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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 25, 1994
The Honorable Paul McHale
United States House of Representatives
511 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3815
Dear Congressman McHale:
I have received the kind invitation of
Stephanie Hnatiw and The Arc of Lehigh and
Northampton counties, Inc. to address
their annual membership meeting on May 26,
1994. While I would love to address this
group, I must regret because of a schedule
conflict.
Thank you for writing in support of this
occasion.
Sincerely,
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Assistant to the President for
Domestic Policy
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Ms. Carol Rasco
Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy
West Wing Executive Offices
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ms.
Ras~o:
It is with great pleasure that I write to you on behalf of
Ms. Stephanie Hnatiw and The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton
Counties.
On May 26, 19.94, The ARC will hold its annual membership
meeting at the Green Pond Country Club in Easton,
Pennsylvania.
As Executive Director of The ARC, Ms. Hnatiw has requested that
you attend this meeting as the keynote speaker.
It is my hope that you would give every consideration
possible to the request by Ms. Hnatiw and The ARC of Lehigh and
Northampton Counties, Inc. to speak at this very important annual
event.
Sincerely,
p~ 1'(, 1/-J-cPaul McHale
Member of Congress
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I r e a ci ~-.J i t h G r eat i n t. e r 2:3 t the a r tic l e en t it leG ,
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i·lothers of Invention," in t!:e Jam.:ary 10, 1994 U.S. News
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L-2hi:;h .:;.nd Northampton Counties, Inc., annual
membershi~ ~eeti~~ which will be held c~ Thursday, May 26,
1994 at 6:00p.m. at the Green Pond Country Club, 3604
~armersville Road, Easton, Pennsylvania.
Your
presentation can be about the advocacy work you've done
not only for your son, Hamp, but other kids as well. Your
story is one, not only our membership, but the community
at large would be interested in hearing.
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Like you, I am also the parent of. a multi-handicapped
child. MY daughter, Raisa, is 7 years old. When I found
out about her disability I felt that my life was about to
end.
I felt saddened Raisa would not have the type of
lif? I dreamed for her.
I also felt bad for myself.
felt I wouldn't be able to continue working because I
would have to take care of my daughtei full-time. (A
career was important to me.)
As time oassed, some of ~he ~ain associated with the news
of having a disabl6d chlld passed. My concern about my
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1··1y car·ee: not only continued, but
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Please accept The Arc's invitation to be our keynote
a local chapter of a national organization on mental retardation
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speaker at cur annual membership meeting,
Your story will
rejuvenate our families who advocate everyday for their
disabled sons and daughters.
I await your reply.
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Executive Director
P.S. -I've enclosed a copy of our newiletter for you.
P.S.S. -
If you are able to accept~ please mail me a photo
and vitae.
I would like to use that in our next
newsletter announcing you as the key note
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of Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Inc.
Stephanie Hn~tiw
Executive Dir.ctor
Janua,·y 11, 1994
Ms. Carol Rasco
Chief Domestic Policy Advisor
We~t Wing Executive Offices
The White House
Wa~hington, D.C. 20500
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Dear Ms. Rasco:
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I ~ead with sreat interest the article entitled, "The
Mothers of Invention," in the January 10. 1994 U.S. News
World Report. It was a wonderful article about the
"mlracles" mothers can attain for their disabled children.
Yo~r story is one mothers of disabled kids in Lehigh
Va~ley live everyday.
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I ~ould like to invite you to be the keynote speaker at
Th~ Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Inc., annual
me~bership meeting which will be held on Thursday, May 26,
19~4 at 6:00p.m. at the Green Pond Country Club, 3604
Farmersville Road, Easton, Pennsylvania. Your
prhsentatlon can be about the advocacy work you've done
not only for your son. Hamp. but other kids as well . . Your
stpry is one, not only our membership, but the community
at: large would be interested in hearing.
Li~e you, I am also the parent of a multi-handicapped
ch~ld.
My daughter, Raisa, is 7 years old. When I found
out. abOLLt her disability I felt that my life was about to
end. I felt saddened Raisa would not have the type of
life I dreamed for her. I also felt bad for myself. I
fe~t I wouldn't be able to continue working because I
wo~ld have to take care of my daughter full-time. (A
career was important to me.)
