West/Middle Fork Teanaway Instream Wood Design II (CC) |
Background
The Citizen’s Committee evaluates projects proposed for SRFB funding based on their value to local communities. The Citizen’s Committee is made up of four representatives from each county in the lead entity (Kittitas, Yakima, and Benton) and the Yakama Nation, for a total of 16 members. Participants may represent counties, cities, conservation districts, tribes, environmental groups, business interests, landowners, citizens, volunteer groups, regional fish enhancement groups, and other stakeholder groups.
The Citizen’s Committee ensures that projects identified as biological priorities also have the community support they need to succeed. The committee works together to evaluate how the community’s social, cultural and economic values are incorporated into salmon recovery projects. This is a vital part of ensuring that community support for salmon recovery increases over time.
The Citizens Committee develops the final ranked funding list that is then approved by the Board and submitted to the SRFB for funding. The Citizen’s Committee takes the recommendations of the TAG into consideration, but is not obligated to maintain the TAG’s ranking if the Committee determines that the social, cultural and economic values of a project warrant changing its position in the ranked list. Committee decisions are usually made by consensus; however, when consensus cannot be reached, the Citizen Committee shall use a super-majority vote of 65% for decision-making purposes. Note that the Board can remand the list to the CC for reconsideration, but the Board cannot re-rank projects. This process is set up to meet the requirements of the state statute creating the SRFB and the Lead Entity program, and is designed to ensure that projects proposed for SRFB funding are technically solid, address priority issues, and are broadly supported by diverse community interests.
Scoring: Citizen’s committee members use the Community Evaluation and Ranking Matrix to determine how projects rate for multiple criteria in each of four categories; cultural and social, economic, context and organization, and partnerships and community support.
In this matrix, each criterion will be scored with a +2, +1, 0, – 1, or -2 assigned as follows:
The Citizen’s Committee ensures that projects identified as biological priorities also have the community support they need to succeed. The committee works together to evaluate how the community’s social, cultural and economic values are incorporated into salmon recovery projects. This is a vital part of ensuring that community support for salmon recovery increases over time.
The Citizens Committee develops the final ranked funding list that is then approved by the Board and submitted to the SRFB for funding. The Citizen’s Committee takes the recommendations of the TAG into consideration, but is not obligated to maintain the TAG’s ranking if the Committee determines that the social, cultural and economic values of a project warrant changing its position in the ranked list. Committee decisions are usually made by consensus; however, when consensus cannot be reached, the Citizen Committee shall use a super-majority vote of 65% for decision-making purposes. Note that the Board can remand the list to the CC for reconsideration, but the Board cannot re-rank projects. This process is set up to meet the requirements of the state statute creating the SRFB and the Lead Entity program, and is designed to ensure that projects proposed for SRFB funding are technically solid, address priority issues, and are broadly supported by diverse community interests.
Scoring: Citizen’s committee members use the Community Evaluation and Ranking Matrix to determine how projects rate for multiple criteria in each of four categories; cultural and social, economic, context and organization, and partnerships and community support.
In this matrix, each criterion will be scored with a +2, +1, 0, – 1, or -2 assigned as follows:
+2 = Project has a significant positive effect
+1 = Project has a slight positive effect
0 = Project has no significant net effect
-1 = Project has a slight negative effect
0 = Project has no significant net effect
-1 = Project has a slight negative effect
-2 = Project has a significant negative effect
Scores are added to determine an overall positive or negative total for each project. The Citizen’s Committee uses these scores to consider adjusting the project ranks assigned by the TAG. A positive score means that a project has high community value, and may be a candidate to move higher up the ranked list; a negative score means that a project may have less community value, and may be a candidate for moving lower in the ranked list. Note that a project with a total of zero (0) points, may well be a solid project- the CC score of 0 simply means that there is not a clear indication that the projects rank should be either raised or lowered.
As you proceed through the evaluations, please reference the CC Matrix Guidance Document. This tool was created to provide general instructions, information on the different project categories, and to provide guidance on specific questions.
Citizen Committee Matrix Guidance
Finally, please let Tricia know if you would like a copy of your responses. After finishing the survey, we can download your individual responses as a PDF and email those to you for your records/reference during
Scores are added to determine an overall positive or negative total for each project. The Citizen’s Committee uses these scores to consider adjusting the project ranks assigned by the TAG. A positive score means that a project has high community value, and may be a candidate to move higher up the ranked list; a negative score means that a project may have less community value, and may be a candidate for moving lower in the ranked list. Note that a project with a total of zero (0) points, may well be a solid project- the CC score of 0 simply means that there is not a clear indication that the projects rank should be either raised or lowered.
As you proceed through the evaluations, please reference the CC Matrix Guidance Document. This tool was created to provide general instructions, information on the different project categories, and to provide guidance on specific questions.
Citizen Committee Matrix Guidance
Finally, please let Tricia know if you would like a copy of your responses. After finishing the survey, we can download your individual responses as a PDF and email those to you for your records/reference during