William D Ruckelshaus Center Foundation

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“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Civil Public Discourse:Recognizing that civil public discourse is a fundamental element of collaborative public policy, the Center is exploring the current status of civil discourse in the state, region, and nation. The Center seeks to understand how the current state of public discourse compares to other periods in history, what effects this is having on the policy process, and what the Center and other organizations can do about it. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Chehalis Flooding:The Center was asked by the Washington State Governor's Office to help create a report to the Legislature that identifies recommended priorty flood hazard mitigation projects in the Chehalis River Basin in southwest Washington. The Center's tasks were to coordinate the report using technical information provided by other agencies and organizations and to conduct a situation assessment of flood alternatives and relationships between the responsible parties and stakeholders. The report was completed in December, 2012. In August, 2012, then-Governor Gregoire asked the Center to facilitate a work group convened to advise her on recommendations for her biennial budget proposal. A framework document containing the group's consensus recommendations was presented to the Governor on November 14th. She endorsed the recommendations, as has current Governor Inslee. The Center remains involved in facilitating and coordianting the work group's efforts. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Eldercare Workforce:The Center is partnering with the University of Washington's Health Policy (UW HPC) on a project that will examine eldercare workforce capacity in Washington state, including mapping the issue, convening stakeholders statewide to listen and learn from one another about areas of conflict and consensus, and facilitating those stakeholders as they create and put into operation a Washington State Eldercare Workforce Alliance. In December, 2012, the Center and UW HPC received a grant to begin the first phase of this project. The Center is also participating in a University Network for Collaborative Governance (UNCG) initiative to launch similar efforts in states across the country that will engage health care and workforce stakeholders in developing eldercare workforce strategies. The UNCG initiative will focus on: 1)Hosting a national colloquium on Eldercare Workforce Collaboration, resulting in a report to serve as the basis for a multi-state pilot; 2)A pilot to evaluate and report on results and lessons learned of the assessments; and 3)Convening assessments in several states through UNCG centers, including the Ruckelshaus Center. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Capitol Lake Assessment:The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services has asked the Ruckelshaus Center to conduct an interview-based situation assessment to explore issues and opportunities regarding the future management of Capitol Lake in Olympia. This assessment will explore relevant issues and interests of involved parties, along with the dynamics of the situation. The Center will reach out to a balanced cross-section of parties to capture a wide range of perspectives. The assessment will culminate in a report articulating the major issues and key parties involved and documenting their interests and perspectives. The report will also analyze and explore the prospects for a collaborative process to address those issues. In this context, a collaborative process means a solution-focused dialogue among all the key interests, participating willingly, that is convened and facilitated by a neutral third party. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Puget Sound Monitoring:The Leadership Council of the Puget Sound Partnership has asked the Ruckelshaus Center to conduct a review of the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program (PSEMP), to assess whether essential characteristics, particularly transparent decision-making, availability and credibility of data, and accountability and trust, are being achieved. S”