As: time passed. some of the pain associated with the news
of! having a disabled child passed. My concern about my
cateer also passed. My career not only continued, but
fl~urished.
I am now doing the most satisfying work l
ha~e ever done, advocating for Lehigh Valley•s children
an~ adults with mental retardation.
Pl~ase
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ac9ept The Arc's invitation to be our keynote
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speaker at our annual membership meeting. Your story will
rejuvenate our families who advocate everyday for their
di~abled sons and daughters.
I await your reply.
cotdially,
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St*'phanie Hnatiw
Ex~cutive Director
P.$. -I've enclosed a copy of our newsletter for you.
P.S.S.
If you are able to accept, please mail me a photo
and vitae. I would like to use that in our next
newsletter announcing you as the key note
speaker.
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Volume 1, Number 1
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The Fifth Annual
Dinner/Dance/Audion
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T
aneco, for the fruit baslcet
prujccL; Ru'belt Donatelli, Esq.,
for pro bono services; lhe
dance/ auction Was held on
S;dtli'CfAy, October 2. 1993 at
the Ca&ld di Lu~iu Club in
Easton.
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Kathy C'aitle,
Ralph Tarola, Superlnlcmlt:ul
ofNorthampton School Dismet for developing excellent
eduCQtion progmms for children with mental ret11rclation;
RobenAicheles, Vice Presldem
ceremonies. Tiiediunt:ll
dance/ auction Fc>mmittee
was CO·chairedl by Joann
bers were Ken and Ven:lella
Chtmek.
Brown and
l..ubi ~mt111. 1
Those being honored
Maruyp
were FrankBennen. CEO of
·Pioneers.
camp Friend~:hip r.amfW!~;
anchorperson thr Chnnnel 00
' News served aqlthP. m::~~:tP.r nf
Watson and Robcmtlric
Younger. Corruttittee mem·
aids: Allen·
town CounCil.
Telephone
Allentown Senoma Qub for
providing CQmpcrshipafor
lhe fifth armua;lAtc dlnnert
represented
by Jim Chuss;
All~:mown
Ufe Member
Club. repre·
sentedby
Still'! Hause:
trn~horp~r~on,
ceremonies arrhe
fall dlnnarlaanccl
aur;tlun.
town Works,
CEO LO.neco
mem Company, for develop·
serwd as maste:t uf
Frank Bennen,
ofMarbting. Keystone Ce·
Kathy Cratne,
Channel t;!:J
AT&T, Alltm·
represented
by Elaine I..arish, Dale Wesner of1Spons
Focus and Ray11f!mP.Tji;mfnrthP.ir
outstanding conuibutions to d1e
Lehigh Valley GolfTownament and
ins and Implementing a recrc
ational program for adults
with mental retardation that
UIIP.!: Key,;tonP. P.mployt~.e.s as
(r:nnrlnuptl on pngE! ?)
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New ~rug For Treatment of Seizures
by Or.lhor w.IRalc
Everyone whose life Is touched by epi·
lepsy is very excilted about the introduction of a new Bliliepllepttc medication
relbatol (relbal11ate). The last widely
u~ major Rn~ri'P..npiJP.prir. mer.liattion
was Depakene alpfualc) lhiil WI1S
approved form leering in 19?8. An
11ujwu:Livc: 111 't..'lition (frequently used
with other medications) Tran.'(Sne
(Chlorazepate) was approved for mar·
keting by the Fqod and Drug Adminb
tration (fDA) inl1 ~I.H. For over lO years.
physicians have not had n nCIN
antiepileptlc mt;,cation to otter pa·
tientswhose se· es had notre·
!'ponriP.Ci tn n 1 ntly available
antiepileptic medicaaons. .
