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PANEL ATTENDEES:
Paul Posner, Panel Chair, Enid Beaumont, David Garrison, Jim
Freech, Bob Murray, Beryl Radin, Dan Skolar, Carl Stenberg
(via phone), and Charles Wise (via phone)
STAFF ATTENDEES: Meredith Brebner, Morgan
Kinghorn, Rich Keevey, Eric Landau, and Dawn Williams
WELCOME AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Paul Posner welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Federal
System Panel and said that minutes from the previous meeting
are available.
ACADEMY UPDATE
Morgan Kinghorn updated the Panel on the state of the Big
Ideas and the upcoming Fall Meeting.
Kinghorn explained that 3 of the 10 Big
Ideas are ready for immediate funding and action (Fiscal Future,
Intergovernmental, and Homeland Security). The Board felt
that these three were more developed. These groups are working
on a workplan including a budget. The Academy is working on
compiling a summary of the Big Ideas into a brochure insert.
Kinghorn said that Frank Reeder and Kathy
Newcomer have agreed to take the lead in the planning the
Fall Meeting. The Fall Meeting will focus around the Big Ideas.
Each Big Idea lead will be asked to develop an agenda. Standing
Panels may be asked to incorporate an agenda with the Big
Ideas. Kinghorn said that the Academy hopes to attract a series
of speakers.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL BIG IDEA
Bob Murray, Intergovernmental Positioning Committee lead said
that that there is a lot of overlap between the PC and the
Standing Panel.
Dave Garrison suggested that the Panel and
positioning committee combine into one.
Murray said that organizing around a real
issue helps.Enid Beaumont said that the more we concentrate
around an issue, the better off we will be.
Beryl Radin said that we can think about
intergovernmental issues as a vertical or horizontal issue.
It cuts across other Big Ideas and other Academy work.
Kinghorn said that the other Big Ideas could
overlap with the Intergovernmental. He pointed out two problems.
1. Lumping everything together will lose focus.
2. Lumping everything together will make attracting funding
more difficult.
Posner said that the view has been that
the only way to get attention is to focus on a specific issue.
Murray said that the idea in the report
was to create a center at the Academy and look at intergovernmental
systems (statistical and analytical dimensions). Homeland
Security, Healthcare, and Education could all be included.
The Center would look at systems from a political and managerial
viewpoint. The Academy is uniquely positioned. No one has
the knowledge and breadth of experience in intergovernmental
affairs that the Academy has. We should be able to "corner
the market."
Murray said that the Positioning Committee
spent time talking with people in local and state governments
to get their viewpoints. While there was some skepticism about
our ability to get funding, it was very positive.
Dan Skolar asked if the goal was to have
a center or a consortium.
Murray said that a center will do more if
we can get funding. A consortium is valuable in the sense
that it could start earlier, requires less effort, requires
less money, and would get the dialogue going. In the end the
consortium could be part of the center.
Kinghorn said that the Board wants a center,
but a consortium is a good way to get started.
Radin said that a consortium could be viewed
as a planning process.
Stenberg said that a consortium will test
the market.
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Kinghorn said that a consortium is relatively
low risk.
Skolar said that Kinghorn could declare
that there is a center and then establish a consortium.
Stenberg said that recently the Academy
has done a few things to place us in the intergovernmental
world.
" Government Executive Series - A recent article discusses
that the Academy is going to move ahead with an Intergovernmental
Center to examine intergovernmental systems.
" National League of Cities - Stenberg is going to Biloxi
Mississippi to speak about where the Academy is headed.
" National Governor's Association - The Academy was recently
contracted to write a white paper on Federal Preemption.
Wise said that there is possible intergovernmental
work that could come out of NAPA's projects (i.e. Wildland
Fire).
Beaumont cautioned the Panel on how different
the Academy's research agenda is in relation to what the ACIRs
were.
Bruce McDowell said that john Kincaid still
does the ACIR opinion poll. The results of this poll could
be released by the Academy.
Garrision said that we need to focus on
building capacity.
Stenberg said that the Panel needs to decide
how they should proceed in substance and process.
Rich Keevey updated the Panel on the Fiscal
Future Big Idea as a comparison model. He explained that there
are three tasks.
1. Analytical
2. Polling
3. Public Outreach
The Analytical task needs to be completed
by December 30th. The outcome will be a book on the Fiscal
Future. The intent is to involve people like Alice Rivlan
and David Walker.
The Polling task involves polling people
on their thoughts of the fiscal future.
- Are they aware of it?
- Do they know the dimensions?
The plan is to use a polling center.
The Public Outreach task will include 3
discussions around the country. The goal is to tie in with
universities or think tanks.
Currently, the Positioning Committee is
focusing on the analytical task.
Murray asked the Panel is the Fiscal Future
matrix was one that they were comfortable applying to the
Intergovernmental Big Idea.
Radin said that she was uncomfortable using
the term objective analysis. She also said that she is looking
for a sustained development of resources.
Posner asked what the group thought the
next steps were.
Kinghorn said that the Academy need to find
someone to help build on this.
Posner said that the next steps seem to
be:
- People
- Outreach
- Funding Strategy
He suggested a framing paper to start the process.
Garrision said that would be a useful device.
Stenberg suggested creating an agenda for
the next President on intergovernmental systems. The framing
paper could provide both an agenda for the new center or consortium
as well as transition guidance for a new or continuing Administration
and Congress
Kinghorn asked for help in finding someone
to build on this. He also asked what the compensation should
be. He is looking for a visionary who knows the business,
can speak the language, and can reach out to people in various
sectors.
Stenberg said that in the short-term we
need to bring someone in who knows the field.
Kinghorn said that he would like the members
of the panel to help with possible candidate suggestions,
develop a workplan for the Big Idea, and give some thought
about how they would like to use the Fall Meeting to further
develop the Big Idea.
Posner adjourned the meeting at 12 pm.
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