than 180 members of industry professionalsthat gather quarterly to share best practices and discuss mattersof interest to the community as they relate to geographic informationreporting. The Division also began work on a data collection projectfor the Florida Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT). Thedata will be used by DOT for future transportation planning.The Division participated in updating the emergency managementplans for Baker and St. Johns counties. Maps were created depictingthe location of hazardous materials facilites and buffer zones.The Division also participated with the Department of EmergencyManagement in the Hurricane Evacuation Study update with theDepartment of Emergency Management by creating maps depictingcritical infrastructure, evacuation routes, storm surge zones andevacuation zones.
The Council maintained a stable financial position during the year ending September 30,2005. The firm of Magers and Warner P.A. conducted the annual audit and issued anunqualified opinion.As of the end of this fiscal year, the Council’s leasable space is fully occupied with a totalof four tenants: Project SOS; Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of North Florida,Inc.; Barnabas International, Inc.; and the Early Learning Coalition of Duval.Return on InvestmentFinance / Value-Added ServicesOperating Revenue Sources 2004-2005$6,694,758(Excludes Direct Client Services of $2,856,337)Among the tangible benefits reaped by member governments was a $46/1 return on theircounty contributions. Following is a breakdown of selected services for the Council’sseven-county region:• Yielded a $23,650,934 direct/indirect return on investment for contributions of$509,998 by member counties, a 46/1 ratio.• Supported economic development with small business loans totaling $12,427,000through the Business Development Corporation, adding new jobs and more than$1,037,048 in new ad valorem taxes.Ensuring the fiscal responsibilty of the CouncilCommunity Services $2,732,794Emergency Preparedness $1,800,092Planning $1,093,571County Investment $509,998Economic Development $463,006Transportation $95,297• Provided $2,856,337 in contract monies to member county agencies and organizationsfor maternal/infant health care.• Approved for funding consideration $2,965,719,304 in federal/state/local governmentand private monies for 75 regional programs and projects.Staff to Local and Regional Governing BoardsIn addition to its own Board, the Council lends its expertise to the following 10 boards or committeesby providing staffing and other services.! Business Development Corporation of NortheastFlorida, Inc.! Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition! Northeast Florida Emergency Planning Committee! Six Transportation Disadvantaged CoordinatingBoards (Baker, Clay, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam and St.Johns Counties)! Northeast Florida KidCare Oversight Committee! Nassau County Housing Partnership! Putnam County Housing Partnership! North Florida Procurement Association,Chapter NIGP, Inc.! Wildlife Rescue Coalition of NortheastFlorida, Inc.! Northeast Florida Regional LeadershipAcademyCOUNTIES’RETURN ONINVESTMENTBaker $80/1Clay $55/1Duval $30/1Flagler $55/1Nassau $183/1Putnam $40/1St. Johns $65/1The Region $46/120
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