1\. tremendous amount of work is
n~..al)' hP.fore a mPdkation can be
app1·oved by tltt: FDA. PelliiiLUllutS
been studied for over 10 years and pub·
llshed papers descrtbed Its emcacv In
controllins seizures since the mid
1980's. Several thousand patients
have been treated with Fclbntol tUld
clinical research With this medication
isabW1dEU'lt.
l:ipilepsy scientistq and expen~ !lP.E!
f:elbatol's uniqueness in its w:ry high
m~ugin nf .~fP.ry in both animal models
of eplle~y w nJ wht:u ~c:U in par.itulLS
with epilepsy. Prellmlnazy experience
sugge.11t~: rhat FP.Ih:=~tnl mAy hP.lF.'-~~; toYir.
than othe1· cw1-ently avallaLlc o:ulli·
epileptic medications.
Pelbatol when tested 1n expertmen·
tal models of epilepsy is effective. in
reduCing seizure spread and elevating
seizure threshold. This broad apcrctrum
of eUlcacy suggests that Felbatol tan be
effective in seizure types: complex
panial,llet".nnclarily gP.nP.r.Aii71'.ci R.mi
gcncrWc:d (drop anacki, tonic, ~b
~nrP.) ~b:nre~.
Fcl!Jalul hu ~u llppruved {or w~:
alone and in combination with other
medications for the treatment ofpartlal
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Scott Pal'SOll8, fol' ol'ganw.n~ Lin: Sl11.U: B~l Golftournament
The theme of the dinner/ dance/ nuction was Fallin Love With The Arc. The invita·
ti.on wns designed gratis by Brie Galosi. Decorations included fall Bowers. white candles,
halP.R nf ~wAnd Rutumn colored streamers. Favors were hand made roses. perfumes
and heatt-shflptd pll.IJ!:r wclr,ht.s 1i111.ue by Ait: pro~am partldpants.
Among the c:qntributors to the silent auction were Eliza.bcth Tnylor, Robert Redford,
Bob Hope, Jay Lerio. Judy Collins. Pat Boone. Vice President A1 Gore. and Alan Aida.
A Pocono weeken~ get-away and a Sigma guitar were raffled oft' during the evening.
President. presenting award tfl.'
Chuss and Elaine Larilh for their
Lehigh Valley Go~fToumamenr.
sol
force
entitlements with ~hnlr.f!.
lehigh Cow=Commlssioners wllUJ.i·
mously approved
g $100,000 of
unspent countY ney for Lehigh CountY
adults with mentlll rcuuda.tion, who ha.vc
no day programs.t'his allocation was
received because fthe strong advocacy
effon!ll ofThe Arc, e Lehigh County
Fwnily Cuw11.:il, ~S task forte members,
parents and self a~vocates.
fnrhl.~
contribution lo
rhe Leh iflll
llnfl~, Golf
Toumamem.
Dt. Ralph Tatulu,
Superimendent
Northampro11
Sc:orr Pnrsons. SlnrP Belr
·GolfToumanumr
School Dtstrlcr
Char,.,erson
Lehigh ICounty Commissioners
Vote tG Alleviate the Waiting List
UfcMcr High
(IAHS) is a
gr'Um)DT:II nrganl tinn mruiP.up nfpat·
ems of adults who 1eed day sc1viu:s. TI1e
goals of the task
are to secure pro.
arams for alllnd1vtbuals In Lehigh and
Northampton Co~tics and to obtilln
Stan Hause,
Allencown Lrfe
M11mber Club,
wus r~c:u~ fl izetl
This allocation is a first ~tep at alle·
viating the waiting li;t
Cummi.ssicner John Mc:Hufd1
urged his fellow commissioners to suppan: the legislation. He said. "'l he men·
tally c:hallenged need our assistance
for. all too long. too many of them were
Upcomin;
Events
Proclamation/ Appreciation o._y
• Man:h 4, 1994, 10:00 11..m.
The Arc Building
uuL iibl~ to ttLttlm.l wurkshops or to~
The Art Open Hou5e
• March 17, 1994, 1:30 p.m.
Th~ .Me Building
employed. The parents of the mentally
c:hallenged need a break from their
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dnily Eictivitics. By supporting the legislatlnn tnr thA 5100,000, yon will hP. hP.lp·
ing the mentally challenged and those
who supervise them in their homes."
Legislative Brunc:h
Spring Arc Membership Meeting
• March 30. 1994.7:00 p.m;
Thtl An; BullulnK
Tople: Home Based W3vier
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Declica~lon
Program
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
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Thank Voul
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A.~L rhankynljl tn Vu:lri ShRilhnmmP.r for rJ~ign antllnynut nfthP. AT'r'. AnvornrP. nnd
Richard Smith .for plzowgnzpl~v se1vices.
