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Proposed Process for Technical Assistance December 1, 2023 ♦ For Central Washington University Project Overview The Institute for Decision Making (IDM) at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) proposes to assist Central Washington University, Kittitas County, the City of Ellensburg and their partners by providing technical assistance on bolstering the implementation of the Kittitas County Economic Development Strategic Plan and elevating the economic development capacity and collaboration within the Kittitas County and region. The project will focus on the following tasks: Assist with developing an implementation monitoring process and governance structure for the Economic Development Strategic Plan to ensure that implementation continues to progress and the Kittitas County community remains informed and engaged with the Plan. ♦ Assist with developing an appropriate organizational structure that helps to elevate economic development capacities in Kittitas County and fosters greater collaboration regionally. Phase 1: Establishing an Implementation Monitoring Process and Governance Structure for the Kittitas County Economic Development Strategic Plan IDM will assist with developing an implementation monitoring process and governance structure for the Kittitas County Economic Development Strategic Plan to ensure that implementation progress is made and the Kittitas County community remains informed and engaged. Task 1 will include the following activities: 1.1 The key organizations (Central Washington University, Kittitas County, the City of Ellensburg, Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce, CenterFuse and others) will establish a Plan Implementation Monitoring Task Group that will work with IDM to develop a proposed monitoring process and governance structure. 1.2 IDM will work with the Plan Implementation Monitoring Task Group to develop consensus recommendations for the following elements of the monitoring process and governance structure: o Define the roles and responsibilities that the implementing organizations have related to providing progress reports and helping to keep the Plan "alive." • Determine what each organization is responsible for reporting and the frequency of the reports o Design a recommended structure and activities for creating an Implementation Monitoring Committee: • Determine the purpose of the Committee • Determine what organizations should be represented on the Committee and who should be the appropriate representative from the organization • Determine the roles and responsibilities of the Committee members • Determine the appropriate organization to "staff" the Committee • Define the "staff" roles and responsibilities Page 11