Aprill!i.
Gu~·~
We dedicate the ~tIssue of The Arc Advocate to Tony Newhard, :1 SPARC pari:icip:mt
who passed away~ February, Ronald Willi. a Slate Belt Evening :Kecreation participant.
who pnssed awny in Marc:h, a.nd CnUg Kch3, a. ca.mpcr, who pa.sscci a.way in July.
.t:.a.Ch 11\dMOU~ me.C1e a 8ignlftc:ant contrtbution to their tamlly. mends and '!'he Arc.
We were privilcgc4 to have known them and to have been a pan of their lives.
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Holiday Jnn. tsethlehem
1~~4. l~:nnnnnn
Cruss Ruiius luu
. Chris Burke Concert
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Aprill6, 1994, 1:00 p.m .
Lafayette College, Performing
Arts Center
Annual Membership Meeting
May 26. 1994. 6:00p.m.
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Green Pond Country Club
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seizures with or without second~·
second weeks ofPelba.tol initiation and
gP.nerali7.Minn in ~dult~. ~elbarolnas
t\lrther reductions thereafter as clini·
cally Indicated. Although foUowlng
also been approved as adJWlctlVe treat·
to
mcnt (added the medications) for the
trP.~tmP.nt nfMrtial :mri gP.nf!rilli7.P.ri
routine blood tests is not necessary,
hlnorllP.VP.l!! nf mnmmiTAnt
anllepilepllc medicaliuus HillY 1Je ua:essaty If padents are experiencing ad-
se!z.w·es in patients with Lelulox·
Gastaut SyndrQme.
The oniv khown
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ing tlult levels of other
contraindiaitidn to
antieptlepticmedlications
t'elbatol's use in pa·
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tients with knoVIn allergic
rea.ctions to Fethatol. its
ingreillems or ~lher medi·
cations like it '*epro-
are too high) or if patients'
seizures increase in fre-
bamatel.
antieptleptic medications
quency (su~estlngthat
levels of concomitant
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It is important to store
all antiepilepti~ medica-
have decreased).
Felbatol increases the
tions includlnllJFelbarolin
a tightly closedrcontainer
atroomtennperaDJre
blood levels ofDllantin,
Depakote, and Tegretol
epoxide (a Tegretol metabo·
lite). Dilantin and Tegretol
away from cxc¢ssi.-.·c
mnl~ture. dlmt~unllght
Dr. //tor W. Rak, Direc:ror
oj::Jacred. Heart Regional
Epilepsy Csnrer
dP.t":rP.a~ FP.IhatnllevP.I!~ hy
should be kept~ar away
approximately 40'7&. TI1ere is
no significant effect of
Depakote on Felbatollevels.
soninp.
Felbatol is ~'Silable in tablets of 400
mg.,liOO mg. and an nral !'ill~n~nn nf
or heat. All me(jlications
from ch!ldren tP avoid accidental pol·
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F.YTP.n!liVP. {tmiiP.!I in manypatiP.nt!\
t.ak.i.11g felbatolldemonsuate that routine monitortn~ of blood tests is not
600 mg. per 5 cc. (teaspoon). TI1e sus·
pension should be shaken well before
necessary. fel atol has not caused
aclm1n1Sll'at1on. !here 1S no etiect of
Qbnonruillties fblood count. kidney or
liver tests, andtes not significantly
effect blood p ure or heart rate.
However. dding Felbatol to other
medil.lllions s4cll 11s Dilwuin, T~Lul
or Depakote, ~quires monitorins by a
physician. red~cing concomitant
IU'ltiepilepdc medications mentioned
food or antacids on absorption of
t'elbatol tablets.
The most common side effects
experienced include decreased appe.
l.iLt!, vuuliun~. i.u11.lJiliLy Lu fWlHSlt!t!~,
nausea, and headache. When Felbatol
above hy?f)...~% r.lnring rhe firsr And
was used With other medications. the
above mentioned side effectS could be ·
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Think[ Before You Drink
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retal Alcohol sbdrome (rAS) refers to birth defects caused when a woman drinks
alcohol while sh~ is pregnant. The more alcohol a woman clrink!, the more likely sh~
is to have a bai:hr with FAS.
There Is neil safe amount of alcohol a prey;nantwoman may drtnk Blnh defects
have shown u~ in babies whose mothers had even one or two drinkt.
LiY ~g alcohol a woman may cause her baby to have ment81 retardation or
learning probl~ma throughout life. Other serious problema can Include defects of the
muscles. bone~. heart. genitals and .kidneys,
A nationa.llsui"Yey conducted by The Arc, among 1,000 men and women, revealed
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ATJN: Patti Solis
Special Assistant to the President
Director of Scheduling for the Flnt Lady
Dear Mrs. Ofnton:
It was an honor and a privilege to have served on your national health. care reform taak force. I
am proud of the outcome • the plan and the legislation • and find lt easy to describe and support
tn th~ numerous presentations I'm still being asked to provide. Wl\ile I did enjoy my work on
the task force, I can't say I felt the same about llvtng in Washington, D.C., for three months. It's a
very strange place to live and I must admit I'm glad to be bade in Denver. I seem to be able tD
thlnk more clearly west of the Mtssf5Sippl
As President of the National Rural Health Association, I would like to invite you to apeak at our
17th Annual National Conference on Rural Health. The conference, "BuUdtng Brid~ding
the Way,U is scheduled for May 25·28, 1994, at the Hyatt Regency San PrandJco in San F'ra.nd!co,
California. This letter has further details of the timing and format for your proposed
presentation.
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The conference is the largest national conference devoted solely to the issues affecting rural
health and rural health care services. The conference is attended by a very diverse group of
individuals and organizations, including rural physidans, nurses, hospital and clinic
administrators, researchers and educators, as well as state and federal offidals. We anticipate
approximately 1,000 attendees at the conference.
We would Uke for your to present the dosing address of the conference on Saturday, May 28,
from 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Because I'm sure you are being deluged wtth requests to speak, we
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fonnat, similar to the ,America Speaks se~ions held earlier this year. The .
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areu for the past 16 years. We have gone on record supporting the American Health. Security
Aetas a bold and promlslng beginning toward reforming our health care S)'ltem.I have
enclosed a eopy of a preu release of our response to the Act and our memberahlp brochure
delcriblz\s the organiZation.
AJ president of the National Rural Health Assodation, and u a member ol your IUk fon:e; lean
think of no greater honor as my last offidalact u president of the aiiOdatkm than to have tbe
oppornznScy to lntroduc.oe you at the dosing session at our conference. I hope that you wUl
serlou•ly consider this invitation and that we will hear from you with a favorable reply In the
very near future. Please contact Donna WWlams at the National Rural Health. AsiOdatlon if you
have questions or suggestions. She may be reached at (816) 7!;6.3140. I look forward to hearing
from you and to working alongside you in the future to promote national health are reform.
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Thank you for your kina ·ieeter·· inyit.in9·.Mrs. Clinton.
to attend ana a4~;ess your 17th Annual Naeional Conference on
Rural Health.
Since it is difficult to know what che Piree Lady's upeomin;
official schedule will be, I am unable to make a commitment tor
her a~ this tima. While it is unlikely Mrs. Clinton will be able
co aeeepe your invitation, please be assured ehat we w111 keep ic
in mind and ccneace you if we can accommodate your request.
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�. ALLIANCE FOR REDESIGNING GOVERNMENT
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National Academy of Public Administration
March 25, 1994
Carol Rasco
Assistant to the President for
Domestic Policy
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Carol:
The Alliance for Redesigning Government is now a year old, and we've made great
progress. We are creating a dynamic learning netWork for thousands of people throughout
America who want to make government work. You were a supportive soul when the
Alliance was just a seed of an idea. Now that we're in full form, we'd really welcome
your participation.
Our Board meets next on M<lY 26 and 27, in Denyer. Col2ffi22. We would be honored
to have you join us for our Board forum on the intergovernmental dimensions of
reinventing government. Your work in Arkansas, and now with the Domestic Policy
Council offer significant lessons for others who are committed to making government
work. We'd like you to play a central role during the forum, which will begin at dinner
on the 26th and conclude by noon on the 27th. This letter describes our concept for the
forum.
We begin with the premise that people can reach agreement on a set of important results for their community, city, state, county and/or nation, and that several levels 'Of
. government can align themselves in support of achieving these results.
Across the nation people are attempting to refocus government away from procedures
toward results. Oregon's benchmark effort is the most advanced of the experiments. The
federal government's Government Performance and Results Act is the newest and most
challenging of these experiments. In all cases, the interdependency across levels of
government and with non-governmental participants is evident. Strengthening the
Partnership in Intergovernmental Service Delivery, a report accompanying the National
Performance Review points out that about $226.1 billion of the 1994 federal budget is
money transferred to state and local governments and private and non-profit entities to
carry out programs.
'
In this forum we will delve into. the complex intergovernmental challenge of governing
for results. We'd like to begin at dinner with an overview of the federal, state and, local
1120 G Street, N.W., Suite 850, Washington, D.C. 20005-3801 (202) 347-3190, FAX (202) 393-0993
�terrain. We've asked Alice Rivlin to talk about the Government Performance and Results
Act. We hope you will focus on a range of initiatives such as Education 2000,
Empowerment Zones, Health Care and Welfare Reform w.Qi~h will need new 'kinds of
relationships across levels of government to be successful. We'd like you to speak for
about fifteen minutes and then to move into a dialogue with the Alliance Board.
· In the morning, we will zoom in for a close look at Oregon. Oregon is an ideal "case
study" because city, county and state governments have begun to build new relationships
in order to achieve results that matter to citizens. Of particular significance is their
alignment around results for children, families and communities, and for economic
development. Oregon has started to change the way they allocate resources, and has
begun to change. the organization of work in· the public sector focused on results.
Portland Mayor "·lcra Katz, Multnomah County Chair &v·Stcin, and Governor Barbara
Roberts will tell us ·what they are doing and how it's working. We've asked them to
address the tough issues such as:
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Defining outcomes in a highly pluralistic society where there is little
consensus on the fine points.
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Reconciling differences between state, county and city benchmarks.
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Engaging citizens in this process. Are citizens really engaged in defining
the benchmarks? If so, do they get frustrated by having to deal with
benchmarks at multiple levels of government?
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Legislative/executive relationships. How have they changed?
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The internal operations of legislative bodies. In order· to manage for
results, the budget, appropriations, and oversight r.esponsibilities of
legislative bodies -- city, county and state -- would have to change.
Have they? How?
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The internal operations in executive branches. Has it had an effect on the
way authority is distributed? Are there more or fewer turf battles? Have
governmental institutions begun to change core systems -- personnel,
budgeting and finance, information, procurement? How?
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Are public employees committed to making this work? Or do they see it
as a threat? How are unions involved?
At this point, the federal government is pulled directly into the dialogue:
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What effect does the federal government have? If city, county and state
governments can align themselves, does the federal government also have
to be in step? Where does Oregon's approach bump into the federal
�government?
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New initiatives of the federal governmen.t,_. such as the National
Performance Review and the Government Performance and Results Act
speak to the principles of outcomes driven government. Many initiatives,
such as the Health Care Reform, Empowerment Zone Program, Education
2000, National Community Service, are dedicated to "bottoms-:-up"
planning and pushing authority away from centralized control. How might
these federal initiatives interact with work underway in places like
Oregon?
This will be an interactive conversation. We'd like you and the Alliance Board members
to jump in and really push on issues.
We will conclude our forum with a discussion of next steps. As you know, we also have
an interest in conducting a pilot under the auspices of the Government Performance and
Results Act as a next Alliance Design Lab. We would appreciate your comments during
this discussion as well. ·
We hope you can join us. Please let Tara Watson at the Alliance know at your earliest
convenience, and feel free to call us if you have questions or concerns. I have enclosed
our Board roster and some information about the Alliance.
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David Osborne
Chariman
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Bill Galston
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National Academy of Public Administration
ALLIANCE ADVISORY BOARD :MEMBERS
National Government- Elected
Senator Joseph Liebennan, Connecticut
Senator William Roth, Delaware
National Governm~nt - Appointed & Career
Anna Kondratas; Senior Fellow, The Hudson Institute
Elsa Porter, Fellow, NAPA, Washington, DC
Peter Szanton, President, Szanton Associates, Washington, DC
State Government - Elected
Governor Barbara Roberts, Oregon- Alliance co-vice chair
Governor Roy Romer, Colorado
Representative Beverly Stein, Oregon
Governor William Weld, Massachusetts.
State Government.- Appointed & Career
Nancy Grasmick, St. Supt. Schools, Maryland
Sandra Hale, President, Enterprise Management lnt'l., Minnesota
Curt Johnson, Deputy Chief of Staff; Minnesota
Local Government - Elected
Mayor Bill Frederick, Partner, Holland and Knight, Orlando
Supervisor Grantland Johnson, Sacramento·
Mayor William Hudnut, The Hudson Institute, Indianapolis - Alliance co-vice chair
Mayor John Norquist, Milwaukee
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Local Government - Appointed & Career
Camille Barnett, City Manager, Austin
Robert Bobb, City Manager, Richmond
Ted Gaebler, Dll:ector, The Gaebler Group; San Rafael
Henry Gardner, City Manager, Oakland
1120 G Street, N.W., Suite 850, Washington, D.C. 20005-3801 (202) 347-3190, FAX (202) 393-0993
�Union Members
Gerald McEntee, President, AFSCME
Albert Shanker, President, American Federation of Teachers
John Sweeney, President, Service Employees International Union
Scholars
Alan Altshuler,. Director, Taubman Center, JFK School of Government
Richard Nathan, Provost, Rockefeller Institute
Ellen Schall, Professor, RF Wagner School of Public Service, New York University
Foundations
Craig Kennedy, Advisor, Dennis Trading Group Inc., Chicago
Community, Non-Profit Leaders
Gail Christopher, President, Gail C. Christopher Int'l Inc., Chicago
Alfred Ramirez, President, 2000 Partnership, Los Angeles
Private Sector
Tom Tauke, Executive Vice President, Government Mfairs, NYNEX
Association Leaders ·
Mark Abramson, President, Council for Excellence in Government
John Parr, President, National Civic League
Deborah Wadsworth, Executive Director, Public Agenda Foundation
Opinion Shapers/Media
Peter Harkness, Editor, Governing
David Osborne, Writer/Consultant- Alliance chair
Neal Peirce, Syndicated Columnist, Contributing Editor, National Journal
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NAPA. Launches:
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June 1993
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. • · "The reinventing' government rrii;ivement is like an
. The Alliance board, a virtUal "Who's Who" of creative
. public and private thinkers about the problems of gOvern· organi~m· without a ceritralnervous ·system, ".David
Osborne, co-author of Reinventing Government, said'as ·· · ment, includeS: Democrats and Republicans; senatOrs,
governors, mayors, and city
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. NApA .officially 1·aunched. its .AlJ\ance for ~edesigning ·
managers; busmess and labor
Government at a March 22 news conference at the . ·
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\
leaders; communitY and
· Academfs offices·. ·
. . ~·onpro~t:activists; arid
.. "There's no mechanism to get information from one ·.
groUp to another;" sai~ Osborn~, one c_>fthe Alli~ce's four.·· JOurnahstsand s~~olars.
fou~ders and. now cha1rm3;n of 1ts Advtsory. Board. "People . . Qn hand for the news. ,· , ...
· coiiferen~e --televised by· C- ·
don't know who has already invented the wheel they're
SPAN and reported by major
trying to invent, who the experts are, who the consultants
newspapers and magazines -~
. ·..·are, or even where to turn for referrals .. The Alliance will
be that central nervous system-- a. source ofiilformation; a were·Osb<jrne; Oregon Gov._.
place to go for referrals, and a vehicle for connecting · ·
Barbara Roberts, the Alliance
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board's co-vice chair; Ameripeople .and ideas ..''
can ~ederation of Teac~ers_,
Specifically, the Alliance plans to address the critical .
problems plaguing government by creating a·netwqrk; ·
Pre~t~ent Albert Shanker, an
linked by a fax newsletter, ·electroniC bulletin board, .
. Alliance board member; an9 ·
the other three founders:
referral service and other methods ofthotisands-ofindividuals· acro.ss America wh-o are trying to reinvent.th~ir· · ·
NAPA Preside~t .R.. Scott...
goVernments.
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. Fosler, _column!st-Neal Petree,.
Along with the newsletter, Alliance products· ~ill include · and ,Alliance Dtrector Barbara
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conferences, curricula for public·policy schools, and an · Dyer. ·
aggressive media campaign of magazine articles, newspape'r . Other board men:bers .
venture.
op-ed pieces, and TV a11dradio commentaries. Also . · ·
mclud.e fo_rn:er Indianapolis . , . ·.
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included:·'\vill_be "design labs" -- w,orkshops through which . ~~Y?rWdliam Hudnut; also ·co-vice chair; Senato:s
public and private leaders devise more effectiye \Y,ays -for · · ,William V ..Roth. Jr. (R-Delaware) and Joseph L ~Ieberman
all governments to deliver services.
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· . (D-Cof!_~ecticut); Co_Ior~do Go~: ~oy R9m~r, chairman of
the Nationa). qovernors AssociatiOn; Austm, Tex. City
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Runil Development Roundtable
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. On the board are 10 NAP1 Fellows, including Peirce
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Human ,Resources Study
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D~velopment Rqt~ridtable
An April 14-15 roundtable in' Annapolis harvested two
the new federal administration, which clearly wants to be
dozen examples of "reinventing government" in commu.n_ity activist and give rural development a high priority. Particiand economic development, and crafted a strategy to guide · . pants also agreed that recently-formed state rural developthe emerging national rural development movement.
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ment councils-could be useful for an administration committed to making practi~al improvements in rural condi"
Leading the roundtable were Academy Fellow Neal
Peirce, NAPA President R. ScottFosler, and DeWitt John,
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director of the NAPA Center for Competitive Sustainable
Participants brought several examples of "re.in_venting.
Economies. Meridian Institute President Steven Rosell and
government" to the roundtable:
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become an applied research center whtch scouts the world
The roundtable brought together 30 people, including
for good ideas, involves rural people in testing them, and
officials from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Hous- . tells the world what is learned.
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. *Vermont~ Maine and Oregon have helped organizenew
Transportation,' and the National Endowment for the Arts ..
public-purpose, nonprofit organizations that help·small.
Also attending were state officials from Iowa, North
businesses by providing technical information and. assisCarolina, Nebraska, Vermont,' and Maine, and representatance and access to development finance.
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grouped very looselY- around three themes: (l) workmg
small task- groups, and regional committees that pool
across boundaries; (2} constructing a shared vision; and (3)
information about resources and de_velop joint strategies for.
creating an action~Iearning approach.
mobilizing hew resources and investing them in shared
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·* In Iowa, a dozen small towns found that, by working
exploring how the .emergin$ information society is changtogether, they can comply with federal Occupational Safety
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and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and manage
. Peirce said that ·urban and rural efforts to -"expand ..
their s~wer systems without incurring excessive costs.
grassroots initiatives, to niake higher governments more
. *The Confederated Tribes of the U mat ill a reservation in
responsive, by early identification of stakeholders arid
eas~ern Oregon developed a 50-year plan that identified
building an understanding of issues from· the bottom up,
· core values and addressed the full spectrum of development
run along the same track and could be very promising.".
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Proceedings from 'the. conference will be available in
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whose time has come," Hudnut, who coul'd not attend the
news conference, said in a prepared statement. "People
want us. to get beyond the choice of merely paying higher
taxes or getting less in services. The demand is there for us
to manage better. The Alliance will address that demand
and bring to it creative new responses."
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include the Ford Foundation, ARCO Foundation, Aspen
Institute, General Electric; NYNj::X, ahd Richard Dennis
of Chicago's Dennis Trading Group.
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April 3; Goveming, May; the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
March 29; the Austin-American Statesman, March 23;
Education Week, Man;:h 24; the National Governors'·
Association's Governors' Bulletin, April 26;-and the Daily
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